Chapter C: Goin' onto the Groovin Empire Final Part II

Meanwhile back on the top ledge Kuzco and Kronk sat on the golden floor together while the battle between Nozomi and the heartless, the llama emperor having had the potion bottle handed to him so that he could at last regain his humanity.

Watching anxiously as Kuzco was trying to open the bottle with his teeth pulling on the cork Pacha was just praying for him to just drink it already! But as he was using his hooves it was proving too difficult to unhinge it, annoyed the llama emperor spoke up, "oh c'mon! Why won't this thing budge!"

Hearing him say this Kuzco reached his large right hand forwards as he asked him calmly with a slight sigh, "do you want me to open it, Kuzco?"

His teeth on the cork still again Kuzco stopped as he looked back to Pacha, looking at the bottle he debated quickly as he realised with his current form that there was no way he could do it. So grudgingly he had to bite back his emperorly pride and so he told him, "Yeah, well why not? You might as well… I obviously can't do it." With that he passed the bottle to Pacha looking away.

Taking it in his own hands Pacha replied, "okay, thanks." With that he put his right hand on the cork to pull it out.

But from nowhere his face was suddenly covered by something furry and white, which came on with a whole barrage of scratches, were engraved on his face, "AAAAAGGGGGHHHH!" Shouting in pain as the small assailant continued to afflict him; Kuzco called out, "Pacha!"

Gasping as he continued to be plagued by scratches he tried to bat off who he realised to be Yzma with his arms and hands, but he couldn't use the full strength of his arms for fear of breaking the bottle. So quickly he told the llama emperor, "Kuzco take this!"

With that he rolled out the bottle clumsily from his right hand onto the golden floor despite the pain. Seeing the item coming in his direction Kuzco replied in moments, "right!" Quickly he went forwards and took the potion in his hooves again trying to move away quickly.

However Yzma seeing the potion had changed holders quickly changed her target as she immediately transferred onto Kuzco jumping on him in seconds giving him a complete thrashing of scratches too "aagggh!" For though she was small she was fast and ferocious!

Pacha seeing the agony that Kuzco was now in too tried to grab the potion from Kuzco's hooves so as not to get it damaged. Unfortunately though in his hurried attempt Yzma spied his reaching hand and automatically dug her claws into Pacha's skin. Automatically Pacha cried out in pain and moved his hand and arm back reflexively in a hurry, unfortunately with this single action his balance waned as it sent him toppling over the edge. "WWWWHHHHOOOOAAAAA!"

Fighting against the heartless still, Nozomi cast another Blizzara spell out angrily from the tip of her keyblade as it struck the creature's middle in seconds making it reel back from the impact as the ice spread all over its middle.

But then as she heard Pacha call out she gasped in a panicked tone as she turned her head as she saw him falling in the air, she called out alarmed, "Pacha!" Quickly she made to go and try and catch him.

However-

"RRROOAARRRGHH!

The monster came straight at her again, quickly acting Nozomi called out the keyblade taking a defensive stance looking at it hatefully as she spoke out, "get out of my way!" The monster hearing her say this roared again as it swung itself and tried to beat her with its tail, with her friends still inside of the cage on its end. Gritting her teeth furiously Nozomi couldn't do anything as she looked on at the heartless with angered eyes.

Still struggling against Yzma and her scratch attacks Kuzco heard his friend shouting madly panicked, seeing him fall over the edge he cried out alarmed in moments, "Pacha!" With that fed up and irritated with all these scratches he felt the repulsive cat on the back of his head and so slammed it into the back of the wall making Yzma peel off him like a pancake with her tongue hanging out of her mouth as she became unconscious. Then quickly he ran to the edge as he called out to him "Pacha! Pacha! Can you-"

He was quickly interrupted as the herder shouted up to him, "Kuzco!"

Quickly then looking over the edge Kuzco saw Pacha hanging onto a ledge with one of his hands barely keeping his grip against the slipperiness of its surface.

