Chapter 5: Welcome to Wonderland
Arthur, Sora, Eilonwy, Donald, Goofy, Max, Robin Hood, and Tod arrive inside the Gummi ship.
"Wow! This looks amazing!" Sora said amazed.
"This doesn't seem bad. It's like I'm in a new place." Arthur said.
Just then, a screen turns on, revealing Chip and Dale.
"Hey, fellas! I see ya found the Keyblade wielder and the Excalibur wielder!" Chip said.
"Wow, talking chipmunks!" Arthur said.
"You're both adorable." Eilonwy said.
"Aww, shucks! Thank you!" Dale said.
"Anyway, we're the Gummi ship's engineers and we'll be pinpointin' locations of other worlds." Chip said.
"Great, did ya find any?" Donald asked.
"There're two close to Traverse Town. One has one star while the other only has two stars." Chip said.
"The stars determine how strong the Heartless will be in that world. Better pick carefully." Dale said.
"So, which world should we go to first?" Sora asked.
"I think we should go for the world with one star. That way, it's much safer." Arthur said.
"That's not a bad idea, Artie!" Robin said.
"Okie dokie! That's where we'll go!" Goofy said.
"Hang on!" Donald said, starting the Gummi ship.
"Whoa, is that what it does?" Arthur asked.
"Yeah, but you'll get used to it." Max said.
The Gummi ship leaves Traverse Town and are now in space while Arthur and Sora look out the window in amazement.
"Coooooool!" Sora said.
"This is so amazing!" Eilonwy said.
"Glad you're enjoying it. We use this ship to travel to many worlds." Donald said.
"But the Heartless ships often give us a hard time." Goofy said.
"So we have to be on the lookout while flying. That won't be a problem." Robin said.
(Gummi Theme: Blast Away-1)
The Gummi ship starts flying through space while shooting down Heartless ships in their way, as well as meteors and unknown junk and later, after a few minutes of flying, the Gummi ship stops at a new world that has a red and pink checkerboard, small cottage, and a tower with a heart-shaped hedge.
"That world looks kinda weird." Sora said.
"This world is called Wonderland. It's a bizarre world full of interesting and weird things. Be careful. Anything can happen in there." Chip said.
"Well, we better get going then." Arthur said and Tod nods.
The group start to disembark to arrive in Wonderland.
(World of Wonderland)
Arthur, Sora, Eilonwy, Donald, Goofy, Max, Robin, and Tod fall very slow into a giant hole with many clocks and while falling down, Goofy just lies back, enjoying the ride. Later, Arthur, Sora, Eilonwy, Donald, Max, and Tod land on the ground, but Goofy falls down stomach-first, making Donald and Max shake their heads.
Just then, something runs past the group and it's a white-furred rabbit with pink eyes, red nose, wearing a red waistcoat with a yellow vest, blue trousers, and carrying a pocket watch.
"A rabbit?" Arthur said, as Tod tries to go for the rabbit, but Arthur picks the fox up.
"Oh, my fur a whiskers! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late! Oh, dear! I'm here, but I should be over there!" The white rabbit said frantically, still running.
"Late?" Robin asked.
"Late for what?" Eilonwy asked, raising her eyebrow.
"I'm late, I'm late, I'm late! The Queen! She'll have my head for sure!" The white rabbit said, still running and he's gone.
"What's with him?" Sora asked.
"He said he was late for somethin'." Goofy said.
"We should follow him." Arthur said and Tod nods.
(Field Theme: Welcome to Wonderland)
The group follow the white rabbit through the hole, which is also a strange hallway and they find multiple doors opening, revealing a hole and they decide to go through it, taking them to what looks like a giant room full of strange furniture and they find the same white rabbit going through a door, which closes.
"Guys, am I seeing things or did that rabbit get smaller?" Arthur asked.
"No, I saw that too." Robin said.
"But HOW did he get small?" Eilonwy asked.
"No, you're simply too big." A voice said.
"Who said that?" Sora asking, looking around.
"Down here." The voice said and they see the doorknob. "Hello." The doorknob said, shocking the group.
"The door's talking!" Donald said shocked.
"Now, now, no need to be loud. I was just having a nice nap." The doorknob said.
"Good mornin'." Goofy said.
"Sorry, but good night. I need more sleep." The doorknob said.
"Hang on, please. Can you tell us how to get small?" Arthur asked.
"Well, there's a bottle that can help you do just that. It's behind you." The doorknob said, as a table and a chair grow and two bottles, which are red and blue, are on the table.
"But which bottle'll make us small?" Goofy asked.
"I don't think we'll ask the doorknob since he's sleeping." Arthur said.
