Chapter XXXVIII: The world of toys part V

The car drove onwards for a long time until finally they entered a petrol station dubbed "Dinoco," as a sign of a dinosaur spun with an egg shape as it rotated with it's title beneath.

A bell rung as the car came to a halt, Andy unbuckled his seatbelt as he asked his mom, "can I help pump the gas?"
His mom replied to him, "Sure I'll even you let you drive," she spoke with an air of amusement.

Andy was in happy surprise as he asked, "yeah?!"

Finally his mom replied to him with a happy sarcastic smile, "Yeah when you're sixteen."

Andy replied just as amused, "yup, yup funny mom."

The two of them left with laughter in the air and went to take care of the gas, it was then that Woody finally broke out of his lifeless act. He put a hand over his head as he felt horrible remorse for what had happened to Nozomi and the others. He then spoke to himself, "aw this is terrible… how could I have let this happen? He said it would only Buzz that would get it… I can't believe I got those new guys involved too!"

It was worse as well since the other toys had ganged up on him saying it was a mass murder sending all the new toys out the window. As the sleeping car R-C had seen the whole thing and had informed everyone, making him the villain. This had left him nearly to be beaten to a pulp until Andy had walked on in and taken him to where he was now.

He stared upwards for a few moments still in his horrible state as then finally he said aloud, "I bet I'll never get forgiven for this…"

Suddenly though as he continued to look upwards at the car roof it was then a few pairs of small hands came over its edge and then a few faces looked inside.

Woody still melancholy for a moment then suddenly changed as his eyes widened into surprise as he spoke aloud, "guys!"

With that the whole party descended into the car, Buzz falling first followed by Nozomi, Cait sith on her shoulder, Riku, and finally King Mickey as they landed with a soft thud upon the cushiony car seats.

Woody was in delight as he saw everyone with a smile on his face, "guys!"

However everyone looked at him with very negative expressions mostly a sense of distrust and airs of disappointment and even reserved rage on some parts. Buzz especially demonstrated this as there was a dead fly stuck to the front of his visor.

Unfortunately though Woody was missing these as he continued onwards, "ha you're all alive! This is great" He then got up as he quickly placed his hat on his head looking truly relieved and happy as he continued , "Oh I'm saved! Andy will find you all here, he'll take us back to the room," as he spoke he then lifted off the disgusting slimy corpse of the fly off of Buzz's visor as he then wiped what he could off finishing, "and then you all can tell everyone that this was all a big mistake, huh right?" He then put his hands on Buzz's shoulders for some positive confirmation.

There was an uncomfortable silence as everyone continued to stare at Woody, the negativity still in the air making it dense and almost too tense to breathe a word. Woody finally recognised this as he looked at everyone's expressions, deterred slightly he still tried to persist with his happy nature as finally said, "guys?"

Everyone else was quiet as Buzz spoke, "I just want you to know that even though you tried to terminate us, revenge is not an idea we promote on my planet."

At these words though Nozomi and the others were immediately alerted as this was not what they agreed they were going to do, but unfortunately before any interference could be done Woody spoke once more," oh, oh that's good." He spoke relief in his voice, though slightly quieter as the guilt was appearing once more.

Buzz then spoke with quiet malice in his voice as he then pulled Woody down on to his visor, "but we're all not on my planet are we?" He asked.

Woody then looked to the side quickly for a moment to avoid the gaze as he then turned back and uttered, "no."

With that Buzz then pushed Woody off the edge off the car seat with a yell of rage in his voice, it was then the others began their interference as they all jumped off the edge, Nozomi cried out, "Buzz stop it!"

The party ran after the two quarrelling toys as they rolled further under the car, "this isn't what we're supposed to be doing!" The king cried out too as he was just as distressed about the situation.

Buzz then kicked Woody off of him with both his legs as he sent him into a car tyre, Woody now overwhelmed with anger then got up as quick as he could as he said angrily, "okay come on! You want a piece of me!"

However before anything else could be done Riku had come between the two of them as he revealed his keyblade, "The Way To Dawn," in a flash annoyed at both the toy's stupid quarrel, "now that is enough!" He said angrily himself.

Woody and Buzz were both surprised at this as they stopped in their tracks looking at the magical weapon awestruck, neither of them had truly paid attention till now about the others as they finally caught up to them.

Nozomi was quiet for a moment as she got her breath back breathing quickly, until finally she spoke again, "This fighting isn't going to solve the problem! And it's not going to give us any answers!"

Buzz puzzled by this asked them, "answers?"

King Mickey nodded at this and then looked at Woody who looked back at him uncertainly as he spoke, "exactly, as to why that heartless came after us… you know why? Don't cha Woody?"

