And now, the final chapter for Dwarf Woodlands.
Enjoy!
Mountains:
Crossing the forest again the group made their way back to the mountains.
"Are you telling us we missed a dwarf when we rescued Doc and Happy?!" Hayner asked in disbelief.
"W-W-Well to be fair I didn't see them take Sleepy through the mountains." Doc replied.
"Yeah it would be hard to see when you're surrounded by too many creatures of darkness… and injured from their attacks." said Hayner.
"So I must ask, where are Sora, Kairi, Ventus, Terra, and Aqua?" Snow White asked.
"Out in another world that seems to be taking a while to free from our enemies clutches." said Pence.
"Hey they were in Haunted New York longer busting ghosts with the Ghostbusters." said Olette.
"And in the MCU for 5 months after Thanos beyond screwed things up. Not only that, even I'm not sure how it works time travel-wise for when they were in Hill Valley technically for two weeks but like only a few days total thanks to whichever timeline they were in." said Hayner. "I'm guessing longer in the Organization's case since the darkness is already mysterious and freaky."
They soon came up to the spot where Doc had been held captive by the Heartless.
"So the mine was the left path… which means the rainbow is on the right?" asked Pence.
"That's right! Follow me!" said Snow White.
The group went down the right path as Florian opened the gates.
The Magical Rainbow:
The group all went up an open-log path up a mountain and reached the top. The mountainside view had numerous trees, bushes, and rocks with a few red mushrooms. And right in front of a waterfall was a majestic rainbow in all six colors.
But in front of the rainbow was a wounded Sleepy who looked like he was sleeping… while also covered in bruises.
Sleepy had a round pink nose with a very long thick white beard. He wore a light steel blue tuque that flopped down, brown pants, a tan jacket with brown patches, and a black belt, though the buckle was obscured by his beard.
Surrounding him this time were Unversed. There were Floods, Wild Bruisers, Shoegazers, and Glindewinders.
"There's Sleepy!" shouted Sneezy.
"And those strange creatures from years ago are back too!" gasped Snow White.
"Those are Unversed!" exclaimed Hayner.
"Ah yes you said they thrived on negativity." Florian noted.
"Step away from the Sleeping Man!" Pence called, sending Dark Firaga at two Floods.
The Unversed turned and made their way towards the group.
"Now's our chance! Go men!" said Doc.
The dwarves rushed over to Sleepy.
"Sleepy wake up!" called Happy.
No response.
"Is he dead?!" Sneezy asked in a panic.
"Nah he's just sleepin' like a log." Grumpy huffed. "Although… he don't look to good with black and blue on his skin."
The dwarves dragged Sleepy towards the ledge under the rainbow as their 5 taller allies ran to the Heartless.
"I could get used to helping save my friends like this." Snow White commented.
"Just don't make it too much of a hobby my dear." Florian joked. "But in all seriousness, will these creatures be harder than the rest?"
"If you can handle Heartless and Nobodies you can handle the Unversed too!" said Pence.
"Let's see what you're made of!" Hayner taunted to the Unversed.
(Riku vs Riku Replica 2nd Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories plays)
Mission: Destroy the Unversed
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Snow White
Prince Florian
Olette led the fight this time as she took one three Shoegazers that attempted to stomp on her head. She got one bruise to the forehead, but she used Ice barrage against them and then destroyed them with Flower Shoot. But then the brunette was ambushed by a hoard of Flood Unversed, jumping from side to side before she could slash them. Thinking quickly, Olette casted Bind to hold them in place and then used a Pearl spell to eliminate them.
Pence ran at two groups of Glindewinders firing orbs of light at them. He then used Magnet against them when they suddenly spun around him with their claws out and scratched and slashed his arms. Pence used Cyclone to get them off of him and then he slashed the floating Unversed away. But his small victory was also short-lived when Shoegazers flew in and then pelted Pence with their stomps. Pence tried to slashed them, but they used their Shields for protection. Pence used Balloonga to stun the monsters before they burst against them.
Hayner took on some Wild Bruisers as he dodged their fists and slashed at them. But they slammed the ground creating a Drum Impact that knocked Hayner over. Hayner jumped up, held his Keyblade up high, and then used Double Thundaga to destroy them. But as soon as the blonde landed, Floods surrounded him and Dive Lunged against him several times. Hayner shook off the dizziness from the impact and slashed two away quickly and then eliminated two more together with a Fira spell.
Florian took on some Floods with ease with slashes from his sword, but found himself being bombarded with the Shoegazers. Getting an idea, he stuck his sword out and charged, stabbing three of them in a row like a shishkabob, and flung them off of his sword. But then he was knocked near the rocks by a Wild Bruiser. Florian got back up and attempted to slash it, but said attacks were mild when it did and Earth Impact, sending rocks crashing into the prince, bruising him. He fell to the ground in pain. The large Unversed stomped towards him when Florian suddenly sprung up and stabbed it in the chest, twisting the sword for further pain, destroying the Wild Bruiser.
Snow White struck various Shoegazers with her ax, though she fell victim to their Two-footed Rush, bruising her a little. Snow White recovered and thrashed them all away in one swing. But the princess then found herself surrounded by Glindwinders who spun around rapidly with their claws out, scratching and thrashing her. Snow White yelled in pain before she suddenly glared at the flying Unversed and bashed them away from her with the flat parts of the ax blade, sending them flying in a dizzy manner. Snow White then struck them with the blade and destroyed them with ease.
(Riku vs Riku Replica 2nd Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories ends)
The Unversed were finally slain as the five fighters stood together, Pence casting Curaga on them all.