Seeing him down there Kuzco was stunned but also hugely relieved but before he could say another word Pacha spoke up again desperate to hold on, "hurry up and drink the potion!"

Hearing this and realizing why he shouted this out so desperately Kuzco nodded hurriedly as he shouted back, "okay! Okay!"

However as he went to take the bottle and open it, he saw in horror that the bottle was no longer in his possession, he called out alarmed, "what the! Where is it! Where-"

"Looking for this?" Came Yzma's squeaky cunning smug voice, turning his head fast as he heard it Kuzco saw that she held the bottle in her paw as she smiled evilly at him with it dangling it slightly over the edge.

Seeing her like this Kuzco was almost worried for a moment that she'd drop it over the edge. But then he figured out very quickly that she would never do something as idiotic like that at this moment and so became angered instead as he demanded, "Give me that potion Yzma!"

However her arrogant smile still there she replied back in moments, "I'm afraid not you fool! With this I-"

"Incoming!" Nozomi shouted as she and the heartless both came straight in their direction making both Yzma and Kuzco look on panicked and freaked out of their skins as both warrior and monstrosity smashed into the wall beside them sending debris and dust everywhere.

Kuzco was sent rolling backwards as he hit the back of the wall in a hurry stunning him as he cringed in pain saying, "oww! My head!"

Meanwhile Yzma was sent flying high into the air and had crashed painfully into the golden surface above concussing her in seconds, the bottle then dropped from her paws as it rolled and rattled and jingled from ledge to ledge before it finally landed on a single safe high edge far away from any of the conflict below.

Nozomi cringing in pain herself sat up uncomfortably on the golden ledge now with small pebbles of marble messing up her hair as she coughed uncomfortably, "man that was awful!"

"Nozomi!"

Alerting her in moments she looked up and quickly saw the heartless emerge over her. Making her look at it wide-eyed as its horrid boogley eyes gazed down at her hauntingly almost hypnotisingly. It then immediately prepared to strike her down dead with both its claws were reeled back as its mane shook and trembled horribly as Riku and Mickey looked at her panicked from within their cage.

Mickey cried out to her, "run! Run! Nozomi!"

However still wide-eyed it was too late for her to move out of the way as it went straight to strike her down, seeing then she was in for a world of pain she spoke out paralysed with total worry and fear, "oh no!"

The claws came straight at her as she then shut her eyes and pulled up her arms defensively as she braced herself for a whole rain of agony as she cried out "agggghhhh!" Seeing this about to happen Kuzco waking up from his stunned moment then called out panicked, "Nozomi! Look out!"

But suddenly at that very moment came an old familiar shout, 'CHAARGEE!"

Surprising and shocking everyone in moments from nowhere appeared a certain furry someone who no one suspected to return anytime soon, "Cait sith!" Pacha gasped out from his struggling position.

At this point charging forwards flying down like a small dazzling yellow comet he struck the heartless full on the head as he smashed his feet down as he announced, "one! Two! One! Two!" With that he jumped again as he went down and now at a side ways angle he shouted out clearly mad, "take this ya darn creepy crawler!" With that his right foot was bathed in a burning bright yellow light as he struck the monster hard and fast sending it flying off the edge in moments.

Nozomi stunned with silent surprise as she watched Cait sith land on the ledge in front of her, too overcome she didn't know what to say at all. But then her small cat companion turned around and barked at her as he pointed after the falling heartless, "c'mon lass! Stop bein a baby! Ya gotta go and finish the job with that heartless right now!"

Hearing him say this in this commanding tone Nozomi was a little annoyed at it but knowing the urgency of the situation decided to save her questions for later, "huh! Uh? Urgh…darn it! Fine Cait sith! But you just help out Pacha and Kuzco for me! I'll want answers from you when I get back up here!" With that she took off in moments with no hesitations as her wings carried her downwards as she dived below to finish everything off.

