Chapter 77: Mystical Bayou

Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. I've been playing the new KH3 game and I have to say it is AWESOME! Definitely worth the wait, I've added a few details from the game into this chapter along with my own surprises. My new cover image is brought to you by my buddy SuperHeroTimeFan who has been making other images based off my story. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

As the Tempest was flying through space music echoed from the inside as Phineas and Ferb were up for Karaoke.

Bow, chicka, bow-wow

That's what my baby says

Mow, mow, mow

And my heart starts pumpin'

Chicka, chicka, chew-op

Never gonna stop

Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you

From the back Roxas sitting down chuckling at their song before looking out the window.

'I hope Lea's doing okay training La.' Roxas thought when Poppy walked over.

"Hey why aren't you up singing with them?" Poppy asks snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Huh? Oh uh just didn't feel like it." Roxas said.

Poppy looks at his face and gets an idea. "Let me guess, you wish Lea was still hanging out with us instead of off training that leopard lady?"

"Is it that obvious?" Roxas asks.

"Hey I know it's tough to miss your best friend, but I think Lea can handle himself." Poppy said causing Roxas to smile.

"Yeah, you're probably right." Roxas said when he noticed Hopper, Nina and Dexter talking to the Moogle in the weapons room.

"Let's see, how about this?" Hopper asks picking up a sword.

"Hmm no kupo." The Moogle said.

"What's wrong with this?" Hopper asks when he ends up turning into a frog and the sword falls almost stabbing him. "I believe the sword is not the weapon for me."

"Hey, what's going on?" Roxas asks as he and Poppy walked in.

"We're trying to find Hopper a weapon for missions, but nothing seems to fit." Dexter sighs.

"Alas, no weapon seems to match. If I get nervous, I turn into his form and the weapon almost crushes me." Frog Hopper said.

"So basically, if we need a weapon that changes form when you do." Poppy said.

"Alas what weapon suits someone like me?" Hopper asks.

"Hmm." The Moogle looks at Frog Hopper carefully and then gets an idea. "Roxas bring me these materials." It said handing him a list.

Showing the list to Poppy and Dexter the three of them look at the materials they've collected from defeating certain Heartless and bring them over.

"Alright time to work, kupo." The Moogle said as he got to work on building something.

After a few minutes the Moogle turned to them with a green shield shaped like a Lily pad and some sort of gun like weapon. "All done Kupo."

"A lilypad, just like my story." Hopper said picking it up.

"I think it fits, but what about that one?" Dexter asks pointing to the gun.

Hopper picks it up and aims it at a target, firing it a long rope shot out and stuck to it. "Hey it's like my frog tongue." Hopper smiles.

"And when you shrink to your frog form, they'll shrink down with you." The Moogle said.

"Sweet, the perfect weapon for me." Hopper said turning back to human.

"Hey Roxas, before we go, I want to show you something." Dexter said getting his attention.

As they all turned to him Dexter activated his plasma pistols but were surprised when we saw the pistols change forms to resemble a machine gun and then again to resemble a missile launcher.

"Whoa Dexter, what is all this?" Roxas asks.

"While you guys were in the last world Phineas and Ferb gave my pistols an upgrade." Dexter said.

"Wow Dexter, that's pretty impressive." Poppy said as Dexter rubbed the back of his head.

"You think that's impressive, check out my new weapon" Nina said holding out a boomerang. "And the best part is it can shrink and regrow just like me." Nina smiles when suddenly the world map went off in the main room.

As everyone made their way over Raven turned on the world map to reveal a city with a large lake around it.

"Mystical Bayou? That's an interesting name." Raven said.

"So it's like some kind of swamp?" Faybelle asks a little grossed out.

"Actually, a Bayou is a marshy outlet of a lake or river." Ferb said.

"Maybe we'll get lucky and the keyhole will be in the city area." Briar said when Hopper looks at the new world curiously.

"I don't know why but I think I should go to this one." Hopper said as Roxas turned the Tempest. in the direction of the new World.

As they approached the new world Amora was thinking about seeing Maleficent back in Deep Jungle. 'Who was that woman? She had some pretty powerful magic but why was she so interested in La?' Amora thought as they were about to enter.

Suddenly a golden beam shot out and zapped the Tempest causing it to stop in its tracks surprising everyone.

"What's going on?!" Apple panics when the light grabs Hopper and starts pulling him away

"Hey! Hey let me go!" Hopper said as Roxas runs over and grabs Hopper's arm trying to free him.

"Hang on!" Roxas said as Poppy, Nina, Faybelle, Raven, Xion, Dexter, Blondie and Cedar hold onto him hoping to pull him back, but the light grabbed all of them and transported them down towards Mystical Bayou.

"Ginger quick! We gotta follow them!" Holly said as Ginger ran to the ship's controls.

Down below a bright light engulfs Roxas, Blondie, Faybelle, Xion, Poppy, Hopper, Raven, Dexter, Nina and Cedar crash into the water.

Resurfacing Roxas gasps for air as they all pulled themselves out of the water to see they were in the Bayou at night time.

"Ugh great, my clothes are ruined." Faybelle said shaking off water.

"Is everyone okay?" Nina asks.

"I think so. What was that?" Raven asks helping Dexter out of the water.

"I don't know but it really wanted Hopper." Poppy said as Hopper wrung water out his clothes when he looked around to see they were surrounded by extremely large trees and plants.

"Uh guys, anyone sure why everything is so big?" Hopper asks as they all noticed their surroundings.

"Either everything's big or we've shrunk." Poppy said.

"It's like back when we went to Pixie Hollow." Roxas remembers. "Hey can reach out to the others?" Roxas asks as they all took out their mirrorphones.

"Nuts, I'm not getting a signal." Cedar said.

"No bars." Dexter said.

"Great so I can't even update my My Chapter page. On how quickly this mission stinks." Faybelle groans.

"Faybelle, not everything goes as planned. Sometimes you gotta learn to make the best of this and figure things out." Raven said.

"Ugh that sounds like hard work." Faybelle sighs.

"It is, it's lots of hard work." Xion said.

"I know this isn't your specialty Faybelle, but if we want to get through this, we all have to pull our own weight. That includes you." Cedar said.

"Easy for you to say, you don't even have a weapon." Faybelle points out.

"Faybelle if you want to be a part of this team you have to learn to get along with everyone." Xion glares.

