Chapter 17: Journey of Weyard
Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, Kirby, and Katara leave Agrabah and return to the Gummi ship to continue their journey and they find another world.
"Well, time to head for the next world." Donald said.
"No time to waste. Let's get moving." Sora said and they nod.
The Gummi ship starts flying while shooting down Heartless ships and dodging more meteors, space junk, and other obstacles and after a few minutes of flying, the Gummi ship stops a new world that has a plain, forest, desert, and some villages.
"Wow, this world looks interesting." Amity said.
"This world's called Weyard. It's a world, where beings known as Adepts live." Chip said.
"They also have unique powers called Psynergy." Dale said.
"Might as well check that place out." Tor said.
"Okay, off we go." Donald said, as they disembark.
(World of Weyard)
(Plains)
In a grassy plain, Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, Kirby, and Katara begin walking through the plains.
"This place seems kinda peaceful." Goofy said.
"Don't let your guard down, Goofy." Katara said.
"Katara's right. There could be Heartless appearing at any time." Arthur said.
"Let's just try to..." Twilight was cut off, as many Dire Plant Heartless appear and surround the group.
"And there it is." Amity said.
"You know what to do!" Sora said, taking out his Keyblade.
(Battle Theme: Golden Sun Battle Theme)
(Information: Defeat the Heartless!)
The Dire Plants begin firing seeds at the group, who dodge and Arthur triple slashes with Excalibur followed by two horizontal slashes and then casts Quake while Sora vertical slashes with Kingdom Key and then casts Blizzara, but the Dire Plants retaliate with vine attacks from the ground, only for Donald to cast Fira followed by casting Thunder while Tor double slashes with his sword followed by Dancing Blade while Katara water whips and then shoots ice needles. The Dire Plants fire more seeds at the group, only for Goofy to block with his shield and then uses Charge while Amity uses her Abomination to use Shoulder Tackle while Kirby inhales a Dire Plant, becoming Dire Plant Kirby and fires his own seeds, but the Dire Plants attack with their vines, but Twilight casts Gravity while Tod attacks with his stick followed by Growl and they defeat the Heartless.
"Heartless here. What a shocker." Tor said.
"We better watch our step before more show up." Donald said.
"C'mon, let's take a look at what we can find 'round here." Sora said and they nod.
(Field Theme: Plains)
(Information: Explore the plains!)
The group begin moving through the plains and while traveling, they find what looks like a village.
"Oh, good. A village." Katara said.
"Perfect. Let's go see what's to do there." Sora said, as they go for the village.
(Field Theme: Vault Village)
(Vault Village)
The group arrive at the village, where they see plenty of people.
"What a peaceful village." Arthur said.
"I'm surprise there're no Heartless here." Goofy said.
"Don't jinx it, Goofy." Amity said.
"Oh, hello, travelers. Welcome to Vault, the town at the heart of Angara." A villager said.
"Um, hi and thanks." Tor said.
"You know, two people before you actually arrived too. They're young just like you." The villager said.
"Really?" Sora asked.
"We should take a look around here." Twilight said.
(Information: Explore Vault Village!)
The group begin moving through Vault Village to find anything and while taking a look around, they come across two people, who are two boys.
The first boy has blond hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue tunic with a red chestplate, yellow scarf, brown gloves, and brown boots.
The second boy has spiky red-brown hair and wearing an orange tunic and some armor.
"Okay, Isaac, we'd better get a move on if we're gonna find Felix and his gang." The second boy said.
"I know. Our journey has just begun." The first boy named Isaac said.
"Huh? They're on a journey too?" Sora asked.
"Hmm?" The second boy asked, as he sees the group. "Who're you guys?" The second boy asked.
"Before you get any wrong ideas, we're not here to hurt anyone." Amity said.
"That's right. We just got here and we're on our own adventure." Arthur said.
"Okay, I believe you." Isaac said.
"Just like that, Isaac?" The second boy asked.
"They don't appear bad and they're not attacking the village. Plus, they said they're on their own adventure." Isaac said.
"But aren't you guys a little too young to be going out on your own?" The second boy asked.
"I should be asking you the same question." Katara said.
"Heh, got us there. If you don't mind my asking, what're you doing traveling?" Isaac asked.
"Um, we're just traveling to see if there are any Heartless causing trouble." Sora said.