Cait sith watching her go spoke to himself, "don't you worry lass, I will!" With that he went straight to Kuzco to help him up.

Diving down straight towards it Nozomi watched as the heartless turned on its self overcoming the head blow that Cait sith had landed on it. As it turned it roared as it went straight back to attack her again. By this time though she was annoyed as she watched it coming straight towards her. But the thing that really got to her was seeing Riku and Mickey in the cage once more suffering from the energy draining attack again and she decided she'd had enough of this! "I'll give you one for this!" Quickly as she said this the idea of what to do came to her in moments as she took the keyblade and held it in both hands tightly gripping it like a baseball bat.

The monster came up over her with its mouth wide open revealing its sharp ferocious teeth, as it was ready to swallow her whole into an electrical oblivion as it glowed furiously purple and yellow. But acting quickly Nozomi cried out mad now in position, "take this!" With which she struck the monster square on in the head burning with rage as she sent it flying backwards in seconds, the monster was completely unprepared for this one strong blow that came from her.

At once Nozomi chased after it as she aimed her keyblade, her anger fuelling her as she felt another one of her spells level up in moments and then acting she felt its power flow throughout her she shouted out, "Blizzaga!" With that the ice spell thundered out in moments as it quickly rocketed out towards the heartless.

The monster unprepared was hit strong and hard by the shining spell as its whole body was quickly encased in a huge icy crystal as it shone brightly stopping it in the air along with any movement it could have possibly made.

Seeing this both Mickey and Riku were absolutely amazed in moments at the evolution of her spell, but unfortunately something else happened that was not good news. Now that the monster could no longer move, it also become extremely heavy and thus… gravity took its toll.

Feeling the gravity taking them both down Riku shouted out mad at her impulsiveness, "Nozomi!"

Quickly the monster fell through the air and as it did it sent them high in the air for as the monster fell backwards its tail was sent upwards, but even with this both of them too were both being pulled down too.

Trying to get out of the cage on his own having at least some of his energy back Riku kicked the bars with his long bunny feet, however the metal simply rattled against his impacts showing that it had no true helpful effect whatsoever. Seeing this he spoke up absolutely irritated to no degree, "darn this! The door won't open!"

Mickey worried too though tried to calm him down as he spoke to him, "Riku stay calm down I'm sure that-"

However he was interrupted as Nozomi appeared in moments and smiled to them both, "hey! Wanna take this elevator up?"

Seeing her and her cheeky smile however he was surprised, but Riku quickly regained his annoyance in moments, as he demanded, "What do you think this is! A joke? Why didn't you think this through when you-"

Once again though he was interrupted as Nozomi had opened the cage once more with a single beam of light again as she looked at him and told him, "I did! I knew you'd be flung this way and that's why it was easier to get you out like this now!" Then putting her keyblade away in a flash she opened up her arms and said, "now arguments aside, why don't you let me help you guys out?"

Seeing her with her arms open like this both Riku and Mickey were silenced in awe once more, but then the mouse king immediately took the invitation as he jumped out and landed on Nozomi's shoulder as he turned and said to him, "yeah, c'mon Riku let's go!"

Hearing these words the small rabbit paused somehow hesitating but suddenly the cage swung forwards making him unbalanced and thrown quickly into Nozomi's warm arms as she hugged him tightly to herself, making him blush like mad as he felt her chest once again and her racing heart.

Quickly Nozomi took off and moved away from the cage as the heartless continued to fall in the air held fast; she looked at it with serious eyes as she called out, "Thundaga!" With that the powerful thunder spell drove the monster down electrifying it in moments as it smashed into the ground, into pieces everywhere revealing the enormous heart inside it as it floated away quickly into the air as its body turned and faded away into dust…

Meanwhile still dealing with his own detrimental situation Pacha was struggling to keep his grip, then with dread he felt his fingers slipping! "Oh no!" More and more his grip was leaving and with panic rising he felt the last inch of the grittiness fade away as he shouted, "noooooo!"

