In The Lanes Between
Sora, Riku and Kairi were riding their gliders to the next world on their journey.
"So, Master Yen Sid made you a Keyblade Master." Kairi said.
"Yeah, but I still think I'm not wavy of that title." Sora said.
"Sora you're not the only one to fall to darkness. But now you have no darkness left to worry about." Riku said.
"I think I can see the next world." Sora said changing the subject. In front of them was a castle surround by a forest. "Anyone know what this world is called?"
"It's called Sherwood Forest." Riku said.
Sherwood Forest: Festival
Sora, Riku and Kairi land in a forest just behind a clearing once they landed their armour disappeared. They looked behind some bushes and saw a clearing with festival decorations. Ahead of them they saw a group of animals looking at podium. In the centre was a young lion dressed as a king to his left was a bear dressed up like a duke on his right was a vixen and a hen. In front of them was a fox in green tied up in chains by a wolf dressed as a sheriff, rhinos dressed as guards and Pete.
"What's Pete doing here?" Sora asked.
"I don't know but nothing good." Riku said.
"Why have they got that guy tired up?" Kairi asked.
"Shh, I think their talking." Sora said.
"I've finally got you, but where's your sidekick Little John." The lion said.
"Not here and it's me you want." The Fox said.
"True. I hereby sentence you to sudden instant and immediately death." The lion said.
"Please Prince John, I beg of you to spare Robin Hood's life please have mercy." The vixen said.
"My dear Maid Marian why should I?" Prince John asked.
"Because I love him your Highness." Marian said.
"Love him." Prince John said in shock. "And does this prisoner return your love?" Both Robin and Marian looked at each other's eyes
"Marian my darling I love you more than life itself." Robin said.
"Young love. You're please have not fallen upon a heart of stone, but traitors to the crown must die." Prince John said.
"Traitors to the crown. That crown belongs to King Richard, long live King Richard." Robin yelled.
"Long live, King Richard." The crowd yelled.
"Enough I am king, king, king off with his head." Prince John ordered after throwing a childish tantrum.
"We've got to help that guy and if Pete is here he's up to no good." Sora said.
"Agreed." Riku said.
Then the three of them jumped out of the bushes and summoned their Keyblades and ran over to Robin. They kicked the guards in their backs and sliced through the ropes that were around Robin.
"Who dares to disobey by orders?" Prince John said in an angry tone.
"We do the name is Sora." Sora said pointing his Keyblade at Prince John.
"Riku!" Riku said doing them same thing as Sora.
"Kairi!" Kairi said mimicking Sora and Riku.
"Not you bozos again." Pete said smashing his fist at them.
"You know these interlopers." Prince John said.
"They've been messing with my plans more than once. Though two of them are different bozos where are that King lackeys?" Pete said.
"Not here and we are more than enough to deal with you." Sora said.
"Guards arrest them." Prince John ordered. The guards walked towards the four of them. "Stop!" Prince John yelled. "Guards stop hold your weapons."
Everyone was confused but unknown to anyone Prince John had a dagger inches from his back held by Little John who was disguised as the duke.
"Okay big shoot let my buddy and the kids free or I'll-" Little John ordered pressing his dagger in Prince John's back.
"Sheriff and Sir Pete let my buddy… I mean the prisoner and his friends free." Prince John ordered.
"Free the prisoners." The Sheriff said confused.
"You heard what he said Bushel-Britches." The hen said.
"Sheriff, you heard what Lady Kluck said free them. Not so hard you mean thing for heaven sakes let him go." Prince John ordered.
"Love conquers all." Lady Kluck yelled. Marian then ran down and hugged while the crowd cheered.
"I owe my life to you my darling." Robin said.
"I couldn't live without you Robin." Marian said.
"There's something funny going on around here stay here." The Sheriff said to Pete. The Sheriff walked around the podium and saw Little John.
"Okay, PJ tell my pal to kiss Maid Marian or I've found a new pin cushion." Little John ordered.
"Why you!" The Sheriff said.
He then swung his sword at Little John who ducked and punched him in the kisser this of course free Prince John.
"Kill them don't stand there kill them." Prince John ordered.
