And now the final chapter of Enchanted Dominion.
Enjoy!
Waterside:
The group of five traversed through the forest in search of the Good Fairies. The Twilight Towners glanced at their reflections in the water.
"Not bad." hummed Hayner. "Like looking in a Fun House mirror."
"They are pretty funny." giggled Olette.
"So how do you know Sora, Aqua, Ven, Terra, and the rest?" Aurora asked.
"We met Sora in our world of Twilight Town." Olette replied to her fellow female. "Same with Donald, Goofy, and Kairi."
"Twilight Town?" Phillip questioned.
"Yeah, the sun is always set on the horizon all the time." Pence said. "It's beautiful."
"We eventually met the others when they came to visit and we helped rescue Aqua, Ven, and Terra from their fates almost a year ago." Hayner added.
"And we wanted to help against Xehanort. So we asked Master Yen Sid to help us learn how to use a Keyblade so we could do just that." said Pence.
"Well I must say that's awfully generous, brave, and helpful of you three." Phillip commented.
"They're our friends and we wanted to help. Plus, in a way, we felt like we owed them from the times they helped us." Olette said.
"Like what we're doing right now." said Hayner.
"It's quite the noble thing you're doing." Aurora smiled.
Suddenly leaves in the trees rustled loudly.
"You guys hear that?" Pence asked.
"It's probably just the wind dude." Hayner said dismissively.
Aurora frowned as she stopped and looked around.
"Aurora? What's wrong?" questioned Phillip, concerned.
"Something's wrong…" Aurora replied. "I think… I think we're not alone."
Suddenly, something flew down and stopped before the group of 5.
It was a Heartless that looked like a being in a long spooky cloak. It was the Phantom.
"Another Heartless!" exclaimed Hayner, summoning Phantom Green. Pence and Olette followed quickly with their Keyblades.
"My goodness, it looks like a ghost!" said Aurora.
"It must have a wand within it!" guessed Phillip.
"Then let's find out!" Pence said boldly.
Everyone gripped their weapons and got ready to fight.
(Phantom Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts plays)
Mission: Defeat the Phantom
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Aurora
Prince Phillip
Phantom flew towards the quintet and tried to slash them with its claws. Everyone scattered quickly as a blue orb appeared under the Heartless. Pence casted Blizzara at the Phantom, hurting it. But then it scratched him with its claws, knocking him away. Hayner came to defend his friend by trying to cast Dark Firaga, but Phantom dodged the spells and then tried to drain Hayner's energy with its Energy Drain Shot move. Hayner yelled in pain as he began to feel drained, but Aurora jumped up and slashed it across the back with her sword, freeing Hayner. The orb under Phantom turned yellow, prompting Olette to cast a Thunder spell to wound it. Olette was suddenly slammed against the ground by the Phantom's large hand. But then Phillip slashed the menacing arm and tried to aim for the hooded head of the Heartless. But Phantom thrashed Phillip's chest and knocked him into a tree. Hayner ran back at the Heartless as said creature's orb turned red. Hayner casted Double Firaga at the Phantom, backed up by a recovered Pence as he fired Crawling Fire as well. Aurora and a recovered Phillip came up behind it, jumped up, and slashed it around with their swords. Olette then jumped into the air and fired Pearl, casting a bright light down on the flying-cloaked Heartless.
But then Phantom smacked the five to the side and began its Death Sentence ability.
"Hit the deck!" Pence shouted.
Before any Doom could harm them, the group scattered before they could be taken out. Phantom's orb turned yellow, prompting Hayner to cast Thundaga Shot against it. He then used a series of Thunder spells until Phantom snatched him in his grasp and threw him to the ground, slashing his back. But Aurora jammed her sword into its side and then slashed its hooded face. She ducked from a swinging fist and then jumped out of the way when it tried to unleash Doom upon her. Phillip tried slashing the beast once more before he jumped up and held onto the cloak while trying to slash it around some more. He narrowly dodged another claw swipe, but yet another knocked him to the ground. Olette casted Pulse Tracer magic to try to stun it when she almost got her energy drained. But Pence came to her rescue as he used Gravity to get Olette away from the attack. As the orb under Phantom turned red, Pence casted Crawling Fire, followed by Double Firaga.
