Chapter XXXXIV: The world of toys part XI

Watching down from below Hari and Pete were silent after the dramatic moment had taken place as it settled down with the thunder rolling in.

After a quiet moment Pete then spoke aloud, "well that was a mighty sight, to think they actually thought it was all my doin!" He then laughed as he turned to Hari who was still looking above and at the window where their target was still currently imprisoned within.

"I mean they must have all a few screw loose in 'em cause it weren't just me doin all that ya were there with me," he continued making a joke out of the situation.

Hearing him say this Hari turned to him her eyes cold and green as ever as she replied, "it is only natural that they would mention only you… I cut the chains in their memories that had any images of me."

Hearing her say this Pete's smile quickly dropped as he looked truly surprised, "what really?! Why'd ya do that? I mean you and I did that job together and-"

Interrupting him Hari continued, "Because… my lady ordered that no one knows that I am with you, which means I must erase any type of evidence that would lead to it."

Hearing her say this Pete immediately remembered Maleficent's words himself as he felt stupid for forgetting but somehow sad about it too for some reason. However before he could say anything more it was Hari once again who came first, "now that their spirits are dampened it maybe a good chance for us…" She finished looking again at the open window.

Blinking confused he asked, "chance? Chance fer what exactly?"

Looking back at him again Hari replied, "for a counter attack."

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Everyone was caught up in melancholy as the horrible reality was in front of them, everyone in Andy's room thought of them as murderers and now they were trapped in Sid's room for who knew how long.

They stood up looking depressed while Woody continued to weep away near the edge, Cait sith lay on Nozomi's shoulder saddened as she was as she stood on the desk as she looked outside and at the opposite window as she remembered the other toys expressions and the way that potato head had accused them all. Looking at the window she already knew she couldn't fly across with everyone due to there being no orbs lining up to it, but what pained her the most was what Mr Potato head had told her about Pete taking some of the toys and turning them into heartless.

Had they been the ones responsible? Had they led Pete to all of them and even left them unprotected? She didn't want to believe it was entirely all their fault… but the sadness remained paining and eating away at her heart.

"Cait sith?" She asked.

"What lass?" He replied.

Looking at him depressed she asked, "Do you think it's really us that's responsible for this? Are we to blame for what happened to those toys?"

Hearing her question Cait sith was silent for a moment as he looked down and thought about it, but then suddenly getting up on her shoulder he told her strongly, "absolutely not lass! I mean sure that rotten Pete bloke may have followed us and all, but it ain't us that made him do what he did to them toys!"

Hearing this reply Nozomi was quiet for a moment feeling sad again she looked down once more as she thought of Wairu and Oralee and how she hadn't been able to help them either said, "but we-"

Not hearing any of it Cait sith jumped and landed on her head as he then pressed his white gloved hand on her nose as he looked at her upside down telling her, "now you can't blame yerself fer this! And you lot!" He spoke as he quickly removed himself and then pointed to everyone else who quickly snapped out of it as they looked at him surprised slightly by the outcry.

Seeing he'd gotten their attention even Woody was now looking up as he continued, " Ya gotta pull yerselves together! Now sure right now we may be in the ducts and some bad stuff has happened without us knowin, but we gotta step up and move forward! There's always a chance fer us to redeem ourselves!"

Looking wide eyed at this show of encouragement everyone was quiet, even Nozomi couldn't think of what to say as she looked up at him, sensing her Cait sith looked over at her again and asked, "right?"
Blinking Nozomi bowed her head and then smiled as she replied, "yeah, you are Cait sith… I'm sure there's a way we can make up for this."

Pleased at this answer Cait sith smiled himself as he exclaimed, "all right!"

Nozomi then turned and looked at everyone with her smile, she opened her mouth to speak when suddenly a haunting familiar jingle was heard.

Everyone turned round and to their horror they saw them. The cannibals in a circle surrounding Buzz who sat down on the floor again as they all began their attack. He looked back up to where the others were terrified as they came at him.

"No!" Riku shouted as he quickly called his keyblade to him running as the king did the same.

"Buzz! Go away!" Woody cried angrily at the demonic toys.

"Leave him alone!" Nozomi shouted her keyblade coming to her in seconds as she followed everyone.