"Hey does anyone else think this Bayou or whatever is kinda big?" Dexter asks looking around.

"Wait a minute…we shrunk!" Roxas realized.

"This is just like when we were in Pixie Hollow." Raven recalls.

"Come on let's see if we can find a signal and call the others." Poppy said as they made their way through the Bayou when suddenly they heard two screams nearby.

"Where there's screaming there's Heartless." Roxas said.

"And where there's Heartless there's people in need." Raven said as they ran as fast as they could but were surprised to hear the screams coming from two green frogs their size.

"Frogs?" Faybelle said a little grossed out when multiple Flutterings and Shadow Witch Heartless were flying in after the frogs.

"Help! Help! I'm too important to die!" One frog said revealing himself to be male.

Tripping on a root the other frog fell to the ground as a Shadow Witch flew at it.

"Help!" The other frog yelled revealing to be Female.

Suddenly Hopper summons his shield Hopping Mad and blocks the Shadow Witch's attack repelling it. "Are you alright?" He asks.

"Uh yeah, thanks for that." She said as Roxas, Xion, Raven, Poppy, Faybelle, Dexter and Nina ran forward.

"We'll handle these things you two get to safety." Raven said as darkness forms in her hands.

"Can do." The male frog said as they hopped behind Cedar and Blondie who was recording everything.

"Man I wish I could help them." Cedar said.

Roxas summons Heroic Arrow while Xion summons her Keyblade. Swinging his multiple arrows of light fly towards the Flutterings and Shadow Witches forcing them to fly away to dodge.

"Ready? Ok! We hate Heartless, yes we do! We hate Heartless how about you?" Faybelle chants as dark energy surrounds her hands and she knocks two Flutterings into darkness. "Oh yeah! How's that for dealing with Heartless?" Faybelle grins when a Shadow Witch throws a ball of Darkness at Faybelle knocking her into the mud. "Hey!"

"You can't let your guard down even for a second!" Poppy said as she whacked a Fluttering away with her frying pan destroying it.

Nina charges forward as two Shadow Witches flew at her, but at the last second Nina shrunk down before growing as she pops up behind them.

Throwing her boomerang Nina knocks one off its broom before the boomerang turns around and knocks the other one off allowing Xion to swing her keyblade destroying them.

Roxas and Dexter had their backs to each other as they tried to shoot the Flutterings out of the air but were missing.

"What do you say we change things up?" Dexter suggests.

"Sounds good to me. Zero Graviga!" Roxas creates a field around causing the Flutterings to float in midair.

Changing his Plasma Pistols into a machine gun Dexter fires multiple blasts destroying half of them while Roxas swings Heroic Arrow and Monster and Proud. Creating glowing arrows filled with static electricity Roxas fires the other half destroying them

As a Fluttering flew in from behind Hopper took out his Rope gun and shoots it. Wrapping around the Fluttering Hopper spins around and throws the Fluttering into a another destroying them both leaving only Raven, Xion and Poppy faced off against the last three Shadow Witches.

"Water!" Raven yells as Water from the Bayou shoots out and soaks two Shadow Witches knocking lower to the ground.

Letting out a grunt Poppy throws her frying pan knocking the third one down to their level. "Now Xion!" Poppy yells.

Radiant Burst!" Xion's keyblade glows brightly as she swings it creating a ball of light which explodes destroying the last of them.

After the battle ended Cedar and Blondie turned to the two frogs.

"Are you both okay?" Cedar asks.

"No, no I'm not. This night has been a disaster and it all started because of him." The female frog said pointing to the male.

"My fault? You were the one who lied to me!" He said.

"Well you lied first!" She said.

"Whoa, calm down. What's going on?" Hopper asks as they walk over.

"My friends allow me to introduce myself. I am Prince Naveen of Maldonia and this is Tiana the waitress."

"Wait prince?" Nina said surprised as they looked to Naveen and then to Hopper before they realized what was going on.

"No way." Hopper said in shock.

"Yes way, anyway this is going to be a long night so how about we find a place to rest and talk." Naveen said as they climbed into a log.

Almost instantly Naveen fell asleep while Tiana was sitting down talking to everyone.

"So basically, I was dressed up to go to this costume party that my friend Charlotte was throwing but this guy here went messing around with the Shadow Man and got himself turned into a frog." Tiana said gesturing to him.

"So what made you turn into a frog yourself?" Hopper asks.

"Well I have been saving money my entire life working job after job to make enough money for my own restaurant, but…something happened. I got desperate and Naveen said he would help finance the money for my restaurant if I kissed him to break the spell, but as you can see it didn't work." Tiana sighs.

'This is way different than my story.' Hopper thought.

"Sounds like a lot of hard work." Faybelle said.

"It was and now I feel like all my hard work is about to be wasted." Tiana said.

"Well then you should probably give up if there's no point in trying." Faybelle said causing Tiana to chuckle.

"You sound like so many people, but Faybelle let me tell you something. If you want to go places in this world you got to put yourself out there and try as hard as you possibly can to make your dreams come true because if just try to get by with as little effort has possible how can you say you even lived?" Tiana said leaving Faybelle speechless. "Well I better get some sleep too…hey everyone I don't know why you showed but when you did but thank you." Tiana smiles.

"It's what we do." Raven smiles.


The next morning Naveen and the Forever After Fighters were sound asleep when an acorn was thrown hitting them on the head.

"Rise and shine sleeping beauties." Looking outside the log they saw Tiana had built a raft for all of them. "We gotta get to New Orleans and undo this spell."

"I was not the one prancing around in a phony tiara." Naveen said grabbing a stick with some webs on it and started strumming it like a ukulele while Faybelle sat next to him. "Music to paddle by."

"Uh we could use a little help." Cedar said as they all grabbed a stick to row.

"Oh, I will play a little louder." Naveen said as he continued playing unaware of a large crocodile coming out of the water behind them.

"Why aren't you helping?" Roxas groans.

"I don't want to ruin my nails." Faybelle said.

"You know Faybelle—" Roxas turns around and gasps as the gator comes out of the water causing them all to panic.

"I know that tune! Dipper mouth blues!" It said taking out a small trumpet.

"Play it brother!" Naveen said as he continued playing much to everyone's shock.

"Where have you been all my life?" He asks happily.

"Where did you learn to play like that?" Naveen asks.

