Well, time to conclude this curious world. We all know how this trial will end up, so let's see if they can keep their heads!
(The group make their way back to the Queen's court)
Celeste: Well, I believe I win again my dear.
Alice: I'm starting to realize why my older sister said not to gamble.
Celeste: It is certainly not for everyone.
Alice: Celeste look! They're back!
(Makoto and his friends walk up to the Queen, ready to put their plan into motion)
Queen of Hearts: Well, look who's returned.
Card Soldier: Do you have your proof?
Makoto: We do!
Card Soldier: Then step up to the podium, all of you!
(They make their way to the podium)
Queen of Hearts: Well, show your evidence!
(They each bring out one box)
Queen of Hearts: That's certainly quite a bit of evidence, but I'm still not impressed.
Hifumi: Well you will when we show it to you! Then you'll see who really tried to steal your heart.
Queen of Hearts: Really? Then show me!
Makoto: On three… One! Two! Three!
(On three, they open their boxes and the heart fragments come together to form a heart)
Queen of Hearts: What's this supposed to prove!?
Chihiro: Just give it a few seconds…
(Right on cue, a dark orb appears and sucks the heart in. Upon doing so, the orb transforms into a rather large and round heartless with a small head. It disappears shortly after appearing)
Sayaka: Well, that's a new one.
Queen of Hearts: What is THAT!?
Makoto: A Heartless, a monster who devours people's hearts. That's the thing that tried to take yours, and all its little friends too.
Queen of Hearts: WHAT!?
Sayaka: You have your proof now Your Majesty, so let Celeste and Alice go!
Queen of Hearts: …..
Chihiro: You have your evidence!
Hifumi: It's proof that Miss Ludenberg and Miss Alice are innocent of this crime!
Makoto: Please, just let them go already!
Queen of Hearts: ….
Queen of Hearts: Rrrrrrrrrgh...
Makoto: Well!?
Queen of Hearts: SILENCE! I'm the law here, I say who's innocent and who's guilty!
Queen of Hearts: And according to Article 29, anyone who defies the Queen is GUILTY!
Sayaka: What!? We went through all that trouble to find you proof and you refuse to let them go!
Chihiro: Alice was right, you're so mean!
Hifumi: More than that, you're nothing but a big bully!
Makoto: I made a promise to protect everyone, and that includes Celeste! And I'd be hard pressed to find anyone who'd willingly let an innocent girl like Alice lose her head over something she didn't commit!
Makoto: You… You… You….
Makoto: You're nothing but a cold, despairful MONSTER!
(The Queen had enough with the insults, and started to turn red with rage)
Queen of Hearts: How… DARE YOU!
Queen of Hearts: DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!? I AM THE QUEEN HERE! EVERY WAY IS MY WAY!
Makoto: Let them go!
Queen of Hearts: SIIIIIIIILEEEEEEENCE!
Queen of Hearts: For your crimes against me…
Queen of Hearts: OOOOOOOOOOOOFF WITH YOUR HEADS!
(Soon the podium, the hedge, all but the judge's booth disappear and a crank tower appears. The curtain covers the prisoners in the cage, while the tower sends them high above the courtyard)
Sayaka: Fine! We were hoping we could settle things peacefully.
(They draw their weapons, Hifumi getting bombs this time)
Sayaka: But I guess we should've learned not to make deals with tyrants.
Queen of Hearts: SEIZE THEM!
(The Queen sends the card soldiers out to deal with the heroes)
Queen of Hearts: If they touch that tower, then it's off with all of your heads!
Chihiro: I guess diplomacy is out of the question.
Hifumi: I suppose so, not like we would've succeeded anyways.
(Hifumi tosses a bomb towards a card soldier, who catches it)
Card Soldier: Huh? What's this?
*BOOM*
(It blows up right in his face and knocks him down)
Sayaka: What do we do?
Makoto: We need to get Celeste and Alice out of here now! Take out the tower so we can get to the cage easier!
Chihiro: Right, Hifumi and I will deal with the cards!
Hifumi: Okay gentlemen, time for a royal flush!
(As Chihiro and Hifumi charge towards the card soldiers, Sayaka and Makoto begin attacking the tower)
Queen of Hearts: Get them you fools!
Sayaka: Take out the cranks first! The tower should fall after that!
Makoto: Got it!