From the looks of the Phantom's state, it seemed to be weakened.
"Come on, together!" said Hayner.
Everyone charged at the cloaked Heartless.
Hayner fired Exo Spark to electrocute it as Phillip jumped up and slashed it across its back before stabbing it. Aurora slid across the grass and slashed it up across its front before stabbing it in the chest. Pence used Magnet to bring it towards him and then used Raging Storm to bring it down. Olette then jumped into the air and brought down a Flower Shoot spell that finally put the cloaked Heartless down for the fight. The Phantom fell to the ground as it faded away in darkness.
(Phantom Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts ends)
The five heroes panted as they regrouped. They looked at where the Phantom once stood. Once the darkness seeped away, they spotted yet another wand lying on the ground.
"Another wand! Perfect!" grinned Hayner as Olette casted Curaga on herself and her friends.
Aurora ran over and picked it up before pocketing it.
"Only one more wand, and hopefully we'll be closer to saving my friends." she said. "Come on!"
And the group rushed through the forest.
Forbidden Mountain:
As the five traversed the creepy mountain pathway, they spotted something up ahead.
A dark castle loomed before them, surrounded by leafless, menacing-looking trees.
"Maleficent's castle…" breathed Olette.
"Ven and Aqua told us what it looked like…" said Hayner.
"Boy it really does suit her…" Pence said nervously.
"I don't like it anymore than you do." Aurora said in understanding. "But we must save my friends and break the curse."
"We're with you to the end Princess." said Olette.
Phillip gestured up the path. "Onwards my friends. Towards the witch's den."
And everyone carefully made their way up the path towards the castle.
They eventually made it through the gates, keeping an eye out for any Heartless, Nobodies, or Unversed coming at them.
"I never thought I would ever come here…" Aurora shivered. "But I have to for the fairies…"
"We've faced scary stuff before. We can do this." Hayner said determinedly.
"Out of curiosity, I remember Aqua and Ven telling us that they had to battle some goons that worked for Maleficent. Do you think they're still around?" Olette asked.
"No, ever since Maleficent started her mission to conquer all worlds, her minions had ended up abandoning their post due to her long absence. So we don't need to worry about running into any of them." Phillip answered.
"Well, that's good. That will make things a little easier for us." Pence said.
The five walked through the castle, clearing the gateways, the throne room, and eventually the hallway.
"You guys don't think we're nearing a dead end, do you?" Pence asked.
"I don't think so." Phillip shook his head. "I know this was where I was held captive by that witch. And that was where I met Aqua."
"Quite a place to meet." Hayner quipped.
Suddenly, they began to hear loud footsteps. The quintet stood still as a large Darkside Heartless came into view.
"Another big Heartless!" gasped Aurora.
"It's gotta have the last wand!" said Olette, summoning Dawn Till Dusk. "Come on, those fairies could be closer than we think!"
"Yeah, let's get rid of this hulking bastard!" said Hayner, summoning Phantom Green.
Pence summoned Midnight Blue and Aurora and Phillip bravely drew their swords.
(Darkside Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind plays)
Mission: Defeat the Darkside
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Aurora
Prince Phillip
Pence charged at the Heartless first, casting a Quake spell, though it did minimal damage. The Darkside slammed the ground with its fist, creating a shockwave that knocked Pence back. Hayner swung his Keyblade around to slash the Darkside. Hayner ducked from a punch but failed to dodge another and the Darkside collided its fist into his stomach and he flew backwards as well. Phillip tried to run around the large Heartless and landed several slashes with his sword. Darkside turned around and punched the ground and the prince fell over. Olette came to his aid and unleashed orbs of light against the monster. But it did little to harm it as it performed its Homing Darkness move, firing multiple guided bullets from the hole in its abdomen. Olette ducked, jumped, and cartwheeled to dodge them as the massive heartless did this move 2 more times, though Olette was struck in the legs and feet as she fell over. Aurora snuck around behind the muscular Heartless and swung her sword across its back and then tried an upper-slash across its back. Darkside suddenly swung its arm around and grabbed Aurora by the neck and threw her hard as she landed against the floor, sliding across it before she hit the wall.