"Well the bayou is the best Jazz school in the world. All the greats play the river boats. Oh, Louis would give anything to be up there jamming with the big boys."

"That's amazing at trumpet playing Crocodile." Blondie said snapping a picture.

"Well why don't you?" Dexter asks.

"Oh I tried once…. It didn't end well." Louis frowns.

"Uh huh. Well Louis thank you for not eating us all, but we all need to be going." Tiana said pulling them back onto the raft.

"Where you all going?" Louis asks following them.

"To find someone to undo the spell on these two." Xion said.

"What spell?" Louis asks.

"Brace yourself my scaly friend for we are not frogs we are humans and these tiny people are our bodyguards. I am Prince Naveen and this is Tiana the waitress. Don't kiss her." Naveen whispers the last part.

"No hold up. This fool got himself turned by a voodoo man and now—"

"Voodoo? Like the kind Mama Odie do?" Louis asks freaking out.

"Mama Whodie?" Hopper said confused.

"Mama Odie, she the Voodoo queen of the bayou." Louis said.

"Could you take us to her?" Naveen and Tiana ask.

"No." Louis said leaning against a tree.

"Well so much for that." Roxas said when Naveen held up his finger.

"Watch and learn." Naveen said as he walked up to Louis. "Louis, it's too bad we can't help you with your dream if you were different you could play to adoring crowds without scaring them. Oh well enjoy your loneliness." Naveen walks away from him.

"What was the point of that?" Poppy asks when Naveen holds up his finger and points as Louis appears next to them.

"Hey guys! I just had a crazy idea, what if I asked Mama Odie to turn me human?" Louis asks.

"Why Louis, you are a genius." Naveen said as they all climbed onto Louis' back and they made their way through the bayou.


Meanwhile in the city of New Orleans Ginger, Apple, Maddie, Holly and Justine were searching the city for any trace of their friends.

"Any calls yet?" Holly asks as they all looked at their mirrorphones.

"Nothing." Justine said.

"Alright maybe they're around here somewhere." Apple said as they made their way through.

"This city is enormous how are we going to find them?" Maddie asks.

"We have to try." Ginger said.

As they scanned the area for any sign of their friends they noticed lots of floats being built and people playing jazz while some were getting dressed in fun outfits.

"Wow must be something fun to have all this set up." Maddie smiles looking around when a delicious scent floats over towards them.

Looking at a booth they saw an elderly woman with dark skin mixing something in a big pot while some fresh pastries were sitting at her table. This was Eudora, Tiana's mother.

"Wow that smells really good." Ginger said walking over.

"Thank you, would you like a Beignet? It's my daughter's recipe." Eudora said holding a plate out for all of them.

Reaching out to take one they all bite down and sighed in amazement. "This is the most amazing thing I've ever tasted." Apple said.

"Why thank you. I'm making a big pot of family gumbo and beignets to help get my daughter some money for her restaurant, but right now it's a struggle just to make enough for the first few minutes." Eudora said wiping her face with a cloth.

"Hey can I help?" Ginger asks. "I'll help you and in exchange you teach me how to cook this stuff."

"Ginger what are you doing? We need to be looking for the others?" Maddie whispers.

"You heard what she said, the whole town will be coming past here. I'll keep a lookout for the others here while you guys explore." Ginger whispers.

"Smart thinking." Holly said as they left to search for the others and walking past some very expensive houses.

In a garden a woman with blonde hair was talking to a tan skin man with black hair. These were Charlotte LaBouff and Prince Naveen.

"Oh Prince Naveen dear, I am simply mortified you had to endure that frog fiasco last night." Charlotte said.

"Well when you're next in line for the throne you're poised like a panther. Ready for the unexpected." He said when suddenly his ear grew twice in size.

"Uh your ear." Charlotte said wondering if he was okay.

"What about it?" Naveen reaches up to reveal it grew, panicking he ducked under the table and took out an amulet that seemed to be weakened in power. "Uh Ms. Charlotte I know our time has been short, but I can no longer ignore my true feelings." Naveen said as parts of his body go fatter and bigger, but he kept moving so Charlotte wouldn't notice. "Would you do the me honor of being Princess of Maldonia?" He asks causing Charlotte to gasp happily.

"Yes! Yes I will!" She said running off to tell her father. "We're gonna have ourselves a Mardi Gras wedding!"

Naveen sighs when a man surrounded by darkness grabs the amulet turning him into a short, fat, bald man. This was Lawerence, Naveen's servant.

The man holding the amulet was a dark-skinned man dressed in purple with a top hat and cane, this was Dr. Facilier otherwise known as the Shadow Man.

"What do we do?" Lawerence panics.

"Because someone let our little frog go Larry, I'm forced to seek help from my friends on the other side." Dr. Facilier said unaware that Maleficent was watching him with an evil grin on her face.


Back in the bayou everyone was sitting on Louis's back as they swam through the water.

"So Hopper, that's an interesting name." Tiana said.

"Uh yeah well you could say my parents had frogs on their minds when they gave me that name. I'm actually named after my dad." Hopper said nervously.

"That's sweet, so Hopper what are you all doing out here?" Tiana asks.

"Well Roxas formed a group of most of my friends and made a team that goes around helping people and I just joined them." Hopper said.

"Well ain't that something to smile at. You all must be hard workers to want to help whoever you can." Tiana smiles.

"Well they have but I haven't really done anything. Compared to them I don't really know what I can offer." Hopper said when Tiana moves next to him.

"Hopper, everyone has something about them that makes them special in some way. You just need to find out what it is and with a little hard work you can handle anything." Tiana said causing Hopper to smile.

"Well howdie there, I don't believe I've seen you folks around these parts." A Cajun voice said.

Looking up they saw a firefly flying down towards them.

"Uh howdie." Roxas waves.

"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Raymond, but everyone calls me Ray for short." He said.

"Uh sorry but that's a very interesting accent you got there." Blondie said recording him.

"Well I'm a Cajun young lady. Born and raised in the bayou. You all must be new around here." Ray said.

"Uh yeah you can say that." Dexter said rubbing the back of his head.

"We're from a very far away place." Raven said.

"You see Prince Charming here got himself turned into a frog by a Voodoo Witch Doctor." Tiana points.

"And we were on our way to Mama Odie's." Nina said when Ray flew up to her.

"Wait, Mama Odie's? Y'all going in the wrong direction." Ray said.

"We are?" Poppy asks.