(They begin destroying the cranks, meanwhile…)
Card Soldier: Capture them! The Queen commands it!
Hifumi: I hope this works!
(As a group of cards begins to charge, Hifumi bowls a bomb towards the group. Though they try to stop, the bomb hits and knocks them all down)
Hifumi: STRIKE!
Card Soldier: Get out from there!
Chihiro: Sorry, that's not how I work!
(Chihiro fires energy blasts at the cards, taking them all down)
Queen of Hearts: Quit laying around you- Huh?
(One of the energy blasts ends up hitting the Queen, knocking her over and exposing her heart bloomers)
Card Soldiers: Your Majesty?
(Everyone notices the Queen had fallen over, and they begin to laugh)
(Makoto and Sayaka snap out of it first, giving them time to finish destroying the cranks and begin attacking the tower)
Sayaka: Hurry, the Queen won't be knocked over for much longer.
(The Queen regains her footing, and scolds her soldiers for getting distracted)
Queen of Hearts: You fools! Focus on the tower!
(The card soldiers immediately direct their attention to Makoto and Sayaka. Sadly for the pair, they fail to notice the cards pile on top of them)
Makoto: Ack!
Chihiro: Makoto! Sayaka!
(Suddenly, an orange light starts emerging amongst the pile of card soldiers)
Makoto: FIRE!
(Makoto shoots fire from his Keyblade and sends the card soldiers flying, some of them burning)
Hifumi: He can do magic too? So cool!
Sayaka: Thanks!
Makoto: No worries!
Hifumi: Alright you two, stand back!
(Noticing the card soldiers behind them, Hifumi bowls two more bombs their way. The card soldiers wise up to his tricks and fall face down, allowing the bombs to roll over them)
Card Soldier: Ha! You missed!
Hifumi: I missed you, but not the tower.
Card Soldiers: The tower!?
(The bombs end up hitting the tower, causing massive damage, Chihiro then charged up a large shot and after fully charging it…)
Chihiro: Let's see if anyone takes THIS!
(And releases the shot, headed straight for the tower. Though the card soldiers try to defend it, it's not enough as the tower gets destroyed and the cards are sent flying everywhere)
Makoto: Guess they got dealt a bad hand.
Sayaka: *giggles*
(The cage returns to the ground, causing the group to run over to free the captives. But upon moving the curtain, they find the cage is empty)
Chihiro: They're gone!
Hifumi: Vanished into thin air!
Sayaka: Oh no, the Heartless must've gotten them while we were fighting!
Makoto: To the forest, hurry, there's not much time!
(The group head back to the forest, leaving the Queen sitting their surprised at their skill)
Queen of Hearts: That does it! Someone's head will roll for this!
Queen of Hearts: Soldiers! Get up and find who's behind this! I don't care who!
(The card soldiers begin scattering, not knowing where to start looking. Meanwhile the group returns to the forest, where they find the Cheshire Cat standing on his arms atop a boulder)
Hifumi: That cat again…
Makoto: Have you seen Alice or Celeste?
Cheshire Cat: Alice, no. Celeste, no. Shadows, yes!
Sayaka: I knew it! They took them!
Sayaka: Where did they go?
Cheshire Cat: This way? That way? Does it matter? Left, right, up, down! All mixed up thanks to the shadows!
Makoto: This might be harder than I thought…
Cheshire Cat: Step deeper into the forest to the deserted garden.
Hifumi: Deserted garden?
Cheshire Cat: You might find shadows in the upside-down room!
Cheshire Cat: If you hurry, you might find what you promised to save!
Makoto: Do you mean-
(But before he could get an answer, the Cheshire Cat disappears)
Chihiro: And he's gone again.
Sayaka: We better get moving, we may be able to save them!
(They continued their trek through the forest, dealing with the occasional Heartless, before finding a path that had previously been blocked off)
Chihiro: Wait, wasn't there a boulder here before?
Hifumi: Maybe that same boulder was the one that suddenly appeared at the entrance?
Makoto: Well whatever the case, it's gone now and the path here is opened. Let's go!
(Going down the path led them to a garden with what looked like the setup of a tea party, but there was no one there)
Chihiro: You think someone was going to have a party here?
Sayaka: A tea party by the looks of it.
Makoto: Hmm, where is everyone?
Hifumi: Considering the circumstances, I assume those Heartless scared them off.