"This is the most fighting I've done in a day." Florian commented.
"You and us both, Prince." Hayner quipped as he walked over to Sleepy and healed him with his Keyblade and dismissed it.
The bruises on the snoozing dwarf disappeared.
"Sleepy? How ya doing now?" Sneezy asked.
Sleepy yawned as he woke up, smacking his lips. "I'm doing better now… sleeping helps forget when you're all bruised up…"
"Yeah he's alright." Grumpy snorted. "What else is new?"
The Twilight Town trio approached the rainbow.
"This is the smallest rainbow I've ever seen… and yet it looks so pretty." commented Olette.
"And magical." added Pence.
"Oh yes it is!" said Snow White as she approached the three. "It's a great source of power for color in this world. And some time after our world was restored from the darkness thanks to Sora, strange creatures appeared and tried to steal all the colors."
"Was it the Heartless?" asked Pence.
"Oh no! But a young girl with a magic wand and a pixie friend came and told us they were called bogs." Snow White replied. "They stole colors of red, blue, and green from many places around here before taking on the rainbow. And they caused my little friends to have a hard time working together."
"But thanks to her we're right as rain again!" Happy said with a smile.
"Heh! We were until we all got attacked!" Grumpy huffed. "As if some of us turning to dust for a while was bad enough."
Hayner, Pence, and Olette blanched at that last part. Thankfully the subject was changed when Florian spoke up.
"We only have two more dwarves to find, Bashful and Dopey." he said. "Sleepy, do you know where they are?"
Sleepy yawned. "I think before I fell asleep from being captured… I saw more of these creatures take Bashful towards the castle."
"Which castle?!" the dwarves asked.
"The old queen's…" Sleepy said.
Snow White shuddered. "Oh my… that is a place I haven't been to for some time." she said.
Florian put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I know my dear… but we must save your friends…"
The princess smiled. "You are right. I will take us to my old home!" she declared.
"Hold on, before we do, I wanna try something!" said Olette, summoning Dawn Till Dusk once more.
She stepped onto the rocky ledge before the waterfall and stuck her Keyblade into the rainbow. It began to glow all 6 colors in enchantment.
"Whoa I wanna try that!" said Pence.
"Hey wait for me!" said Hayner.
Both boys summoned their Keyblades and joined Olette as they stuck them in the rainbow and they too glowed in all six colors.
Soon the glowing faded and they dismissed their key-shaped swords.
"My stars, what did you do?" Doc asked.
"I think we just enchanted our Keyblades with the power of the rainbow." said Olette. "I was hoping such an idea would be possible."
"That could come in handy." said Happy.
"Come. Let us go." said Florian.
Everyone made their way down the log and through the gate.
Castle Courtyard:
After traversing the mountains and forest again, the group of 10 made their way towards the castle grounds.
"So this is where you frist lived Snow White?" asked Pence.
Snow White nodded. "Yes. Back when my parents were alive this was my home. But then my mother died and my father remarried so I would have a mother figure in my life before he too passed away when I was older." she replied.
"Sounds like Cinderella." Hayner said to Pence.
"Snow White told us about how her stepmother was jealous of her beauty," said Doc. "So she dressed her in scullery maid clothes so she would remain the lairest in the fand-I mean, fairest in the land."
"We know she poisoned Snow with an enchanted apple to kill her and Florian woke her up with a kiss, but what did happen to the queen?" asked Hayner.
"She was turned into a hag when all of us and the forest creatures found her outside our front door." said Grumpy.
"We chased her through the forest and up the mountains where she tried to crush the 7 of us with a boulder." said Sneezy.
"But lightning struck the cliffside before she could and she fell to her death." said Sleepy.
"And if that didn't kill her I'm sure the enormous boulder did. Vultures pecked her remains away." said Grumpy.
"Yeesh. What a way to go." cringed Hayner.
"We made a funeral for Snow White and sometime later that blue-haired lady and the prince here came along, true love's kiss woke Snow White," Doc began.
"And the both of us lived happily ever after." Snow White said as she smiled at her prince who smiled back.
"At least we don't have to worry about that jealous old hag ever again." said Pence.
As they walked through the courtyard, Snow White glanced at the wishing well.
"Where we first met, once upon a dream." she said longingly.
"That was such a lifetime ago." Florian said with a smile.
They came to the front doors and they were strangely open.
They all entered inside.
"Well… definitely does look abandoned in here…" said Hayner. "No sign of Bashful."
"Search every cook and nanny, er, hook and granny, uh, crook and fan- Search everywhere." Doc told them.
Carefully, everyone tip-toed inside the castle and looked around. They found themselves in the Underground Waterway. They all looked around. There was hardly any light to illuminate the pathways.
"It's quiet… too quiet…" Hayner murmured.
"Where could Bashful be?" asked Snow White.
Suddenly they heard a commotion above them.
"Upstairs! Come on!" said Pence.
Everyone ran up the stairs towards the Vault. And there was an injured Bashful surrounded by more Unversed.
Bashful had a thick, white beard that reached to about knee-length, wore a steel blue tuque that stood on end, a yellow-orange jacket with tan patches, orange-brown pants, and a black belt with the buckle covered by his beard.
The Unversed surrounding him were Tank Topplers, Triple Wreckers, Buckle Bruisers, and Scrappers.
"There he is!" said Olette.
"Hold on Bashful!" called Doc.
The five dwarves ran at their fallen friend, only to get blocked by Scrappers.