"Heartless squad get them." Pete ordered snapping his fingers.
Then Soldier and Large Body Heartless appeared and charged at them along with Prince John's guards. Little John than ran towards them holding a quarterstaff and threw a sword to Robin.
"I don't know how you guys are, but thanks for the help." Robin said fighting a guard.
"No problem just happy to help." Sora said bashing a Soldier.
"You kids seem to know that trouble maker Pete." Little John said hit a guard with his quarterstaff.
"Pete's was banished by his Majesty King Mickey twelve years ago." Riku said casting a Blizzardaga spell freezing a Large Body.
"So, you here by King Mickey's orders to stop Pete coursing any trouble." Robin said kicking a guard in the stomach.
"You could say that." Kairi said hit a Soldier.
"Kill them!" Prince John ordered from behind a barrel ale.
"Run for it lassie this is no place for a lady." Lady Kluck yelled at Marian. She then plunged a golden arrow in a guards behind coursing the guard to yell in pain. But then the Sheriff grabbed her arm, but Lady Kluck flipped him over like he was nothing. "Take that you scoundrel."
"Help! Oh, Robin help!" Marian yelled as Pete chased her.
Robin out of nowhere swung down and grabbed Marian and they both landed on top of podium's roof. Pete looked in front of him as a Sora's Keyblade was spinning towards him knocking him into another tent. Meanwhile on the podium was Robin was proposing to Marian.
"Marian my love will you marry me?" Robin asked.
"Oh, darling I thought you would never ask." Marian said before the roof gave way to their weight and landed on Prince John's throne. "But you could have chosen a more romantic setting." Marian said as Robin slashed at a Soldier.
"And for our honeymoon London, Normandy, sunny Spain." Robin said as he pushed the throne on a group of Soldiers.
"Why not?" Marian said as they walked down the podium.
Meanwhile some guards were chasing Kairi and Lady Kluck into a tent where Riku and Little John had focused other guards on the opposite side of the tent. Once they entered Riku and Little John were focused out.
"What a beautiful brawl." Little John said as they rammed into the tent. This time Kairi and Lady Kluck were focused out. Lady Kluck then plunged her arrow into the behind of a guard and Kairi casted a Fireaga spell at one of the guards behind as well. This of coursed them to run away with the tent. Riku and Little John cut an opening of the roof and saw it was moving. "Hey! Who's driving this flying umbrella?"
"I don't know but find the brakes." Riku said.
Meanwhile Sora and Robin were fighting two Soldiers.
"We'll have six children." Robin said.
"Six! Oh a dozen at least." Marian said.
"You two haven't even said I do and you're discussing now on how many children you want." Sora said.
"I like to plan ahead." Robin said.
Unknown to them two vultures named Trigger and Nutsy was aiming their crossbow at them in a pie store. They fired but both Sora and Robin ducked and the arrows hit the two Heartless.
"Take that." Marian said throwing a pie at him.
Then the runner way tent crashed through the store and caught Trigger holding with half dozen pies which straight into both Riku and Little John. Meanwhile Pete was about to grab Kairi.
"I've got you now." Pete said.
But then the runner way tent ran over him leaving Trigger on his back. The tent then started to ran towards the Sheriff who quickly ran of it. But then ran into Prince John's throne and caught the Sheriff. The three of them looked at each other and looked ahead to see the tent was running towards a tower. Quickly Riku and Little John jumped of the tent before it crashed into it. Everyone ran to the forest as the tower fell. But Lady Kluck stopped before entering and looked back.
"Long live King Richard." Lady Kluck yelled.
Little John then grabbed her before a ton of arrows landed right where she stood.
Sherwood Forest: Robin Hood's Hideout
A few hours later they were in Robin Hood's Hideout and Robin and Marian were having some alone time.
"Oh, Robin was a beautifully night I wish it would never end." Marian said.
"Surprise!" A voice said. The two of them looked around to see a badger named Friar Tuck wearing a brown robe with a hood, black sandals. "Long live Robin Hood."
"And long live Maid Marian." Another voice said. The two of them looked around to see the entire town was there cheering.