Chihiro: I think I need to rest for a second, may I? There's something I wanna try.
Makoto: Uh, sure Chihiro.
(Chihiro sits down on one of the chairs set up, then brought out the e-Handbook given out by Monokuma during their entrance ceremony)
Sayaka: Oh yeah, we still have those. Are they still working?
(Chihiro turned hers on, and surprisingly manages to hack it)
Makoto: Huh? But I thought those things were unhackable?
Chihiro: I guess since our world's gone, the security in these things must've gotten weaker. And if we still have them…
Chihiro: Then everyone else should too!
Sayaka: We can use them to track everyone then!
Hifumi: Are you sure that'll work when they're scattered to different worlds?
(Suddenly, Chihiro's e-Handbook starts showing a large map, and several dots blinking throughout it)
Hifumi: It worked!?
Chihiro: Well these became much easier to hack into compared to when we were at Hope's Peak, so I just found a way to connect to the cosmos' stream and presto!
Hifumi: That doesn't sound like it should actually work.
Makoto: Regardless, this map should definitely help. Does it say where Celeste is?
Chihiro: She should be right through that door!
(Chihiro points to the house behind them)
Sayaka: Come on then, let's go!
(Just as they get up to leave, the table and chairs disappear and the Heartless show up, including the big round one from earlier)
Makoto: Best we not leave these guys standing around here.
Sayaka: Good point!
(They charge towards them, but Makoto and Sayaka get knocked back by the large Heartless while Hifumi and Chihiro dispatch the others)
Sayaka: Okay, that didn't work…
Makoto: I'll handle this!
(Makoto charged towards the Large Body, but every strike he made to its front just bounced off of it)
Hifumi: Frontal assaults don't seem to be working, maybe we should attack from behind?
Chihiro: Okay, let me try this.
(Chihiros fires a few blasts towards the Large Body's back, sending it flying. Fortunately Sayaka managed to knock it away and dealt it more damage the minute it hit the wall)
Makoto: Okay, so we attack those things from behind.
(Suddenly, the Large Body's body began to glow purple and it pounded its chest)
Chihiro: I think it's mad!
(Chihiro was right, as it propelled its body toward her, knocking her into the wall)
Hifumi: Miss Fujisaki!
Sayaka: That's it!
(While the Large Body kept attacking Chihiro, Sayaka ran up and struck its back hard, killing it)
Sayaka: Are you alright Chihiro?
Chihiro: I'll be fine, we better get going! We don't know how long Celeste will be there before they move her!
(They ran into the house, and found themselves on the ceiling of the bizarre room from earlier. Upon entering they spotted Celeste floating in the air in a dark orb, unconscious)
Sayaka: Celeste!
Chihiro: We need to get her down!
(The Cheshire Cat then appears)
Cheshire Cat: They're hiding somewhere. And the momeraths outgrabe.
Cheshire Cat: Want to find the shadows? Want to save your friend? Try turning on the lights.
Sayaka: What lights?
(The Cheshire Cat simply vanishes)
Chihiro: Hey, those lights aren't lit!
(They notice two lamps unlit, thinking that's what the Cheshire Cat meant)
Hifumi: So if we light those lamps, we can save Celeste?
Makoto: Worth a shot at least.
(The group walks up to the lamps, Makoto lighting one while Chihiro lights the other. With both lamps lit, the dark orb disappears and Celeste begins falling to the ground… err ceiling)
Makoto: Celeste!
(Fortunately Makoto manages to grab her before she hits the ground, then sets her down gently)
Chihiro: Is she okay?
Sayaka: Let me check…
(She places her ear to Celeste's chest to hear for a heartbeat, and finds one)
Sayaka: Heartbeat! She's still with us!
(As the team celebrates their successful rescue, the Cheshire Cat reappears once again)
Cheshire Cat: All the lights are on. You'll see the shadows soon.
Cheshire Cat: They'll arise in this room, but somewhere else.
Cheshire Cat: The shadows might go after that doorknob, too.
Chihiro: That sleeping doorknob? Why would they do that?
(Once again without any answers, the Cheshire Cat disappears)
Makoto: That thing keeps being so cryptic.
Hifumi: I think it means we should head back to the ground.
(But before they could get moving, Celeste wakes up)
Celeste: Urgh…
Makoto: Celeste!