"Outta our way you wicked wiles!" Grumpy shouted as they dodged the Unversed's claws.
"You got some brave dwarf friends, Snow." Pence commented.
"Oh they are, aren't they?" Snow White giggled.
The dwarves managed to dodge the Unversed and ran over to Bashful.
"Bashful! Are you ok?!" Doc asked.
"I think so…" Bashful muttered.
"Stay over here and out of the battlefield." Happy said.
Sneezy and Grumpy helped Bashful up and the six went to the side as the other 5 drew and summoned/drew their weapons as the Unversed came near them.
"Keep your stinkin' claws off the dwarves you damn dirty Unversed!" Hayner shouted.
(Phantom Aqua Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- plays)
Mission: Destroy the Unversed
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Snow White
Prince Florian
Pence used a Quake spell to knock some Scrappers into the air. He jumped up and slashed them away with ease. But when he landed, two Triple Wreckers surrounded him and the red heads blew a stream of fire that Pence quickly jumped out of the way from before he could get scorched. Pence used Icicle Mine on them, ice crashing down on the three-part Unversed before he was able to slash it away.
A Buckle Bruiser landed on its belly for a Belly Attack, creating a shockwave that knocked Olette off her feet. Olette then saw the giant Unversed throw its shields at her. Olette used Stopza to freeze the shields in the air, got up, ran at it, and slashed it several times with her Keyblade before she casted Time Bomb to kill it. But then Olette was ambushed by Scrappers using their One-Two Slashes. Getting scratched across her shoulders and sides, Olette tried to ignore the blood as she used Tornado Tracer to eliminate the Unversed.
Blasts of air fired by a Tank Toppler sent Hayner afloat. Hayner used this opportunity to fire orbs of light at it, keeping the massive Unversed at bay as he landed. Hayner charged at it with Crawling Fire before he slashed and stabbed it away. But then Hayner was surrounded by Triple Wreckers as the blue heads used Blizzaga Shot, striking Hayner against the floor. Hayner got up and used Fission Firaga twice to destroy them.
Snow White found herself dealing with three Scrappers as they leapt into the air and Slide-Slashed her, making her fall over. She yelped as she rolled out of the way when they landed. She grabbed her ax and swung hard, managing to kill all three. Snow White smiled in satisfaction when she was suddenly hit with the shield by a Buckle Bruiser as it caught it. It threw it again, but at that time Snow White got her ax back and bashed the shield away before running at the Buckle Bruiser, slicing it and then jamming the ax into the chest once before it was destroyed.
Florian was surrounded by two Triple Wreckers, the yellow heads firing Thundaga spells at him. He managed to dodge the spells, but one struck him in the chest as he gasped and spluttered as he fell over. But before any of the heads could fire any spells at him, Florian upper-slashed one with his sword. He got up and sliced all the Unversed heads off and it disappeared. He repeated the same move with the other Triple Wrecker. Suddenly, a Tank Toppler flew up and hit Florian, sending him flying down the path to the Underground Waterways. He got up and saw the round Unversed fly towards him. Getting an idea, Florian tossed his sword and the blade pierced the Tank Toppler straight in the chest, killing it.
But there was still one of each Unversed left.
"I'm starting to get tired…" Snow White said, catching her breath.
"So am I… but there's still four left…!" panted Pence.
Hayner then remembered what Merlin gave him. He reached into his vest and pulled out the summon charm. He remembered Sora telling him about the summon charms and how he used them. He held it into the air.
"Give me strength!" said Hayner.
The summon charm glowed and a burst of water surrounded Hayner. And emerging from it appeared Princess Ariel. She was a slender mermaid with a green tail with paler green, translucent fins and wore a brassiere made out of purple sea shells. She had bright blue eyes, full red lips, and long, bright red hair that altogether was almost bigger than her entire body. She was also covered in a blue watery texture.
"I'm ready!" Ariel said with a determined grin.
Taking turns, Hayner and Ariel dove down through the ground and popped back up again around the Unversed, leaving water fountains in their places. And while in the sky, they brought down balls of water that crashed onto the Unversed.
"Time for something from under the sea!" Ariel said excitedly.
Hayner and Ariel grabbed hands and spun around in the top of a water geyser, sending more water magic crashing into the Unversed before they were gone.
"Thanks Ariel." Hayner said with a polite nod.
"I'll be part of this world or another." Ariel smiled as she dove down and disappeared in a body of water.
(Phantom Aqua Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- ends)
Hayner casted Curaga on his friends and then did the same to Bashful.
"Nice job on the summon charm move Hayner." Olette said with a smile.
Hayner blushed. "T-Thanks Olette. I tried." he said.
"You feel better Bashful?" Snow White asked.
"I think I do…" Bashful replied. "I did hit my head on the doorway when they dragged me in here…"
"Aw, here let me make it all better." Snow White said gently as she kissed Bashful's head.
Bashful blushed bright red and clasped his hands together with a silly smile. "Oh…. gosh…!" he said, hiding behind his beard.
"Yeah he's better alright." Grumpy harrumphed.
"Alright! We only have one more dwarf to find!" Pence said cheerfully.
"And that would be Dopey." said Happy.
"Do you know where he is Bashful?" asked Florian.
Bashful appeared from his beard as he thought.
"I thought I saw him get dragged into that room by those creatures." Bashful said, pointing to a doorway.
Everyone looked over.
"Oh my… that's the room my stepmother used to go into all the time…" Snow White said worriedly.