"And we're also tryin' to find the Keyhole and the Faerie Heart." Goofy said.
"Do you really have to say THAT?" Twilight asked.
"Wait, huh? I'm confused. Why're you trying to find a 'keyhole' and what's a 'Faerie Heart'?" The second boy asked.
"Let's just say we need to find them because it's the only way to keep Weyard safe from destruction." Arthur said, shocking Isaac.
"Wait, is that right?" Isaac asked.
"Yeah." Sora said.
"Hold on, Isaac. Remember what the Wise One said about Saturos and Mendari wanting the Elemental Stones?" The second boy asked.
"Yeah." Isaac said.
"Huh?" Donald asked.
"Wait, what are you two talking about?" Katara asked.
"Here's the thing; in our village, Vale, Garet, Jenna, and I were with Kraden to help his research in Sol Sanctum. During our search, we found four Elemental Stones, but Kraden and Jenna were heled captive by two people, Saturos and Mendari, along with another named Alex and our old friend, Felix. We were told to give them the Elemental Stones to ensure Jenna's and Kraden's safety, but then, the mountain on Sol Sanctum began to erupt and they only took the Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter Stones. The Wise One, who resided in the Sanctum, got us out and told us that the Elemental Stones could be used to light four lighthouses and if that happens, a dangerous power known as Alchemy will be unleashed and can destroy the world." Isaac explained, shocking the group.
"Gawrsh..." Goofy said.
"It almost sounds just like Lunatea with the Elements and the Bells." Twilight said and Tod nods.
"It's not really up to us to go on this journey, but Isaac decided it." The second boy said.
"Because you allowed me to, Garet. Remember?" Isaac asked.
"Two things that can cause destruction of a world." Sora said.
"If that's true, we gotta do something!" Arthur said and Tod nods.
"What? You're saying you wanna help?" Garet asked.
"If what you said is true, then we gotta." Sora said and they nod.
"Great and if what you said about this 'Keyhole' and this 'Faerie Heart' is important, then we can help with that too." Isaac said, making Garet sigh.
"Well, if Isaac's gonna help, then me too, I guess." Garet said.
"Thank you. By the way, I'm Arthur." Arthur introduced.
"I'm Sora. These are Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Amity, Kirby, and Katara." Sora introduced himself and the others.
"Isaac, pleased to meet you. This is Garet." Isaac introduced himself and Garet.
"Hey." Garet said.
"So, you're trying to stop these Saturos, Mendari, and Felix, right?" Amity asked.
"Yeah. We just got done helping someone in this village and we're about to continue." Isaac said.
"Okay. If there's nothing else to do, then let's get a move on." Sora said and they nod.
The group make their way out of Vault and they return to the plains and begin moving, but just then, many Soldiers appear, as well as Dire Plants and Air Soldiers.
"Whoa! These monsters are new!" Garet said, taking out a sword.
"These guys are Heartless!" Sora said, taking out his Keyblade.
"So they're Heartless... Let's do this!" Isaac said, taking out his sword.
"Just be careful, both of you." Katara said.
The Soldiers deliver spin kick attacks at the group while the Air Soldiers deliver aerial attacks, but Arthur aerial slashes at the Air Soldiers with Excalibur followed by an aerial vertical slash and then casts Attract to bring them by force while dealing damage while Sora casts Thunder while Isaac slashes with his sword followed by casting Quake, causing rocks to rise and attack. The Dire Plants fire seeds at the group, only for Tor to block with his shield and then uses Sword Thrust while Garet casts Flare and unleashes fire while Katara uses Freeze to trap them in ice, dealing damage, but the Air Soldiers deliver aerial kicks to strike while the Soldiers deliver leaping attacks, only for Donald to cast Aero and then casts Gravity while Tod uses Skullbash while Kirby uses Final Cutter. The Dire Plants attack with their vines, but Goofy uses Tornado while Twilight shoots magic bolts followed by casting Blazra while Amity summons two Abomination fists, as they transform into hammers and slam together, but the Soldiers attack back with spin kicks while the Air Soldiers deliver somersault kicks while Dire Plants shoot seeds, but Sora uses Sonic Blade and they defeat the Heartless.
"Whew, that's it for them. You're pretty good, Isaac. You too, Garet." Sora said.