Celeste: Where… am I?
Chihiro: The Heartless kidnapped you and Alice while we were trying to save you.
Celeste: Right, I remember…
Celeste: The curtain closed, and then darkness swept in and took us.
Sayaka: Did you see where they took Alice?
Celeste: No, I did not…
(The group hangs their heads in disappointment that couldn't find her)
Celeste: But, I did hear something most interesting…
Chihiro: Huh? What did you hear?
Celeste: There was someone talking, like they were commanding the Heartless.
Celeste: They said "Leave the pale one, she's not the one we're looking for."
Hifumi: Intriguing, it's as if they came here specifically for Miss Alice.
Sayaka: But why would they kidnap her?
Celeste: I do not know, the next thing I know I was knocked unconscious until I woke up here.
Celeste: Where are we?
Chihiro: We're… on the ceiling of a bizarre room.
(Celeste looked around and to her surprise they were right)
Celeste: Wh-What? How are we standing on the ceiling?
Makoto: I don't know, but I think it'll be better for us if we don't ask these questions.
Celeste: R-Right, I suppose.
(Makoto helps Celeste up)
Hifumi: Just stay back and leave the fighting to us Miss Ludenberg! We'll protect you!
Celeste: Oh right, Makoto…
Makoto: Huh?
Celeste: I would like to say that I'm… sorry for what I said earlier.
Celeste: Given the circumstances, I should have known better than to doubt you.
Makoto: It's alright, you were probably just trying to cope with this.
Celeste: Y-Yes, well I have no intentions of doubting you from here on. I will count on you all to protect me!
Chihiro: Right! Well let's head back to the ground and find out what that strange cat meant.
(But just as they were about to leave, the Heartless popped up again)
Hifumi: Oh no! They're here too!
Celeste: Ah!
Makoto: Stay back, we'll handle them!
(They began to close in again)
Celeste: (I don't know what's happening, I'm losing sight of the plot here. I'm supposed to be in control but…)
Celeste: (But he… saved me? After everything I said even back when I was imprisoned, he still said he would keep that promise.)
Celeste: (I… mean something to him?)
(Celeste was confused, usually her behavior would drive people like Makoto away. But even after that he still came to save her. But why? Was she… THAT important to him?)
Celeste: (He saved me, even after what I said. I… I…..)
Celeste: (I can't let him down now!)
(Suddenly a bright light flashed before them, engulfing Celeste. As the light dissipates, an orb begins descending, taking shape as soon as it's floating right in front of Celeste's face. The orb takes shape as two metal gloves with sharp fingers, which latch onto Celeste)
Chihiro: Huh? What're those?
Celeste: ….My way of repaying my debt to Makoto.
Makoto: Celeste?
(Celeste steps forward and shoots wires from her gloves, latching onto the Large Body. She then swings it around destroying every other Heartless before sending up into the air and swiping at it's back with more wires, destroying it)
(Everyone else just stood amazed at what they saw, Celeste herself became shocked following her little 'dance', even to the point losing her accent)
Celeste: Wait, did I just…
Sayaka: Wow!
Hifumi: That was spectacular Miss Ludenberg!
Makoto: I didn't think you had that kind of strength.
Celeste: I thought I didn't…
(She quickly realizes her accent dropped and recovers)
Celeste: I guess, I won't be a simple damsel in distress in this adventure.
Makoto: Huh?
Celeste: I owe it to you to fight, after everything I said you still wanted to save me. Thank you very much Makoto.
Makoto: Uh, you're welcome.
(Celeste giggled, but Sayaka became wary. Was she… flirting with him? Though she didn't have much time to think because more Heartless appeared)
(Cue Wonderland battle theme)
Makoto: Well let's see how well you work with others.
Celeste: I believe I can manage.
(Hifumi gets out his jack-in-the-box, and to his delight gets out his large sword)
Hifumi: OH YEAH! I'm back baby! YAAAAAAAAHHHHH!
(Hifumi charges into the Heartless horde, the others following him. Celeste fires her wires at both lamps then pulls back, preparing to slingshot herself)
Celeste: I guess if I am going to fight…
Celeste: Then I will go all the way!
(She launches herself, taking out several Heartless. Then extends her wires upwards, hitting the ceiling… err floor and swinging around)
Celeste: Haha!
Sayaka: Celeste?