"Well, well ain't this an unusual sight!" Came another familiar mocking tone, it was then everyone halted as they all turned together and there standing floating in the open window was Pete being held up by a couple of bat heartless.

"Pete!" King Mickey cried as he saw his archrival once more.

"Well long time no see again king pip squeak! I thought I might as well pay another visit to ya all …. With a little present!" Saying these words with a smile Pete did his ever so familiar click with his fingers and then in seconds arrived a whole group of heartless with the toy soldier ones they already faced along with a couple of mini spinning tops like the big one they had faced.

Seeing this and then looking back at the cannibals and their attack on Buzz Nozomi turned back and shouted at him, "you fat idiot we don't have time for you!"

Smiling at this insult Pete replied, "well I'm afraid that yer ain't got a choice sweet cheeks! Cause now it's time ta get goin!" With that the heartless leaped into attack as they all came running at the group.

"We don't have time for this!" Woody cried as he looked back and forth between the two extreme situations panicked.

Looking at them harshly Nozomi gritted her teeth unsure of what she should do, but then suddenly it was told to her, "get going you idiot!" Riku shouted as he ran ahead forward and smashed his keyblade into one of the spinning top heartless.

Surprised at this suddenness Nozomi was dumbfounded for a moment when suddenly her senses came back as she replied shouting back, "but-"

"Just go! Riku and me can take care of this! You go and save Buzz!" The king spoke as he rushed into battle to assist Riku.

Hearing this Nozomi knowing there was no time to object did just that as she quickly replied running, "okay! C'mon Woody!" With that her, him and Cait sith dropped off the edge.

"You disgusting freaks!" Woody shouted as he ran forwards with Buzz's still loose arm in his hands, but then the doll headed spider mutant came and then quickly tried to snatch it away from him as Woody cried in alarm, "aaarrrgggh!"

"Don't you dare!" Nozomi cried as she was about to swing for an attack once more, but then again the same mysterious white bandages appeared from nowhere defending the toy from her attack.

Jumping back from the barrier Nozomi with Cait sith looked on as they saw her again, the black dressed hidden mouthed girl as she stood in front of the baby headed spider mutant and Woody as they continued their struggle.

"Not you again! I haven't got time for you either! Get out of my way before I smash you!" Nozomi shouted angrily at her

Looking at her with a hateful cold stare the mysterious girl proceeded then to produce more bandages as she then gathered them together forming claw like weapon coming out of her long sleeves.

Seeing she meant business Nozomi rushed forwards as she aimed at her with a fierce kick, however the girl glided gracefully out of the way with a simple spin on her high heels.

Surprised at her sudden movement Nozomi was ambushed suddenly as then the girl swung her long black sleeves forwards and her claws came straight out like missiles as they struck Nozomi's back.

"Owwww!" She cried as was thrown back slightly but then getting her bearings as quick as she could she stood ready her keyblade at hand. "Man you're harder then I thought you'd be!" She spoke agitated clenching the starseeker tightly.

The silent girl gazing at her for a moment quietly moved her right arm back preparing another onslaught with her bandage claws.

Woody in the meantime was still fighting back against the doll headed spider mutant as it was still struggling to take Buzz's arm.

Woody cried out, " all right, back! Back, you cannibal!" However it's strength proved too strong as it threw him back as he landed against the wall with a hard thump making him release Buzz's arm.

Looking at Woody being thrown back the way he was made Nozomi shocked but then looking at the girl she snapped as she ran forwards shouting, "why you!"

The girl too taking this cue also quickly rushed forwards towards Nozomi her claws aimed straight at her, they then both clashed together as blade and claws struck one another. Their powers grating and grinding as they both appeared physically matched.

Above with the fight between the heartless Riku and the king it was proving to be trickier with only the two of them for support as they'd managed to get rid of a few, but Pete kept the numbers coming.

Looking at them angrily Riku gritted his teeth desperate for them all to be gone so he and the king could be of some assistance to Nozomi and Woody, he then spoke angrily, "why don't all of you just get lost!"

With that he smashed another of the toy soldier heartless as he then proceeded onto another one of the spinning top heartless while king Mickey did the same. Pete meanwhile getting a little bored of this folly decided to do something a little more, "right then time for group two to go!"

With that he clapped his hands together and then suddenly a whole new group of heartless emerged behind Riku and king Mickey as then they all jumped off the desk and headed towards Nozomi and the cannibal toys for more devouring.