"Thanks. I didn't know you guys can do Psynergy too." Isaac said.
"Uh, well, what we just did was magic, which is kinda similar to Psynergy." Twilight said.
"I'm just known for my bending." Katara said.
"Still, you guys are impressive." Isaac said.
"Well, we better get going." Donald said.
"Poyo." Kirby agreed.
The group continue moving through the plains while fighting off more Heartless and they cross a bridge and later come across what looks like an area with a cave and enter it.
(Goma Cave Entrance)
The group arrive at a entrance, but they see logs blocking the way, so Isaac uses Move to make hands to move logs out of the way and they keep going, only to find a log in vines and Isaac tries to use Move, but nothing happens.
"It's no use. Our Psynergy isn't enough to move it." Garet said.
"Not even our magic will be any good." Arthur said.
"Now what do we do?" Donald asked
Just then, someone arrives and it's a boy with semi-long blond hair, purple eyes, wearing a purple robe, and green cape.
"Are you guys trying to move that log?" The boy asked.
"Ivan?!" Isaac asked.
"The log is trapped in ivy. I think I have an idea." Ivan said, conjuring a whirlwind and uses it to get rid of the ivy.
"Cool!" Sora said.
"That was amazing!" Tor said.
"Way to go, Ivan!" Garet said.
"Thanks, Ivan, but what are you doing here? I thought you were going to Lunpa." Isaac said.
"I couldn't... I didn't come to ask for your help. Although, your quest has been on my mind since I left Vault. I just couldn't leave with terrible things going on. So, if I can't complete my mission, I wanna go with you." Ivan said.
"Okay, Ivan. You're coming with us." Isaac said.
"It's nice to meet you, Ivan. I'm..." Sora was cut off, as Ivan does something to the group.
"You're Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Tod, Tor, Amity, Kirby, and Katara." Ivan said.
"Yeah?" Tor said.
"How did you know that?" Donald asked.
"Ivan can read minds." Garet said.
"Wait, really?" Amity asked.
"That's an invasion of privacy." Katara said, placing her hand on her hip.
"Sorry, I just have that power. By the way, where are you guys from?" Ivan asked.
"We're from a village far away." Arthur said, but Ivan uses Mind Read.
"I don't believe you. You're all from other worlds, right?" Ivan asked.
"Hey, stop reading our minds!" Twilight yelled.
"Seriously, please stop. Our information is private!" Arthur said.
"I'm sorry. I promise I won't tell." Ivan said.
"I guess now we can move on." Goofy said.
"Are you guys trying to get to Bilibin through this cave? Let's go." Ivan said.
"Good enough for me." Arthur said.
The group continue to move through the cave entrance and with Ivan's help, they go into the cave and enter it.
(Field Theme: Goma Cave)
(Goma Cave)
The group enter the cave and begin moving while dealing with Heartless in their way and despite it being a maze, the group are still moving through the cave and they come across a rock and so Isaac uses Move to move the rock out of the way to keep going and they cross the bridge and later reach outside.
The group are back outside and they later find a village and decide to enter it.
(Field Theme: Bilibin Village)
(Bilibin Village)
The group enter the village, where they come across a small tree, but it looks like a man.
"Uh, guys... Does that tree look...strange?" Arthur asked.
"Yeah, it looks kinda like a man." Garet said.
"I have a feeling this is not a good sign." Katara said.
"Hmm..." Ivan uses Mind Read on the tree. "He's saying, 'Help me... Somebody...' He must have been cursed." Ivan said.
"Cursed?" Tor asked.
"Oh, boy..." Amity said.
"Let's investigate the village." Isaac said and they nod.
(Information: Investigate Bilibin Village!)
The group find many villagers upset, so Isaac goes to a villager woman.
"Excuse me, do you know what's going on?" Isaac asked.
"Oh, you must be talking about that strange tree in the front. People are saying a curse has happened. Many warriors were sent to Kolima." The villager woman said.
"Now what?" Sora asked.
Isaac finds another villager, who is an elder man.
"Do you know anything about the tree in the front?" Isaac asked.
"Ah, yes. That tree was once a man, but underwent a curse upon arriving." The elder man said.
The group continue moving through the village and they later arrive somewhere else.