Celeste: Does anyone need a boost?
Chihiro: I could use a bit of help here!
(Celeste notices the Heartless are surrounding Chihiro, even though she's good at long range close combat was not her strong suit given her weapon. Celeste grabs Chihiro's orb with a free hand and elevates her away from the Heartless)
Chihiro: Whoa, I think I could get used to this. Okay Heartless, take this!
(Having gotten enough distance, Chihiro commences firing at the Heartless, taking them down)
(Meanwhile, Makoto and Hifumi are fighting back to back as two more Large Bodies approach them)
Hifumi: They're coming!
Makoto: Not for long! Freeze!
(Makoto fires ice magic from his Keyblade, which stops the rotund Heartless in their tracks. Allowing Celeste to swoop in and finish them both off)
Makoto: Nice work!
Celeste: Thank you.
Sayaka: Help! Too many fire Heartless!
(Celeste notices them chasing Sayaka, so she latches onto the top of the room and swoops in to save Sayaka)
Celeste: Can you still fight?
Sayaka: If you get me close I can!
(With Sayaka in her arms, Celeste swings back towards the Red Nocturnes and swings her bo staff around, taking them all down as Makoto, Hifumi and Chihiro clean up the others. Celeste and Sayaka rejoin them as the Heartless get taken down)
Sayaka: Thanks for the lift.
Celeste: Anytime, so what's the plan?
Chihiro: Get back to the ground and find Alice!
Makoto: Let's try that hatch!
(The group find a hatch and open it, finding themselves back at the Queen's Court, still searching for their prisoners)
Hifumi: Should we just… leave them alone?
Makoto: Probably for the best.
(Deciding not to push their luck with the Queen, they return to the bizarre room and find the cat on the table)
Celeste: We are *very* small in this room.
Makoto: Oh trust me, we know.
(They make their way up to the table and once they all arrive, the Cheshire Cat speaks to them)
Cheshire Cat: The shadows should be here soon. Are you prepared for the worst? If not, too bad!
(Before their eyes, the bottles disappear along with the Cheshire Cat. They look to the sky and a large Heartless descends headfirst before flipping over the table. Upon landing it stood, taller than any Heartless they've seen before. Long spindly legs resembling car jacks with sharp pointed feet, long arms that resembled paper, and a long head segmented with black and red parts, each one with a face, wielding purple juggling clubs)
Makoto: This must be the Heartless that tried to swipe the Queen's heart!
Celeste: So this is the one I have to blame for my false imprisonment?
Sayaka: And yours and Alice's kidnapping too!
Celeste: Then let's make this beast pay!
Wonderland: Main Boss Battle
Trickmaster
Track: Shrouding Dark Cloud
(The Trickmaster began juggling its clubs as it walked around the table, the others drawing their weapons, with Hifumi getting an axe this time, before the Trickmaster leaned back and swiped at them, knocking them off the table)
Makoto: Urgh, this one's gonna be tough.
Chihiro: Aim for the body, and don't let up!
Chihiro: Use the chair and table if you have to!
(They begin trying to attack, but its body was too high up and its legs didn't take any damage)
Makoto: Darn it, we need to get higher up!
Celeste: Allow me!
(Celeste aimed her wire glove to the ceiling and the wires latched on)
Celeste: Care for a hand?
Makoto: Sure!
(Makoto grabs Celeste's hand and they begin swinging all over the room)
Sayaka: …..
Hifumi: Miss Maizono, the Heartless!
Sayaka: Huh? Oh yeah right!
(As Celeste swung around the room, dodging the Trickmaster's swipes, Makoto was able to swing at it with his Keyblade. Eventually it caused the Heartless to go into a daze and crumble down. Allowing the others to get some hits)
Hifumi: Eat battle axe you thief!
(Eventually the Trickmaster recovered from its daze and begun swinging at everyone at its feet)
Chihiro: Guys look out!
(Sadly Sayaka and Hifumi got knocked away by the swipes. Chihiro kept on firing at the Trickmaster, causing it to change targets and march towards Chihiro while juggling its clubs)
Chihiro: Uh guys, a little help here!?
(Chihiro grew nervous as it got closer, Sayaka made her way onto the table and jumped towards the Heartless, grabbing onto its body as she swung her staff causing damage to it)
Sayaka: Get away from her!