But suddenly he felt something grasp onto both of his hands, opening his eyes he saw with huge relief and a glad smile spreading across his face, Kuzco and Cait sith both holding onto of his hands tightly.

Just as relieved as he was as they smiled down to him, Cait sith spoke up as he told the llama herder, "bet ya glad to have a helpin' hand now huh?"

Hearing him say this Pacha he replied nearly laughing, "you have no idea!" With that both of them pulled him up and out of harms way, though doing so took quite a lot of strength out from both of them as they sat on the ledge catching their breaths.

Breathing in and out relaxing from the huge upheaval Kuzco opened his eyes as he looked upwards, gasping he pointed up with his right hoof as he spoke up, "guys the bottle!"

At once hearing his urgent tone everyone looked up and saw the vial themselves as it continued to rest on that one single ledge. Everyone seeing it quickly all got up re-energised again by the urgency as they ran to the nearest point that was underneath it. Looking up Pacha asked, "how do we get the potion from up there?" Absolutely perplexed at what to do.

But looking up and seeing there was a narrow passage making an upside down bottle neck, Kuzco and Cait sith seeing this recognised the same formation that they'd both and Nozomi been in before. Looking at each other Cait sith told him, "oi lad yer thinkin' what I'm thinkin'?"

Hearing him say this Kuzco nodded as he told him, "sure am!"

Pacha hearing them both say this asked baffled," what're you both talking-"

But suddenly Kuzco interrupted him as he said, "hold still Pacha!" With that he got quickly behind him as he looped his arms through his behind him standing his back next to his as he pressed into him.

Really surprised at this Pacha was about to ask what was happening when suddenly Cait sith spoke up landing on his head, "all right then! Both of ye blokes do as the cat dictates! Both of ya start with yer right foot on each of these ledges and we'll all walk up it, all right! Now let's go!"

Hearing this idea Pacha asked baffled, "walk up the ledge! But how do we-"

Interrupted again though Kuzco told him, "we just will! Trust us Pacha! We've done this before and it's worked! So let's just do it!"

Silent still Pacha couldn't believe it at all, but then Cait sith spoke up, "okay! Now that that's settled right foot first!"

At once Kuzco started as he moved his right foot first and then he told the llama herder, "all right now you Pacha!" To which surprised Pacha though he was unsure he steadily and carefully did just that.

Seeing this Cait sith spoke up, "all right! Left!" With that Kuzco moved his left and then Pacha his and with that Cait sith spoke again, "right!" Then both moved their right and then, "left! Right! Left! Right! Left!" It continued and gradually all three ascended higher and higher up the bottleneck getting faster and faster as they went. Pacha was totally amazed! They were all really making this work!

Then at the topmost startling him again slightly Pacha was pushed upwards by Kuzco's long neck leaning him straight towards the potion, (though for Kuzco it was far more difficult since Pacha was far heavier than Nozomi was) seeing it he quickly leaned forwards to get it. However he revealed, "I can't quite get it!"

Seeing that he was struggling just barely within an inch of the bottle Cait sith quickly spoke up, "all right Pacha mate leave it to me!" With that he quickly jumped from his head to his hands allowing him to be held as he then told him, "now reach me forwards!"

Glad to hear him say this Pacha nodded happily as he replied, "okay!" With that he did as he leaned forwards with his small feisty feline friend.

Now getting closer and closer almost touching that one special vial, all at once though it was quickly snatched away making everyone look on horrified in moments as Yzma reappeared laughing manically loudly, their precious antidote in her left paw, she then pointed to it as she said cheatingly with a huge smile, "I win!"

But turning everything on its head once again she was smashed into the wall making the potion fly out of her paws once more, by a small heavy door as Kronk emerged from seemingly nowhere, looking bewildered he spoke out, "whoa! To think this door would lead out here!"

Seeing the bottle coming his way though Cait sith quickly turned back as he reached desperately up and then finally in one joyous moment it was in his own white-gloved paws! He cried out proudly, "I got it lads!" Making everyone smile brightly in moments.