The king seeing this looked wide eyed with terror as he shouted, "oh no!!!"

Meanwhile back down below Nozomi was still busy with the girl as they had smashed more blows between the two of them, Nozomi landing some of her own on the girl which had slowed her down somewhat as she had done the same to her with her claws.

Cait sith observing their match held onto Nozomi's shoulder tightly giving her morale support but then hearing the king's cry he turned and looked behind and saw the heartless coming towards them.

Seeing them he quickly cried, "lass! Trouble at six o'clock!"

Blinking Nozomi asked, "what?" As she turned around and looked and to her shock she saw the heartless, "oh not this too!" She cried dismayed as she looked at them.

The masked girl looking at Nozomi then turned and saw the heartless, her eyes becoming colder more as she looked at them.

"I'll just have to deal with them too!" Nozomi cried as she then started to rush forwards to destroy them, but then as she did suddenly a stream of red flashed angrily and destroyed a whole line of the black creatures.

Shocked at this sudden show of power Nozomi turned around and there the girl was now lying upon a monster, a big white spider with long spindly eight legs with a leather chair on it's thin back with the girl upon it with a web like decoration behind it.

Then staring further Nozomi saw that instead of having eyes the creature had a symbol on it's face, the Nobody's cross like symbol.

Speechless Nozomi watched as the spider quickly jumped over her and then the girl on the top of it got up from her chair as she sliced into the heartless with her bandages turning them all into dark embers in seconds.

"Whoa!" Nozomi spoke aloud astounded at her power.

"So she is one! She's a nobody lass!" Cait sith added as he too was impressed by her strength.

But the mysterious girl wasn't finished yet as she lifted her right long sleeved arm and then with that the creature geared itself back as it then too jumped up onto the desk.

Landing with a hard thud it made Riku and the king jump as they quickly turned around to face their new adversary, but they were startled to see the girl appear.

She gazed from her creature at all the heartless as they gazed at her with their soulless yellow eyes not moving as Pete too was startled at this new arrival as he gazed at her.

Riku looking at her asked her quietly and bewildered, "why are you-"

"Well what have we got here? Another white runt to add to the trash!" Looking around he saw that the heartless had all stopped to gaze at the new arrival. Aggravated by this Pete immediately barked, "and what're ya all think yer doin! Get her!"

With that the heartless all launched themselves at once at the girl, but then looking at them further with her cold eyes she got up off the Nobody chair as she then suddenly launched at the group of heartless attackers another wave of her bandages as she sliced through them all quickly.

Then quickly jumping off she started to deal with the other heartless as she continued to use her bandage claws turning them all to dust while in the meanwhile her giant spider had jumped forwards.

Pete not anticipating this jumped back as it landed in front of him, he looked startled and then terrified as it leaned it's body back and it's long legs came forwards waving up and down quickly and threateningly. He spoke quickly truly nervous "Now hang on! Wait there I was just-"

But it was too late as suddenly it destroyed the bat heartless that had been holding him aloft as then it took Pete in it's claws and started to spin threads wrapping him into a cocoon as it spun him around and around.

"Mmmmmmpppppphhhhhhh!!!!" Pete cried out unable to speak panicked as his eyes and ears were now the only things visible in his mummified state.

After now destroying the last of the heartless the mysterious girl now proceeded over to Pete, Riku and Mickey kept their distance as they didn't know what this girls intention were. Finally making her way over to him the girl looked at Pete with a cold hatred as he looked at her terrified as his eyes widened at her as she spoke to him, "I despise…"

With that at her command the huge spider creature lifted Pete over the edge of the window as he looked at the height terrified as he looked back as the girl finished, "ruffians like you!"

With that the nobody monster released Pete from it's single thread it was holding him with as he then plummeted down, "MMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Came a loud sound from Pete's concealed mouth.

Riku and the king looking at the girl absolutely shocked at what had just occurred. Then suddenly Riku realised, "Nozomi, Woody! Your majesty we gotta check on them!" Riku exclaimed.

Looking at him the king replied, "you're right! C'mon quick!" With that the two of them dropped down from the desk.

As they landed they saw Nozomi and Woody both together as they stood in front of the crowd of mutants, sensing something horrible Riku and the king immediately rushed forwards with their keyblades. "Nozomi!" Riku shouted.