(The Trickmaster swatted Sayaka away, then approached the oven and lit its clubs on fire)
Hifumi: Uh oh, I think it's getting mad!
(It aimed its clubs towards Chihiro and shot a large fireball at her, knocking her to the ground)
Chihiro: Ow…..
Sayaka: Chihiro!
Makoto: Celeste, get me close to that thing! I gotta put that fire out!
Celeste: Got it!
(Celeste grabs Makoto and gets him close to the Trickmaster, however it ends up firing a fireball that burns the wire, causing them to fall. Just before they hit the ground, Makoto fires a Blizzard spell and puts the flames out)
Makoto: Got it! Oof!
(Celeste and Makoto hit the ground hard, in response to their attack, the Trickmaster slams the clubs down hard on the table and chair, forcing them back into the ground)
Makoto: No!
(And suddenly, more Heartless spawned all over the room, surrounding Sayaka, Chihiro and Hifumi)
Makoto: Celeste, it's getting too dangerous! Go, now!
Celeste: What!?
Makoto: I'm doing this for your protection, I know you have powers now but I can't let anything happen to you just after we got you back!
Makoto: I'll save the others, you head that way and get out of this room! We'll be there soon!
Celeste: But Makoto…
Makoto: JUST GO!
(Celeste just stood there stunned as Makoto ran into the fray and pushed the Heartless back. Though they had some leg room, they just kept coming)
Sayaka: We'll be fine! Just make sure you're safe Celeste!
(They were so willing to let themselves get overwhelmed just to save her, she was genuinely touched they went so far just for her. She always saw herself as important, but in this life or death situation, far from anything she could fathom, they just stood there fighting off endless hordes of monsters and telling her to get to safety)
(At that moment, she felt something in her heart, a voice telling her not to let them go down like this. They went this far for her, and now…)
(...It was time to pay their debt in full)
(Celeste latched back onto the ceiling and headed for the Trickmaster, as she swung around she swiped at its chest, putting it in a daze and knocking it out)
Hifumi: Guys look!
(In the midst of their fighting, they noticed Celeste was fighting the Trickmaster on her own. They knew she wanted a hand in this fight as much as they did, and while they handled the smaller ones, she dealt with the big bad)
Celeste: This is for getting me accused!
(One swipe with her wires knocked the purple clubs out of its hands as she landed on the floor)
Celeste: This is for kidnapping me and that girl Alice!
(She grabs onto the Trickmaster's legs and pulls, knocking the beast down!
Celeste: This is for destroying my world along with my dream!
(With the wires still attached to it, with all her might she lifted the beast and threw it over her shoulders and slammed it into the wall, surprising everyone. And then came her coup de grace…)
(She shot out wires to both walls and pulled back, to slingshot herself like before. And then she spoke, her accent gone...)
Celeste: And this… is for hurting… my… FRIENDS!
(Celeste launches towards the Trickmaster, now struggling to stand, spinning like top as she went through the beast. Then proceeding to bounce off the wall and land on the table just as it came back)
Celeste: Hmph, you miserable wretch!
(The Trickmaster stood still for a second, then began to fall down, but even though it struggled to stand back up, the blows Celeste dealt it were too much and it eventually fell down, its paper arms flailing in the air)
(Soon a heart emerged from its body and flew into the air, causing the Trickmaster's body to fade into nothing. The other Heartless that joined the battle soon suffered the same fate, until it was just the group left in the room, awestruck at Celeste's actions)
Makoto: Celeste… That was just… wow!
Hifumi: I never thought you had it in you.
Sayaka: Thank you so much! You saved us!
Chihiro: But-why did you stay?
Celeste: …
(Her back turned to them, she didn't know what to say. But eventually, her mask recovered and she spoke…)
Celeste: I have a dream.
Makoto: Huh?
Celeste: With our world and everything in it gone, that dream has faded into darkness. But your words have given me something I never thought I would ever find… hope.
Sayaka: Hope?
Celeste: All that preachy talk about hope churned my stomach, but now… I realize there was more to it than just words.
Celeste: You were all so willing to let yourselves get hurt for my sake, just to save me. But why?
Celeste: Simple, because you all had hope.
Chihiro: Y-Yeah, we do have hope. Hope we'll restore our world and save everyone.
Celeste: Until you saved me, I had doubts any of that was true.