(Lord McCoy's Palace)
The group arrive at the entrance of a palace that's being guarded.
"This must be someone's palace. That means the village's leader." Garet said.
"Let's go try and talk to him." Arthur said.
The group reach the guards, who block the door.
"Halt! Only the bravest of warriors can speak to Lord McCoy!" One of the guards said.
"We happen to be brave warriors." Isaac said.
"Hmm, you seem confident, but you're all too young to be involved." The second guard said.
"Lord McCoy has already sent older warriors to Kolima Forest, but none have returned. What makes you think you can save Kolima?" The first guard asked.
"C'mon, what have you got to lose? We can handle any danger in Kolima! Right, Artie?" Sora asked.
"Y-Yeah! We can do it." Arthur said.
"Hmm, you are brave, I'll give you that. There's still a matter of getting through the barricades to the east and it's locked." The first guard said.
"Oh, you won't have to worry about that." Sora said, grinning.
"Even if you could, kids such as yourselves will never reach Kolima." The second guard said.
"Now they're making fun of us!" Garet said.
"To be fair, most of us are kids..." Arthur said.
"Look, we may be young, but we can prove ourselves." Isaac said.
"So, you still want to go?" The first guard asked.
"Guys, that curse turned that man into a tree. You really think we'll stand a chance?" Ivan asked.
"Yeah, of course, Ivan! You just gotta believe in yourself!" Sora said.
"That's right." Isaac said.
"Okay, if you're doing this, I'm going too." Ivan said.
"This is insanity! You call yourselves warriors, but you're just children!" The second guard said.
"You haven't even given them a chance yet!" Donald yelled.
"But..." Sora was cut off.
"You will not be going to Kolima." The first guard said.
"Well, what if we go east anyway?" Garet asked.
"Once things settle down, you can go." The second guard said.
"Wait, you're not even gonna let us leave?" Katara asked.
"That's not fair!" Amity yelled.
"It's for your own good." The first guard said.
"Well, we tried." Arthur said, as they leave.
"Now what?" Goofy asked.
"We're going anyway. I don't care what they say." Sora said.
"Yeah! We're getting through that barricade one way or another!" Isaac said.
"Then off to the east!" Twilight said.
The group leave Bilibin and make their way to east and later arrive at a different area.
(Bilibin Barricades)
The group arrive at the barricades and they find many crates blocking the way.
"Please." Isaac said, using Move to move some crates, opening the way.
"Heh, no prob." Sora said.
The group get past the barricades and keep going and they later arrive at a forest village and enter it.
(Field Theme: Kolima)
(Kolima)
The group arrive at the forest village, but there's silence.
"I'm not liking this one bit..." Arthur said.
Ivan examines a small tree and uses Mind Read.
"This tree was a person." Ivan said.
"So, everyone in Kolima have been turned into trees?" Amity asked.
"Why is this happening?" Garet asked.
"Guys, do you hear something coming at us?" Ivan asked.
"Watch out!" Twilight said, conjuring a barrier, as something tries to attack them and it's a dark energy beam.
"What was that?" Garet asked.
"Darkness, I bet." Donald said.
Unknowing to them, someone is watching them from a tree branch and it's Gideon.
"So, these mouth-breathin' fools're tryin' to stop my tree curse! I could just up and turn 'em into trees and then cut 'em up into chops of wood!" Gideon said.
"Oh, but what would be the fun in that, Giddy?" A voice asked, as a shadow figure appears and it's Bill's voice.
"Hmm, yer right. That'd be too easy. Besides, it's not like they'll be able to save these idiots in Kolima. I'll just make sure everythin'll wither and die!" Gideon said.
"That's the spirit and once we're bored and had our fun, we'll destroy the entire Adept race! You already dealt with that annoying tree Tret!" Bill said.
"Considering I split his worthless heart in two, he was no problem! He'll never be able to stop me from destroyin' this forest and turnin' people into trees was just a start! It made my job a whole lot easier!" Gideon said.
"Still, we should keep an EYE on them! Besides, I've been wanting to give this new body a nice test drive anyway!" Bill said.
"Go nuts, but be careful, considerin' I worked hard on it." Gideon said.
"A doll's a doll, Giddy! There're plenty of more suits of clothes in this wardrobe of a realm. Anyway, you have fun destroying this forest. I'll be having some fun." Bill said, disappearing.