Hearing him she turned around and asked surprised, "Riku?"
Seeing the mutants Riku prepared his attack in his hands as did the king as he called out again, "get out of the way!"

At this Nozomi was baffled strangely but then suddenly realisation came over as she spread her arms out wide making a barrier as she cried, "no don't!"

Riku and the king were both shocked at this as suddenly Woody joined in too as he cried, "yeah hold your fire!"

It was then that Riku called off his attack as well as the king as they slowed down and had now stopped in front of them, it was king Mickey who enquired first, "what's goin on? Why are ya both?"

Then Woody and Nozomi stepped aside and then furthering astounding them was Buzz who's arm had been miraculously reattached to his body as he flexed it out showing it was fully repaired.

Looking at him Riku asked, "how did he?"

"What get repaired?" Woody asked as he walked up to Buzz showing them it's full recovery while Buzz himself was still as dismal as ever still caught up in his melancholy.

Continuing walking up to him too Riku replied, "well yeah I mean… I thought that these guys were all –"

"Cannibals?" Cait sith asked finishing as he waved his tail too and throw on Nozomi's shoulder.

Speaking herself Nozomi responded, "well yeah I mean, we thought we saw them eat the others toys too but-"

Turning around Nozomi and the rest saw the two toys that they thought had been devoured by the cannibal mutants as the blonde raggy doll and pterodactyl revealed that around their necks were white bandages.

As Nozomi and the others saw the bandages they then heard a new voice, "you would find that to be logically impossible."

Jumping slightly at the sound of the voice everyone then saw the mysterious girl arrive as she and her enormous white spider nobody appeared in front of her and vanished away as she called it back, the mutant toys then all gathered around her surrounding her protectively.

Seeing them all knitting themselves together everyone was quiet for a moment unsure of what to say, but then Nozomi proceeded as she asked, "impossible?"

The masked girl nodded, "correct, for we are toys we are not biological beings, we do not possess digestive systems."

Blinking at this answer Nozomi then realised this herself as she laughed awkwardly, "oh yeah we don't do we?... Hang on!" She gasped then as she realised something further.

Riku seeing her act this way looked at her confused as he asked, "what?"

Looking at him and Mickey she replied, "we haven't eaten anything since we've come here! When I looked at the cereal bowl I felt funny earlier and now it all makes sense… man this is awful not being able to eat." She finished looking annoyed and depressed at this idea.

Riku, Woody and Mickey were baffled at this explanation and Riku was getting quietly annoyed with her stupidity as he replied, "so what? That's got nothing to do with the situation right now we-"

Interrupting him Nozomi lectured, "well you may not care but I do! And I've decided right here and now the next world we go to I'm gonna eat something straight away!"

Looking at her Riku looked at her annoyed, "you are so stupid, this is not the time to be talking about stuff like that."

Staring at the odd banter between the newcomer group the girl felt her tenseness subside as she saw their true nature and realised they weren't a threat.

Ignoring the angry banter between Nozomi and Riku, Woody went over to talk to the girl and odd toys, "uh hi? Um well I just wanted to say thanks to all you guys for fixing my friend and stuff I-"

But then suddenly there came a presence that made the girl tense up as her friends all quickly hid themselves as they sensed it too, looking at the newcomers she quickly spoke, "conceal yourselves!" As she quickly vanished away within her bandages.

"Huh why, what's wrong?" Woody asked baffled as the king and Cait sith were as well staring.

Nozomi and Riku stopping in the midst of their argument as they then heard, "Sid?" Called a female voice.

Immediately an awful reply came, "not now, Mom! I'm busy!"

"Sid!" Nozomi spoke aloud with wide eyes at the approach of the horrible toy torturer.

Everyone then immediately started to run to hide themselves but turning around quick Woody spotted Buzz as he was still sat on the floor in a helpless heap.

Running back to him Woody spoke quick, "Buzz come on!" He spoke as he tried to drag him across the floor.

"Oh not that daft bloke again!" Cait sith complained on Nozomi's shoulder.

Looking at Woody trying to pull Buzz across Nozomi ran back to help as she picked one of his arms up too saying, "come on you idiot this is not the time to play dead!"

Riku and Mickey too quickly ran back as they tried to pull him back too, but it was useless as Buzz was putting in absolutely no energy to move, this irritated everyone to no degree.