"If I had to guess, I think the blue one might shrink us." Sora said.
"Hold on, before we try that, we should explore this room first." Eilonwy said.
"Huh?" Max asked.
"Think about it, we just saw that rabbit going through that door, but since the doorknob's sleeping, we can't open it." Eilonwy said.
"Eilonwy's onto something. We should find an alternate route before trying anything." Arthur said and Tod nods.
"Okay, let's see what we can find." Sora said.
The group search around and Eilonwy finds a bed and it looks like it's blocking something.
"Hmm…" Eilonwy uses her magic to push the bed to a wall, revealing a hole.
"Hey, that can lead us somewhere! Good job, Eilonwy!" Arthur said.
"Thanks. Now we can try the bottle." Eilonwy said.
The group try the blue bottle and they start shrinking down and they're now small as mice.
"It worked! We're small!" Sora said.
"I think it's too early to celebrate." Arthur said, as Red Nocturne Heartless appear, as well as Spider Black Xetis.
"Well, you know what to do." Eilonwy said.
(Battle Theme: To Our Surprise)
The Red Nocturnes shoot fireballs at the group, who dodge out of the way and Arthur triple slashes with Excalibur while Sora slashes with his Keyblade, but theSpider Black Xetis shoot webs to attack the group. Eilonwy uses her magic to levitate the Heartless and Black Xetis, allowing Donald to shoot magic bullets from his staff while Goofy bashes with his shield. The Spider Black Xetis retaliate with unleashing web bullets while the Red Nocturne Heartless shoot fireballs, but Max triple slashes with his sword followed by a shield bash while Robin fires four arrows while Tod attacks with his stick and they defeat the Heartless and Black Xetis.
"There could be more Heartless and Black Xetis around here." Goofy said.
"We better keep our eyes open for anything." Arthur said and they nod.
"Now that the route's open, we can use it to continue further." Robin said.
The group make their way for the hole, taking them to what looks like a grassy field and continue exploring the world while dealing with more Black Xetis and Heartless and later arrive at what looks like a field of flowers. As the group keep moving through the field of flowers, they come across Dire Plant Heartless, only for Arthur and Sora to defeat them and keep moving through the field of flowers and arrive at what looks like a lotus forest full of more flowers and mushrooms. More Black Xetis and Heartless appear and attack, but Arthur and Sora defeat them and they continue through the lotus forest and they later find what looks like a hole, so they go through the hole and arrive somewhere else.
The group arrive at what looks like a hedge garden full of white roses with red paint on some trees and they look around.
"What's with these roses?" Max asked.
"Who painted them?" Donald asked, as Tod sees something.
The group see some live cards with black clubs and spades paining white roses red.
"What's goin' on?" Goofy asked.
"Why are they painting the roses red?" Eilonwy asked.
"Um, excuse me. What're you guys doing?" Sora asked.
"We can't talk now! We're trying to paint these white roses red!" One of the cards said.
"But why?" Arthur asked.
"The Queen of Hearts! If she finds these roses white, it'll be off with our heads!" Another card said.
"Really? All because of white roses? That's kind of cruel." Robin said.
"Hey, guys, look!" Max said, pointing at the same white rabbit running through the garden.
"It's that rabbit! Let's follow him." Arthur said.
The group move through the rose garden to follow the white rabbit and later arrive at what looks like a garden plaza with a giant castle with a card with red diamonds carrying a red spear and another card with black spades carrying a black axe guarding the castle entrance, as the white rabbit runs into the castle.
"In there!" Donald said.
The group go for the castle entrance, but the card guards block the way with their weapons.
"Halt! Who dares trespass the Queen of Hearts' castle?!" The red card guard asked, pointing his spear.
"Please let us through." Arthur said.
"We saw the white rabbit enter the castle and…" Eilonwy was cut off.
"The Queen has no time to deal with outsiders! A trial is about to commence! Begone!" The black card guard ordered.
"But…" Sora was cut off.
"Leave now or it's off with your heads!" The red card guard threatened.
"Fine, if that's how you want it." Robin said, as they leave.
"Now what?" Max asked.
Arthur looks around and finds some plants on the castle walls.
"I think I have an idea." Arthur said, going for the castle walls.
"Arthur…" Donald stops talking.
"Artie, I don't wanna shoot down your plan, but how's that gonna help us get in?" Sora asked.
"We can use these to climb up and enter the castle without being noticed." Arthur said.
"Will it work?" Goofy asked.
"One way to find out." Arthur said, getting on the plants and starts climbing.
The group climb up the plants on the castle walls until they reach a window and they get through the window and they are now in the castle hallway.
"We're in." Arthur said.
"Now, let's go find that rabbit." Sora said.