"What kind of chucklehead told ya Mama Odie was this way?" Ray asks as they all turned to Louis.

"Louis, is that true?" Cedar asks.

"Well I uh you see the geography and the…" Louis stutters.

"First rule of the bayou: never take directions from a gator." Ray whispers.

"Great, what do we do now?" Xion groans.

"Don't worry folks. Why me and my family will show you all the way." Ray said as hundreds of fireflies filled the air.

(Play Gonna Take you there)

Alright Lulu, lets get to it darling!

Come on Cherie!

Just follow the bouncing butt!

We're gonna take ya down,

We're gonna take ya down,

We're gonna take ya all the way down!

We're gonna take ya down,

We're gonna take ya down,

We're gonna take ya all the way!

Going down the bayou,

Going down the bayou,

Going down the bayou,

Taking you all the way!

We've got the whole family!

There goes Mimi, cousin Budro; oh grand mama!

Your light on...!

We all go through together,

Down here that's how we do!

Me fulfillment they're there for me,

We'll all be there for you!

We gonna take ya,

We gonna take ya,

We gonna take ya all the way down!

We know where you going and we're going with you,

Taking you all the way...!

Going down the bayou,

Going down the bayou,

Going down the bayou,

Taking you alllll...! YEAH- you know!

Come on ya'll!

Keep that light flowing, and the lights a'glowing!

As Ray sang all of them made their way through the bayou moving to the beat of the music, shrugging Faybelle joined in.


Meanwhile in town Dr. Facilier was in his Voodoo shop talking with the Voodoo spirits from the other side.

"Friends I know I'm already in debt to you, but it seems our little froggy prince lost his way." He said causing the friends on the other side to growl. "I know what's in for you." Dr. Facilier takes out a voodoo doll of a fat man. "You see once I take care of Big Daddy LaBouff I'll be running this town and everyone will be yours for the taking." He said causing the Friends to grin and create multiple shadows. "Perfect, search everywhere! The bayou, the quarter, but bring him to me alive. I need his heart pumping…for now."

As all the shadows left the Voodoo shop one was struck with a blast of green flames. Turning it saw Maleficent staring down at her causing the Shadow to cringe in fear.

"Now tell me what kind of debt does this man owe?" Maleficent asks.


Back in the bayou everyone was saying goodbye to Ray's family.

"I'll take them the rest of the way." Ray said.

"Nice meeting you all." Nina said.

"Bye-bye Pookie." Louis said.

"Take care." Xion said.

"And don't forget to tell Angela that Raymond said bonjour." Ray smiles.

"She your girlfriend?" Tiana asks.

"Nah my girl is Evangeline." Ray smiles.

"That's a nice name." Poppy said.

"She's the prettiest firefly to ever glow. I talk to her every night. She's a little shy but I know deep down in my heart we're gonna be together." Ray sighs.

Dexter looks to Raven and sighs. 'I know how you feel Ray.'

"That's nice Ray." Tiana smiles.

"Ugh barf." Faybelle gags.

"Don't be in such a hurry to settle down my friend, there's plenty of fireflies in the swamp." Naveen said.

"Ugh ignore those two." Blondie said as Louis pricks himself on a thorny bush.

"You know waitress I think I have you figured out." Naveen said.

"Oh really?" Tiana said.

"You don't know how to have fun." Naveen said.

"Well I figured out your problem." Tiana said.

"I'm too gorgeous?" Naveen smirks.

"You're a lazy no account bump on a log." Tiana said causing the Forever After Fighters to step back and let them deal with it.

"Stick in the mud." Naveen coughs.

"Listen here mister, this stick in the mud has had to work 2 jobs her entire life while you've been sucking on a silver spoon and chasing down chambermaids around your ivory tower." Tiana growls.

"Actually, it's polished marble." Naveen whispers.

"Was this anything like your story?" Roxas whispers.

"Not even close." Hopper whispers when multiple Dark Plants, Fire Plants and Blizzard Plants shot out of the bushes surrounding them.

"Uh those don't look like any flowers I've seen." Louis said in fear jumping out of the way he ends up jumping into a thorn bush.

"Don't these things ever take a break?" Faybelle asks.

"No." All of them said getting ready for battle.

All three plants fire their seeds at them causing everyone to dodge or in Nina's case shrink.

Running towards them Nina regrew to normal size. "Valor Drive!" Nina yells as her outfit turns red and she throws her boomerang destroying a dark plant.

As Roxas, Hopper, Poppy and Xion deflected seeds with their keyblades, shield and frying pan but the plants kept up the firing forcing them to circle up.

"They need help!" Tiana said.

"Help?! But what can we do?" Naveen asks as Tiana grabs him.

"Follow me lead." Tiana said as she hopped onto the head of a Fire Plant. "Hey you dumb weeds! Over here!" A Blizzard plants turns to her and fires a blast of ice but at the last second Tiana jumps off and the Fire Plant ends up destroyed.

"Impressive." Naveen said before understanding her plan.

Hopping from Plant to Plant Naveen and Tiana tricked the Heartless into attacking each other giving the Forever After fighters some breathing room.

"Wow." Raven said impressed.

"That's something I can do." Hopper said making a mental note of that strategy.

"Quick let's hit them hard!" Faybelle said as she used her magic to lift a log and throw it at two Dark Plants destroying them.

"Poppy!" Roxas said as he reached over and grabbed Poppy's frying pan handle. Surrounding it with magic they both lift the frying pan in the air as it grew exponentially in size.

"Head Smash!" Roxas and Poppy yell as they brought the giant frying pan down on the Heartless destroying all of them.

"Hoo wee that was amazing." Ray said.

"Thanks but Tiana and Naveen really saved us back there." Nina said.

"I'll admit that was pretty clever." Naveen smiles.

"Not a stick in the mud?" Tiana asks.

"Well I don't know about—"

"Say it." Tiana teases.

"Alright you're a complete, deep stick in the mud." Naveen admits causing everyone to chuckle when suddenly they heard Louis yelp in pain. Looking over they saw Ray was pulling thorns out of Louis from when he jumped into the bush.

"Fellas I know we got to get to Mama Odie's quickly, but this is gonna take awhile." Ray said.

"Aw poor Louis. I think I know what would make you feel better." Tiana said.

"What?" Louis asks as Tiana walks over to a nearby pumpkin.

"A big ole Swamp Gumbo." Tiana said.