(She turned to face them, her gloves gone)
Celeste: But now, not only did I see it for myself, but I found my own…
Celeste: I was above everyone else, and you had every right to toss me aside. But you did not, you… saved me.
Celeste: I feel... I must do much more to repay that debt.
Makoto: Celeste…
Celeste: From this point on, I, Celestia Ludenberg, will work hard to fight the Heartless, and save everyone and our world!
Celeste: After all, as well as their hopes, you carry the dreams of everyone on your shoulders.
Celeste: I can't just let someone else accomplish *my* dream now can I?
Makoto: Celeste, thank you!
Makoto: I'm just glad you're okay, I didn't want those Heartless to take you again.
(Celeste walks up to Makoto, places her hands on his cheeks)
Celeste: *giggles* How sweet.
(And kisses him on his forehead, much to Sayaka's dismay. This time, she knew she was flirting with Makoto)
Celeste: As expected of my most trustworthy knight.
Makoto: K-Knight?
Celeste: But of course, I have knights all over our own world. But you… you are special.
Celeste: I have high hopes for you Makoto.
(Makoto simply blushed beet red, what did she have planned for him once they got back? But that was soon interrupted by the doorknob, who yawned)
Celeste: It's alive?
Makoto: Yep, and very sleepy.
Doorknob: What a racket. How's a doorknob to get any sleep?
(The doorknob yawned loudly, and suddenly a keyhole appeared in its mouth much to everyone's surprise)
Chihiro: What's that glowing thing?
Hifumi: It looks to be… a keyhole.
Makoto: Keyhole?
(As the keyhole shined, Makoto's Keyblade suddenly shot out a beam of light at it, as the light faded, a locking sound was heard and the keyhole disappeared)
Celeste: What was that?
Makoto: I think, that was the keyhole being sealed?
Sayaka: Huh?
Makoto: I heard it from my dream when I was knocked out before I got the Keyblade. The Keyhole is essentially the heart of a world.
Makoto: Heartless are usually after the Keyhole to swallow the world's heart, the world gets swallowed in darkness. Just like… what happened to our world.
Chihiro: So we just need to seal them and make sure these other worlds don't fade away like ours did?
Makoto: Exactly, and we'll likely save all the hearts that got swallowed once we defeat the Heartless.
Sayaka: Including our world, and everyone in it!
Hifumi: Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and find the other Keyholes! The sooner we seal them, the sooner we stop the Heartless!
(Suddenly, a Gummi falls out of the doorknob)
Sayaka: What's that?
Makoto: Cid told me about these, this looks like a Gummi. But it's different from what he showed me.
Chihiro: I'll hang onto it for now.
Celeste: Well, no time like the present. Let us go!
(As they go to leave the room and the world, Chihiro realizes something)
Chihiro: Wait! What about Alice? She wasn't with that Heartless!
(The group stopped and realized it, where was Alice? The Cheshire Cat then appeared on the table)
Cheshire Cat: Splendid! You're quite the group of heroes!
Cheshire Cat: If you're looking for Alice, she's not here.
Cheshire Cat: She's gone! Off with the shadows, into darkness.
(And for one final time, the Cheshire Cat disappears. The group was saddened by the news that they failed to save her)
Makoto: No….
(In agony, Makoto slammed his fists onto the ground)
Makoto: DAMN IT!
Hifumi: Chin up Mr. Naegi! If the Heartless took her, then maybe we'll find her in another world.
Sayaka: But why did they want her? Did they want to make her into a Heartless?
Celeste: If that was the case then why did they leave me behind?
Makoto: They must've come to take her…
(Makoto stood up, more determined than ever)
Makoto: Let's go guys! We owe it to her to save her!
(The group agreed, and they began to exit the world, just before she went out the door, Sayaka pulled Celeste in)
Sayaka: Excuse me, may I ask something?
Celeste: Depends, what is it you wish to ask?
Sayaka: I saw how you looked at him.
Celeste: Oh? Was it like… looking in a mirror?
Sayaka: …
Celeste: Then…
(Celeste suddenly holds out her hand)
Celeste: Why don't we agree to do this fairly?
Celeste: If anyone else joins… so be it.
(Though reluctant, Sayaka figured it would be fun to keep teasing him like she's done before and shakes the gambler's hand)
Sayaka: Okay then, fair play it is!