The group start moving through the castle hallway while keeping a lookout for Black Xetis and Heartless, but they find more card guards patrolling the castle, so they move through the castle without detection and they later arrive in a different part of the castle, which is a throne room.
In the throne room are more card guards and they see someone on a defendant table, which is a girl with long blonde hair with a black ribbon, wearing a blue dress with a white pinafore, white stockings and black shoes.
The white rabbit enters the throne room and climbs up to a higher stand while pulling out a yellow trumpet and blows it.
"Court is now in session!" The white rabbit said.
"I'm on trial? But why?" The blonde girl asked.
"Her Majesty, the Queen of Hearts, presiding!" The white rabbit announced, addressing a very mean- looking woman with black hair tied to a small bun, wearing a red and black dress, small gold crown, and carrying a heart-shaped stick sitting on a top throne.
"This girl is the culprit! There's no doubt about it! The reason is…because I say so, that's why!" The Queen of Hearts said.
"But that's so unfair!" The blonde girl said.
"Well, have you anything to say in your defense?" The Queen of Hearts asked.
"Of course! I've done absolutely nothing wrong! You may be the queen, but that doesn't give you the right to be horrible to others!" The blonde girl said, shocking the white rabbit and making the Queen angry.
"SILENCE! You DARE defy ME?!" The Queen demanded, slamming her fists against the bench.
"That girl is in trouble." Arthur said.
"Yeah, we gotta help her out!" Sora said.
"I agree. She did nothing wrong and appears innocent." Robin said.
"Well, yeah, but…" Donald stops talking.
"But what?" Eilonwy asked annoyed.
"Well, we're outsiders, so wouldn't that be muddling?" Goofy asked.
"It's 'meddling', Dad." Max corrected.
"Oh, right and that's against the rules." Goofy said.
"B-But we can't just ignore her!" Arthur said.
"The court finds the defendant…guilty as charged!" The Queen declared.
"But tell me what this crime is! You still haven't told me!" The girl said.
"You are charged for crimes of assault and attempted theft of my heart!" The Queen said, making Arthur and Sora gasp.
"Sora…!" Arthur said.
"Yeah!" Sora said.
"Off with her head!" The Queen commanded, as the card soldiers surround her.
"No, no! Oh, please!" The girl begged.
"That's it! I've had it!" Sora said, rushing over.
"Sora!" Donald called.
"I'm going too!" Arthur said.
"Do it, Artie!" Max said.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" Sora shouted.
"Don't hurt her!" Arthur yelled.
"Who are you? How DARE you interfere with my court!" The Queen yelled.
"Your court is full of nonsense! You don't go around blaming people for things they didn't do!" Robin yelled.
"You DARE tell me how to run my court?!" The Queen demanded.
"Obviously! Did you not even bother to look at the facts or evidence to determine if she's guilty or not?!" Eilonwy asked.
"Besides, I don't think she even knows why she's being blamed." Arthur said.
"Well, if you think she's not the culprits, then perhaps you might know!" The Queen said.
"Oh, we do!" Sora said.
"Yep, it's the Heart…" Goofy stops talking, covering his mouth.
"Seriously, Dad?" Max asked, rolling his eyes.
"Please, be fair, Your Majesty. If you give us permission, we can search Wonderland and find evidence of her innocence." Arthur said.
"Hmm… Very well. I'll allow you to search for any evidence to prove Alice's innocence, but mark my words; I am very impatient. If you fail to bring me any evidence, then it's off with ALL of your heads for wasting my time!" The Queen said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Arthur said, bowing.
"Lock that girl up!" The Queen commanded, as the card soldiers grab the girl and place her in a cage next to the Queen's throne.
"Don't worry. We're gonna get you outta this." Sora said.
"Thank you, but who are you?" Alice asked.
"I'm Sora." Sora introduced.
"My name's Arthur and this is Tod." Arthur introduced himself and Tod.
"I'm Eilonwy." Eilonwy introduced.
"I'm Robin." Robin introduced.
"Name's Goofy and this is Donald and my son, Max." Goofy introduced himself, Donald, and Max.
"My name is Alice. I'm dreadfully sorry for getting you into this." Alice said.
"Um, how did you end up here, Alice?" Arthur asked.
"I'm not sure. I was chasing a white rabbit down a hole and then, I ended up here. That's when the cards captured me." Alice said.
"Well, it's okay. We're gonna help you." Arthur said.
The group leave the Queen's castle and return to the lotus forest and as they're looking around, something appears in front of them and it's a cat's head with a big grin, bouncing around and then disappears. The cat's head reappears on a tree stump, as a pink and purple striped cat body appears on the cat's head before putting the head on the body.