"Come on, we can't give up!" Hayner said as helped the princess up.
"No… no we won't!" Aurora nodded in determination.
Aurora charged back at the Darkside and dodged any punches and slashed its face with her sword. Darkside attempted to grab her again, but Aurora stabbed it's hand with the sword with all her might. Pence backed the princess up by casting Blizzaga Pursuit at the face before casting Fission Firaga next. Darkside suddenly unleashed a Sphere of Darkness, sending smaller ones raining down. Olette casted Pearlza to destroy ones coming at her. The teenage girl then jumped up and casted Stopza to freeze the muscular Heartless in place. Hayner took this chance to use Exo Spark to electrocute it. But then it unfroze and unleashed a Shockwave that knocked Olette over. But then Phillip jumped up and stabbed the Heartless in the back with his sword and then bashed his shield against its head. Darkside threw Phillip off of it as Hayner jumped forward and casted Crawling Fire twice against the muscular creature. Darkside then unleashed Homing Darkness again, forcing everyone to duck and cover from the light projectiles. But then the Heartless used this distraction to unleash more Spheres of Darkness that knocked everyone down.
"This thing's pretty strong!" said Phillip, rubbing his sore head.
"I think it's weakened more thanks to us!" said Aurora.
"Then let's finish it!" said Pence, pulling out the summon charm and held it up. "Give me strength!"
A bright flash appeared and next to Pence stood Robin Hood.
Robin Hood was a tall, slender, anthropomorphic fox. He had scarlet fur, a cream muzzle and underbelly, and pale-orange rings around his brown eyes. He wore a Lincoln-green tunic with two brown straps under the flapped collar, short-sleeves like a T-shirt, and a small brown belt with a brown buckle on his waist, as well as a pair of matching green, medieval-style shoes. Robin also wears an orange-yellow bycocket hat with a red feather situated on the left-hand side.
"Oo-De-Lally, let's do this!" Robin cheered.
Robin grabbed several arrows and fired at the Heartless, the arrows piercing its body. The fox then jumped into the air and fired several light-enchanted arrows that exploded on impact.
"Catch the dopes with their own horoscopes!" Robin teased.
He bashed his bow against the Heartless' face and fired a flaming arrow that caused fire damage. He slid across the ground and knocked the Heartless off its feet.
"Heads up!" he shouted.
Robin jumped onto the air and fired more arrows that pinned the large Heartless on the ground.
"Time for the finale!" Robin said as he pulled out a golden arrow and fired.
The golden arrow glowed brighter and struck the Darkside before it exploded in a bright flash, destroying the Darkside.
(Darkside Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind ends)
As the light faded, Robin Hood was gone. A heart floated away from the Darkside before it faded into darkness, leaving behind a magic wand.
"It worked!" Pence cheered as Olette casted healing spells on him and the others.
"Look! The last wand!" exclaimed Aurora, picking it up and pocketing it. "Now we can break the curse once we find my friends!"
"To the dungeons! It's our last hope!" said Phillip.
And the group of five ran towards the cells.
Dungeon:
Hayner, Pence, Olette, Aurora, and Phillip ran into the dungeon area and looked around.
"Flora! Fauna! Merryweather!" Aurora called.
"Where are you magical maidens?!" called Phillip.
"All these cells are empty!" said Hayner.
"And really in need of soap and water." cringed Olette.
"Let's try the very top!" suggested Pence. "That's usually the place!"
Hayner was the closest to the stairs so we went to the top cell in the area. As soon as he reached it, he gasped.
"Oh my god… I FOUND THEM!" he yelled.
Everyone ran forward and gasped.