"That'll work." Louis said before yelping in pain.

"Sounds delightful. I'll have a pre-dinner cocktail and something to nibble on." Naveen said sitting down.

"Oh no, no, no your highness. You are gonna mince the mushrooms that Nina, Cedar and Blondie will be gathering. Roxas, Xion I could use a fire. Dexter, Raven, Hopper, Faybelle you help me with this pumpkin." Tiana said.

"Wait what?" Naveen asks shocked.

"Mince the mushrooms. Hop to it." Tiana said as she went to gather more ingredients.

As everyone got to work Naveen was struggling just to cut off one piece of the mushroom.

"Step aside mister. Watch and learn." Tiana said as she minced the mushroom like a pro before handing it back to Naveen.

"You know I've never done anything like this before." Naveen said.

"Oh really?" Tiana smirks.

"But when you live in a palace everything is done for you all the time." Naveen said.

"Wow sounds terrible." Xion said.

"I'll admit it was pretty great until my parents cut me off and then I realized…I don't know how to do anything." Naveen sighs.

All of them look at Naveen with surprised expressions before Faybelle walked over.

"You know I'm not saying I feel bad for you or anything but life is crazy sometimes, you think you got your path all figured out and then something crazy happens and you find yourself…in a place you never thought you would be." Faybelle said looking at the team.

"And besides you make a decent Mushroom Mincer." Tiana said walking over. "Keep it up and I might just hire you all."

As Faybelle walked over to the pumpkin Cedar and Blondie moved next to her.

"You know Faybelle you act mean but you can be nice when you want to be." Blondie said.

"Don't get ahead of yourself." Faybelle looks away.

An hour later all of them were sitting around eating the Swamp Gumbo.

"Wow I never thought you could make something this good in a place like this." Dexter said.

"It's just right." Blondie said eating some.

"Anyone for seconds?" Tiana asks.

"I would. You truly have a gift." Naveen said.

"T-Thank you." Tiana smiles when Ray let out a gasp.

"There she is, the sweetest firefly in all creation." Ray smiles.

"Evangeline?" Tiana said getting everyone's attention.

"Where is she?" Blondie asks taking out her Mirrorpad.

"Yeah I want to meet her." Hopper said.

"How can you miss her? She's glowing right up there." Ray said looking towards a bright star in the sky causing everyone to look at each other weirdly.

(Play My Evangeline)

Look how she lights up the sky,

Ma Belle Evangeline.

"Uh Ray that's not a firefly that's—" Before Faybelle could finish Xion elbows her side telling her to stop talking.

So far above me yet I,

Know her heart belongs to only me.

Je t'adore, Je t'aime Evangeline,

You're my queen of the night,

So still,

So bright.

That someone as beautiful as she,

Could love someone like me.

As he sang Poppy slowly moved her hand over to grab Roxas's causing him to look over as she smiles at him.

Love always finds a way it's true!

And I love you, Evangeline.

Naveen looks to Tiana and asks for her to dance only for Tiana to move away. "Sorry but I don't dance. I never have." She admits.

"If I can mince, you can dance." Naveen said as Hopper watches the frog versions of his parents dance.

Love is beautiful,

Love is wonderful!

Love is everything, do you agree?

Mais oui!

Sighing to the music Raven rests her head on Dexter's shoulder surprising him at first but then he leans into it.

Look how she lights up the sky,

I love you, Evangeline.

Leaning towards each other Roxas and Poppy were about to kiss when they heard Naveen screaming.

"Huh?" They turns to see a shadow monster dragging Naveen away.

"Tiana!" Naveen yells.

"Naveen!" Tiana yells as they chased after him.

"What kind of Heartless are those?!" Hopper asks.

"They don't look like anything we've faced!" Cedar said as Blondie tried to scan them.

"Nothing! They must be magic!" Blondie said when a bright golden light destroys the Shadow creatures freeing Naveen.

"Wait a minute, that light looked familiar." Raven said as small elderly blind woman with dark skin and glasses walks out. This was Mama Odie.

"Not bad for a 197-year-old blind woman. Now which one of you naughty children has been messing with the shadow man?" She asks as everyone points to Naveen.


Leading them to her house which was at the top of a tree Mama Odie walked inside.

"So Mama Odie, I know this is going to sound weird but that light that you used to destroy those creature, we were brought here by a similar light." Dexter said.

"That was me." Mama Odie said surprising them. "I also had a hand in your "tiny" situation." She chuckles.

"Wait, you did this?! Change me back Grandma!" Faybelle snaps.

"Mama Odie we really don't want to take up too much of your time." Tiana said.

"No! Why didn't anyone tell me my gumbo was burning!" Mama Odie said running to a bathtub that was over a fire.

"What is up with this lady?" Roxas whispers.

"Are you sure this is the right place?" Hopper asks.

"Pretty sure." Ray said.

"Mama Odie we want to be—"

"Be human I know." She said surprising them.

"Please Mama Odie help us." Tiana said.

"And while you're at it change us back to normal too." Faybelle said.

"Well if you two are set on being human." Mama Odie starts stirring the Gumbo. "Gumbo, gumbo in the pot we need a princess what'cha got?"

In the pot they saw Charlotte asleep in her room.

"Lottie? But she's not a princess?" Tiana said.

"Hush up and look in the pot." Mama Odie said as Big Daddie walks in.

"Oh yeah Big Daddie's king of the Mardi Gras parade, which makes Lottie a Princess." Tiana said.

"Wait does that count?" Naveen asks.

"Only until midnight." Mama Odie said.

"That don't give us much time." Tiana said.

"What about me Mama Odie? I want to be human too." Louis said.

"Louis if you dig a little deeper you'll find what you're looking for." Mama Odie said when Cedar noticed a paintbrush nearby. (Google Epic Mickey Paintbrush)

Walking over she picks it up to examine it.

"What'cha looking at?" Mama Odie asks startling her.

"Oh uh sorry Mama Odie I was just looking at this." Cedar said.

"Oh my, child that's a special paintbrush. Tell me are you good with a brush?" Mama Odie asks.

"Uh yeah I would say I'm pretty good. Then if you plan to go up against the Shadow Man you gonna need that and a little help." Mama Odie creates a bright golden light around Cedar, Blondie, Roxas, Xion, Poppy, Raven, Hopper, Dexter, Nina and Faybelle turning them back to normal size.