"Then let's take a look." said Hayner. "Look sharp…"
Everyone took careful steps to the room. When they entered, they saw it was a small room with various blue curtains coated in yellow stars. But what stood out to it was a golden mirror on the wall.
"What is this place?" Hayner asked.
"I hear this is where the queen spoke to spirits…" Grumpy said, shifting his eyes around.
"I don't see Dopey anywhere." Snow White said, looking around.
"Perhaps he's hidden behind the curtains?" Florian suggested.
Before anyone could reply, fire suddenly burst from inside the mirror. And then appearing inside of it was a white theater mask, though the light gave it a two-toned appearance. It has high-set eyebrows and its "eyes" were empty holes, similarly to its mouth.
"Oh my goodness!" Snow White exclaimed.
"It's the Magic Mirror Aqua and Terra told us about!" gasped Olette.
"There's your spirit, Grumpy!" Happy joked.
"Heh!" came the reply.
Snow White slowly appeared before the mirror. "Magic Mirror… do you know where my friend Dopey is?" she asked.
"The dwarf you seek is closer than you think… but to free your friend, you must fight until the end…" Magic Mirror said mysteriously.
Everyone was confused. "What does that mean?" Sleepy yawned.
Suddenly the mirror was replaced with a bright light that blinded everyone who shouted in alarm. None of them saw Gazing Eye appear from behind the curtain and sent a Quake spell that sent them all flying into the mirror.
Mirror Realm:
Hayner was the first to wake up and groaned as he pushed himself onto his feet. He saw that he and his friends were all lying in a realm that was black surrounded by purple flames. And before him stood Dopey, lying unconscious.
Dopey looked like the youngest Dwarf out of the seven, lacking a beard. He wore a purple hat, a light green jacket with two gold buttons down the front and brown patches on the elbows, all a bit too large for him, his jacket partially covering his black, gold-buckled belt. He also wore blue pants and, like the other dwarves, sock-like shoes.
"That must be Dopey!" Hayner said, running over to his friends and trying to shake them awake. "Hey guys! Wake up! I found him! Dopey's here!"
Everyone began to wake up.
"Wha-Dopey?!" Doc gasped as he, Snow White, Florian, and the dwarves ran over to him.
"Dopey can you hear us?!" Bashful asked.
"Say or do anything!" cried Sneezy.
Dopey managed to stir awake a bit and managed a weak smile.
"Oh thank goodness you are ok!" Snow White said in relief.
"How did this happen?" Florian asked.
"That's what I'm wondering." said Pence.
"I bet the mirror had something to do with this." said Olette.
"The words you speak couldn't be more true. But I'm afraid this is the end for all of you."
Everyone jumped as the face of the Magic Mirror floated down above them. He was much bigger in person.
"You! What did you do to Dopey?!" demanded Pence.
"If I had to guess, he dragged him inside and hurt him!" Olette scowled.
"But why?!" demanded Florian.
"Because I asked him to."
Everyone looked to see Terra-Xehanort standing before them, decked in his cloak with the hood down.
"Like Queen Grimhilde before him, smashing potions against this mirror forces him to do as you please." he smirked. "By doing so I trapped that quiet dwarf and imprisoned you all. Magic Mirror on the wall, weaken the odds of these pathetic wretches' chances of winning. But first…"
Terra-Xehanort cast a barrier that blocked Snow White, Prince Florian, and the Seven Dwarves from reaching the trio.
"Oh no!" Snow White cried.
"You fiend! Let them go!" Florian demanded.
Magic Mirror stood before the Twilight Trio.
"We gotta fight this thing?!" Pence cried.
"We gotta try if we're gonna get outta here!" said Olette, summoning Dawn Till Dusk.
Hayner and Pence nodded and summoned Phantom Green and Midnight Blue and joined their female friend in fighting positions.
(Magic Mirror Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep plays)
Mission: Defeat the Spirit of the Magic Mirror
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Mirror moved around in a zigzag formation, leaving after images around. Hayner led the attack first as he fired Double Firaga against him. Mirror winced but wasn't phased as he attempted to fall down against Hayner, but he jumped out of the way as Pence fired Aeroga to keep him at bay. But Mirror got up and rained fireballs at Pence and he tried to slash them away as Olette came to his aid and used Flower Shoot to blast him. Mirror scowled as he surrounded the trio with many faces, shooting fireballs at them. Hayner. Pence, and Olette tried to block them with their Keyblades, but were knocked to the ground and parts of their clothes were partially singed from the flames. Mirror tried again to launch the fireballs, but Pence used Blizzaga to put them out, got up, and fired Raging Storm at him. Mirror suddenly appeared under the surface of the floor and used his Rising Breath to send all three into the air.
The trio landed on their feet and Mirror appeared before them again and tried to squash them with his face. But Olette used Holy to keep him at bay as Pence fired Triple Pursuit to assist her. Hayner then jumped up and casted Fission Firaga against the massive floating face. Mirror suddenly charged at Hayner and knocked him over. But he failed to see Olette fire Double Thundaga against his back. Mirror multiplied again and shot more fireballs at the group. Pence used Waterga to keep them at bay as Hayner attempted to fire Thundaga Shot the mirror, but it kept moving away around the area. Hayner scowled in annoyance. Pence used Magnet to bring the real mirror closer, allowing Olette to fire Deep Freeze against his mouth so he wouldn't fire anymore fireballs. Hayner then used Transcendence to send the mirror face flying backwards and ending the battle.
(Magic Mirror Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep ends)
Mirror groaned as he looked up and saw the trio look at him with serious expressions, Keyblades clutched in their hands.
