Week 2 of March and the final part of Atlantica is here. Sorry, this took so long I'm working on the next chapter as we speak so had to wait till the last minute to edit this. Hopefully there's no noticeable potholes or mistakes I'll get back and fix it later if I have too. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.
"Wow, so this is the sunken ship you told us about." I gasped, seeing how large it was.
"Yep." Arial giggled. "Flounder and I have been wanting to explore this one for a long time. Unfortunately, we couldn't get close enough to get inside."
"Why's that." Goofy wondered,
"Because of the shark."
"Shark!" We yelped,
"Shh, he could hear you. Be quiet and follow my lead; hopefully he won't follow us inside." Arial said,
We nodded and quietly made our way inside, keeping a lookout to make sure no Heartless or Shark would hunt us down.
"Wow, nice place we got here." Sora admired looking around.
"Is this the same type of ship you have on your island, Sora?" Goofy inquired,
"Nah, this ship is too old-fashioned; it might've been a pirate ship in the past. We have small fishing boats that look like dinghies compared to this." He replied,
"Dang, not a dinghy." Emily added that she felt that comment was a bit harsh.
"So, what are we looking for?" I asked, beginning to look around.
"A trident stone; when you see it, you'll know you've found it." Bubbles reminded,
"Look for a treasure chest, Sora." Donald suggested, "It's got to be in there."
All of us spread out, which wasn't very far since it was a small space.
"Aww phooey! Not a single gold coin." Donald pouted,
"I guess whoever was here must have taken everything with them." Goofy laughed,
"Sora, I think I found it." I called out as a shark came straight for us.
"Dakota, watch out!" Sora warned, and I screamed as the shark hit the ship, breaking the window.
"Sora, the chest, hurry!" Emily yelled,
Sora nodded as Donald and Goofy held the shark back. Hastily swimming to the treasure chest. Using the keyblade to unlock it, she says, "Got it now; let's get out of here."
We exited the ship only to be ambushed by the shark, who wasn't going to let us leave.
"He wants the trident." Amy realized, "Don't give in, guys; the Keyhole is the kingdom's only hope.
"We'll hold him off!" Bubbles said as she and her brother stood strong.
"Are you sure? You won't be able to sting him." I said,
"If it means stopping Maleficent, we'd gladly risk our lives to save many." Bubbles insisted on being made up.
"Just go; we'll be fine." Her brother followed.
We nodded; we didn't want to leave the friendly emblem behind, but it had to be done, stealing one last glance as we swam away.
Flounder swam anxiety around the secret grotto; he knew staying behind was the best thing to do, but that didn't ease the fear he felt knowing his best friend was outside, putting herself in danger.
"Oh, please hurry, Arial. You know what'll happen if Triton finds out about this."
"Flounder, we're back." Arial called out as the little fish perked up.
"Oh, thank goodness, I thought you'd never come back. Did you find what you were looking for?"
We all looked solemn, not wanting to talk about Sea Foam and Bubble's sacrifice. We prayed the two were okay. "Yeah, we did." Arial spoke as Amy put the crystal trident in the hole.
"I sure hope this works." Goofy prayed; unfortunately, King Triton appeared.
"Arial, you've disobeyed me again. I told you not to leave the palace!" He said this, noticing the crystal. Triton didn't say a thing as he held up his trident and destroyed it.
"Daddy no!" Arial cried as the gem broke into pieces. "How could you?" Upset about her father's actions, Arial swam off in tears.
But the king didn't care if it meant his daughter would be safe; she could stay mad at him for as long as she wanted. Right now, there are other matters at hand.
"As for you, you're not from another ocean; you're from another world, aren't you?!"
"Wha, how did he know?! Wait, how do you know there are other worlds out there?" I asked,
"Don't act so surprised. Tales about other worlds have been passed down throughout my family for generations. And your friend must be the key bearer."
"How did you find out?" Sora was shocked that the king knew so much.
"Please, you may have fooled Arial, but you can't fool me. You don't know your dorsal fin from your tail!"