"Now you all got some serious swimming to do if you want to make it back into town." Mama Odie said pushing them to the door.

"Wait!" Louis said stopping them. "I have a better idea."


Sneaking onto a riverboat that was making its way back into town Louis was mistaken for a guy in a costume and was invited by one of the bands to join them in the parade.

As they approached the city Roxas' mirrorphone went off.

"Hello?" Roxas answers.

"OH SWEET FAIRY GODMOTHER YOU'RE ALIVE!" Apple said on the other line hurting his ears.

"Oh course I'm alive. Apple what's going on?" Roxas asks.

"We've been searching the entire city for you guys, where are you?" Apple asks.

"We ended up in the Bayou but don't worry we're on our way back. Look for the crocodile playing the trumpet we're with him." Roxas said as some shadow creatures snuck behind him and grabbed Naveen as he was about to approach Tiana.

"Okay…. wait what?" Apple said as they docked.

Walking out behind Louis and his band Tiana was sitting on Hopper's shoulder when Ray flew over.

"Look at you, where's that ring?" Ray asks.

"What ring?" Tiana asks.

"Well if the captain didn't say anything I'm not talking." Ray said.

"Ray." Hopper asks.

"Okay it's like this when you're human Naveen's not gonna marry Charlotte he wants to marry Tiana and when he becomes human, he's gonna get a job, get you that restaurant—I said too much." Ray said as Tiana and Hopper smile.

"You said just enough Ray! Come on Hopper we got to move!" Tiana said hopping in front of everyone.

"Tiana, wait!" Hopper said as everyone ran after her.

"Where are you going?" Nina asks.

"Just be on the lookout for the gawdiest float in the parade where the Princess is gonna kiss herself…a frog." Tiana stops when she sees Charlotte marrying Lawrence disguised as Prince Naveen and were being wed on the float.

"Naveen?" Nina said in shock.

"What's he doing?" Xion asks.

"Wait if he's human shouldn't Tiana be human too?" Faybelle asks when they saw Tiana was already gone.

"Something ain't right." Ray said as he flew towards Lawrence while Roxas, Faybelle, Raven, Hopper and Blondie went after Tiana.

Making his way to the top of a float he noticed a box by Lawrence's feet. "What in the?"

Flying down towards it he saw Naveen trapped inside. "Ray get me out of this box!" Naveen yells.

"I can't hear you, I'm gonna get you outta this box!" Ray said as he flew into the lock and picked it from the inside.

"Now by the power invested in me I now pronounce you man and—" Before the priest could finish Naveen jumps at Lawrence yanking him by the amulet causing him to fall of the float.

"Naveen!" Poppy said as she, Cedar, Dexter and Nina ran across the street towards them.

"Prince Naveen, are you okay darling?" Charlotte asks.

"Just need a minute to compose myself." Lawrence said Dexter, Xion, Nina and Poppy tackled him into the cathedral.

"Lawerence why are you doing this?" Naveen asks.

"As payback for all the years of humiliation." Lawrence growls.

"Not if we have anything to say about it." Cedar said as Dr. Facilier enters the room.

"What are you doing? Get your royal behind back outside! Wait…who are you?" He asks as Naveen kicks the amulet into Poppy's hands turning Lawrence back into his original self.

"Poppy run!" Naveen yells as Poppy and Ray turn towards the exit and ran.

"Stay out of sight I got this!" Dr. Facilier tells Lawrence only to turn and see Cedar, Nina and Dexter blocking him.

"You're not going anywhere." Nina said.

"I don't have time for this!" Dr. Facilier slams his cane into the ground and a dark copy of himself rose from his shadow causing them to gasp as they both blasted them with Voodoo magic forcing them to jump out of the way as the real Dr. Facilier made his escape and sent his Shadow creatures after Poppy.

"He's getting away!" Nina said.

"We'll have to deal with him later, right now we have our hands full." Xion said turning to the Shadow Facilier and summoning her keyblade.

Meanwhile at the parade Ginger, Apple, Maddie, Holly and Justine were helping sell Beignets.

"Come and get it!" Justine calls out.

"Hot fresh and delicious!" Ginger said bringing out a fresh batch.

"Hey is that Poppy?" Maddie points to Poppy and Ray running past them.

"Poppy!" Holly smiles.

"No time to talk! Watch out!" Poppy said as she ran into the cemetery.

"Watch out? Watch out for what?" Maddie tilts her head confused until the Shadow Creatures zoomed past them. "Oh that."

"Hang on Poppy!" Justine took out her blaster and fired at the creatures causing them to scream in pain as they turned to face them.

Maddie takes out her pumpkin bombs, Apple summons her staff and Holly readied her frying pan.

In the cemetery Roxas, Hopper, Faybelle, Blondie and Raven were trying to comfort Tiana when Ray and Poppy came running over with the Talisman.

"Everyone! That Naveen was a fake!" Poppy yells getting their attention as Ray hands the talisman to Tiana.

"What is this?" Tiana asks.

"It's a Voodoo talisman! The Shadow Man has been using it to fool everybody!" Ray said when Dr. Facilier appeared in front of them out of cloud of smoke.

"Shadow Man!" Tiana gasps.

"Now Tiana, why don't you be a good girl and hand over that there Talisman." Facilier said as Roxas summons Golden Eternity, darkness surrounds Raven and Faybelle's hands, Poppy drew her frying pan and Hopper summons his shield.

"Don't take one more step." Roxas glares.

"A Keyblade? I thought those things were just stories." Facilier said. "Come on Tiana, think of everything you've sacrificed. Think of all those neigh sayers who doubted you. And don't forget your poor daddy. Now there was a hard-working man, working double sometimes triple shifts. Never letting on how bone tired and broken down he really was. Shame all that hard work didn't amount to much more than a busted old Gumbo pot and a dream that never got off the back porch. But you, you can give your daddy all he ever wanted. Come on Tiana, you're almost there."

"My daddy never did get what he wanted…but he had what he needed." Tiana said as a serious expression appeared on her face. "He had love, he never lost sight of what was truly important! And neither will I! Get him!"

Roxas charged forward and swung Golden Eternity creating a flash of light stinging Facilier causing him to jump backwards.

"You should've taken my offer." He growls readying his cane.

"Sorry but I've had my share of crummy deals and yours stinks." Faybelle said.

Back at the Cathedral the battle between Shadow Facilier was getting destructive.