Celeste: I look forward to seeing what you do Sayaka.
Sayaka: And I, the same to you.
(They both depart the bizarre room to join up with the others, unaware that someone is watching from the darkness alongside some Heartless)
?: I knew it! I should've taken her too, well too late for that now. Best I not report that mishap.
?: Make preparations to send her back to base, I'll let Junko know about what happened.
(A dark portal forms as the figure walks into it before it disappears, the Heartless soon after)
(Meanwhile, they all reconvene and are ready to get back onto the Gummi Ship)
Chihiro: Well everyone, let's go!
(They all get beamed up and reappeared inside the Gummi Ship)
Celeste: Huh? Wh-What is this?
Hifumi: Our transportation around the cosmos, the Gummi Ship!
Chihiro: We'll move between worlds with this!
Celeste: I see… So where do we go from here?
(Chihiro checks the map she made and sets a course for the nearest world)
Chihiro: This way! Someone will be waiting for us here!
Makoto: Alright, let's go!
(And the ship sets off, away from Wonderland and off to a new world)
(Meanwhile, in another undisclosed location, Junko is seen conversing with the sea witch Ursula, a rotund half-woman, half-octopus)
Ursula: So, why the despair? Is that really all you live for at this point?
Junko: Oh it is, my analytical skills pretty much made life *super* boring for me.
Junko: But then I discovered despair, and all that boredom went away. You never know what to expect with despair, and that same unpredictability made me grow to adore it!
Junko: And then, I figured the entire world should feel the same thing. It took plenty of work and *tons* of planning. But I managed to get it all worked out and essentially conquered my world.
Ursula: Fascinating, a simple emotion drove you to successfully plunge an entire world in chaos. Ha ha ha, I like the sound of that!
Ursula: Tell me, these "Monokumas", do they work underwater?
Junko: Is that a request, or a challenge?
Ursula: Why not… both.
(A devilish grin formed on Ursula's face, soon Mukuro returned and knelt on one knee)
Mukuro: Sis, I have good news to report.
Junko: Please tell me it's about the Princess.
Mukuro: It is, I managed to swipe her, right under Makoto's nose.
Junko: Oh now that *is* good news! Well done, I figured you would have hesitated.
(Mukuro simply stood up)
Mukuro: I don't intend to stop until I get revenge for what he's done to us.
Junko: Huh?
Ursula: I guess she's getting the point, the Keyblade drew the Heartless in. They knew he would be the wielder, and wanted him gone.
Junko: So that's why they targeted the academy? And our world?
Ursula: Perhaps, your brand of despair certainly didn't do much to keep them out. If the place is as wild as you describe, it may as well be an all-you-can-eat buffet to them.
Mukuro: Exactly, I want revenge for the both of us. He has to pay!
(Mukuro grew angrier, and a dark aura began forming around her)
Junko: Temper temper sis, you don't want to get sweaty again, you stink bad enough.
Mukuro: Do what you want with anyone, but…
Mukuro: Leave Makoto for me.
(Mukuro turns to walk out of the room)
Ursula: Revenge seems to have taken its root in that girl. Will that be a problem?
Junko: Oh definitely no, she's doing this for the both of us. She's seen what happens to people to fall to darkness too easily.
Junko: She's going to keep a cool head, even if I have to force her to. She does anything I say, and gets it done no matter what.
Junko: And surprisingly without any wounds, I guess being the Ultimate Soldier has its perks.
Ursula: I suppose it does, but keep an eye on her. She seems… off.
(Suddenly, Monokumas appear behind her, their eyes glowing in the darkness)
Junko: Oh trust me… I will.
Mukuro: (Make no mistake Makoto Naegi, I will relish in the despair of killing you)
Mukuro: (You were the only one to ever see past my shell, and see me as something more than a soldier. And to the one who has taken my heart…)
Mukuro: (I will enjoy ripping yours out and making you suffer for ruining her plans, and causing her pain…)
(Mukuro departed, preparing to bring the Princess in as Junko kept her eye on the soldier, who was determined to please her sister no matter what it took)
Well, while Junko and Maleficent take one step forward in their plan, Makoto gains a new ally... who seems to have an interest in the Keyblade warrior. Regardless we're done here and can move on! Next time, they begin their work to prove their worth as heroes, but a rather aggresive acquaintance may get in the way of that...