Kronk above them all though not hearing anything too properly said to himself, "well! Let's go try a different door!" With that he closed it behind him in seconds as he retreated to find another pathway, letting Yzma peel off and fall onto the ledge beneath her absolutely comatose and utterly defeated.

In the meantime finally the retrieval group managed to climb back onto the opposite ledge together as they recovered from the huge adrenalin rush and miraculous victory.

Cait sith really glad and happy then offered up the potion to Pacha as he told him, "here ya go Pacha mate! Feel the spoils of victory!"

With that he passed it over to the llama herder in moments and as he held the small bottle with its pink magical liquid inside it looked to Kuzco as he told him, "we've got it! We really got it back Kuzco!"

Brimming with joy now himself the llama emperor had a huge smile on his own face and then unable to contain or control himself he hugged his friend laughing loudly as Pacha became just as overwhelmed as he even patted him on the back reaching forwards as he laughed loudly too. Cait sith simply sat on the ground as he watched the two interact simply smiling as his tail wavered back and forth.

Then just at that one moment Nozomi flew up as she finally arrived with Riku in her arms and Mickey on her shoulder, stepping on the ledge she saw both Kuzco and Pacha hugging and laughing madly, feeling this was a bit strange she asked them both looking baffled, "what're you guys doing?"

Suddenly as they heard her both Pacha and Kuzco split apart in moments as the happy relieved spell was over now to be replaced by awkward embarrassment as they looked at her and each other. Cait sith though answered her question for them both as he said, "we're just havin' a little celebration lass! We got that there potion ya needed!"

Hearing this Nozomi became pleased in seconds herself as she spoke up becoming a little hyped herself, "wow that's fantastic!" As she jumped and down a little as Riku jostled with her as she was unable to put her arms up.

Mickey then spoke himself pleased immensely as he stood on Nozomi's shoulder, "yeah! That is great news fella's wait to go!"

Suddenly though Cait sith who'd been quiet at this point realised with amazement, "hey! Is that you Mickey! Why're ya so puny?"

Seeing Cait sith himself then the mouse king spoke out, "Cait sith! Where've ya been? I haven't seen you around since these guys got here and-"

But then the small cat quickly answered his question putting his white paw up, "well that's simple there ya majesty! I simply hitched and made a ride with some of those bat heartless that that daft Pete and those idiots left behind to finish me off!" Hearing this everyone was quiet but then thinking about it, it strangely made perfect sense. Though it was still completely weird to know about it.

Cait sith continued on talking treating his little adventure as though it was nothing," and that's my tale, so come on now how did ya get that way?"

Hearing this question Mickey gave him the simple summary of what happened, "well… me and Riku were knocked out, we were transformed in our sleep and… something else was put on us that stopped us using the keyblades and well… here we are all now."

Nodding with understanding as he listened to this Cait sith replied, "right okay then makes sense, but you guys have gotta keep your guard up more ya know!" To which Mickey nodded quietly and then Cait sith continued with another question that was on his mind," And now… where's that old snowdrop got to? Has he been shrunk like you or-"?

"I'm right here…" Riku spoke annoyed as he continued being held in Nozomi's arms in his embarrassed rabbit form.

…

"AH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Cait sith laughed out loud smacking the ledge with his gloved paw as his stomach ached from the hilarity. He just couldn't believe the transformation that had happened to him! Everyone else was just quiet with awkwardness as it hung thick in the air bathed with the sound of Cait sith's laughter making Riku's embarrassment increase to the point where he felt simply that he wanted to disappear into a black hole and never emerge.

Cait sith barely able to recover himself spoke badly struggling against the fits of giggles escaping his chest, "ha! You! Of all things! Ha! Awww! This is just classic! I ain't ever gonna forget this one!" He then stopped himself again to huff and puff again as he finished saying," this is gonna be a rich one for life!" With that he continued quietly to giggle on.