Dexter and Nina were crouching behind the benches as Shadow Facilier was firing multiple Voodoo curses at them. Popping up Dexter fires multiple plasma blasts while Nina threw her boomerang.

Shadow Facilier ducks under the boomerang but gets blasted by the plasma blasts knocking it backwards.

Xion looked around and noticed Cedar trying to figure out what to do with the paintbrush Mama Odie gave her.

"Come on work." Cedar said annoyed.

"Cedar look out!" Xion yells.

"Huh?" Turning around Cedar saw Shadow Facilier right behind her. Gasping she waves the paintbrush in front of it and it glows blasting the Shadow Facilier with paint thinner causing it to scream in pain as parts of it disappeared.

Everyone looked at Cedar who was just as surprised as she was.

"A magical paintbrush?" Nina said causing Cedar to grin.

"This is my kind of weapon." Cedar said as she waved the brush creating a hole in the ground causing Shadow Facilier to fall through it and painted another hole above the benches causing Shadow Facilier to crash into them. "I cannot tell a lie. Thank you, Mama Odie."

Xion rushed forward and slashed Shadow Facilier knocking it backwards.

"Cedar trap that shadow so it can't escape." Dexter said.

"Got it." Cedar painted a giant lamp which scooped up Shadow Facilier trapping it inside.

"Now all we need is some light." Nina said looking to Xion who grins.

"One light coming up. Faith!" Xion said creating five pillars of light that went in through the top of the lamp destroying Shadow Facilier from the inside.

"Way to go! You did it!" Naveen said hopping over.

"Thanks Naveen." Dexter said.

"Now we need to figure out what to do with you." Cedar said as they all glared at Lawrence who gulped nervously.

Outside the cemetery Maddie was throwing multiple pumpkin bombs at the shadows causing them to scatter while Justine and Apple fired multiple blasts at them as the shadows screamed in pain Holly whacked them with her frying pan destroying them.

"Is everyone alright?" Maddie asks.

"Yeah but Poppy might still be in trouble." Holly said worried.

"Come on let's move." Apple said as Ginger grabbed Tiana's gumbo pot and followed them.

As Tiana and Ray were sitting on Blondie's shoulder Blondie was moving her camera droids as they recorded the battle going on.

Faciler was currently banging his cane against Hopper's shield while he held the talisman in his other hand.

"Give me that right now!" Facilier yells in anger.

"Hopper!" Hopper looks to Faybelle flying over him. "Throw it! Throw it!" She said waving her arms.

"Go high!" Hopper said throwing it up in the air.

"No!" Facilier turns to chase after it but Faybelle catches it and he is met with a powerful blast by Raven.

"You really need to pay attention to the people around you." Raven smirks.

Standing up Faciler slams his cane into the ground creating multiple Voodoo masks which fired purple fireballs at them knocking all of them back and knocking the talisman out of Faybelle's hand and onto the ground.

Faciler runs to grab it but Hopper aims his rope gun and fires it, wrapping around Facilier's leg Hopper pulls causing Facilier to fall to the ground face first.

"You are not getting that talisman!" Hopper declares.

"You're as annoying as those stupid frogs!" Facilier said firing a blast of darkness from his cane knocking Hopper into a tombstone and cutting himself free.

"Stop!" Roxas said as he stood in front of the talisman. "Make one wrong move and I'll smash this thing to pieces!" Roxas said picking it up causing Facilier to look in horror.

"Well we can't have that now can we." A familiar voice said.

Looking up they saw giant green fireballs smash into Roxas knocking him to the ground and causing the talisman to be caught by Maleficent.

"Maleficent!" Raven gasps recognizing her from Halloween Town.

"Mom." Faybelle said silently as she looked at the parallel version of her mother, seeing her cold eyes shook Faybelle to the core causing her to freeze up.

"This talisman is very valuable to you, isn't it? Without it you can't pay back your debt." Maleficent said walking up to Dr. Facilier.

"H-How did you—" He said shocked.

"I have my ways. As of now you serve me and if I hear any doubts, well let's just say you won't be paying back that debt anytime soon." Maleficent smirks.

"Oh no you don't!" Roxas said as his grip on Golden Eternity tightened and he charged towards her.

"Foolish boy." Maleficent blocks it with her scepter causing the two of them to clash. "You're strong but not nearly enough." She said before pushing him away.

"Maybe not by himself!" Raven said as she fired a powerful dark blast, but Maleficent counters with her green flames destroying Raven's attack and knocking her to the ground.

"Raven!" Poppy and Faybelle gasps when Apple and Maddie turned a corner and found them.

"It's her." Maddie realized.

"Raven! Roxas! Maddie we have to help them." Apple said summoning her staff.

Maddie nods and reaches into her hat before pulling out her large mallet.

They were about to charge when Maleficent created a circle of green flames around them.

"I suggest you think your next move carefully." Maleficent said as Poppy ran to Roxas and helped him up.

"Roxas we have to stop her." Poppy said.

"Constellation Drive: Pegasus!" Roxas said as his outfit turned dark purple and blue and metal wings came out his back.

"Constellation Drive: Lynx!" Poppy said as her outfit turned yellow and spot patterned and on her left hand was a knuckle duster to resemble claws.

"Water!" Apple said putting out of ring of flames allowing Maddie to charge.

"Insolent!" Maleficent casts a Sleep spell causing Maddie to drop to the ground asleep.

"Maddie!" Apple gasps Roxas and Poppy ram into Maleficent knocking her backwards.

Suddenly Golden Eternity glowed brightly as it changed form into the Mirage Staff.

'I don't remember it being able to do that.' Roxas thought as he fired a powerful blast of light at Maleficent causing her to skid backwards. "I can work with this."

Roxas fires another blast but Maleficent was ready and counters with a powerful dark blast creating an explosion.

Rushing through the smoke Poppy jumps out and swings her Frying Pan trying to knock Maleficent away but Maleficent side steps and hits Poppy in the gut with her staff knocking the wind out of her.

"Poppy!" Roxas said as she fell to the ground.

'She's so strong, she's taking them out and holding her own against Roxas and is barely breaking a sweat. I should be amazed a version of my mom is like this, but instead I'm scared.' Faybelle said frozen in place as Roxas skids back.

"I've had enough of this." Maleficent said as green flames erupted around her and she blasts an entire inferno at Roxas.