There stood the three good fairies. They each wore conical hats with a chinstrap made of cloth that wrapped around the cone of the hats and long-sleeved dresses and capes.
Flora wore a red dress and cape, with a gold skirt under the dress with gold cuffs. Her cape was secured by a rectangular, gold broach. Her wings were small, triangular, and had a faint, red tint. Her hat was also red, and the cloth wrapped around it was gold.
Fauna wore a lighter green dress, and an even lighter green skirt under the dress. Her cape was fastened with a triangular, green broach. Her hat was green and the cloth wrapped around it was pale green. Her wings were small, triangular, and had a faint green tint.
And Merryweather had a dark blue cape, a blue dress, and a light blue skirt under the dress. Her cape was secured by a blue, circular broach. Her hat was blue and wrapped in light blue cloth. Her wings were small, circular, and had a faint blue tint.
But what was similar about them was that they were locked in chains hooked to the wall. And they appeared battered and bruised.
"Oh my goodness, what happened to you?!" Aurora gasped.
The fairies perked up.
"Rose? Aurora? Is that you?!" Merryweather asked.
"Oh my goodness it is you! And Phillip too!" gasped Fauna.
"And Hayner, Pence, and Olette! Oh you're all here!" Flora said happily.
"Dark Riku really did do a number on all three of you." winced Hayner.
"Oh he did! That attack came out of nowhere!" Merryweather nodded with a frown. "Those Neoshadows grabbed us out of the blue and then that vile clone of Riku from the past swiped our wands!"
"He then ended up bruising us with so many dark magic attacks coming from every single direction!" said Fauna.
"And after that, we were locked in here for hours." sighed Flora.
"Well don't you three worry, we're here to rescue you." said Hayner, summoning his Keyblade and unlocking the door with a beam of light.
"Oh thank you so much!" Merryweather said in relief.
Hayner then casted more light spells on the chains, destroying them and freeing the fairies.
"Can you fly? Or at least walk?" Olette asked as she helped up Merryweather.
"Well, we had time to catch our breaths after the ambush…" said Flora as Phillip helped her up.
"Perhaps these will help." Aurora suggested as he pulled out the wands after helping Flora up.
"Our wands!" Flora gasped as the fairies each took their respective wands back. "Where did you find them?!"
"They were powering a bunch of tough Heartless." Olette replied. "But we defeated all of them, got the wands back, and now we've saved you!"
"And now you can reverse the spell that was cast on the kingdom!" said Pence with a grin.
"Not yet you're not!"
Everyone gasped. They scurried down into the dungeon where they spotted Dark Riku. He held his version of Soul Eater over his shoulder.
"You!" Aurora scowled. "How dare you show your face around here!"
"You already lost, Dark Riku!" Hayner said. "We got the wands and fairies back so your little scheme is over!"
Dark Riku smirked. "Ha! It's not over until I say it's over." he said. "You may have defeated those powerful Heartless, got the wands, and freed the fairies, but the curse is still active across the land. And I'm here to put a stop to your mission."
"No offense 'Repliku', but we took on a possessed Terra and won!" said Pence. "We can take on you too!"
Dark Riku yelled. "DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME BY THAT NAME! I'M DIFFERENT THAN THAT DOPPLEGANGER THAT'S INSIDE MY FUTURE SELF! And even if you can take me on, don't let my smaller size fool you. I'm a lot more powerful than I look." he retorted. "And to prove just how powerful I am…"
The Organization member then moved his arm around and then, dark purple chains burst from the ceiling and suddenly wrapped around the good fairies. They were then dragged into the air with a scream.
"NO!" Aurora shouted. "Flora! Fauna! Merryweather!"
"Oh that's tight!" winced Fauna.
"Now my bruises sting from these blasted chains!" Merryweather cried.
"Can't… reach… our wands…!" Flora strained.
"Let them go, you scoundrel!" Phillip shouted.
"No… I don't think I will." Dark Riku smirked, a dark aura surrounding him. "This may be Maleficent's home… but I will be the one to finish you all! Although, I might just reconsider if you hand over Aurora to me."
