Chapter 19
Toon Town's Opera house was open for the night. The soprano singer was the fair and lovely Lady Olive. Her two suitors, Popeye and Bluno were by her side, posing as viking, while giving eachother a sinister glare. As Olive was singing her heart out, the men behind her started to duke it out. The audience either gasped, or cheered.
In the private box, very high on the top of the auditorium, sat the Madame Medusa, a pawnshop broker, wearing a glittering red dress that was uncomfortably revealing and her makeup made her look much older than she was already. Sitting next to her was the owner of the box. A very rich man who was known as the owner of a large church in Twilight Town and he was known to be a ruthless holy man who judged people strictly and unfairly. He was evil incarnate. His name was Lord Frollo.
"What it is?" asked Frollo to Medusa.
"The gentlemen there are watching me through their binoculars. Some of them are mere talking animals and others, humans. They wish to see my…. giggle…. boobs." said Medusa, making an obscene joke, hoping to spice the hypocritical holy man of Frollo.
"Then why don't you sit farther back, instead of on the front as if screaming to the world to peer down you're bodice." replied Frollo.
Medusa put her foot on Frollo's foot suggestively. "You have business yes? A dinner soon? Are you to go there now, or later after we both got to you're love nest?" asked Medusa.
With that, Frollo stood up and prepared to leave abruptly. Medusa realized she must have already made the man angry and she followed him out of the opera house.
"Go home yourself. I will go to said "dinner." said Frollo as he rode in his carriage and barked orders at the driver to take him away. Medusa was left all alone and she scoweld. Just then, she heard a voice.
"Medusa! Medusa!" Edgar was screaming from a cab. He once worked at a butler for a rich woman in Epcot, a city far away. However, due to some drama involving rich cats (it's a long story) he ended up working as a waiter in Toon Town. Medusa excitedly looked at Edgar and entered the cab.
She then pressed her body on Edgar and started to kiss him all over his face. "Did you see in there?" said Medusa as if she was a victim of something.
"I did. That old goat Frollo left you here in the cold. Pray tell, you have anywhere we can spend quality time together darling?" asked Edgar.
"Frollo will be gone for the night. I have just the perfect place for us to go." said Medusa, winking.
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Frollo arrived at Oblivion. The school was under lockdown due to some drama involving students, or so he heard. He entered the school and Lord Xehanort, along with Lord Sephiroth and Vanitas were welcoming him by front door.
"It's been a long time since last we met Father Frollo." said Xehanort, clapping his hands with supposed glee.
Sephiroth didn't say a word. This was the first time he met Frollo, and the one winged angel instantly knew that this man was no holy man. Frollo spelled religious hypocrisy all over. Vanitas on the other hand looked at Frollo with a blank stare. Vanitas felt no emotion.
"Do not mock me Xehanort. I am LORD Frollo." said Frollo.
"Yes yes, so I have heard. But you are a holy man of the church, are you not good sir?" asked Xehanort.
"Talk like a normal human being and let's go inside. It's cold out here and prepare food and drink. I'm famished." said Xehanort.
"You're speech is very formal. There is no need to use formalities. We're all friends here." said Sephiroth.
"Ah, the one winged angel I heard so much about. Sephiroth was it?" Frollo extended his left hand, which had three shiny rings. Sephiroth simply shook his hand. "For the record, I do not kiss." said Sephiroth.
The three villains walked into the office, with Vanitas standing guard outside.
"What is that boy?" asked Frollo.
"Another one of my pets. He's been consumed by the darkness." said Xehanort.
"You know about the Heartless?" asked Sephiroth.
"Yes. I helped create them. I have access to unholy books that allowed me to dive deep into the darkness of hearts." said Frollo.
Sephiroth was surprised. "You're a human, and you dabbled in magic? That is suicide." he said.
"Xehanort is human as well." said Frollo.
"Yes, but I'm this close to losing my humanity." said Xehanort.
"Let us cut to the chase. What has happened to the school? I have heard that you were having troubles." said Frollo.
"We did have troubles. Some students have somehow discovered that our dimension is part of a greater universe." said Xehanort.
Frollo's eyes widened. "No. How many of them? And who?" asked Frollo.
"Almost all of them. Namine, Xion, Kairi, Riku, Roxas…" Xehanort was saying.
Sephiroth paused him. "Frollo knows about all this? Why didn't you tell me we had a third person in your madness?" asked Sephiroth.
"You are an angel. He's a holy man. You two are a match made in heaven." said Xehanort.
Sephiroth stood up from his chair and his large black wing widened, with feathers ruffling up.
"Heaven? I know nothing of Heaven! All I know is the Lifestream. And YOU should have told me everything. You said you wouldn't lie to me old man." growled Sephiroth.
"And Heaven is irrelevant. Does Sora know?" asked Frollo.
Xehanort nodded his head slowly and Frollo exhaled. He sat down and began to rub one of his eyebrows. "Idiot. You are an utter idiot Xehanort. According to those wretched story books that have appeared before us years ago, Sora could be the key to our destruction. If he knows about the POWER he has…" Frollo was saying.
"It does not exist. The Keyblade does not exist! There has never been a Keyblade in our dimension! And besides, all our counterparts come from different universes! You are from an old book written centuries ago!" exclaimed Xehanort.