"Look, your Majesty, this is just one huge misunderstanding." Amy hastily intervened, "I swear we are not here to bring danger to you or your kingdom; we're trying to..."
"Silence!" He bellowed,
"Um, Ams, I think we should stay out of this." Emily said, placing a hand on her sister's shoulder, and the book's smart angel agreed, knowing Triton wouldn't budge.
"Now, as the key bearer, you must already know that one must not meddle in the affairs of other worlds."
"Of course, I know that, but..."
"You have violated this principle." Triton cut off, "The key bearer shatters peace and brings ruin."
"No, Your Majesty, you've got it all wrong!" I spoke up. "We didn't mean to cause any trouble, I swear. We're just trying to stop Maleficent before she brings ruin to all worlds."
"I will not take excuses from you, young lady; didn't your parents teach you anything?"
"No, she's telling the truth." Sora backed up, "Please, Your Majesty, if you take us to the keyhole, I can lock it, which will cause the heartless to be banished; after that, I promise we'll leave."
Triton considered this, but in the end, his stubbornness was what kept him from opening his heart to those who wanted to help him. "I thank you for saving my daughter, but there's no room in my ocean for you or that key. I'm sorry, but I must ask you to leave before more trouble follows." Triton requested swimming away, with Sabastian following.
"Is what Triton said true? Am I really causing trouble just by wielding the keyblade?" He asked,
"Don't listen to him, Sora." Donald said, "It's not the key that makes the wielder; it's who the wielder is inside that makes the key."
"Donald's right You are most likely the last of your kind who holds a beautiful gift. On its own, the key doesn't bring destruction; the wielder does." Amy added,
"And trust me when we say the king deals with a few bad eggs in his lifetime." Goofy added,
"One of them was a very respected master who nearly recreated an ancient war. Or that's what he told us." Donald recalled that the king took off on his own during that time.
"So don't listen to that old tuna fish; he only said what he said out of fear." Emily said,
Sora smiled, feeling a little better. "Thanks guys, I..." He sighed, wiping away a tear. "I really needed to hear that. But what now? Without the Crystal Trident, we'll never find the keyhole."
"Maybe there's still hope; what if the trident was only a red herring?" Emily suggested,
"I don't think so, Ems; that shark did not want us taking it; that's a lot of effort for a simple red herring. Until we can find another way to reveal it, I think we should take our battle to Ursula." Amy figured,
"Are you sure we can defeat her, though?" Sora wondered,
"Amy shook her head. "We don't have a choice; sooner or later, she'll launch an attack against Triton. If we defeat her, at least the Heartless will settle down a little."
"Amy has a point, Sora; let's find this Sea Witch before she causes anymore trouble." I agreed as we swam back outside.
Arial laid on a rock, feeling hurt and betrayed that her father didn't trust her.
"I just don't understand." She cried, "I'm 16 years old, and he acts like I'm in danger every minute. Why can't he trust me?"
"My, my, the poor child suffers such deep sorrow." Flotsam pitted, "What a pity. If only there were something we could do."
"Wait, maybe she can be some help."
"Yes, maybe she can be some help to you."
"Who're you talking about?" Arial asked,
"Oh, she would surely help you. She'd make all your dreams come true. Ursula can help." The eels said, disappearing in a puff of smoke as the Sea Witch herself appeared in their place.
"You called, my dear?"
"You're Ursula; I was wondering if..."
"Don't listen to her, Arial!" Sea Foam and Bubbles yelled, making the two gasp.
"You're alright." Arial beamed, swimming towards them.
"It turns out that shark was working for your father." Bubbles began explaining,
"Once we explained our side of the story, he let us go to tell Triton about the crystal." Sea Foam added,
"Your father cares about you so much, Arial; he just wants to protect you from making mistakes you'll regret for the rest of your life." Bubbles said, "So, please don't make a deal with her; it'll only lead to... whoa!" The two Sea Neon's yelled as Ursula trapped them.