"The hell we will!" scoffed Hayner.
"We didn't surrender Snow White, and we won't surrender Aurora to you bastards!" snapped Olette.
"In that case…" Dark Riku said before he suddenly executed a wave of darkness that knocked the five heroes over. They landed on the ground and slid away against the wall.
"Face my power!" Dark Riku cackled as Soul Eater began to get surrounded in dark magic.
"Come on, we gotta take him down!" said Hayner as he got onto his feet.
"Do you think we can? He's fallen farther into the darkness than Riku ever did!" said Pence.
"We have to try!" said Olette. "Riku would fight any evil version of him for all of us!"
Phillip helped Aurora onto her feet. "She's right!" said Aurora determinedly. "I won't let some villain powered by dark magic harm my home ever again!"
"Neither will I! Our world has suffered enough from Maleficent's wraith!" Phillip boldly said in agreement.
Dark Riku just laughed. "Very well. You five have just sentenced yourselves to death!"
Hayner summoned Phantom Green, Pence summoned Midnight Blue, and Olette summoned Dawn Till Dusk.
But before Aurora or Phillip could draw their swords, they felt an odd feeling in their arms.
"Phillip… my arm feels unusual…" Aurora said in concern.
"So does mine." Phillip said, eyeing his arm.
And then there were two bright flashes… and Keyblades appeared in the princess and prince's arms!
Aurora's Keyblade was the Fairy Stars Keyblade. It had blue and green guards that were part of the blade while the red rod faded to gold. The star in the blade's base was bright and had two fairy wings. The guard had two stars at the base. The blade's tip was a golden, eight-pointed star, with three of its points extending into another three stars. One was green, one was red, and one was blue and they acted as the teeth. The Keychain's links were silver and decorated with golden stars, and on the token were the good fairies' hats. Golden wings were on Flora's.
Phillip's was similar to Aurora's, except with a slight upgrade. The center rod faded from red to black past the hilt, and the blue and green rods wrapped around the center rod in a helix-shaped formation, culminating at the halfway point of the keyblade into a small star. Two clouds extended along with the center rod up to the star at the tip of the blade. The eight-pointed star had two black concentric circles behind it, and the three stars were now not only gold, but had a clockwise black trail behind them. The Keychain was a yellow string decorated with golden stars. Merryweather's hat was slightly taller on the token.
"Oh my goodness gracious!" Aurora gasped.
"What just happened?!" asked Phillip.
"You're this worlds' chosen Keybearers!" Flora called.
"Oh yes, they chose you!" said Merryweather.
"Isn't it wonderful?!" asked Fauna.
"We can wield… Keyblades?" asked Aurora, stunned.
Dark Riku snorted. "It doesn't matter what you use! You won't be able to defeat me! I've grown stronger since I came to this timeline. You two don't know the true power of the Keyblade anyway!"
"They don't need to!" said Hayner. "They can figure it out as they go along!"
"Is that even possible?" asked Phillip.
"Anything's possible when you call to the heart!" said Pence.
"And let your hearts be your guiding keys and we can win this fight!" encouraged Olette.
Aurora and Phillip weren't so sure. But seeing the looks of encouragement and support from the Twilight Trio, they nodded with some newfound determination as Phillip grabbed his shield for extra support.
"Alright then, let's go!" Aurora said as the five got into fighting stances.
(2nd Riku vs Riku Replica Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories plays)
Mission: Defeat Dark Riku
Playable Characters:
Hayner
Pence
Olette
Party Members:
Aurora
Prince Phillip
"I'll show you how powerful I am!" Dark Riku yelled.