"That cat has trouble all over it…" Eilonwy said with distrust.
"Who are you?!" Donald demanded, jumping up and down.
"Who, indeed? Poor Alice, soon to lose her head and she's not guilty of a thing." The cat said.
"Can you please tell us where the culprit is? We wanna help Alice." Arthur said.
"The Cheshire Cat has all the answers, but doesn't always tell. The answer, the culprit, the cat all lie in darkness." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"Hey, wait!" Robin called.
"They've already left the forest. I won't tell which exit. There are eight pieces of evidence in all. Six are a cinch to find, but the last two are tricky. Big reward if you find them." The Cheshire Cat said.
"I don't think we should trust him." Eilonwy said, as the Cheshire Cat reappears.
"To trust or not to trust. I trust you'll decide." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing again.
"Well, I guess we'll have to find the evidence ourselves." Donald said.
The group begin searching for evidence and Arthur manages to find a box that says 'Footprints' on it next to a big flower and they start climbing up the treetops and they find another box that says 'Black Marks' and then find a hole, which takes them back to the bizarre room and Sora finds another box that says 'Stench' on top of the room's stove. The group continue to find more evidence and later, Eilonwy finds a box that says 'Evil Aura' next to a flat book and return to the grassy field, where Donald and Goofy find another box that says 'Antenna' and return to the field of flowers, where they find another box that says 'Black Chain' next to a row of flowers. While searching for more evidence, the group explore the lotus forest and find a hole on the higher part, which takes them back to the bizarre room, but on the higher section, where they find two boxes, which say 'Claw Marks' and Dark Magic'.
"That should be it." Arthur said, as the Cheshire Cat appears.
"Well, look what you've found. Nice going." The Cheshire Cat said.
"Now we can save Alice and prove her innocent." Sora said.
"Don't be so sure. Alice may be innocent, but what about you?" The Cheshire Cat asked.
"What are you talking about?" Eilonwy asked.
"I won't tell, but I'll give you these." The Cheshire Cat said, giving Sora Blizzard magic and Arthur Frost magic before disappearing.
"Now you two have different types of Ice magic." Donald said.
"Great. Let's give these back to that fathead hag queen." Max said.
"Agreed." Robin said.
The group make their way back to the Queen's castle and return to the Queen's throne room.
"We're back with the evidence." Sora said.
"We're ready to prove Alice innocent." Arthur said.
"Is that so? Then present it to the cards and we'll get started." The Queen said.
Arthur walks over to one of the card soldiers.
"Um, excuse me. We're here to present our evidence to Her Highness." Arthur said.
"Very well. Who is to step up to the podium?" The red card soldier asked.
"We will." Sora said, addressing himself and Arthur.
"Good luck, guys." Goofy said.
"You better get us out of this." Donald said.
Sora and Arthur are now on the defendant's stand while Eilonwy, Donald, Goofy, Max, Robin, and Tod are standing on separate stands.
"Now, show me what you have found." The Queen said and the two boys give out the eight boxes. "Hmm, that's a lot of evidence, but I'm still not impressed. Cards! Bring fourth my evidence!" The Queen commanded, as the cards bring in two more boxes and the ten boxes scramble. "Checking all ten would be a waste of time. Choose the one you wish to present and I'll decide who's guilty based on that evidence." The Queen said.
"Wait, what?" Arthur asked.
"After all the trouble of collecting them all?" Sora asked.
"That's we do things in Wonderland. Now, choose or you BOTH lose your heads! ONE box!" The Queen said.
"Ugh, I dunno which box to choose." Sora said.
"Hmm…" Arthur examines each box and gets an idea. "Sora, let's choose the middle box. I have a feeling it'll be the right one." Arthur said.
"You sure about this?" Sora asked.
"It's just my gut feeling." Arthur said.
"Okay, Artie, I trust you." Sora said.
"Ahem! Are you finished wasting time?! Choose a box!" The Queen yelled.
"We have, Your Highness. We choose the middle box." Arthur said.
"Very well, let's see who's the culprit." The Queen said, as the middle box opens, revealing a Soldier Heartless and a Zombie Black Xeti and they disappear. "What in the world are those things?" The Queen asked.
"Well, you have your evidence, Your Majesty. Alice is innocent." Arthur said.
"ARGH! SILENCE! I'M the law here! Article 29: Anyone, who defies the Queen is quilty!" The Queen said.
"That's crazy!" Donald said, jumping up and down.
"Your rules are completely STUPID! Let Alice go or answer to me!" Eilonwy yelled.
"I agree! You're a very rude and horrible queen! You only care about yourself and care about being right! Just accept you're wrong!" Robin yelled.