"I knew you'd get in my way; I should've destroyed you when I had the chance. But no Maleficent wanted to be merciful; if you ask me, you'll always be a waste of darkness; even your brothers and sisters call you a waste of space."
The two cried out as Ursula used the Darkness to slowly destroy them.
"Stop, what are you doing?!" Arial cried,
"Just a minute, sweet cheeks. I'll get back to you once I squeeze the life out of these failures."
"No, please; they don't mean any harm; just leave them alone. Please, I'll do anything."
Ursula stopped. "Anything you say?"
"No, Arial, don't do it; we're not worth it!" Bubbles pleaded, but the little mermaid made up her mind.
"Perhaps I can do a little trade, your father's trident for these little sea bubbles." The sea Witch offered
"What do you need my father's trident for?"
"No, questions: are you in or are you out? Tick tock, the clock is ticking, sweetheart."
Arial looked at the Sea Neon's and knew she had to do this. Her father would be furious at her, yes, but Sea Foam and Bubbles were not cut from the same cloth as the other Heartless; they had hearts and cared about her, and so did she.
"Fine, I'll do it, but you must promise me to let them go."
Ursula chuckled darkly. "Now who do you take me for? Of course, I'll let them go once you've filled your end of the Bargen witch's honor. Now listen closely."
While Arial was wrapped up in Ursula's scheme, the rest of us were trying to find the famous Sea Witch.
"Does anyone know where Ursula's lair even is?" I asked,
"It should be beyond this cave, but the current is too strong; we can't go this way." Cindy said,
"There has to be another way around." Sora spoke, "Why don't we retrace our steps and... Hey, what's that over there?" He asked, pointing to something coming our way.
Squinting, I was able to see who was coming. "It's the shark! Run for your lives!"
We scattered to find places to hide when the shark spoke.
"Ahem, King Triton summons you to his castle with urgent news."
"Urgent news?" Emily wondered, poking her head out, "What kind of urgent news?"
"The kind you'll find most interesting. He said, and I quote, "Help, Ursula has attacked my palace using my daughter and two Sea Neon's as hostages. We need you, key bearer." Come at your leisure; well, actually, don't we need your help right away?"
"We're already on it." Sora said as we swam as fast as we could,
We made it to the palace to see Ursula cackling madly, "The trident is mine at last! And I couldn't have done it without your help, my dear!" She said as Arial held her injured father.
"Ursula, no, I didn't want this!"
"Why not? Aren't you tired of following your dear daddy's orders? Oh, yes, we had a deal, didn't we? Well, good news for all of you! I've decided to sweeten the deal by sending you all to another world. The world of the Heartless." She said, holding up the trident,
"We cannot find the Keyhole." Flotsam reported,
"The Keyhole is not here." The other added,
"What?!"
"Stop right there, Ursula!" Sora yelled,
"Why it seems we have company?"
"Sea Foam, Bubbles!" I shouted,
"Don't worry about us; protect Arial." Bubbles ordered,
"I'm afraid you're a little late, handsome." She chuckled and disappeared, taking the two Heartless with her.
"Arial, are you okay?" Chloe asked,
"What happened?" Emily followed,
"It's all my fault; Ursula tricked me into stealing Daddy's trident after Sea Foam and Bubbles tried to convince me not to trust her. I didn't know what else to do; she was going to destroy them. I couldn't let them die. But instead, oh Daddy, I'm so sorry!"
"No Arial I'm sorry; I shouldn't have been so hard on you. You're a brave, capable young girl, and I've been too blind to accept how much you're growing up. The trident we must get it back and save those poor hearts. I now understand that those two mean no harm to us."
"We're on it." Sora nodded as we began to leave.
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Arial insisted, "My father is hurt, and it's all my fault. I have to stop Ursula before she destroys our kingdom!"
"The more help, the better; come on, there's no time to lose." Sora ushered,
"Does anyone know where Ursula's lair is?" I asked,
"I do." Sabastian came forward and said, "But it'll be a very dangerous trip, so I hope you're ready for it."
We took a few minutes to get our gear in order as Triton had one last word with Amy.