Sensing the obvious awkwardness in the air as well as Riku's dread and embarrassment plaguing him as he blushed tomato red Pacha spoke up, "well I guess since that's now all out of the way I'd say its time for some people to be put right again."

Hearing the llama herder say this Mickey spoke up trying to change the subject himself quickly, "yeah that's a great idea! Let's do it Pacha!"

Over eager himself Kuzco spoke up too, "definitely! But you all know I'm the one who's going first! I've wanted this the most out of everyone!" To which everyone internally rolled their eyes.

At this suggestion though Nozomi became immediately reluctant as she spoke in a slight pout and annoyance as she said, "awww! But I want snowball to stay like this for a while longer!" As she squeezed him slightly a little more as she held him a little tighter to her chest.

Having enough of this already Riku spoke up annoyed, "well I don't! Now let go! I'm not a cuddly toy for you!"

At this Nozomi's childish mode returned in full swing as she hugged him to herself tightly and spoke up, "awww but you're so cute like this!" As she let out another girlish giggle.

Hearing this feeling outraged even more he told her trying to drive her off with his big rabbit feet and small paws, "you moron! Guys aren't supposed to be cute now let go!"

But Nozomi shook her head her strength unwavering as she told him caught in her ultra happy mood, "awww but you are! You're so cute! I love you!"

At these last three words Riku's eyes widened as he breathed in sharply his heart almost freezing from surprise as he listened to her go on, "I do you know! I love you so much like this…you're so cute!" To which she smiled clearly blushing with happiness.

There was silence in the air as everyone watched this unexpected moment; even Cait sith had stopped laughing as he heard Nozomi say this one particular thing. Nozomi though oblivious opened her eyes as she looked around quietly herself and was confused as she asked baffled by this quietness, "hm?"

Seeing her naivety as strong as ever making him a little mad, but still the stronger feeling of embarrassment simply answered his heart thumping away strongly blushing madly, "you idiot…"

Watching from above from the shadows still as both villains saw what had occurred, Pete was surprised too what had been said as he spoke, "well fancy that girl blurtin' out somethin' like that! She must have a real cracker in her head to-"

But Pete stopped in his tracks as he saw that Uriax next to him was radiating a really dark menacing furious aura, he could definitely feel it was fury and he was terrified at what he might do as he felt it.

He felt like retreating in moments nearly using his arms to defend himself from this terrible power, but watching his partner he was quiet until finally he acted and turned around simply saying, "come on… we're getting out of here!"

With that he summoned a portal of darkness as it swirled and churned terribly taking him away into its cold embrace, Pete watching him still feeling a little unsure looked back at the odd rival group of theirs for a moment before quietly and finally following after him as the portal closed quickly behind them both.

Secretly annoyed himself as he saw and heard all this Kuzco decided to start off as he took the Potion from Pacha's open hand as he told everyone, "well then…" with that he pulled the cork off the bottle as he told them all, "see you all on the other side!" With that he drank and as he did the whole atmosphere was bathed in red and pink smoke followed by sparks and sparkles of magic, as the transformation was finally undone.

Strong beautiful warm light flowed through the windows of the palace as peace had finally returned to the empire and down its corridors walked its emperor, Kuzco. Dressed in his rich red robes, a curled tail of a cape trailing him with a golden crown on his head along with big green turquoise earrings hanging from his ears and various other golden jewellery on his being as he had finally regained his authority. Walking in he asked a couple of his female servants, "All right and you'll both be sure to take care of that?

At once one of them nodded to his question, "yes your highness! We will distribute the apology notices as soon as possible."

Replying seriously in moments Kuzco said, "good, thanks," with that he walked to go to discussion hall, the two green dressed servant girls looked at each other wondering what on earth had changed their emperor so much when suddenly he turned around and said to them both, "oh and ladies?"

Turning at once at his voice they both answered in unison, "yes your majesty?"