"And down with that scurvy Prince John." Lady Kluck said.
"Yeah!" Little John said playing a mandolin and started to sing.
Oh the world will sing of an English King
A thousand years from now
And not because he passed some laws
Or had that lofty brow
Everyone then started to dance with one another.
While bonny good King Richard leads
The great crusade he's on
We'll all have to slave away
For that good-for-nothin' John
Little John sung while he dance with some kids.
Incredible as he is inept
Whenever the history books are kept
They'll call him the phony king of England
A pox on the phony king of England!
Everyone sung the last bit. Then Little John pulled some washing on a line out of the way to revile a hollow tree. Then two puppets popped out one of Prince John being held by Friar Tuck and another a sock puppet dressed like a snake called Sir Hiss with Riku's hand in it. All the children laughed when they saw them.
He sits alone on a giant throne
Pretending' he's the king
Sora sung as the puppet stood all proud.
A little tyke who's rather like
A puppet on a string
And he throws an angry tantrum
If he cannot have his way
And then he calls for Mum while he's sucking' his thumb
You see, he doesn't want to play
Little John sung as the puppet of Hiss kept annoying him. Then Friar Tuck started to hit Riku's hand with a stick. Riku shook and grabbed the stick and started to hit the puppet. Friar Tuck then pretended that Prince John was sucking his thump making all the children laugh.
Too late to be known as John the First
He's sure to be known as John the worst
A pox on that phony king of England!
Little John sung as Riku kept on hitting the puppet tearing it up into pieces by accident. Both him and Friar Tuck looked at the ruined puppet and laughed along with everyone else. Little John then started to dance with lady Kluck and Sora walked up to Kairi.
"May I have this dance?" Sora said intending his hand.
"I thought you'll never ask." Kairi said taking it.
They danced along with everyone who weren't play the music. Once Little John stopped dancing with lady Kluck he began to sing again.
While he taxes us to pieces
And he robs us of our bread
King Richard's crown keeps slipping' down
Around that pointed head
Ah! But while there is a merry man
In Robin's wily pack
We'll find a way to make him pay
And steal our money back
The minute before he knows we're there
Ol' Rob'll snatch his underwear
Little John sung as he pointed to Robin getting into the puppets underwear making everyone to laugh out loud.
The breezy and uneasy king of England
The snivelling grovelling
Measly weasely
Blabbering jabbering
Gibbering jabbering
Blundering plundering
Wheeling dealing
Prince John, that phony king of England
Yeah!
Everyone then cheered like never before.
The next morning
When Sora woke up he saw that everyone but him, Kairi, Little John, Marian and Lady Kluck were gone. He got up and saw Kairi and Marian setting the table and Little John and Lady Kluck cooking some food.
"Morning sleepy head." Kairi said.
"Where's Riku and Robin." Sora said yarning.
"The two of them are in the town seeing what our dispute has coursed." Little John said.
"Dispute that's funny way of calling it." Sora said.
"Okay smart guy just sit down and eat." Little John said placing food on the table. Then Riku and Robin showed up with worried faces.
"What's with those faces?" Sora asked.
"Prince John has gone overboard he's locked up all the towns people and that not the worst of it." Riku said.
"I'm almost afraid to ask but what the worst bit?" Kairi asked.
"Prince John is going to hang Friar Tuck at dawn." Robin said. Then everyone looked up in shock and Little John dropped a plate and it smashed on the ground.
"We can't let him hang Friar Tuck." Little John said.
"A jailbreak tonight is the only chance he's got." Robin said.
"A jailbreak this sounds like a trap." Little John said.
"We got to Johnny or Friar Tuck dies at dawn." Robin said.
"We'll come with." Riku said.
"Kairi I think that-" Sora was saying.
"That's it's too dangerous. Its always too dangerous." Kairi interrupted.
"I was going to say that if it was a trap we'll need you to recues us." Sora said.
"Oh, sorry." Kairi apologised.
"Then it's decided we'll do it tonight." Robin said.