Woody then finally gave up as he complained, "fine! Let Sid trash you! But don't blame us!" With that he ran up to a wooden box with diamond holes throughout, as he held it up and quickly indicated for everyone to follow.

Nozomi looking down at Buzz and then at Woody bit back her better nature as she really didn't want to go through another water torture again, she complained to Buzz too," you stupid astronaut! You better not killed!" She then ran over to Woody.

Riku seeing Nozomi run over to Woody turned over to the king as he spoke, "your majesty c'mon we've gotta go!"

Looking up at Riku the king replied, "you go on! I'll stick with Buzz!"

Riku was hesitant at this idea but hearing Sid coming and realising the king's resolve Riku let go and ran straight over to Woody and Nozomi as then he lowered the crate over them.

Sid then let himself in as he exclaimed with joy, "it came! It finally came!" He cried as he ran straight over to his desk and quickly unwrapped the package ripping the tape off and sending the foam here and there.

Hearing him say this Nozomi asked, "what came?"

The answer quickly came as Sid spoke, "The Big One."

With that he lifted out a red and blue rocket from the package that was quite big in size and which would definitely cause a huge bang. Then putting it down Sid spoke aloud as he read the description from the back of the thing, "Extremely dangerous, keep out of reach of children."

Hearing all this everyone knew that this was not good news as Nozomi Riku and Woody looked on with alarmed eyes at what he might be planning to do with that awful device.

"Cool! What am I gonna blow?" He questioned as he looked around himself trying to pick the perfect victim. Suddenly it came to him as he asked, "Man. Hey, where's that wimpy cowboy doll or that trashy skater girl?" He spoke with a smile.

Hearing him say this Nozomi and Woody looked alarmed at this prospect as Woody looked with a shocked open mouth and Nozomi looked anxious as was Riku and Cait sith on her shoulder.

They then all saw alarmed that Sid had spotted their crate as he started to walk towards them a huge menacing smile on his face, walking over he quickly picked it up.

To his dismay though neither doll was underneath the crate as his smile dropped, however if he'd bothered to turn it over he would have seen Woody shivering holding onto the edges at the top, while Nozomi was underneath holding on desperately to the diamond edges with Cait sith doing the same as well as Riku on the opposite side as they both looked at Sid and what he was doing.

But then suddenly as Sid went to take a step his foot landed on something that buzzed and flashed, alarmed Nozomi, Riku and Cait sith saw that he had stepped on Buzz's laser, with the king lying next to him.

Seeing them and then picking the two of them up with one hand Sid spoke further with his sinister smile, "yes, I've always wanted to put spacemen and mice into orbit."

With that he put Buzz and Mickey together side by side as he put the crate down and then dropped a red tool box on top of it, the sudden hit of weight made Woody, Riku Cait sith and Nozomi all fall down together, quickly moving they all hid under a few magazines that luckily had been placed in with them.

Sid then reaching into his tool box and pulled out his ever reliable duct tape as before Nozomi, Riku Cait sith's and Woody's shocked eyes he used it upon their two friends, "now, yes."

With his job finished he dropped Mickey and Buzz upon the table who were now both taped to the rocket with the strong duct tape.

Truly horrified at this awfulness Riku let out, "no!" As Nozomi, Woody and Cait sith looked just as distressed.

Suddenly from outside lightning thundered down as well as the rain as the storm had finally rolled in. Sid seeing this complained loudly as he said, "oh, no!"

With that he took the captive toy tied rocket in his arms as he walked over to the window and complained slamming his head against it, "oh man!"

Everyone then quietly sighed with relief as Woody held a hand to his forehead and Riku a hand to his racing heart while Nozomi breathed out her heart pounding just as hard, "oh thank goodness!"

But then Sid not so put off started his acting once again as he spoke, "Sid Phillips reporting, launch of the shuttle has been delayed due to adverse weather conditions at the launch site," he spoke as he walked over and placed Buzz and Mickey on the table and reached for an odd toy.

Finishing twisting the key at it's back Sid continued, "Tomorrow's forecast: sunny." With that he placed it on the desk revealing it to be a red alarm clock with a blue bell and doll hand for a hammer.

Sid then finished, "sweet dreams," ending with an awful chuckle as now it was only a matter of time for them all to avoid this gruesome fate.