"I suppose I should apologize for ignoring your warning. I knew you were telling the truth, but my pride as king kept me from seeing the whole picture. I'm sorry I didn't believe in you."
"No hard feelings; we didn't expect you to. No one seems to believe their world is in danger until it's too late." She frowned. "Maleficent is an evil sorceress. That much was true, but I lied about coming from another kingdom. The truth is, we're angels. Maleficent was cursed to do her bidding, but what she didn't count on was our hearts being too pure to control. We were trapped in a castle for nearly a year and gained tons of information. She's the one who is after the keyhole; Ursula just agreed to help search for it."
"I'm not surprised the Sea Witch would do anything to take control of the kingdom." Sabastian butt in,
"But why? What is her deal?" I asked,
"Long ago, I hired Ursula as a fortune teller. She became loved within our ocean community, and merfolk from all over came to her for their fortune. Unfortunately, what I didn't know was that she dabbled in the dark arts; she began making deals to give people what their hearts desired, and it was in those deals that she'd capture and turn my subjects into seaweed. I had to kick her out after that, but that never stopped her; even in Excel, she still tricked people into making deals they couldn't keep. And they're still missing to this day." Triton explained, sadly,
"So, she's after the throne to spite you." Sora understood,
"That, and to make sure she can do whatever she wants without interruption." Cindy added,
"Ugh, that's horrible. No wonder she trusted Maleficent." I realized,
"Yep, all the more reason to stop her." Emily muttered, "Alright, gang, everyone ready? The longer we wait, the more chaos Ursula will create."
"I think we've got everything we need. Sabastian, we're ready." Amy spoke, ready for anything.
"And away we go." Sabastian bowed, and we left.
"Be careful, Arial." Flounder waved,
"Yes, please take care; my trident is more powerful than anything you can imagine."
"Oh, don't worry, we've dealt with worse." Emily smiled, leaving Triton to wonder if that's a good or a bad thing.
We returned to the sunken ship so Sabastian could open the way for us.
"Now remember, Ursula draws power from her cauldron; to defeat her, you must strike her cauldron with magic."
"We'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Sabastian, for everything." Sora thanked,
"No, I'm the one who should be thanking you. I know the King and I came off harshly when you came here, but in the end, we have a common goal: to protect those we care about. Once this mess is over, I will see if we can find the keyhole you're looking for. Now god speed Keyblade Master." He saluted,
We returned it and went on our way as Sabastian wiped away a tear. "Aww, they grow up so fast."
"The current in this area is moving pretty fast. Dakota, grab onto my back; it's best to save your energy." Sora insisted, and I did, as he used his newly learned dolphin kick to fight against the current.
"Thanks Sora." I thanked her as we fought our way to Ursula's lair. When we reached it, its eerie sight greeted us.
"This…" I shivered. "This place is horrible."
"Yep, the old Sea Witch's lair could pass off as its own dark ride at Disney Land." Emily agreed,
"Now, this is one place I'm glad my father told me to stay away from." Arial said as we looked down to see the cursed merfolk who tried to stop us from making the same mistake they did.
"Don't worry, we'll find a way to return you to normal. Once we deal with Ursula, we'll get her to change you back, I promise." Arial swore,
We kept going until we reached Ursula's room, where she was distracted by the Sea Neon siblings.
"Ugh, and to think a being of my own creation would betray me like this. You two should consider yourselves lucky; because I can't find the keyhole, I can't send Triton and his insufferable daughter to the dark realm. At least I have the Triton; I'm sure Maleficent can wait a little longer."
"Gloat all you want, Ursula. You'll never win against the Keyblade Master; their sworn duty is to retain the balance of the worlds. As long as the keyhole remains open, you can bet he won't leave until it's out of your grubby tentacles." Bubbles spat,
"Oh, give it up, will you? The Keyblade Master is a shame a hoax; as long as I have the trident, he'll never defeat me."