"ENOUGH! CARDS! SEIZE THEM! OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" The Queen commanded, her face red with fury.
The podiums disappear while a crank tower rises and a black card soldier uses the tower's crank to lift Alice's cage while the other cards jump to attack the group.
"Looks like there's no way out!" Arthur said.
"Looks like we'll have to fight!" Sora said, taking out his Keyblade.
"Then bring it on!" Max said, taking out his sword and shield.
"Cards, if they DARE to touch that crank tower, it's off with your heads!" The Queen yelled.
"The tower? Guess we should attack it." Sora said.
"Sora, Artie, handle that crank tower. Leave the cards to us." Eilonwy said.
"Good idea. Be careful." Arthur said.
Arthur and Sora begin attacking the crank tower, but the cards try to attack with their axes and spears, resulting in Donald casting Blizzard while Eilonwy casts Frost and unleashes ice crystals to keep the cards at bay, allowing Arthur and Sora to attack the crank tower. The card soldiers keep trying to attack Arthur and Sora, only for Max to deliver a thrusting strike with his sword while Goofy bashes with his shield while Robin shoots three arrows while Tod delivers a biting attack.
"What are you DOING?! Get them, you fools!" The Queen commanded.
"Time for you to shut up! Blaze!" Eilonwy yelled, unleashing blue flames at the Queen of Hearts, making her fall over. "That's for your unfair laws!" Eilonwy yelled.
"Nice one, Eilonwy!" Sora said.
"Thank you. Now, the tower!" Eilonwy said.
"Yeah, we got it." Arthur said.
Arthur and Sora keep attacking the crank tower with their weapons, but the Queen recovers and commands the cards to attack again, only for Eilonwy, Donald, Goofy, Max, Robin, and Tod to fight off the cards while Tod bites at the Queen. Arthur delivers many strikes at the crank tower with Excalibur while Sora delivers his attacks with his Keyblade and after enough attacks, they destroy the crank tower, making the cage fall.
Arthur and Sora rush for the cage, only to find it empty.
"What happened to Alice?" Eilonwy asked.
"She must've disappeared while we were fighting." Donald said.
"YOU FOOLS!" The Queen shouted, slamming her fists on the bench. "Find out who's responsible! I don't care how!" The Queen commanded, making the card soldiers scatter.
"What a bunch of idiots." Robin said.
"We'd better skedaddle before they find Alice." Goofy said.
"Good idea." Sora said.
The group leave the castle and return to Lotus Forest, where they see a big flower opening and spitting out a rock near the pond and the Cheshire Cat appears again.
"That cat again…" Eilonwy said, not happy to see the cat.
"Go away." Max said annoyed.
"Have you seen Alice?" Sora asked.
"Alice, no! Shadows, yes!" The Cheshire Cat said.
"Where'd they go?" Donald asked.
"This way, that way, does it matter? Left, right, up, down. All mixed up thanks to the shadows. Step deeper into the forest and the party garden. You'll might find shadows in the upside-down room." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"I can't tell if that was helpful." Arthur said.
"Where's the upside-down room?" Sora asked.
"Ugh, knowing this place, we'll have to search everywhere." Max said.
"Don't worry, we'll find Alice. We just gotta keep searching." Arthur said.
"Right. This world might be screwy, but that's not gonna stop us." Sora said.
The group continue moving through the forest and they later find a hole and arrive at what looks like a garden with a long table with different chairs that have teapots, silverware, and at the end of the table is a man wearing a green top hat and yellow suit and a brown hare wearing a red suit having what looks like a wacky tea party.
"Is somebody throwing a party?" Sora asked.
"The better question is have they seen Alice?" Arthur asked.
"Let's go talk to them." Eilonwy suggested.
The group walk over to the hat man and the hare.
"Um, hello." Max said.
"Well, look what we have here, Hare! Guests for our unbirthday party!" The hat man said.
"Let's pour some tea for them!" Hare said, taking out a stack of teacups and starts pouring tea.
"Um, thanks, but no thanks. We're not here for tea." Sora said.
"We're trying to find Alice. Have you seen her?" Arthur asked.
"Alice, eh? I remember her! She was here having a tea party with me and Mad Hatter." Hare said.
"But she left off in a mad hurry, chasing some rabbit, who ran past here." Mad Hatter said, using his hat to pour his own tea.
"I guess this was before she got captured." Donald said.
"But where is she now?" Robin asked.
"Hmm, haven't the slightest idea." Mad Hatter said.
"Maybe those scary creatures that went inside the hut might know." Hare said, pointing at a hut.
"Creatures?" Arthur asked.
"Maybe Alice is in there." Max said.