"Now, to take care of unfinished business..." Gideon said, disappearing in darkness.
"So, what do we do?" Katara asked.
"How're we supposed to lift this curse?" Ivan asked.
"Who comes to Kolima?" A voice asked.
"Huh? Who's there?" Donald asked, looking around.
"Have you come to save the village?" The voice asked.
"Yes, we have." Arthur answered.
"It will not be enough to save the people of Kolima." The voice said.
"Then what can we do?" Isaac asked.
"As you know, Tret and I are dying... Kolima will wither and die when we are gone." The voice said.
"What can we do? Who are you?" Sora asked.
"My name is Laurel. When the forest dies, along with us, so will all the inhabitants of Weyard. Tret was once a kindly forest king, but someone has attacked him with darkness and his heart is torn in two... He has even cursed everyone into trees to further his cruelty. Kolima is in a dire state." Laurel said.
"That's not good at all." Tor said.
"It's as if the Heartless are responsible..." Arthur said.
"If you wish to save those, whom the enemy turned into trees, you must save Tret from his dire fate. If you cannot stop Tret from withering, we will all..." Laurel stops talking.
"That's not gonna happen! We're gonna save Tret!" Isaac said.
"Yeah!" Donald said.
"The question is where can we find him?" Katara asked.
"Look for Tret deep within the forest..." Laurel said.
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Ivan asked.
"We gotta do something." Twilight said.
"I think I have an idea." Isaac said.
"You do?" Goofy asked.
"Yep." Isaac said.
"Okay, Isaac, we're with you." Arthur said and they nod.
(Information: Find Tret and save him!)
The group leave Kolima and make their way for Kolima Forest and they find a big forest and enter it.
(Field Theme: Kolima Forest)
(Kolima Forest)
The group arrive at Kolima Forest and begin moving, but Powerwilds appear and attack, but Arthur slashes with Excalibur while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Donald casts Fira while Goofy uses Charge while Twilight shoots magic bolts while Tor triple slashes with his sword while Tod uses Growl while Amity shoots pink fireballs while Kirby swings his hammer while Katara water whips while Isaac casts Earthquake while Garet casts Flare while Ivan casts Whirlwind and they defeat the Heartless. The group continue moving through Kolima Forest and they find a log, so Isaac moves the log into the water for them to cross and arrive at the next part of the forest, where they find more logs to move on and later arrive at a lake. The group arrive at the forest's lake and they find a switch, which drains the water and after moving more logs, they use the switch again to bring the water back and they start crossing the lake with the logs to reach the other side and they keep moving through the forest, where they arrive at the next area of the forest, where they come across a giant tree a face.
"Who are you?" The tree asked.
"Wait, you're Laurel? I recognize your voice." Amity said.
"Yes. This is what I am. You must be the ones, who seek to save Kolima. I sense goodness in you all. If you're here to save Tret, you are already too late." Laurel said.
"What?" Twilight asked horrified.
"Soon, Tret will die and we shall wither away without him. Leave now before the forest is desroyed." Laurel said.
"So, we came here for nothing..." Arthur said.
"Hold on..." Ivan said, using Mind Read on Laurel.
"The healing waters of Mercury Lighthouse might save Tret...but the fountain's waters have long dried up." Laurel said in his mind.
"There has to be an alternative to save Tret." Garet said.
"Wait, what if I try using my Waterbending? I'm a healer. I might be able to help Tret." Katara said.
"You think so?" Isaac asked.
"Anything's worth a try!" Sora said.
"Yeah and we got healing magic!" Donald said.
"Let's find Tret and see what we can do." Arthur said.
The group another giant tree with a face, but he's in a dormant state.
"That must be Tret." Goofy said.
"Let's do our best to save him!" Sora said and they nod.
Tod sees a vine hanging from Tret, so the group start climbing up the vines to get to the next area.
(Field Theme: Tret's Tree)
(Tret's Tree)
(Information: Find a way to save Tret!)