"The Keyblade could destroy the darkness we've been trying to keep at bay." said Frollo.
Sephiroth glared at Xehanort with those piercing blue cat eyes of his. "In this dimension, I have my Masamune. And I know the ability to destroy a life instantly by saying forbidden words. According to the video game I come from, I'm a creature of light and darkness. And in the universe you come from, I'm the same person. In fact, I hardly changed at all! What if by some miracle, the Keyblade found it's way into this dimension?" asked Sephiroth.
"For the last time, the Keyblade will not be here! I made sure!" said Xehanort.
"What do you mean?" snapped Frollo.
"Made sure? What did you do, Xehanort?" asked Sephiroth angrily.
"The Keyblade did arrive in this dimension. However, it does not shine, nor does it have power. I can sense it." said Xehanort.
"You HAD the Keyblade all this time and you didn't tell me or Frollo about this?" asked Sephiroth.
"I'm starting to side with the angel here. Why did you keep that to yourself?" asked Frollo.
"That weapon is dangerous! The day it appeared, I made sure to be the first one to grab it. Once I took it, it felt like a normal sword to me. There wasn't anything special about it." said Xehanort.
"Where is it?" asked Frollo.
"I hid it, deep in the catacombs of Oblivion." said Xehanort.
"Fool." said Sephiroth.
"What of the children? Now that they now about practically everything… where are they? And what have you done to them? Please tell me you killed them all." said Frollo.
"I'm on the hunt. Vanitas is searching far and wide for them. The day Sora vanished, so did they." said Xehanort.
"That I know." said Sephiroth.
"Sora is NOT here?" asked Frollo, hissing through his crooked teeth.
"Sora was taken away by Mickey's entourage. I never expected that idiot Goofy to be a cold blooded gunman." said Xehanort.
"Excuse me, um, "Goofy"? Who is that? And why does his name sound utterly stupid? You mean to tell me that a person with the name "Goofy" took Sora away? Is this for real?! You, angel! Tell me this is an utter joke!" cried Frollo.
Xehanort cleared his throat. "Nevermind who took the boy. Sora is not here. But see this as an advantage! We are safe as long as Sora isn't here! He's the real danger here! If he gets close to the Keyblade, it's all over for us!" said Xehanort.
"But who is he with? Is he with the so called resistance against you? Is he in some cottage in the middle of the woods with singing animals? Xehanort, that boy will come back. There are people that he will fight for. And those children may find him." said Frollo.
"I know. Which is why I called you here Frollo. To get you up to speed and to have you be ready. You see, it's only a matter of time before I raise holy hell in this school." said Xehanort.
Sephiroth chuckled and paced in the room, simply listening. Xehanort turned to him. "We are in this together! You are the one winged angel of legend. You, Frollo, are the judge. You two are essential for the new order. Once the Heartless are unleashed, destroying lives, the three of us will rise and lure everyone towards our wing. No pun intended Sephiroth. And the three of us will be Gods!" declared Xehanort.
Frollo stood up. "You wish to be a God. I, on the other hand, have a different mission in mind. I wish to destroy the woman who defied me. The one who I failed to kill. I will never forgive her for my humiliation. I will have my revenge." said Frollo.
Sephiroth looked at Frollo curiously. "You're in this because of a woman?" he asked.
"She is no woman. She is the devil in disguise!" declared Frollo.
"Esmeralda?" asked Xehanort, laughing.
"Who? Fool, I'm talking about Snow White." sneered Frollo.
"Ah yes. She worked here. But she left not too long ago. I wonder why." said Xehanort.
Frollo put his hands together. "I know why. She knew I was coming."
"You're afraid of a delicate princess who waits for her suitor?" asked Sephiroth with a mocking tone.
"She is not a delicate princess! Snow White is dangerous. And she must be stopped. Both Sora and the fairest of them all!" declared Frollo.
A few hours later, Frollo returned home to his church.
"Well, this is a surprise Father Frollo." said Medusa, almost out of breath. She was waring a long nightgown, covering her body.
"Would you like something to drink? Or a bite to eat?" asked Medusa.
"I need no food." said Frollo. He felt something was not right in his church. He quickly went to the private chambers.
"Then allow me to put away you're coat. Or your cloak. Father Frollo, wait…. FATHER FROLLO!" cried Medusa.
Frollo walked in to see Edgar putting on his jacket and getting ready to leave. He looked at Frollo in surprise and fear. Medusa walks in.
"I tried to stop him. But he put himself upon me. I'm sorry." said Medusa.
"Medusa! You wench!" cried Egar.
"I know how this looks. But I want you, of all people Father Frollo to know the…." Medusa was saying. She then heard a pop. An instant pop that was so loud, it made her cover her ears. Edgar fell to the floor, dead.
Frollo had a gun on his hand. He turned to Medusa, pointing the gun at her chest.
"One thing I cannot abide is being made a fool of. This is my church! I didn't provide it to be a love nest for you and Edgar. Leave this place at once! Leave or you'll dance with Edgar in heaven! No, not heaven. Hell!" thundered Frollo.
And Medusa ran out of the church. Frollo turned around and kicked Edgar's corpse.
"Wretched cat killer." he sneered.