"You have shown such prowess in our fight. I shall set you free and make things right." Mirror said dramatically.
"Good." said Hayner, smiling in approval.
The forcefield disappeared and Snow White, Florian, and the dwarves came over as Olette casted Curaga on Dopey.
"You feel better Dopey?" she asked.
Dopey nodded his head rapidly with his tongue sticking out.
"Well we did it!" Happy said happily. "We're all together!"
"We rescued all 7 Dwarves!" cheered Pence.
"And they're all safe and sound now!" Snow White said happily.
"Now we can return home in sime for tupper-I mean time for supper!" said Doc.
"As soon as the mirror releases us." said Prince Florian.
Suddenly there was a muffling sound.
"Everyone hear that too?" Sleepy asked, holding a hand to his ear.
Dopey pointed up with a gasp.
"What is it Dopey?" Doc asked.
Everyone looked in Dopey's direction and gasped.
The magic mirror was chained up in purple chains, muffled as well.
"What happened to the magic mirror?!" gasped Olette.
"Such incompetence!"
Everyone looked and saw Terra-Xehanort standing below the captured mirror.
"An all-powerful entity couldn't even incapacitate such low-level Keyblade wielders compared to Aqua and my original self." he scowled. "No wonder he fell to darkness when this world did."
Snow White, after taking a good look at Terra-Xehanort, gasped in shock and horror. "That face...Oh my stars! Is that Terra?!" she asked.
"Uh… yes and no." Hayner replied.
"It's a past version of him… when he was possessed by Xehanort." Pence added.
"Present Terra works alongside us and is one of our friends. His past possessed self is one of our enemies." Olette scowled.
"And soon I will be the only one left once my other self perishes for good." Terra-Xehanort smirked. "As for the rest of you, I'm willing to give you all a chance at freedom in the form of a trade. I can set free the Magic Mirror's spirit and allow him to release you from his domain if you hand Snow White over to me."
"And then what?! Let our world fall again?!" scowled Florian.
"You ain't laying one finger on Snow White!" scowled Grumpy.
"She's our friend!" said Happy.
"And you won't hurt any of us again!" Doc added.
"Yeah!"/"They're right!"/"Not happenin!" Bashful, Sleepy, and Sneezy said in unison.
Dopey nodded all together.
Snow White felt some courage grow. "They are correct. I won't let you hurt any of my friends; old or new!" she said as she and Florian stood beside the trio from Twilight Town.
"I lost Snow White once to death and then once to darkness, I won't lose her or anyone else like that again!" Florian added firmly.
Terra-Xehanort wasn't phased. "Such courage growing in your hearts is mildly fascinating… but it will not be enough to save you from what I have in store…"
He summoned Gazing Eye in his grasp.
Hayner, Pence, and Olette clutched their Keyblades. And then, Snow White and Florian both felt tingles in their arms.
"Are you two ok?" asked Bashful.
"I don't know… my arm feels strange…" Snow White said in confusion.
"Odd… so does mine." Florian said.
Sleepy yawned. "Maybe you're about to get… magical weapons…" he said through the yawn."
"Oh that is ridic-" Grumpy was cut off when there were bright flashes and Keyblades appeared in the prince and princesses hands.
Both their Keyblades were similar to the Treasure Trove Keyblades Terra, Ven, and Aqua wielded, but different colors.
Snow White's Keyblade was like its third upgrade. It had silvery-gray tracks on the blade, with four silver planks adorned with sparkle effects. The cart took on a brightly silver look with gold wheels and is heaped with gold and blue crystals. The guard was adorned with violet, pearl, and blue crystals all around, and the Keychain was silver with a gold crystal as the token. The pickaxe sported a silver head and gray handle.
Florian's Keyblade was like it's fourth upgrade. It had the guard decorated with silver and gold crystals. The cart was black with silver wheels, and the crystals towered over the top, in shades of yellow, blue, gray and red, with one gray crystal flying off the top of the pile. The blade featured golden rails and planks, and the Keychain is gray with a red crystal. The pickaxe is still silver. The crystals, rails, pickaxe and Keychain token were all decorated with sparkle effects.
"Whoa!" the Twilight Trio and the Seven Dwarves said in awe.
"Oh my!" Snow White gasped.
"My word…" Florian breathed.
"Why they're beyblades - er uh meyblades - uh I mean Keyblades!" said Doc.
"So Sleepy was right after all!" exclaimed Bashful.
"Why do we have Keyblades?" Snow White asked.
"The world chose you to be its wielders, just like Master Yen Sid said!" Hayner said in realization.
"Extra Keyblades or not, you do not stand a chance." Terra-Xehanort snorted. He then snapped his fingers.
Heartless appeared around the void. Shadows, Soldiers, Puffballs, and Focus Popcats.
"Claim their hearts!" Terra-Xehanort ordered.
"We gotta stop them!" said Pence.
Doc grabbed Snow White's ax. "We'll stop them!"
"Are you sure?" Olette asked the leader of the dwarves.
"We're healed and healthy and ready to fight!" Sneezy said determined as they all pulled out their mining pickaxes.
"...Did you guys have those on you this whole time?" Pence questioned.
"Why didn't you use them battle?" Hayner demanded.
"You five seemed to have everything under control…" said Bashful, looking away sheepishly.
"And we didn't wanna get hurt again after what they did…" added Sleepy.
"But now we're confident enough to fight them!" Grumpy said.
"All thanks to you!" Happy smiled.
Dopey nodded and the dwarves charged at the Heartless.