Sherwood Forest: Prince John's castle
That night Sora, Riku, Robin and Little John sneaked to the castle and climbed the walks. Avoiding the guards patrolling they made their way to the prison and saw Pete, The Sheriff, Trigger and Nutsy guarding it. Little John was about to grabbed Nutsy.
"One o'clock and all's well." Nutsy shouted stopping Little John from grabbing him. They looked at the clock and saw it saying it was three o'clock.
"Nutsy, you better set your brain ahead two hours." The Sheriff said in a tired voice.
"Yes sir, does that mean adding or subtracting?" Nutsy asked.
"Oh, let's forget it." The Sheriff said.
"Yes sir, yes sir." Nutsy said returning to his post.
"No wonder you haven't been able to catcher that Robin Hood." Pete said shaking his head.
"Well, you haven't done that much better catching those meddling Keyblade wielders." The Sheriff said.
"Hey, there's two more than normal." Pete said.
"Sheriff, Sir Pete everything is not well I got a feeling in my bones these going to be a jailbreak any minute." Trigger said as he pointed his crossbow at The Sheriff.
"Criminently Trigger! Point that peashooter the other way." The Sheriff said pushing the crossbow away.
"Don't you worry none Sheriff the safety's on Old Betsy." Trigger said tapping the side of the crossbow. Then the crossbow went off and Pete, The Sheriff and Trigger had to dance around to dodge it.
"What in tarnation you trying' to do you birdbrain? The Sheriff said punching Trigger on the head.
"Just doing my duty Sheriff." Trigger said.
"Oh, you and that itchy trigger finger of yours. Your right about the help I've got." The Sheriff said to Pete.
Meanwhile Nutsy returned to his post. Then Little John tapped him on the head Nutsy looked up and got grabbed by Little John but made a noise in the process.
"Yeah, did you hear that?" Trigger asked.
"Sure did Trigger, there's something funny going on around here come on you cover us." The Sheriff said. Pete and the Sheriff then tip toed to where they heard the noise, but stopped remembering Trigger was behind them. "Wait a minute. Is the safety on Old Betsy?"
"You bet it is Sheriff." Trigger said tapping the side of the crossbow.
"That's what I'm afraid of. You go first." The Sheriff said. Trigger then walked in front of Pete and The Sheriff. They then stopped when they reached an arch. "Alright you in there come out with your hands up." The Sheriff said pulling his sword out.
"Yeah, reach for the sky." Trigger said aiming his crossbow at the arch.
"If you don't come out we'll go in." Pete said cracking his knuckles.
Behind the arch Sora and Riku were tiring up Nutsy to a tree and Little John was helping Robin with his disguise of Nutsy.
"Just you watch this performance partners." Robin said as he put a red sock over his nose.
"Be careful Rob." Little John said. Robin then walked out of the arch and face Pete, The Sheriff and Trigger.
"Jeosephat, Trigger put that peashooter down!" Robin said mimicking Nutsy's voice.
"Oh, shucks Trigger, it's only Nutsy." The Sheriff said redrawing his sword. "And criminently get back to your post on the double get." The Sheriff said kicking Trigger in the behind.
"I'm a getting, I'm a getting." Trigger said running back to his post.
"That Trigger, he's getting everybody edgy nothing going to happen. That fat friar is going to hang from the gallows comes daybreak." The Sheriff said to Pete.
"Yeah, let's just get some sleep." Pete said as they sat on stool.
Sora and Riku then casted a sleep spell putting both Pete and The Sheriff to sleep. Then Sora, Riku and Little John ran to the prison tower where Robin was waiting for them.
"Alright let me just get the keys." Robin said.
"There's no need for that." Sora said summoning his Keyblade and pointing it at the keyhole. Then a beam of light came out of the Keyblade and hit the keyhole and it unlocked.
"Nice trick." Little John said. Then he and Riku entered the tower but the door slammed shut behind them.
"Wait a minute." Trigger shouted firing his crossbow making both Pete and The Sheriff to wake up and dance around to dodge the arrow. Sora hid behind some crates when they woke up. "Jailbreak! Jailbreak! I heard it I heard it, Sheriff! The door, the door!" Trigger yelled before Robin tripped him up and slide to a unhappy Pete and Sheriff.