"Thanks. Enjoy your unbirthday party thing." Arthur said.
"Merry unbirthday to you! Come again soon!" Mad Hatter said, as they're drinking tea and having cakes.
The group go for the hut and are back in the bizarre room, but they're now on the room's ceiling.
"Hey, what's going on?" Donald asked.
"Are we in the same room, but upside-down?" Arthur asked, looking down at the same room.
"I REALLY hate this place." Eilonwy said.
Just then, the Cheshire Cat appears.
"Okay, cat, we need answers. Tell us where we can find Alice." Robin said.
"They're hiding somewhere and the momeraths outgrabe. Want to find the shadows? Try turning the lights on." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"I hope that's the last we'll see of that cat." Eilonwy said.
"I doubt it." Max said.
"So, how can we turn the lights on?" Donald asked.
Tod looks around and finds two lamps.
"I think Tod found two lamps and I think we need to light them." Arthur said.
"Good idea, Arthur." Goofy said.
Arthur and Sora go for one of the lamps and they light it with fire, making the Cheshire Cat appear.
"Too dim. Make it brighter." The Cheshire Cat said.
"What next?" Donald asked.
"One more lamp you need to light." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
Arthur and Sora light the second lamp and the cat appears again.
"All lights are on. You'll see the shadows soon. They'll arise in this room, but somewhere else. The shadows might go for that doorknob." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"Is he talking about that doorknob we met before? What do the Heartless and the Black Xetis want with that?" Sora asked.
"I'm starting to think there's more to that doorknob than meets the eye." Arthur said and Tod nods.
"We might as well make our way back to the lower section." Eilonwy said.
The group leave the hut and return to the grassy field and hurry back to the bizarre room, where they find the Cheshire Cat on the table.
"You'll have a better view from up here." The Cheshire Cat said.
"Ugh!" Max and Eilonwy grunt in annoyance.
The group climb up on the table to meet with the cat.
"Okay, cat! Enough of your nonsense! Start talking about the shadows!" Eilonwy yelled.
"The shadows should be here soon. Are you prepared for the worst? If not, too bad!" The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"What?" Goofy asked.
Tod looks up and points at something.
"Guys, above!" Arthur said, looking up.
The group look up to see a giant Heartless upside-down and lands on its large curved boots and has a red and black pattern top, black folded arms, black shoulder pads, and purple open legs. The Heartless unfolds its arms and takes out two giant purple matchsticks and starts juggling them.
"Now we got a crazy Heartless to deal with." Donald said.
"Let's take it out!" Eilonwy said.
(Boss Theme: Shrouding Dark Cloud)
The Heartless known as Trickmaster swipes its matchsticks at the group, who get off the table to dodge and Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur while Sora aerial slashes with his Keyblade, but Trickmaster lower swipes its matchsticks, but Goofy uses Rocket to strike at Trickmaster while Max uses Sky Dance and aerial slashes with his sword followed by a downward strike with his shield and after enough attacks, Trickmaster falls to the ground stunned. Arthur delivers three slashes with Excalibur while Sora vertical slashes with his Keyblade while Eilonwy unleashes three magic orbs while Donald shoots four magic bullets while Max double slashes with his sword while Goofy bashes with his shield while Robin uses Arrow Barrage and fires many arrows while Tod strikes with his stick. After enough attacks, Trickmaster recovers and slams its matchsticks on the table, flattening it and then lower strikes with its matchsticks again, but the group dodge and Eilonwy fires magic bolts from her tome and then casts Frost while Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur.
Trickmaster walks away from the group and goes for the stove and uses it to light its matchsticks on fire and starts shooting fireballs at the group, only for Goofy and Max to block with their shields while Eilonwy creates a magical barrier and casts Frost again to get rid of the flames, but Trickmaster slams its matchsticks on Eilonwy to deal damage, only for Robin to shoot four arrows at the Heartless while both Max and Goofy throw their shields, knocking out Trickmaster. Arthur and Sora attack the Heartless with their weapons while Donald casts Blizzard while Robin uses Windmill Bow, but Trickmaster recovers while lighting its matchsticks on fire again and shoots more fireballs. Max deflects the fireballs with his shield, allowing Arthur and Eilonwy to cast Frost while Sora and Donald cast Blizzard on the fiery matchsticks, getting rid of them while Goofy uses Rocket while Robin takes out arrow bombs and shoots them at the Heartless. Trickmaster retaliates with slamming its matchsticks at the group, who dodge and Eilonwy uses her magic to levitate the matchsticks, allowing Arthur, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Max, and Robin to attack Trickmaster, stunning it. Robin fires three arrows followed by four more arrows while Tod delivers a big bite while Max horizontal slashes with his sword followed by a shield slam while Eilonwy fires magic blasts while Donald casts Blizzard while Goofy uses Charge while Sora triple slashes with his Keyblade while Arthur spin slashes with Excalibur and they finish off Trickmaster.