"You want to bet Ursula?" Sora challenged,
"You can't run; you may as well give up now." Donald said,
"Your time has come, Ursula; we owe it to Micky to finish what we started. Putting an end to Maleficent's evil goal." Amy declared,
"Yeah, surrender while you have the chance." Sabastian came forward, making us look at him. "What? I wanted a piece of the action. Plus, I couldn't wait around while you were fighting the Sea witch; this is something I can't miss."
We shrugged, knowing Sabastian was in for quite a show.
"Dakota, try to get sea foam and bubbles down. Donald, Goofy, and I will distract her."
"Roger that, Sora." I agreed,
"Hold on, I'll help you." Sabastian offered, grabbing onto my fin. The two Sea Neons were trapped in a seaweed cage, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy took Ursula on Emily, and the gang went after Flotsam and Jetsam.
"It's moments like these that I'm glad Ursula didn't hire electric eels." Emily panted, using her rainbow wand to rope Jetsam, while her sister used fire against him.
"Yeah, agreed. I don't think we'd be able to get close without them electrocuting us."
"Hey, stay away from my pookies!" The sea witch yelled, casting a spell at the sisters.
"Wah!" They yelled, swimming away.
"Dakota, any luck?"
"No, I can't seem to get this door to budge." I grunted as Sabastian tried to use his claws to cut them down, but it was no use. The seaweed was reinforced by Ursula's magic. "It's locked. Wait, locked, that's it! Sora, the Keyblade, use the Keyblade!"
Sora gave a thumbs up and used his keyblade to unlock the cage the Sea Neons were in.
"No!" Ursula hissed,
"You know something, Bubbles. I think Ursula's brew could use a little something."
"You know what, Sea Foam? I think you're right." Bubbles agreed as they started throwing bottles into Ursula's cauldron.
"Stop it! What are you doing? Stop that this instance; you have no idea what you're doing!"
But the two didn't stop until the cauldron began shaking and spouting out random spells.
"Everyone run; it's about to blow!" Emily yelled,
"Come on, we have to get that trident back." Arial ushered as we narrowly dodged the explosion that took Flotsam and Jetsam out.
"Wah, you fools, you'll pay for this!" Ursula swore, exiting her lair into the deepest part of the ocean as we gave chase.
"Where's that trident?" Sora looked around.
"Over there." Emily pointed,
"You pathetic fools, I rule the oceans now!" She bellowed, using the trident to grow in size. "And with this power, I will send you all to oblivion!"
"Uh oh, this isn't good." Bubbles said, cowering beside her brother,
"The sea and all its spoils bow to my power!"
"Swim for it!" All of us got out of the way only to look at how huge the Sea Witch had become.
"Great, how do we stop her now?!" I screamed,
"There's only so much power the human body can take. Maybe it's the same for an octopus; if we can overpower her, that could give us an opening to get the Trident away from her."
"Sounds full proof enough." I shrugged,
"Well, you heard the girl Ursula over here!" Emily yelled as we followed Amy's lead by taunting the Sea Witch.
"Hey over here!" I waved, dodging a fire attack. "Whoops, too slow."
"Fire!" Sora shouted,
"Oh, I know you did not just fire that spell at me!" She yelled, blowing Sora away.
Emily and Amy combined an attack, making Ursula cast thunder. "You imbeciles will face my wrath!"
"It looks like she's hopping mad now." Cindy noticed,
"Mad yes, getting tired most definitely." Amy replied,
Ursula was using so much of her power that she didn't realize she was slowly destroying herself because of it. It wasn't until she began losing control of the trident that she realized her mistake.
"What is happening to me?!"
"You see, Ursula, one of the quickest ways to open your heart to darkness is by being too greedy. You've used so much magic your body can't handle it anymore; you've got to ask, How does it feel?" Amy taunted,
"Make it stop!"
"Gladly, now, gang!"
Arial and Sora worked together to get the trident away from the Sea Witch. Now that the power was in her hands, Arial used it to create a beam of light, destroying her into light particles.
"We did it." I realized as Ursula's dying screams died out, "We actually did it! We defeated the sea witch!" I cheered,
"Yes, we did. Now to return my dad's trident to its rightful owner." Arial said, and we did.