Looking at everyone feeling their gazes on him, Woody didn't know what to do however he stopped as he looked at Nozomi's face as she looked at him with eyes of sadness and even some kind of yearning. Seeing this he began to speak a sense of guilt filling him up, "I-"

"Next stop!" Andy's mom called out.

"Pizza planet! Yeah" Andy finished as he hopped in the car, slamming the door, the engine then started.

Everyone looked on shocked as then the vehicle drove away, leaving the group of toys behind, "Andy!" Woody cried.

But it was too late as the car sped away to go to their fun destination. Woody started to try and chase after it, as he did Nozomi chased after him while Riku and Mickey stood near Buzz.

Catching up to Woody finally Nozomi looked at his distressed expression as he then said, "doesn't he realise I'm not there?"

Silent for a moment Nozomi and Cait sith watched as he gasped and then said, " I'm lost!" He covered his mouth then with both hands as the horrible saddened truth was revealed to him, then he collapsed onto his knees truly depressed as he spoke out, "I'm a lost toy!" He then dropped to his hands and knees as he started to cry aloud.

Seeing him do this Nozomi felt saddened herself at this reaction as her sympathy reacted once more, getting on down on one knee and putting a comforting hand on his shoulder Nozomi spoke aloud, "Woody…"

However Cait sith was getting fed up with all this melodrama as he then said aloud, "oh fer blast sakes ya daft bloke! Pull yerself together this ain't the time to be mopin it's-"

"Buzz Light year mission log, local sheriff, comrades and I seem to be in a huge re-fuelling station of some sort," Buzz spoke as he flipped out his so called log from his left arm.

However as he had done this Woody's fury had come back in full force as he ran back pushing past Nozomi to this still as ever ignorant astronaut shouting "YOU!"

However Nozomoi seeing this called after him as she chased, "don't start this again! It's-"

HONK!!!

HOOOOONK!!!

Came a huge bellowing noise it stopped Nozomi, Woody and everyone else in their tracks as they stared up at the huge fearsome fuelling truck that was coming into park with widened eyes.

It rumbled and roared as it came speeding towards them, Nozomi, Riku, Mickey and Buzz all instinctively scattered and got out of the way while Woody simply collapsed into his lifeless act once more.

As Nozomi ran back and hid she halted as she saw what Woody was doing, she looked with widened eyes as she then cried out, " Woody no!"

The wheels rolled forward and the first set had passed him while then the second lot came towards the poor defenceless toy sliding forwards slowly it then stopped lightly touching Woody's hat.

He blinked as he looked at it shocked and scared as he then got up and started to back away on his legs, Nozomi seeing he was all right sighed with relief as Cait sith spoke up once more, "well that bloke was sure lucky to come out unscathed!"

Nozomi nodded as she replied, "you can say that again," then afterwards she quickly skated up to Woody, he bumped into her legs as he looked up at her startled slightly, but then looking at her he saw that she was extending her hand out to him.

Silent for a moment he then heard her say, "Need a hand up?" Hearing her say this he smiled awkwardly as he then took the assistance as he pulled himself back up.

The others then had all finally had gathered back up together again as Riku arrived along with Mickey, the two of them just as relieved about the situation but now despite the setbacks it was finally time for some answers.

It was then Mickey began once more, "Woody?"

The cowboy turned around as he heard his name being called, he then responded, "yeah?"

The mouse king glad he had got his attention then proceeded, "were you the one who called upon that heartless to attack us?"

At this question Woody hesitated in answering straight away… Nozomi as well as the others were quiet as they all awaited his answer, even Buzz hadn't bothered to open up his log again.

However then at last Woody answered, "Well… yeah I did… I was the one who organised it."

Nozomi's eyes widened as she heard this information, she couldn't believe it! Why? How could this possibly be true!?

Buzz though taking the initiative then started his convicting, " I knew it! You were working with Zurg weren't you! Trying to stop us from informing star command about the threat he imposes!"

At this there was an awkward silence between everyone, Riku echoed everyone's thoughts as he asked, "What're you talking about?"

Hearing this though Woody's anger came back in full force as he shouted straight back, "you see that's why this happened! If you had never existed!" He spoke angrily as he pointed at Buzz, "and had taken everything that was important to me-"

"We'd da never of had this golden opportunity!"

It was then everyone was shocked and surprised as they saw an old familiar adversary, Nozomi's eyes widened in surprise but then they narrowed angrily as she gritted her teeth. Riku and Mickey too looked at him just as angrily. Cait sith staring on hissed angrily like a cat as his fur rose and his tail was erect showing his fierce intention.