Trickmaster falls while dropping its matchsticks and collaspes, as a giant heart flies out of it and disappears.
"Stupid Heartless." Max said.
"Nobody messes with us." Sora said.
"At least it's out of our way." Eilonwy said.
"Agreed." Arthur said.
Just then, they hear a slow clap and they turn to see Gideon, who is standing on top of the stove.
"Well, slap my knee and call me Sally! Y'all did such a great job! Such a great job indeed!" Gideon said.
"You!" Eilonwy yelled while Tod growls.
"You sent that Heartless after us, didn't you?" Arthur asked.
"Oh, wow, you ain't as stupid as I thought you were." Gideon said.
"I bet you were also responsible for taking Alice!" Max said.
"Well, sorta. Someone else nabbed her while you idiots were dealin' with that fathead queen! MY role was to have Trickmaster keep y'all busy, allowin' my friends to take Alice outta here." Gideon said.
"Where is she?" Robin asked.
"Y'all really think I'm just gonna tell ya where? Guess I should take back what I said 'bout you bein' bright!" Gideon said.
"You little twerp!" Donald yelled.
"Give her back!" Arthur yelled.
"No way I'm doin' that! I think I'll give y'all a nice li'l prize. Lemme show ya what happens when you git in our way!" Gideon said, snapping his fingers, as multiple Ghoul Black Xetis appear.
"What now?" Robin asked.
"Black Xetis, FUSE!" Gideon commanded, as the Ghoul Black Xetis fuse together, creating a giant Black Xeti with one crimson eye, sharp teeth, and a large purple tongue.
"Oh, man…" Sora said.
"You can't be serious." Eilonwy said.
"Mega Ghoul, play nice with yer new friends!" Gideon ordered, as Mega Ghoul roars.
(Boss Theme: Shrouding Dark Cloud)
Mega Ghoul shoots giant black beams at the group, who dodge out of the way and Arthur aerial slashes with Excalibur followed by casting Blaze to deal burning damage while Sora also aerial slashes with Kingdom Key and then casts Blizzard while Eilonwy attacks with three magic orbs. Mega Ghoul turns invisible and attacks with black chains, but Robin shoots three arrows followed by firing four more arrows and then shoots arrow bombs while Max uses Sky Dance. Mega Ghoul retaliates with firing slime balls at the group, only for Goofy to block with his shield and then uses Rocket to deliver an upper shield strike, but the giant Black Xeti traps the knight captain in chains. Donald casts Fire to strike the giant Black Xeti while Eilonwy casts Frost and they free Goofy while Tod uses Skullbash, only for Mega Ghoul to disappear and shoots more black beams. Robin shoots five arrows followed by Arrow Barrage while Sora delivers three aerial slashes with Kingdom Key and then casts Fire, but Mega Ghoul retaliates with lashing with its tongue and then lashes with its chains. Max blocks the attacks with his shield and then delivers slashes with his sword while Arthur delivers aerial vertical slashes with Excalibur followed by casting Frost, but Mega Ghoul traps the group in chains.
"Stupid Black Xeti!" Sora said.
"This one's cunning." Robin said.
"If it turns invisible, I can use my magic to hold it." Eilonwy said.
"I'll do the same!" Donald said.
"Then, we strike!" Arthur said and Tod nods.
Mega Ghoul phases through the ground while going under Arthur and Sora and tries to attack from underneath with rising chains, but the boys dodge out of the way and as Mega Ghoul rises from the ground, Arthur triple slashes with Excalibur while Sora casts Fire three times, but Mega Ghoul inhales the fireballs and breathes flames to deal burning damage, only for Eilonwy to create a magic barrier to protect everyone and then casts Frost while Robin uses Windmill Bow. Mega Ghoul disappears again and tries to attack, but Donald uses his magic to hold the giant Black Xeti, allowing Goofy to double bash with his shield while Max throws his shield while Tod aerial strikes with his stick. Mega Ghoul sinks into the ground again and unleashes more chains from the ground to try and get the group, who avoid the rising chains and Goofy delivers a spinning shield strike, but Mega Ghoul shoots more fire from its mouth and then lashes with its tongue, only for Robin to fire arrow bombs while Arthur slashes at the tongue with Excalibur while Eilonwy strikes with five magic orbs. Mega Ghoul shoots more black beams, but Goofy blocks with his shield and uses Charge while Donald casts Blizzard while Robin fires five arrows followed by four more arrows while Tod delivers a tail strike.
