Chapter 34
No one knew the truth. No one knew Chernabog's true scheme. And Sephiroth was in on it. No one knew. No one knew the horrible truth. All except one man…. And he was locked up. He was in chains in a glowing neon lit cell.
Commander Sark and his men were next to him, looking down at the man.
"Dinner time." sneered Sark as one of his guards threw slop on the floor.
The man with the wild black hair and glowing green eyes looked up and scowled.
"It will only be a matter of time before you all fall." he said.
Sark smirked. "Bruno, you are a menace to society. All your talk of outside dimensions and hidden agendas are nothing but the ideas of a town loser!"
"Chernabog doesn't value you. He cares for no one. He's evil to the core. If we don't do something soon, the dimension will fall into darkness and we will all die." said Bruno.
Sark rolled his eyes and left the prison cell with his men. As they entered the hallway, they entered a room. They then turned on their computer and a larger than life hologram of Chernabog himself appeared.
"Is Bruno dead?" he asked.
"I thought we weren't supposed to talk about Bruno." said Sark, folding his arms.
Chernabog let out a laugh. "Well then, let us talk about Bruno! Did he starve to death yet?" he asked.
"He's still alive. He hasn't eaten a morsel in months, and yet he's alive and well." said Sark.
"That is a problem. And what is your status? Have you found Sora?" asked Chernabog.
"My men have not seen him. They are turning every rock and stone seeking the boy." said Sark.
"Do not worry. Sora does not have a Keyblade. But one could never be too careful." said Chernabog.
"He's just a teenage boy with no magic. Shouldn't we be targeting Mickey, Bugs Bunny, Spongebob, Kermit and Winnie the Pooh? I know I sound so ridiculous even mentioning a patty flipper and a stuffed children's toy, but they represent hope and freedom. They are much more dangerous than a powerless child. And what of Prince Soren? He's more dangerous than Mickey! He's the son of two people who were never supposed to meet! There is more danger with these people than…" Sark was then interrupted.
"They are just as powerless. And remember, I want them to have their resistances. Because by the time they all join forces to destroy me, they will all perish." said Chernabog.
Sark nodded. "Very well. Sora will be found and destroyed." said he.
Chernabog smiled and the hologram vanished.
…..
Sora had dreams again. Once more, they started coming in one by one. Ever Since he learned of DisneyLand from Goofy, he's been having even more dreams. However, unlike his past dreams that showed bad things happening to people, he saw good things.
Kermit reunited with his family and married Ms. Piggy.
Simba reclaimed the Pride Lands.
Peter Pan helped Wendy return home to her family.
Aladar and Neera had their children in the Nesting Grounds.
He started seeing happy endings. And for the first time, Sora felt hope rising up.
He woke up and realized Vanitas had his head on his shoulder, also asleep.
"He's been worried about you." said Sylvia, who was sitting next to them in the truck.
"Yeah." said Sora softly. He turned to see everyone and he smiled at his newfound family.
"Any dreams?" asked Sylvia.
"Yeah. And they were wonderful." replied Sora.
"I'm glad." said Sylvia.
"Where are we going now?" asked Sora.
"We need to get the truck to a repair shop. It's been acting up since the Carnatour forest." said Max.
"According to the map, we are going to… oh gosh." Goofy was saying.
"Oh gosh what? Don't keep me in suspense here." said Donald.
"We're heading into…. Mustafar." said Goofy.
Kairi shot up and looked at Goofy. "Mustafar?" she asked.
"Yeah. It's a volcanic region. There should be a few shops for repairs there." said Riku.
"Is it safe to go?" asked Sylvia.
"It should be. But Mustafar is hot. Like very hot." said Goofy.
"But there are hot springs there. We should be okay." said Riku.
Kairi nodded and looked outside.
….
Bruno was in his cage. His eyes were closed. And then, they opened. His eyes were glowing green, and much brighter than ever.
"Sora. Riku. Kairi. They are here." he said to himself.
….
Sark looked into the monitor screen and noticed a truck entering Mustafar.
"Well, this is a surprise. Intruders." said Sark.
He decided to walk down to a room, a room where it was guarded by Marvin the Martian. He was handcuffed and he looked at Sark miserably.
"You won't get away with this! Once I get out of here, you will be vaporized!" cried Marvin the Martian.
Sark ignored him and entered the dark room. In the center of the room where monks dressed all in black, bowing down and humming to a large cylinder that was filled with liquid. Inside the liquid was a devastatingly deformed man with life support wires all over him, and a breathing device on his mouth.
"My lord. It would seem that we have intruders. And I made a scan of the truck that entered here. There are people inside. And one of the intruders happens to be a girl. I believe my lord, that this is the girl you have been searching for." said Sark.
The man in the cylinder shaped tank opened his eyes and his breathing increased. The humming monks stopped at once and they quickly went over the controls to lower down the cylinder. The life support wires were disconnected and time was of the essence. They quickly helped the man towards another room and gently placed him on a desk. Slowly, a large machine appeared and helped dress up the man in a black uniform. Within minutes, he was now fully dressed, with a cursed looking mask to his face. And his breathing was slow but menacing.
"Commander Sark, prepare my ship. I will head over to my castle. That is where Kairi will be headed." said the dark being.
"As you wish Lord Vader." said Sark.
Darth Vader walked down the hallway, startling Marvin.
"You! You're the worst one of all! You will die! The Mouskateers will come and rescue me and Bruno! Good will prevail!" cried out Marvin.
Darth Vader stopped and turned to see Marvin. "You have grown a spine little man. I respect that. However, keeping you here is all part of Chernabog's plan." said Darth Vader.
"What?" asked Marvin, his eyes widening in fear.
"The truth will die with you soon enough. It is pointless to have hope where there is none." said Darth Vader as he turned to leave.
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