The group are now in the tree of Tret and they begin moving to find a way to save him and they find another vine and start climbing it, taking them to the upper section of the tree with cobwebs around, so they cross through the webs and they head for the next area of the tree, where they are now outside and begin treking through the outside tree while fighting off Heartless in their way and they keep climbing up and return to the inside of the tree. While back inside, the group find another vine and they begin climbing up, taking them to the upper section of the tree until they reach outside, but they confront Air Soldiers, but Arthur slashes with Excalibur while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Isaac casts Spire while Donald casts Thunder while Twilight unleashes magenta flames while Goofy uses Rocket while Tor aerial slashes with his sword while Amity shoots pink fireballs while Kirby uses Final Cutter while Katara shoots ice needles and they defeat them. The group continue their trek through the tree and as the group keep moving through the tree, they arrive at a different section of Tret's tree, where they find someone still attacking the tree and it's Gideon using his dark magic to deal more damage from the inside.
"Hehehehe! This tree's as good as finished! Won't be long before Kolima withers away into nothin'!" Gideon said.
"Not gonna happen, you evil cockroach!" Tor yelled.
"What?" Gideon asked, turning to the group. "Oh, it's you mouth-breathin' fools again! Ya just don't know when to quit!" Gideon said.
"You're the one, who's attacking Tret and the one turning people into trees!" Ivan said.
"Even for you, that's heartless!" Twilight said.
"Well, whaddya slack-jawed idiots gonna do? Not like you can stand a chance against me." Gideon said.
"Better think again!" Sora said.
"This stops now!" Isaac yelled.
(Boss Theme: Squirming Evil)
(Information: Stop Gideon from attacking Tret!)
Gideon unleashes orbs of darkness around him and sends them to attack the group, only for Twilight to cast Shell to protect everyone and then casts Frostra while Ivan casts Ray and unleashes lightning to attack while Kirby uses Hammer Spin, but Gideon conjures his own dark barrier to protect himself and then unleashes two beams of darkness to get the group. Goofy blocks the dark beams with his shield and then uses Charge while Garet casts Flare Wall, but Gideon conjures purple and black lightning bolts to strike down at the group, dealing damage, only for Katara to use her Waterbending to heal the group and then double water whips Gideon followed by throwing water discs, but Gideon retaliates with firing dark shots at the group. Tor blocks the dark shots with his shield and then uses Sword Spin while Isaac slashes with his sword followed by casting Quake, only for Gideon to conjure a giant purple and black fireball and throws it at the group to deal burning damage, but Amity counters the dark fireball with her own pink fireball and then shoots another pink fireball at Gideon while Donald casts Fira followed by casting Earth. Gideon counters and conjures more dark orbs and sends them to attack the group, only for Tod to use Bite while Arthur triple slashes with Excalibur followed by Crescent Slash while Sora delivers two horizontal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a diagonal slash and then uses Ripple Drive.
"I will NOT be held back by insects!" Gideon yelled, conjuring dark spikes from the ground to damage the group and also causing Arthur's arm to bleed and drop some blood.
Isaac casts Cure on the group and then slashes at Gideon with his sword while Donald casts Gravity followed by casting Thunder, but Gideon creates another dark barrier and fires three beams of darkness to attack the group, but Ivan counters and casts Whirlwind while Tor triple slashes with his sword followed by a shield bash while Amity uses her Abomination to use Hammer Fist. Gideon unleashes more dark lightning to strike at the group, who dodge, but Gideon summons more dark spikes during the dark lightning attack, dealing damage to the group, only for Katara to use her Waterbending to heal the group again and then shoots ice shards at Gideon while Garet casts Fire while Kirby uses Stone, but Gideon disappears from the group and reappears and unleashes another dark fireball and throws it at the group. Goofy counters and uses Tornado while Twilight shoots magic blasts from her horn and then casts Blazra, only for Gideon to conjure another dark barrier and then fires more dark shots at the group, who dodge, only for Gideon to unleash more dark spikes to try and damage the group. Tod delivers two strikes at Gideon with his stick followed by Skullbash while Sora delivers two vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Blitz and then casts Blizzara while Arthur double diagonal slashes with Excalibur followed by a roundhouse slash and then uses Confusia's chaos magic to unleash chaos pillars and after enough attacks, they send Gideon back, but he skids while taking Arthur's blood into a vial.
"Argh, y'all just keep gettin' on my nerves! Well, it won't matter one bit, 'cause this tree's about to go. Enjoy yer front row seats of Kolima's destruction!" Gideon said, disappearing in his dark portal.