Doing his Dash Swing move, he generated a sword beam as he lunged forward. Hayner tried to block it, but Dark Riku slashed him repeatedly. Pence used Wind Tracer to rescue his friend, knocking Dark Riku into the air. The moment Dark Riku landed, Pence ran at him, only for the silverhead to cast Dark Firaga to hold him back. Dark Riku then did his Helm Split move towards Olette, though they clashed weapons in the process. The moment Dark Riku leapt backwards and landed on his feet, Olette slashed at him and then casted Perlza, sending him flying backwards further. Dark Riku snarled as he got back up and charged, firing orbs of darkness at the group, prompting them to scatter. Aurora ran at Dark Riku and the two clashed weapons. They swordfought by clashing another three times before Aurora swung at his head. Dark Riku ducked and slashed against Aurora's chest and arms before kicking her back. He was then met with a shield bashed against his head by Phillip. The prince tried to hit Dark Riku with his Keyblade but then performed his Scourge move, spinning on one foot, while swinging his sword sideways, hitting Phillip twice and knocking him to the floor.
"I'm unstoppable!" Dark Riku boasted as he performed his Dark Biter spell.
A pool of darkness spread out across the ground and everyone ran to avoid the claws coming out from it. Hayner quickly used Icicle Mine to get rid of them as ice magic crashed upon the claws.
Olette charged back at Dark Riku by casting a series of Firaga spells. Dark Riku snarled as he recovered from the attacks and fired Dark Firaga from both Soul Eater and his hand. Olette blocked the attacks with Mine Square to burn the dark magic up, allowing Pence to attack Dark Riku again with several swipes from Midnight Blue before he casted Fission Firaga. Dark Riku leapt over the group and used his Dark Mine technique, sending mines of darkness that exploded around the group, sending them all flying across the dungeon. Dark Riku ran to grab Aurora, but she suddenly aimed her Keyblade at him and fired a Blizzard spell in his face, making him yell and stumble backwards. Gritting his teeth, Dark Riku charged and then did his Vertical Swing against Aurora, swinging Soul Eater all around her. Phillip came to Aurora's aid as he fired a Fira spell against Dark Riku, making him lose focus. He spun around and clashed weapons with the prince while trying to injure him. But then Aurora casted Thunder from behind, making him fly across the ground. As he tried to get up, Hayner jumped into the air and casted Crawling Fire to keep him down.
Dark Riku jumped up and casted Curaga on himself and snarled at the five as they charged at him.
"I'm done with you!" Dark Riku roared, conjuring up his Dark Aura move.
He performes six thrusts as he flew around, striking all five heroes before striking them again with pillars of light.
The heroes groaned on the ground as Dark Riku walked up towards them, Soul Eater glowing in darkness. He smirked devilishly.
"Come on you losers! I thought you were stronger than that!" he taunted.
Aurora was the first one to get up, standing her ground. "Yes… we… are… and we… will… PERSEVERE!" she suddenly shouted.
Dark Riku aimed to fire Dark Firaga at her, but Aurora aimed at the ground and fired a Gravity spell that launched him into the air. Aurora then charged forwards and slashed him all around with her Keyblade. Phillip recovered next and fired Thunder to keep him down on the ground. But when the past version of Riku Replica tried to get up, Pence got up next and held his Keyblade out as patterns appeared under his feet and he shouted…
"ULTIMA!"
Various light orbs flew out and struck Dark Riku multiple times, finally ending the battle.
"But why…?" he spluttered.
(2nd Riku vs Riku Replica Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories ends)
Olette casted Curaga on everyone as Hayner grabbed Dark Riku by the scruff of his bodysuit and slammed him against the wall.
"Alright Ghost of Darkness Past, let the fairies go right now!" Hayner demanded.
"If you were as smart as the real Riku, you'd know when to call it quits." scowled Pence.
"Now let them go…" Aurora scowled, holding her Keyblade to Dark Riku's neck.
Dark Riku coughed and scowled. Without a word, he waved his hand.
The chains disappeared and the fairies were let go. They flew through the air and up to their friends.
"Well done to you all!" said Flora.
"That was so brave!" said Fauna.
"You really kicked butt!" said Merryweather.
"We sure did! This idiot-" Hayner cut himself off when he saw that his hand was empty. "What the-where the hell did he go?!"