"What are you DOIN'?! DESTROY 'EM!" Gideon commanded.
Mega Ghoul sinks into the ground again and unleashes more chains from the ground, only for the group to dodge the rising chains again, but Mega Ghoul emerges and lashes with its tongue, only for Sora to slash at the tongue with Kingdom Key while Max delivers a spinning strike with his sword and shield, but Mega Ghoul shoots more black beams to attack the group, but Eilonwy counters with casting Blaze to deal burning damage while Robin spins while firing more arrows, only for Mega Ghoul to swipe with its chains to attack, but Goofy blocks with his shield and then uses Rocket. Mega Ghoul tries to trap the group in its chains, only for Donald to shoot magic blasts from his staff and then casts Blizzard while Tod delivers a tackle attack, but Mega Ghoul sends its chains into the ground, having them rise from the ground, but Arthur delivers aerial slashes with Excalibur followed by casting Frost, only for the giant Black Xeti to trap the blond boy in chains, but Sora frees Arthur and casts Fire. Mega Ghoul attempts to fire more black beams at the group, only for Tod to use Skullbash while Robin uses Arrow Barrage while Max uses Sky Dance while Goofy uses Charge while Donald casts Blizzard while Eilonwy casts Blaze while Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key while Arthur vertical slashes with Excalibur and they finish off Mega Ghoul.
Mega Ghoul roars in pain, as it falls to the ground and disappears in black mist.
"So much for your Black Xeti pet, you little bug!" Max yelled while Tod growls at Gideon.
"What's wrong? Can't come down here and face us yourself?" Robin asked.
"Oh, please. That's too good fer me. I'll admit, I'm mildly impressed how yer handlin' things, but there's no way ya can defeat the likes of us." Gideon said.
"Oh, yeah? Well, whatever you're up to, we'll stop you!" Sora said.
"Oh, that's just cute! Ya know, when I look at you, you keep remindin' me of another boy I HATE and it's downright IRRITATIN'!" Gideon shouted, summoning a dark ball at a flower, wilting it. "Whew, calm down now, Gideon. Remember yer blood pressure. That boy won't be botherin' you anymore. Anyway, if y'all keep playin' heroes, yer gonna be dealin' with forces you can't possibly comprehend." Gideon said, summoning a dark portal. "Y'all been warned. Stay outta our business if ya know what's good fer ya! Mess with the bull, y'all get the HORNS!" Gideon said, going for the dark portal, as it disappears.
"Who does he think he is?" Donald asked.
"What did he mean by forces we'll be dealing with?" Max asked.
"I don't know. I just can't believe he tricked us like that. Because of him, we lost Alice…" Arthur said.
"Don't worry, Artie, we'll find her." Sora assured.
Just then, the group hear a yawn and it's from the doorknob.
"What a racket. I was just having a nice nap too." The doorknob said, opening its mouth, revealing what looks like a keyhole.
"What's that?" Robin asked.
Just then, Sora's Keyblade unleashes a beam of light at the keyhole, making a lock sound.
"What was that?" Arthur asked.
"My Keyblade did something, as if it locked something." Sora said.
Something appears in a bright light and it's a pink crystal.
"Now what?" Eilonwy asked.
"A crystal?" Goofy asked.
The pink crystal flies for Arthur, who holds onto it.
"What…?" Arthur asked.
"That crystal just went for you, Arthur." Max said.
"But…why?" Arthur asked.
Just then, something comes out of the doorknob and it's a small green object.
"A Gummi!" Donald said.
"It ain't like the others." Goofy said.
"It might be important for later." Eilonwy said.
"Then I'll hold onto it." Donald said, taking the Gummi piece.
The Cheshire Cat appears on the table behind the group.
"Splendid! You're quite the heroes! If you're looking for Alice, you know she's already gone with the shadows and into darkness." The Cheshire Cat said, disappearing.
"Yeah, thanks for telling what we already know, you stupid cat!" Max yelled.
"Max, calm down. I said we're gonna find her." Sora said.
"She might be in a different world." Eilonwy suggested.
"Let's head back to the Gummi ship and we'll search for her." Goofy said.
"I can't help but feel like something might get serious…" Arthur said.
"Artie?" Sora asked.
"Think about it. Why would Alice be taken? Gideon just told us he was keeping us busy while his Black Xetis and Heartless took Alice. What's the reason?" Arthur asked.
"Arthur might be onto something. They couldn't just up and take Alice without a reason." Robin said.
"I guess we'll have our answer soon." Donald said.
"Well, we better get going." Max said and Tod nods.
The group return to the rabbit hole and go for the Gummi ship, as they're ready to leave Wonderland.