With that Kuzco smiled as he replied, "keep up the good work!" With that he disappeared into the room leaving both servants completely perplexed.

Inside as he entered Kuzco heard Nozomi as she said to him with her arms crossed, "well I'm glad to see you're being nicer now."

At once Kuzco smiled to her as he replied, "hey wasn't I always nice?"

To which Nozomi just shook her head smiling still, she was stood in front of a table with a miniature of Pacha's village as Cait sith stood on her shoulder then said, "Well ya are now lad! Though it certainly took you a while to learn and wise up." With that he continued to calmly wave his tail slowly back and forth.

Immediately beside them both were Riku and Mickey who had finally been returned to their original forms, one human and the other normal size. Riku spoke his mind as he said, "well regardless of who and what's become nice everything's at least settled now."

However as Mickey heard this he replied becoming a little saddened slightly, "well almost everything."

Nozomi confused at that moment at this sudden sad tone was about to ask what he was talking about when she noticed where he was gazing and saw what everyone else saw too, Pacha sitting on the one chair in front of the miniature display with one particular object in his hand, which was none other than that of his home. It was the only one which was not on the display due to a huge golden building almost crown shaped that had hogged the whole tip of the hill to itself stopping any way it could be put there.

Pacha's eyes were saddened and depressed as he gazed at it, everyone too who gazed at him could feel his sadness and particularly Kuzco as he was the one who had caused this heartache in the first place.

Quietly the emperor approached as he spoke breaking the sad silence, "so you lied to me?"

Thinking this question was strange everyone stared at him oddly, Pacha was surprised somewhat himself and just as baffled as he asked, "I did?"

Kuzco nodded in seconds as he replied, "yeah!" He then continued as he made a framing motion with his hands as he described the setting to him, "You said when the sun hits this ridge just right, these hills sing."

Thinking to herself, 'hills sing?' Nozomi quietly listened on as Kuzco went onto say, "well pal I was dragged all over those hills and I did not hear any singing!" To which he looked at Pacha very seriously.

Pacha at first not getting it looked sceptical but then he suddenly realised what was going on as he smiled quietly knowing the emperor's way of doing things.

Everyone quickly realised this themselves too as Kuzco moved and said, "So I'll be building my summer home on a more magical hill!" As he smiled brightly and smugly taking the huge building off as he snatched the small waterslide too saying, "thank you!" His smile practically beaming off of his face as he offered his hand out for one particular object in Pacha's possession.

Pacha seeing his slick way of doing things replied looking slightly smug himself, "well looks like I can't pull the wool over your eyes huh?"

Everybody enjoying this conversation watched on quietly smiling as Kuzco went on and said pointing to his right eye, "oh no I'm sharp! I'm on it! Looks like you and your family are stuck on the tuneless hill forever pal." With that he dropped the small little house on the hill right where it belonged which Pacha continued to simply smile at.

Nozomi walked on over as she remarked, "So you're sharp and on it too are you?"

Kuzco turned to her and said smiling smugly to her, "well of course I am! And actually…" he then turned to a particular corner of his room where in a golden gilded cage sat Yzma her paws on the bars as she looked on growling with irritation as Kronk stood stiffly on guard next to her.

He automatically then turned back to Nozomi again as he told her, "I'll be looking for a new royal advisor… and I was thinking you might be interested in the job. "

Hearing this idea Riku looked on really surprised and a little bit annoyed, and even outraged! Nozomi an advisor! He could ask for better advise from a monkey! But then showing just the same dismissal in her voice the female keyblader replied in moments, "no thank you! Besides I got places to go and people to see you know! I can't stay around looking after a daft sheep camel like you!"

Listening to this expecting as much the smile still on his face Kuzco did feel a little saddened inside slightly but didn't reveal it as he said, "well looks like you'll be missing out then! But you gotta do what you gotta do."

Nozomi nodded at this as Cait sith chirped in still on her shoulder, "that we have mate! That we have, but ya know we'll help out when ya really do need it, so don't wait around okay?"