"Looks like your odds have changed." Terra-Xehanort smirked, getting into a fighting stance.
"Nah… I think we'll be ok." smirked Hayner.
"How do we use a Keyblade?" Florian asked.
"If what Sora told us is correct, you call to them from your heart." Olette said.
"Yeah! The spells may be small but then you will know they work!" said Pence.
Snow White and Florian nodded.
"Alright! Let's kick evil Terra's ass!" Hayner said determinedly.
(Aqua vs Terra-Xehanort Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep plays)
Mission: Defeat Terra-Xehanort while the dwarves stop the Heartless
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Snow White
Prince Florian
Assistants:
Doc
Grumpy
Happy
Sleepy
Bashful
Sneezy
Dopey
"Accept the darkness!" Terra-Xehanort yelled, launching Raging Storm at them all.
All 5 ended up launched into the air from the spell but recovered. Hayner ran at Terra-Xehanort and they clashed Keyblades, though Terra-Xehanort managed to knock him away. Hayner recovered and unleashed Firaga, which unfortunately did little damage to Terra's past possessed self. Terra-Xehanort laughed, but was then slashed across his arm twice by Pence who used Aeroga against him. But Terra-Xehanort laughed as he slashed Pence a few times and then casted orbs of darkness that knocked into him. Olette attempted to use Holy on Terra-Xehanort. But while it managed to blind him, Terra-Xehanort used Rock Storm to knock her down. Snow White attempted to slash him from behind, but he slashed her arms and chest and basted her with Dark Firaga. Florian attempted to run at him as well, but Terra-Xehanort used Ars Solum against him, though Florian managed to dodge the fourth swing. Pence suddenly used Meteor to knock Terra-Xehanort over onto the ground. Hayner used a Crawling Fire spell to weaken him. But Terra-Xehanort wasn't deterred as he kept back up and attempted to cast another Dark Firaga spell when he was hit with a Blizzard spell casted by Snow White. Terra-Xehanort attempted to slash her, but she ducked away from his Keyblade as Olette fired Sparkaga at him. Florian then used a Fire spell to stop Terra-Xehanort from coming at the brunette, followed by Hayner and Pence using their Keyblades to create a Double Thundaga spell that sent Terra-Xehanort flying back.
Meanwhile the dwarves were doing their best to keep the Heartless off the friends' backs. Doc jammed his ax into a Shadow's head. Happy thrashed his pickaxe across a Soldier's chest. Sleepy tripped a Puffball with his foot when it ran at him and killed it with his pickaxe. Bashful managed to sneak up on another Shadow and stab it in the back with his pickaxe. Grumpy used his to bash a Focus Popcat to the ground and thrashed it away. Sneezy attempted to get a Puffball with his, but his allergies kicked in thanks to the fuzz, he sneezed so hard that the Heartless flew away and crashed into the purple barrier wall. Dopey kept missing as he attempted to attack another Soldier Heartless with his pickaxe. But when the Heartless attempted to get Dopey from behind, he brought his pickaxe up and the sharp part pierced the Heartless' face, killing it.
Terra-Xehanort snarled as he got back up and saw the quintet of heroes running at him. "Sink into darkness!" he yelled.
Terra-Xehanort unleashed a Quake spell to send all 5 heroes into the air. He then cast his Dark Volley as dark projectiles flew through the air and hit them.
Olette cured herself and used Flower Shoot to keep Terra-Xehanort at bay. Florian came to assist as he slashed the Organization member's back multiple times and then used an Aero spell to knock him over. Before Terra-Xehanort could recover, Hayner used a Thundaga Shot spell to keep him down. Terra-Xehanort suddenly jumped into the air, cured himself with Curaga, and unleashed a Rock Storm, meteors suddenly rising up and crashing into the five. In the air, Pence used Zero Gravity to get Terra-Xehanort into the air and then casted Deep Freeze against him. Snow White jumped to the ground, aimed her new Keyblade up, and casted Gravity to bring Terra-Xehanort to the ground. Hayner landed next and used Fission Firaga against Terra's past self, only for him to attack Hayner back with Dark Impulse, sending him flirting back against the ground. Olette attempted a Seeker Mine spell, but the possessed Terra stopped her with a Continuous Slash move that sent Olette to the ground. Without even looking, he back-hand punched Pence in the face and he fell backwards. Snow White and Florian ran up towards Terra-Xehanort together, but he only smirked and used Ars Solum, striking them all with ease.
Terra's evil past self laughed. "Is that all... the light can muster?" he taunted.
"Come on you five! Get back up!" encouraged Doc.
"You can beat him!" said Happy.
"Don't give up!" called Sleepy.
"You outnumber him!" reminded Bashful.
"Don't let that bully win!" said Sneezy.
Dopey gave a thumbs up.
"You took on many monsters today! You can handle him no problem!" Grumpy encouraged.
One by one, Hayner, Pence, Olette, Snow White, and Florian got back up.
"My friends… are right…" Snow White panted. "We have… to stop him!"
"Let's finish this!" said Hayner.
Terra-Xehanort laughed mockingly. "Begone with you!" he said, launching orbs of darkness at them all.