"Now for the last time no more false alarms." The Sheriff said kicking in the behind.
Meanwhile Sora came out of his hiding place and walked over to Robin who was talking to Riku and Little John.
"You two free Friar Tuck and the others while me and Sora well stop by the royal treasury." Robin said.
They nodded and went up the stairs to the prisoners they stopped when they saw a door that had a notice on it saying DEATH FOR TREASON. Riku summoned his Keyblade and pointed it at the Keyhole. Then a beam of light came out of the Keyblade and hit the keyhole and it unlocked. They opened and saw lying there in chains was Friar Tuck how looked at them.
"Oh, Little John, Riku it can't be." Friar Tuck said in shock.
"Shh, quiet we're busting you out of here." Little John said as Riku unlocked the chains.
"Thank god, my prays have been answered." Friar Tuck said as he rubbed his wrists.
"Come on we have to free everyone else." Riku said as he and Little John helped him up.
A few moments later they reached the cell where everyone was being held. Riku used his Keyblade to unlock the door and their chains. Then Little John and Friar Tuck helped everyone up.
Riku looked out the window and saw Sora and Robin on a ledge making their way to the royal treasury. Robin threw a grappling hook over a balcony and both him and Sora climbed the rope. When they got their they saw Prince John sleeping in king sized bed with Sir Hiss at the foot of Prince John's bed sleeping in a rocking bed.
"Figure's that he would sleep in the royal treasury." Sora whispered to Robin
"No kidding." Robin said getting his bow ready.
Robin then pulled out an arrow and a rope and tired one end of the rope to it while Sora tired the other end to a wall hook. Robin then fired it towards the jail. It landed on a wooden beam and Little John put it through a wall hook and fired it back to them. Sora and Robin then tired the two ropes together and started to tire bags of gold it is and the towns people started to pull on the rope bring the bags of gold towards them.
Prince John then started laugh both Sora and Robin looked confused until they looked at the foot of the bed and saw Sir Hiss who was still asleep but snoring tickling Prince John's foot with his fork tongue. Prince John then kicked him the face waking him up both Sora and Robin ducked as Sir Hiss looked around to see who woke him up and saw it was Prince John. Sora then cast a sleep spell putting Sir Hiss back to sleep.
Meanwhile the town's people were going bags of gold to each other.
"Praise the Lord and pass the tax rebate!" Friar Tuck said giving two bags of gold to two elderly owls.
"Come one follow us." Little John ordered.
Riku and Little John lead a group of town's people to the exit. They quietly opened the door but when they looked up Riku and Little John and saw a saw a bag of gold dropping some coins waking a sleeping Pete and Sheriff they quickly grabbed them before they could shout. Little John quickly disguised himself as The Sheriff just as Trigger turned the corner.
"Now Sheriff, don't get your dander but is still got a feeling that there's going to be a jailbreak. Hey where's Sir Pete?" Trigger asked.
Little John lifted his hat but and Trigger realised who he was. But before he could say something Little John grabbed him by the throat.
"Riku, Friar get going hurry." Little John ordered.
Then Riku and Friar Tuck lead the town's people out of the jail and started to sneak to the draw bridge.
Then the clock stuck four and Sora and Robin harried to get the last of the gold. But Sir Hiss woke up and saw them grabbing the rope to make their getaway. Sir Hiss warped his tail around Prince John's leg and grabbed a bag of gold and he and the two are dragged out onto the balcony waking Prince John. He quickly grabbed the balcony so he wouldn't fall the town's people pulled as hard as they can to get the remaining gold. Pete got out of the jail and saw Robin and Sora on the rope above.
"Not those dimwits again! Heartless get them." Pete ordered. Then some Surveillance Robot's and Armored Knight's appeared. "Shot them!"
Then the Surveillance Robot's started to fire lasers at both Sora and Robin who dropped down on the ground to dodge them. But then Prince John lost his grip and crashed into the prison tower and crash to the ground. Pete helped him up but then he saw the prisoners escaping.
"No, no, no their getting away with my gold." Prince John said as he shut the jail door but was too late of stopping all the prisoners from escaping. "What are standing around here for stop them?"