"I can't believe you actually defeated the Sea Witch; I have to admit I'm impressed by the way you worked together. You did my kingdom a great service, and to make matters better, the merfolk Ursula tricked with her phony contracts has returned to their former selves. I never thought I'd say this, but thank you, key bearer, and the same goes to your friends. Now for you, Arial."
"Daddy, I am so sorry." Arial apologized,
"Please don't be angry at her." Sora pleaded,
But the king put his handout, "Please allow me to explain. It's my fault you followed Ursula; I wouldn't let you follow your heart. And when you found that crystal, I lost my temper and destroyed it." Triton explained,
"Oh yeah, the crystal." Goofy remembered, "Why did you destroy it?"
"That crystal held the power to reveal the keyhole. The keyhole is dangerous; I had to keep it away from you at any costs."
"Daddy…" Arial understood; all this time, she finally understood the reason why he went through such lengths to keep her safe.
"But with the information your angel friends told me, I realized the Heartless won't stop invading until the Keyhole is sealed. So, as a medal of honor and to show you my appreciation, I would like you to follow me." Triton instructed, and we did, following him to the Keyhole in Arial's grotto.
"Your Majesty, are you sure about this?" Sabastian double-checked,
"Yes, Sabastian, for once, I am." Triton replied, using his trident to reveal the Keyhole, and as usual, Sora used the Keyblade to lock it.
"Tell me, Sora, what's your world like?" Arial questioned,
"Oh, about that... Sorry for lying to you; it's kind of against the rules to let people know we're from another world. Ya know world order and all that." Sora apologized,
Arial giggled, not mad in the slightest. "It's okay; besides, if you can travel to other worlds, maybe I can too. So many places I want to see; I know I'll get there someday."
"Keep dreaming, Arial." I know you'll see the whole world one day." I knew,
"I'll find a way somehow; I'm sure of it."
"Well, if you find it, do me a favor and leave me out of it. The human world is no place for a crab like me." Sabastian requested,
"Hey, Sea Foam, Bubbles, what are you going to do now?" I asked,
"I have decided to let them stay; considering these little Heartless aren't like the others, I see no problem allowing them free rome of my kingdom."
"That's so sweet." I gushed,
"Hey, think you two could give us directions to Halloween Town; we were heading there first but got a little turned around." Cindy asked,
"Oh, that's easy; just take a right and keep going until you see a giant jack-a-lantern." Bubbles said,
"Thanks Bubbles, Arial; everyone take care." Sora smiled,
"Sora wait!" Arial said, "This keychain is from my collection; I want you to have it." She said giving it to him.
We said our goodbyes and used the save spot to return to the Gummieship.
"And then Arial grabbed the Trident and created a beam of light to destroy Ursula." I explained to Riku, Jessabelle, and Wendy. Who was on video call at my request?
"Triton was so impressed with our work that he allowed us to seal the Keyhole." Goofy added with a giggle, "You know he wasn't that bad of a guy. He only wanted to protect his daughter, and as a father myself, I can relate."
"Wait, you can!?" We gasped,
"Yep, I sure can." He nodded, getting out his wallet and showing us pictures of his son. "This is my son Max; isn't he cute? He's been my pride and joy for many years."
"Goofy, you never told me you were a father." Sora spoke,
"Well, you never asked."
"He seems very sweet, Goofy, but who's that girl next to him?" I asked, pointing to a long-haired girl that was next to Max,
"That's his girlfriend, Roxanne; she's a sweetheart."
"Do you miss him, Goof?" I followed up,
"Every day, but I know he can take care of himself. Plus, once we find the king, I'll have tons of stories to tell him."
"Daisy too; I can't wait to go home and tell her the daring deeds we've done." Donald stood proudly,
"Assuming we can get home." Riku pipped up,
"What do you mean?" Sora questioned,
"Our world and many others were lost thanks to the Heartless. Is there even a way to bring them back? And even if we do, how do we know the Heartless or someone with similar intentions won't do something like this again?"