But they jumped and ducked all of them. Snow White fired Blizzard at Terra-Xehanort and Hayner backed her up with Icicle Mine. As Terra-Xehanort regained his surroundings, Olette used Triple Plasma to knock him over. Florian used Fire to get him into the air and Pence jumped up and casted Cyclone to lift him into the air. Hayner ran at him and slashed him in all different directions before he used Thundara to send him flying back. Snow White bashed Terra-Xehanort across his head as Florian slashed his back with his sword. Terra-Xehanort scowled as he attempted Dark Volley again, but Olette used Holy to blind his eyes and then slashed him all around. Snow White used Thunder to knock Terra-Xehanort to the ground and Pence used Gravity to get him in the air. Hayner and Florian ran up to slash him across his shoulders. As Terra's past self fell, Olette casted Raging Storm to bring him crashing onto the ground. All five landed on the ground as well.
"How do we stop him?" asked Florian.
"I got this!" said Hayner.
He held his Keyblade up as a familiar pattern appeared his feet and an orb shot into the air, powering up.
"ULTIMA!" Hayner shouted, sending the orb crashing into Terra-Xehanort hard, finishing the fight.
"How…?" Terra-Xehanort gasped in pain.
(Aqua vs Terra-Xehanort Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep ends)
Terra-Xehanort panted as he held onto Gazing Eye with one hand, managing to get onto his knees. He gazed up at the dozen heroes before him.
"Your done here Terra-Xehanort!" Hayner growled.
"Now leave this world. You are not welcome here." Snow White said as she glared at the possessed Terra.
Terra-Xehanort while breathing heavily looked at his foes as he smirked.
"Very well… you may have bested me… but your victory is only a mere one… until we meet again, mediocre masters…" he said darkly as he warped away.
The chains around Mirror disappeared and he floated above everyone.
"You have saved me from my prison. I am grateful to be free. Now I return the favor. Go forth immediately."
There was a bright flash and the group of 12 were engulfed in it.
Vault:
Everyone found themselves back in the vault and the mirror was dormant.
"Is it… is it over?" asked Happy.
"I think so. We're back in the castle room." said Florian.
"We won! And we're free!" cheered Happy.
"Heigh… HO!" the dwarves cheered.
"That was quite the fight!" said Snow White.
"Yeah! Felt good taking on a member of the Organization." said Pence.
"And I'm just glad we're all back together again." said Doc. holding a smiling Happy and an annoyed Grumpy close.
"So… what do we do now?" Bashful asked.
"Well… I know one thing we can do!" Pence suggested.
The scene cuts to everyone back at the dwarves cottage enjoying pies prepped by Snow White and her animal friends as they all sat around the table.
"Snow, this cherry pie you've made is delicious!" said Pence, wiping his face with a hankie.
"Who knew animals that live in the forest can bake so brilliantly!" said Olette.
"Yeah Pluto and Figaro do bring ingredients every now and then to the kitchen but this is something else!" said Hayner.
"Just think of it as my way of saying thank you for helping me find my friends." Snow White smiled as she set down a gooseberry pie.
"And you are right about the brilliant flavor!" said Happy, eating a slice.
"It's mighty delicious!" said Bashful.
After dinner, everyone stood outside the dwarves' cabin.
"I can't thank you three enough for helping Florian and I find all my friends." smiled Snow White.
"And we're thankful you rescued us from those creatures after they hurt us!" said Sneezy.
"And saving our whole home. And not just our cottage." said Doc.
"Hey, it's no problem at all." smiled Hayner.
"Our friends have been doing this for a while." said Pence. "And we know it's pretty much our job now too."
"And we're glad you're all safe now." said Olette.
"If there is anything we can do to return the favor, you needn't be afraid to ask." said Florian.
The trio exchanged glances.
"Should we ask them?" Pence asked.
"We might as well. And the Secret Forest can keep Snow White safe. And we can train her to protect herself even more if we do." said Olette.
After the Twilight Trio kids nodded in agreement, they turned back to face the princess, prince, and dwarves.
"Well… ever since Maleficent teamed up with Xehanort they've been gathering forces to up their dark-filled ante." said Hayner. "So we've been doing the same for the side of light. Our friends have been recruiting people to help us even those odds in the upcoming Keyblade War. If you wanna join we can train you with your Keyblades and other weapons to fight against the villains there or any other time they try to get the drop on you."
"But if you don't, we understand completely." Olette quickly added.
Snow White, Prince Florian, and the Seven Dwarfs traded glances. They then huddled for a private conversation. The teenagers waited patiently. After a few moments, the group separated and faced them.
"After a brief but agreeable ponversation-er conversation, we have made our decision," said Doc.
"And we're in!" said Happy.
"I knew it!" Pence groaned, mishearing. "Why do we even bother to hope for a-wait what?"
"You're actually in?" Hayner asked.
"Why yes! The likes of Sora, Aqua, Ven, and Terra have done a lot for us. It's only fair that we return the favor." said Snow White. "And it did feel good fighting to defend myself."
"I know the feeling." said Florian.
"And I ain't gonna sit by and let those villains reign terror over everyone after what they did to us!" said Grumpy.
"All just to get to Snow White!" added Sneezy as Dopey nodded.
"And I don't wanna see anyone go through that again!" said Happy.
"Neither do we!" the dwarves said in unison.
"So we are more than willing to help you." said Florian.
Hayner, Pence, and Olette smiled.
"Thanks you guys." Pence said.
Suddenly, the dwarves' cottage began to glow.
Everyone jumped in surprise.
"Oh my goodness!" Snow White gasped.
"What's happening to our home?!" cried Bashful.
"I remember seeing this at the Stark cabin!" said Hayner. "I'll take this one!"
Hayner summoned Phantom Green as a crown emblem appeared under his feet. The dwarves' cottage shot a beam of light into the sky and a keyhole was revealed. Hayner aimed Phantom Green at it and a beam of light shot out into the keyhole and a locking sound was heard.