"Of course your majesty, Heartless get them." Pete ordered.
"Everyone this way." Robin ordered.
The Heartless then started to chase them. The Surveillance Robot's were about to fire lasers but Robin fired an arrow in-between one of the Surveillance Robot's eyes and it blow up taking the rest with it. An Armored Knight was about to bring it's sword down on two elderly owls but Friar Tuck picked them up with a wheelbarrow just before the sword landed. Armored Knight's started chasing them but Sora, Riku, Robin and Little John tipped a cart full of barrels crushing them.
"That's everyone get going." Robin ordered as Friar Tuck was helping the town's people on to a cart. Then he and Sora opened the draw bridge.
"This is no hay ride let's move it out of here." Little John said pushing the cart with Riku and Friar Tuck and Sora and Robin running behind.
"On to Sherwood Forest." Friar Tuck yelled.
"Stop my baby." A women's voice cried out. Sora and Robin looked behind to see a toddler running towards them.
"Mamma, mamma wait for me." The toddler cried.
Sora and Robin turned around and grabbed the toddle as the Surveillance Robot's fired their lasers. They ran to the gate but an Armored Knight cut the rope bring the gate down in front of them.
"I've got you now." Pete yelled running towards them.
"Get going! Don't worry about us." Robin said to Riku and Little John passing the toddler through the gate.
Pete then charged towards them ready to punch them. They dodged and Sora summoned his Keyblade and used it wacked Pete sending him flying. Robin then fired an arrow towards Pete but Pete created a shield and the arrow bounced off it. When the shield went down Sora saw his chance and performed Sonic Blade hitting back to back with several attacks knocking Pete unconscious. Then they heard clapping and looked up to see someone in a black coat clapping at them.
"Very well, done Sora." The guy said jumping down in front of them.
"You know this guy?" Robin asked.
"No, but I have but the people he's working for." Sora said holding his Keyblade tight.
"There's no need to fight I haven't come for that." The guy said pulling his hood down. He was a man with yellow eyes, pointed ears and shoulder-length black hair.
"Who are you?" Sora demanded.
"Oh, where are my manners I am Vayne Carudas Solidor." Vayne said. Then Prince John showed up and saw Vayne.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Prince John said angrily. Vayne then turned around and kicked Prince John in the chest nocking his crown off. Vayne caught it and studied it.
"Ah, a crown worn by a jealous prince wishing to take over his brother's kingdom I can respect that." Vayne said opening a Corridor of Darkness.
Sora tried to stop him before he entered but was too late. Then Prince John woke up saw his crown was missing and Sora and Robin were still standing.
"Kill them." Prince John ordered.
His guards pulled out their bows and arrows. But before they could shot them Kairi flew in on her glider grabbed Sora and Robin and flew off.
"Told you it was more important to stay there in case we need rescuing." Sora said smiling.
"And you were right." Kairi said smiling back.
Meanwhile on the ground Prince John was anything but happy. Pete got up in time to see him threw a tantrum.
"Oh no, it's so unfair." Prince John said.
"I did try to tell you but no, no, no you wouldn't listen, you listen to that idiot Pete and now you've lost your crown." Sir Hiss said.
Prince John then grabbed a piece of wood and while sucking his thumb started to hit both Pete and Sir Hiss with it.
"I'll get you two times, you double dummies, you couple of dolts." Prince John said as he hit them on the heads and chasing them around the castle.
"Help! He's gone stark raven mad." Sir Hiss yelled.
The next morning
Robin, Little John, Marian, Lady Kluck and Friar Tuck were seeing Sora, Riku and Kairi off.
"Thanks for your help." Robin said.
"There's no need to thank us." Sora said.
"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Kairi asked.
"Don't worry King Richard will be returning soon and straighten everything out." Little John said.
"You're welcome to come and visit us at any time." Marian said.
"May the lord light your journey." Friar Tuck said.
They smiled and waked as they walked away. When they were sure nobody was watching the three of them then pressed their shoulder guards and their armour appeared. Then they summoned their gliders. They hopped on and flew into a portal and started to travel to a new world.