Kuzco then said to the small cat, "don't worry I won't and thanks Cait sith."

Nozomi listening to all this was very glad at this outcome but then something crept up on her as she remembered, "oh yeah! Talking about needing to do something…" with that she turned to Riku and Mickey as she walked on over to them.

Watching her Riku wandered what had come to her but then he was reminded as she asked, "So guys… Riku? What was the thing you wanted to tell me? Before we came here, you know back with Hercules and things?"

At the mention of that world and that one particular moment Riku stopped dead as he remembered himself what he'd promised, but then another memory flashed in his mind in moments as he remembered her saying those three particular words that caused a slight blush on his face as he turned away and replied, "… I don't want to tell you."

Not quite hearing this quiet mutter Nozomi asked, "huh? What'd you say?"

Riku then spoke loud enough for her to hear turning his face away from her, "I'm not going to tell you."

Hearing this change of tone Nozomi became irritated as she then asked outraged, "what! But why! You'd said you'd tell me! What's with the change of-"?

But then Riku interrupted her for once, "it's my decision whether I tell you or not! You remember that! Besides this isn't the time and place to talk about it!"

Irritated beyond measure Nozomi then retorted after glaring at him for a moment looking away herself, "fine then! I don't wanna know anymore if you can't even be bothered to say it!" She then thought to herself, 'it's probably not even as important as he said it is!... Total idiotic snowball!"

Mickey and Cait sith seeing this squabble were both silent themselves. For though Cait sith didn't understand entirely himself he could sense what the reason was for not revealing whatever this information was and Mickey too felt the same though he already knew the reason why, but he'd made a promise not to tell and even if it was detrimental he was a king who kept his promises.

Watching as this went on between the group Pacha was quiet along with Kuzco but then he felt like he should say something and was about to when suddenly in front of him he noticed something as he called out, "what is-"

Hearing the gasp in his voice Nozomi turned around herself as she became just as surprised as everyone else was, for the small model of Pacha's house floated into the air as it began to glow and shine brightly, seeing it Kuzco breathed out, "what is-"

But then there was a huge sound of ringing in the air as suddenly a single beam of light emerged from the house and into the air it went as it revealed a single keyhole in the air, seeing it Nozomi's power flowed throughout her in moments as she instinctively got into position with her wings emerging and the keyblade in her hand. Aiming it in the air a single beam of light emerged from the end of it and as it did it flowed into the keyhole as something inside it reacted making the sound of something unlocking and as it did the supernatural phenomenon faded away in seconds.

At once around Nozomi appeared her glowing summoning circle as her wings extended outwards making a huge flood of mystical light envelop the room, Riku and Mickey seeing that it was time to leave quickly got into position ready to depart for their next adventure.

However Pacha and Kuzco were gob smacked by all this, quickly the emperor asked, "what the! What is this? What're you all-"

Quickly then Nozomi told him, "I told you! I got places to go and people to see… so that's what we're off to do now!"

Hearing this answer though Pacha quickly asked them all, "but will we ever see you all again!"

At once Cait Sith told him as he waved to him, "course ya will Pacha mate, though can't say when though! This daft banshee ain't the best at timing!"

To which Nozomi cried out, "hey!" Annoyed.

But then he continued on speaking, "but it'll be at some point, kay? Ya both just take care! And look after this empire thing well, ya got that ya royal llamaness?"

Still not understanding completely Kuzco still wanted to know more but knowing he couldn't shook his head as he replied smiling, "don't you guys worry I will! You all just take care of yourselves!"

Nozomi then replied though a bit miffed at Cait sith still with a smile on her face, "will do!"

With that just before vanishing away Pacha cried out, "take care everyone!" With that all of them ascended and continued on to the next world and the next part of their adventure. Soon after their departure Pacha would soon return home and recommend a certain hill to the emperor where he swore he could hear the sound of singing there...