Everyone heard coughing. They looked and saw Dark Riku propping himself against the doorway.
"Fine! So you win! But this will not be the last you see of me! When I'm through, I'll be the only Riku left standing! My future self and that human wannabe that's within him will be corpses when I'm through with them! Mark. My. WORDS!"
And then he opened a corridor of darkness and jumped through it.
"Should we worry about him?" Phillip asked.
"Nah we'll deal with him some other time." said Hayner, waving his hand.
"For right now, I think we have a curse to lift!" Olette said to the fairies.
"Oh yes, definitely!" nodded Flora. "Come along ladies!"
The fairies flew out of the dungeon and out of Maleficent's castle into the sky. They raced back towards the kingdom.
Hayner, Pence, and Olette followed close behind on their gliders. Aurora flew with Olette and Phillip flew with Pence.
"This thing you call a 'glider' is remarkable! It's like flying like a fairy!" Aurora commented.
"How come we didn't take these on our quest?" Phillip questioned.
"Probably would've missed all the Heartless." replied Pence.
The fairies hovered over the kingdom and pulled out their wands.
"Ready girls? Just like old times." said Flora.
"I'm ready!" said Fauna.
"Oh, let's just do this already!" said Merryweather.
"Now magic of light, strong and pure, awaken everyone, this curse gone for sure!" the three said together.
Magic burst from all three wands and it spread across the kingdom and coated the townspeople.
One by one, people began to awaken from their slumber.
"Wha… what happened?" yawned a man.
"Did I… fall asleep?" a woman asked in confusion.
"I feel so relaxed!" said a little girl.
"My clothes are soggy." the boy Hayner saved from drowning in the fountain complained, squeezing the water out.
"What's going on?" another woman asked.
"What happened to us?" asked another man as more people woke up.
The fairies flew down.
"We'll tell you what happened! Your princess, prince, and friends of theirs just saved us and the whole kingdom!" said Merryweather.
"Oh, and here they come now!" said Fauna, pointing.
Aurora, Phillip, Hayner, Pence, and Olette walked into the town square and waved to the citizens.
"Three cheers for those five brave heroes!" said Flora.
The town erupted in applause and cheers for the quintet of heroes.
The royal couple and Twilight Trio could only smile and wave in appreciation.
Castle Throne Room:
The five heroes soon stood before Aurora's parents, King Stefan and Queen Leah who were sitting on their respective thrones. Phillip's father King Hubert stood beside Stefan and the good fairies stood beside Leah.
Leah was a slender woman with fair skin, short dark blonde hair, brown eyes, and pink lips. She wore a dark pink-and-lavender dress, a gold crown, a aqua veil, and a dark magenta cape.
Stefan was a tall, slender middle-aged man. He wore a large golden crown on his long black hair, a decorated mustache and goatee, and wore a long yellow tunic and a long black and yellow robe with a coral red collar and sleeves.
And finally, Hubert was a round man with fair skin, thick gray eyebrows, gray hair, a fully grown gray mutton chop and goatee and black eyes. He wore a red puffy-sleeved robe with a black shawl collar over a blue and yellow tunic with a brown stripe and blue diamond-shaped necklace.
Stefan walked towards his daughter, son-in-law, and their friends.
"On behalf of all of us, you have our sincerest thanks." he said with a proud smile. "You saved us and our kingdom from such dark magic."
"Aurora, Phillip, you two really stepped up to protect your kingdom and our fairy friends." said Leah. "You two will really be ready for the keys to the kingdom in the future."
"Oh yes, you were remarkable!" chuckled Hubert. "And so were you three strangers, oh what were your names again? Hayley? Penny? Otis?"
"Father…" Phillip sighed with an amused smile.
"Hayner, Pence, and Olette your majesty." Olette politely corrected.
"Oh, of course!" Hubert quickly nodded. "You have our sincerest thanks!"
"We thought we would be asleep forever when we heard what that villain did." Stefan said.
"And we thought we would be stuck until Master Yen Sid or Merlin found us." said Merryweather. "But they've been so busy they wouldn't have noticed until much much later."