"Guys, we have to do something for Tret." Arthur said.
"Right." Sora said.
Arthur, Sora, Donald, Twilight, and Katara approach the damaged part of Tret's tree and they use their healing abilities to undo the damage.
"Wh-What has happened to me...?" Tret asked.
"Are you okay, Tret?" Twilight asked.
"Alas, the human has done too much damage to me, but you drove him out and saved me. I thank you, but despite your efforts, I will soon perish..." Tret said.
"We can't let him die like this!" Garet said.
"Right, we still need to help him somehow." Katara said.
"Why have you not left me to my demise?" Tret asked.
"We can't let you! Gideon has turned everyone into trees and if you die, so will everyone else." Isaac said.
"I can undo the curse he has wrought before they die with the forest, but alas, my power no longer reaches Kolima... I am too weak because of the amount of damage the human has caused me..." Tret said.
"We HAVE to do something!" Arthur said.
"Our healing wasn't enough?!" Donald asked.
"There has to be a way to restore Tret and save Kolima..." Sora said.
"But what can we do?" Goofy asked.
The group leave Tret's tree and return to the outside of the forest.
"There should be another way to help Tret somehow." Amity said.
"We'll find a way. Right now, let's go and see what we can do for him." Arthur said and Tod nods.
"Remember what Laurel said about saving Tret? The healing water at Mercury Lighthouse?" Ivan asked.
"Yeah, but it's dried up, like he said." Tor said.
"Still, we have to try anything at this point." Arthur said.
The group leave Kolima and return to the plains while fighting off more Heartless and they later find a cave entrance and decide to enter it.
(Bilibin Cave Entrance)
The group arrive at the cave entrance and keep going until they find a cave and enter it.
(Field Theme: Bilibin Cave)
(Bilibin Cave)
The group enter the cave of Bilibin and traverse through the cave, but Heartless appear and attack, but Arthur slashes with Excalibur while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Isaac slashes with his sword and they defeat the Heartless and to trek through the cave, despite it being a maze and they later arrive at the next area of the cave, but there are ice and crystals everywhere. Using torches, they manage to melt some ice blocking their path and continue moving through the ice filled cave until they find a way out and exit the cave, taking them somewhere else.
The group are now in what looks like a snowy field.
"Ugh, more snow..." Sora said, shivering.
"It's already reminding me of my home in the South Pole..." Katara said.
The group continue moving through the snowy field and they find another village and enter it.
(Field Theme: Imil Village)
(Imil Village)
The group arrive at a snowy village, but they see many people coughing and feeling weak.
"Gawrsh, what's goin' on here?" Goofy asked.
"It's like everyone's sick." Garet said.
"That's because everyone is." A villager said.
"That's right. Imil is in the middle of an epidemic right now. Leave while you still can if you don't want to catch it." Another villager said.
"This is horrible. First, people in Kolima are turned to trees and now people here are sick?" Twilight asked.
"Who's responsible?" Tor asked.
"Gideon, I'd imagine. He turned people in Kolima into trees, so it's obvious he's responsible for making people sick." Amity said.
The group start moving through Imil Village and they later enter a house, where they find a girl with light blue hair tending to the sick villagers.
"How are you feeling?" The girl asked, but the villager coughs. "Here, this is should help you. Ply!" The girl chanted, casting a spell on the sick villager. "How are you feeling now?" The girl asked.
"Much...better... Thank you...Mia..."The villager said.
"Try not to overdo it." The girl named Mia said and sees the group. "Who are you?" Mia asked.
"Um, we're..." Isaac was cut off by something.
"Oh, no! Was that the lighthouse?" Mia asked, looking out the window. "No... It can't be... Only I can... Alex!" Mia said, rushing out.
"Alex?!" Garet asked.
"She left in a hurry." Arthur said.
"Wait, she mentioned a lighthouse. That could mean..." Isaac stops talking.
"C'mon!" Sora said, as they leave to follow Mia.
Here's Chapter 17 and here we are again with the Golden Sun arc and since I had fun with this last time, I know I'll have fun with this again and hopefully, you guys will too. That's all from me. Chapter 18/Golden Sun part 2 is coming. See ya later and have a good day. Also, if you suggestions on helping with Arthur's growth as a character, kindly let me know via review or PM me.