Everyone was in awe as Hayner dismissed Phantom Green.
"What was that all about?" asked Happy.
"Whatever it was, the wind tickled my nose." sniffed Sneezy. "I think I-I'm gonna-ha-ha-ha-ah-AH-!"
Quickly, Doc, Bashful, Sleepy, and Dopey blocked Sneezy's nose.
Sneezy sighed in relief. "Thanks… AH-CHOO!" he sneezed and everyone laughed.
""That keyhole means the world is safe since Hayner just locked it." said Olette. "Once it's sealed, we will then be able to unlock new pathways to other worlds."
"Which means we can get going." said Pence. "Pack all you need and let's get moving!"
Doc grabbed the ax Snow White used and an oil lantern as the dwarves got their pickaxes.
"What about the mine?" asked Olette.
"Don't worry. We lock it up every night and leave the keys here nowadays." said Happy.
"And my little friends can look after the cottage." said Snow White, looking at them. "Won't you?"
The forest animals all sounded out with nods.
"Cute little critters." Olette giggled.
Everyone gathered together.
"So how do we travel to your world?" asked Florian.
Hayner pulled out the Gummi Remote and pressed some buttons. "Just watch your highness." he said.
A dozen beams of light came from the sky and took them all.
Gummiship:
Everyone appeared in a bright flash of light. Snow White, Florian, and the 7 dwarves looked around in awe.
"Jiminy Cricket!" the dwarves gasped.
"What is this strange place?" Florian asked.
"Our mode of transportation from world to world and back again." said Hayner.
"It's so huge! I can see so many stars!" said Happy.
"And what are all these colorful doohickeys?" asked Doc.
"They're called buttons, but don't touch them." advised Olette. "Just sit down in your chairs and relax, you've had a long day."
Sleepy yawned. "I can do that…" he said, lying down in a chair.
"By the way Snow, Florian, what are you gonna name your Keyblades?" Pence asked.
The two tallest from the Dwarf Woodlands thought to themselves.
"I think I will go with Treasure Trove. The name just came to me." Snow White replied.
"Gleaming Gem." said Florian.
"Those are pretty suitable." Pence said in approval.
Hayner pressed a button on the left of the console and more chairs appeared.
"OK, everyone sit down, relax, and-"
He was cut off by a ringing noise.
"What's that catchy noise?" asked Happy.
"I like its music!" said Bashful.
"Meh. It's alright I guess." Grumpy muttered.
"It's my Gummiphone." said Hayner, answering it.
Ienzo's face popped up. He appeared to be standing in front of the Fountain Court.
"Hey Ienzo! Mission accomplished!" Hayner said. "Snow White is safe, and so is her prince and dwarf friends, and we recruited them to join the Army of Light!"
"And we saved their world in the process." added Olette.
"And kicked Terranort's butt!" added Pence.
"That's good to hear." Ienzo smiled but grew serious. "But I'm afraid I have some bad news. While I was in the Fountain Court admiring the scenery, Even told me that the castle computer detected another world in danger of falling to darkness. It's Enchanted Dominion."
"Who's world is that again?" Pence asked.
"Oh that's Aurora's world!" said Snow White. "She told me after we got our hearts back!"
"Another former Princess of Heart!" gasped Olette.
"Even will be sending the coordinates to your Gummiship in due time." said Ienzo. "But be careful. That is the home where Maleficent originated from. So be on the lookout for her or any of her acquaintances under her's and Master Xehanort's order."
And Ienzo hung up.
At that moment, coordinates for Enchanted Dominion came in.
"OK, I'm driving this time!" said Pence as he sat in the seat. "Hayner, weapons! Olette, co-pilot!"
"Alright then Captain Pence." Olette joked.
They all took their seats and Pence pressed some buttons and began to steer the ship.
"Hold on tight everyone!" Pence said.
Snow White, Florian, Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey immediately took their seats as Sleepy slept.
And the Gummiship flew away from Dwarf Woodlands towards Enchanted Dominion.
Castle That Never Was:
Maleficent stood in the meeting room on her throne when an Organization XIII member teleported in. He removed his hood to reveal Dark Riku, Riku Replica's past self.
"The past version of Terra is resting well after his fight." Dark Riku said. "But the Dwarf Woodlands are no longer in our power."
"For now." Maleficent said without looking at him. "Once the Keyblade War is won in our favor and I control all the worlds bound in darkness, it will be among them. Its light has stained our darkness for far too long."
"Speaking of which, they are on their way to your home world… Enchanted Dominion." said Dark Riku.
Maleficent was silent, for a moment. "I see. So they'll be after that wretched Aurora…"
"Are you sure you don't wanna attack them yourself and stop them from their mediocre mission?" Dark Riku inquired.
Maleficent stood up. "As much as I want to, I have my duties here." she said. "I will return to conquer my world when all the others fall to darkness along with it. Until then, I will continue to help the Organization become more powerful alongside villains I recruited across the worlds. I trust you can handle them?"
Dark Riku laughed. "Oh I am more than capable of handling them." he said, summoning Soul Eater and laying on his shoulder. "Practice around here increases my strength. And once this war is over, I will be the only Riku left. Those three pests don't stand a chance."
And he opened a corridor of darkness and walked through it.
Maleficent smirked as she held up her staff and moved her hand across it, magic swirling all around her.
"Enjoy your journey while you still can, you poor, simple, fools… it will not last…" the mistress of evil said as her eyes glowed green.
To be continued…
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