"Faith!" Roxas unleashes his ultimate spell which clashes with Maleficent's attack creating a giant explosion knocking Roxas to the ground while Maleficent was still standing but was breathing heavily.

Turning to Dr. Facilier she opens a green portal behind him.

"I suggest if you value this talisman's safety, you'll follow me." Maleficent said as the two of them walk through the portal.

"Don't think I'll forget this. You little brats aren't done with me yet." Facilier said as his shadow appeared back at his side.

As Poppy changes out of her Constellation Drive, she ran over to Roxas who had a few bruises on him.

"Roxas are you okay?" Poppy asks.

"Where's Naveen and the others?" Tiana asks as Poppy and Hopper help Roxas up.

"Follow me, they're at the church." Poppy said as they moved as fast as they could.

'Maleficent…what are you up to?' Roxas thought as they left the cemetery when the clock chimed meaning it was 11:45.

"Prince! Prince Naveen! Your bride to be is getting antsy!" Charlotte said kicking open the door the church to find Nina, Justine, Dexter and Xion holding Lawrence down with Ginger, Holly and Cedar nearby.

"Uh hello darling." Lawrence said before Charlotte let out a scream before Lawrence broke out of the hold and tried to make a run for it.

"Stop right there!" Ginger kicks the Gumbo towards him tripping Lawrence causing him to fall face first into the Gumbo.

"Madomsielle." Naveen said climbing up on a table. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am the real Prince Naveen." Before he could finish Charlotte slammed a book on top of him causing Dexter, Nina, Cedar and Xion to cringe. "Of Maldonia." He said weakly.

"Did you say Prince?" Charlotte asks interested.

As the Forever After Fighters, Tiana, and Ray ran as fast as they could to the church, they saw Lawrence being arrested.

"Boys take this man to the station." Big Daddy LaBouff said.

"No! Please, the Shadow Man tricked me!" Lawrence said as they shoved him in.

Nearby Naveen was telling Charlotte everything with the others nearby.

"Goodness gracious, this is a lot to absorb. Let me see if I got this right, if I kiss you before midnight you and Tiana will turn human tonight and we'll get married and live happily ever after. The End." Charlotte said.

"More or less but remember you must give Tiana all the Munny she needs for her restaurant because Tiana…she is my Evangeline." Naveen admits surprising Tiana.

"Go to him girlie, or else you'll regret it." Ray said nudging her forward.

"Naveen, wait! Don't do this!" Tiana said hopping towards him.

"I have to, we are running out of time." Naveen said.

"No please." Tiana begs.

"It's the only way to get you your dream." Naveen said.

"But my dream wouldn't be complete without you in it. I love you Naveen." Tiana admits causing everyone to smile.

"Warts and all?" Naveen asks.

"Warts and all." Tiana smiles as Charlotte sniffles.

"All my life I read about true love and fairy tales. Tiana you found it, this kiss is on the house no marriage required." Charlotte said just as the clock chimed midnight.

"No, we're too late." Hopper said.

"Uh that clocks a little fast." Charlotte tries to kiss Naveen, but he remained a frog.

"Guys!" Looking over they saw Louis running over.

"Louis where have you been?" Ray asks.

"Sorry about that, had to scare away a few humans. Wait why are you still frogs?" Louis asks.

"Looks like we're staying that way." Tiana said when she noticed Ginger holding her Gumbo pot. "Daddy's Gumbo pot."

"Oh uh yeah I kinda used it earlier to help someone make it, but I guess this is yours." Ginger said holding it out.

Suddenly Xion's hand started to glow brightly as a light formed into a new keyblade formed. It had a lily pad as the guard, vines around the blade with Louis's trumpet and on the keychain was a frog. Holding her new Keyblade up it reacted to the Gumbo pot as Xion's eyes widen in surprise.

"The Keyhole." Xion said surprised but everyone smiled as she raised it and sealed the keyhole causing Naveen and Tiana to hug and kiss underneath the light.


In the bayou as Naveen and Tiana prepared to wed the Tempest was parked nearby as everyone along with Louis, Ray, Ray's family to witness the wedding.

"With the power invested in me I now pronounce you Frog and Wife. You may kiss the bride." Mama Odie said as the two of them kissed when suddenly a bright light engulfed them.

"What's happening?" Roxas asks.

"Ooh this getting good!" Mama Odie said as Tiana and Naveen appeared in their human forms much to everyone's surprise including Tiana and Naveen. "Like I told y'all kissing a princess always breaks the spell."

"Once you became my wife. You became—"

"A princess, you just kissed yourself a princess." Tiana smiles.

"And I'm about to do it again." Naveen said as they kissed.

After the wedding Tiana, Naveen, Ray, Louis and Mama Odie were saying goodbye to everyone.

"Y'all come back anytime. There will always be a table for all of you at our restaurant." Tiana said.

"I just got a job as a member of the band." Louis smiles.

"Maybe you can teach me some recipes." Ginger said.

"Well your Gumbo and Beignets are pretty tasty but I can teach you other things too Ginger." Tiana smiles turning to Hopper. "And Hopper, don't give up on trying to find out what you're special at."

"I uh I won't." Hopper nods.

"Faybelle, I know things may look hard and even difficult, but I think you can handle it, and besides if we've learned anything the last few days. Hard work always pays off in the end." Naveen said.

"Thanks froggy." Faybelle smiles.

"Mama Odie, thank you for this." Cedar said holding out the paintbrush.

"Why do you think I used my magic to bring you all here. I knew you could handle it." Mama Odie leans into whisper. "And don't worry your secret is safe with me."

"Ray, you keep an eye on these guys." Roxas said.

"Who else is gonna keep them out of trouble?" Ray chuckles.

They were about to leave when Mama Odie calls out to them. "Children! May your heart be your guiding key."

All of them smile as they walked further into the Bayou before climbing aboard the Tempest.

"So Xion what are you gonna call your new Keyblade?" Raven asks.

"I'm thinking…Frog Charm." Xion said.

"Sounds very appropriate." Nina said.

"Especially after that whole adventure." Hopper smiles.

"Yeah but still, why did Maleficent want the Shadow Man so much?" Dexter asks.

"I don't know, but we better tell Yen Sid about this." Roxas said as they took off into the air leaving the parallel version of Hopper's story behind.

Bet you didn't see those things coming.

Here's a hint for the next world: Together in Paris