Buzz and Woody looked on shocked though Woody looked on with horrible recognition as he knew the figure while Buzz was just dumbfounded.

Appearing from within a cloud of darkness was Pete sitting upon the spinning top heartless that they had encountered before at the window, it stood perfectly erect upon it's needle as it's many green red and blue lights flashed.

Looking at him Nozomi saw that the fatso wasn't in the costume she had seen him in before, instead he seemed to be dressed in a purple super hero outfit with a blue P in the centre in a white circle. He also wore blue boots and gloves and had a red small cape behind him with a purple mask on his face covering his eyes.

"It's you again!" Nozomi spoke angrily as she remembered that terrible memory of Oralee being taken by him into the darkness.

Seeing the nuisance that he and Hari were tracking again, Pete laughed evilly and heartily as he replied, "right ya are sweet cheeks! The name's Pete! And I'm here to fulfil a promise between old Woody and me." He spoke looking at Woody with a dark amusement.

Looking at Woody again Nozomi asked him shocked, "You were working with him!?"

Woody was dumbfounded and couldn't think of what to say and only looked away the pain of regret eating away at his heart.

However before more words could be exchanged between her and him it was Cait sith who started an outburst, "ya fat imbecile, what have ya done with her royal highness! What have ya done with my princess!?" He demanded angrily at Pete.

Pete though listening to this outrage only laughed at it, "princess? Is that what I took back there that while ago? Well I'm not sure… but I'm sure that Maleficent will be havin all sorts of fun with her right now!" He ended sniggering.

Turning back and hearing that name Nozomi repeated, "Maleficent?" As she remembered that name being mentioned before by that fatso, she would definitely ask the king and Riku about it later when they had the time to.

"But fer now, I'm gonna be havin to get back to business!" With that he clicked his fingers as more heartless appeared in flash's of darkness, these heartless were once again new as some appeared in the shapes of toy soldiers as they stood ready and waiting in red and black uniforms with their rifles at the ready.

Then around them there was also the usual small black heartless as their yellow eyes glowed and their antennas swished back and forth ready to move in for the attack.

Riku seeing them could feel that the battle was about to commence as he too called his keyblade out, "darn he's called out more of them!"

The king seeing this too called out his keyblade as he then spoke to Pete angrily again, " Pete what're you and Maleficent planning to do!? What're you after!"

At this Pete laughed once more as he replied, "What we're always after! To get the ultimate power that's in that place called kingdom hearts! Though this time we gotta an easier way to get ta it! And collectin hearts just boosts the numbers!" He smiled.

Listening and watching Nozomi still couldn't completely understand what this had to do with kidnapping Oralee or even having Woody manipulated, but then as the thought of him crossed her mind-

"AAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!"

Turning around with a gasp Nozomi and the others along with Buzz saw Woody being taken by some ring heartless that had suddenly emerged from nowhere, they had bound their rings around him and were now dragging him to spinning top heartless.

"What're you doing let go of him!" Nozomi shouted, she then called upon her keyblade "The Starseeker" and then started to skate quickly to stop this horrible atrocity. Unfortunately though she'd forgotten about the toy soldier heartless that surrounded the creature, one of them taking quick aim then fired at her with a bang a marble bullet hit her strong and fast in the stomach as it sent her reeling backwards in pain.

She gasped as she coughed from the impact lying on the floor, Riku and Mickey rushed to her aid while Buzz on the other hand spoke out, "so you're the real master mind who's working for Zurg! I'll annihilate you in seconds!" With that he called out his laser as he aimed it at Pete and fired.

Seeing this happen as the red light went on his bloated stomach, Pete was quiet for a moment as he then laughed out loud, "oh? What's that there supposed to do, flash me ta death!"

Buzz was shocked, "drat! He must have some kind of anti laser field! If I can just-"

"You idiot that's not going to do anything!" Woody shouted out loud at him still angered by the astronaut's idiocy.

Hearing him Buzz became angered once again, "and what do you suggest I do traitor!" He demanded.

And then just before Woody was pushed into the heartless spinning top's centre Woody answered back, "you're an action figure! Just your karate chop action!" Then he was swallowed by the spinning top as he was encased inside it, as this happened the creature became see through as Woody could be seen trapped inside smacking the walls of the horrible thing.

"Cura!" Mickey cried, with that the healing spell descended down on Nozomi with its healing green energy that made the damage she'd taken fade in seconds.

Opening her eyes Nozomi looked around herself and saw Riku along with Mickey, she smiled happy for the assistance but then remembering Woody she turned and looked on shocked as she saw what had happened to him.

Pete on the other hand smiled menacingly as he then cried out, "all right then let's get this little party started!"
With that the battle ensued.