Amy frowned. "He's right. During our time in Maleficent's capture, I used to read in the castle library. While there were many books about hearts, light, and darkness, I never found anything on where they went. It could be Kingdom Hearts, could be the realm of darkness, or somewhere else entirely. What I'm saying is that the fallen worlds could be lost forever."
"I don't believe that." Sora spoke,
"Huh?" Amy looked up,
"Surely, they have to be somewhere. I might not understand how it works, but if the King trusts me to seal the Keyholes then I trust him to find the answers to the worlds lost to Darkness."
We smiled; it was hard to feel lost when Sora made a great point.
"Then I'm going to continue trusting you." Riku smiled. "Even if we can't get home, it's good to know our parents and friends are safe in Traverse Town."
"Hey, maybe you could live with us." Goofy suggested,
"Yeah, there's plenty of room, and we would be honored to train both of you. Maybe the King's mentor could help you understand the Keyblade more." Donald added,
"Really? Do you think Riku could get a Keyblade?" Sora asked, hoping to protect the worlds alongside his friend,
"Who knows, but Master Yen Sid works in mysterious ways."
"That would be awesome. What do you say, Riku?"
"That sounds like a pretty good offer; I'll keep that in mind." He said,
While we chatted about our recent undersea adventure, Jessabelle and Wendy cut their connection to chat with Amy and the other cursed angels.
"So, Ursula is dead." Wendy stated,
"Yep, we're heading to Halloween Town as we speak. So, what's the 411? How's Riku, and what's Kairi's status?" Amy questioned,
"Well, first things first, Maleficent left a while ago to search for the last remaining princesses. Since Arial was crossed off the list ages ago, the best guesses are Sally, Wendy, and Belle. Hook is trying to capture the young girl as we speak." Wendy reported,
"And we mean trying lightly; the old cranky crock seems more concerned with settling the score with Peter Pan than following Maleficent's orders. Not that I blame him; he's a pirate first and an evil henchman later." Jessabelle butted in, "As for Riku, he's doing his best, but the Darkness is slowly creeping into his heart. It won't be long before it creates permanent changes to his personality, and when it does, Sora and Dakota will be in for a nasty shock."
"Aww, let him do what he wants." Emily brushed off still pretty bitter after the encounter in Monstro: "Sooner or later he'll get a rude awakening; when the Heartless began clawing his heart out, then we'll see who gets the last laugh."
"No one is getting the last laugh." Cindy intervened, "We will save Riku, Kairi, and everyone else before it's too late. We're about 3 hours from Halloween Town and 12 hours from Never Land. If things keep going smoothly, we'll be taking Maleficent out in about a day or two."
"Until then, keep us posted; hopefully we'll be there before her final plans can be put into motion."
"We always do, Amy; take care of yourselves. Wendy and Jessabelle, over and out." Wendy waved as communication cut out.
Amy sighed as she looked over to the Gummieship. The cockpit was dark, seeing that Sora ended his call with Riku a bit ago. I was out like a light, deciding to sleep on the ship while Sora chatted alone with Riku. I could tell he was worried about his best friend, but at least we were on speaking terms; in fact, Riku seemed happy listening to us ramble about our time in Atlantica, which went swimmingly, by the way. And yes, he did laugh at that.
But darkness or no darkness? Riku will always be my best friend and big brother, no matter how hard Maleficent tries. She will never take that away from me.
The picture Goofy has in his wallet is the same picture he showed Donald in the Duck Tales reboot I find it so sweet how Goofy has pictures of his son everywhere he goes I wish Max and Roxanne weren't written out of Micky canon I feel the two would've made great main stays oh well maybe in the future Max will return.
Also, originally, I had a minor idea of letting the Riku Sora was talking too was an illusion Wendy conjured up to cushion the blow when it turns out he's betrayed them fully. But it felt too sad to let that happen, so I scrapped. it.
Anyway, hopefully next week we'll be moving on to Halloween Town as of writing this I am almost done with the world and can't wait for everyone to see it. With that said see you all next time :3