"Well it was the least we could do." said Olette.
"Yeah, like Sora and the others, we're always happy to help you guys." said Pence.
"We're not just gonna sit by and let evil conquer more worlds while Sora, Donald, Goofy, and our friends are busy with another. Someone's gotta do something." said Hayner.
"And we are most thankful for it." said Aurora. "We appreciate all you've done."
"If there is anything we can do to repay the three of you, name it." said Leah.
"Oh yes! Would you like your own knight armor? Horses? Oh what about treasure?!" suggested Hubert.
"As cool as those sound… we were wondering if Aurora and Phillip wanted to join our Army of Light." Hayner replied.
"An Army of Light you say?" asked Hubert.
"Ah yes, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather told us about that." said Stefan.
"We had heard about it, but joining it hasn't crossed my mind." said Aurora.
"How come?" asked Olette.
"It never did. We never would've thought that any of us would get the same power as Sora, Ven, Aqua, Terra, and the rest." The princess replied.
"We did mention that some of the previous 7 Princesses of Heart are a part of it outside of Kairi." said Fauna.
"Oh yes, both Jasmine and Cinderella are a part of it alongside their true loves." nodded Flora.
"In addition, Snow White and her true love are a part of it too." said Pence. "They're Keyberers too since the Dwarf Woodlands chose them.""
"And since the Enchanted Dominion chose you two, would you be interested?" Hayner asked.
"Don't worry, we can still protect you from Maleficent and Xehanort's clutches." added Pence.
"Just like when we took care of Aurora after Maleficent's spell." said Flora.
"And I'm sure that Master Yen Sid, Merlin, Angeal, and Genesis will gladly help us as well!" added Merryweather.
"Well… I'm not that keen if I'm being honest." said Leah. "Though I believe it is our children's decision."
"And so we shall!" Aurora suddenly said.
"Are you sure my daughter?" asked Stefan.
"I am. If our world chose me and my husband to protect it as Keyblade Wielders, then we have to try. Otherwise, our world may fall again." Aurora replied.
"Maleficent almost got away with keeping Aurora dead and causing our world to fall into darkness once already. I won't let that happen again." said Phillip.
"Oh, how I admire your confidence, my boy!" chuckled Hubert.
"You promise to come back alive?" asked Leah.
"We promise." smiled Aurora.
"I will protect her." said Phillip.
"And I will protect him too." Aurora added.
"In that case… you may go." said Stefan. "But be careful."
"Don't worry, we'll make sure we win and save everyone." said Pence.
At that moment, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather's wands glowed. They floated out of their hands and into the air.
"What's going on? What's happening to their wands?" Aurora asked, taken aback.
"Hey, get back here!" said Merryweather, about to jump after the wands.
"Hold on now, Master Yen Sid told us about this." Flora said, holding Merryweather back.
Hayner turned to Pence. "I had my turn, go ahead man." he said.
"Alright!" Pence said excitedly, summoning Midnight Blue.
A crown emblem appeared under Pence's feet. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather's wands spun around together and then a beam of light shot into the air and a keyhole appeared. Pence aimed his Keyblade at it and a beam shot out into it as a locking sound was heard.
"Oh my giddy aunt, what was that remarkable sight?!" Hubert asked.
"This world is safe now." Pence said as he dismissed his Keyblade.
"Would you three like a lift back to the forest?" Flora asked as the wands returned to hers, Fauna's, and Merryweather's grasps.
"Thanks, but Snow White, her husband, and her dwarf friends are waiting for us onboard Cid's Gummiship." said Olette. "But you can send us there!"
"But before you do." Aurora said as she handed her father's sword back to him. "This was very helpful father."
"I'm glad it was put to good use." smiled Stefan, taking it.
"Good luck to you all." said Leah.
"And be safe!" added Hubert.
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather casted their magic and the five individuals disappeared.
Gummiship:
Snow White, Florian, and the dwarves were enjoying cherry pie Snow White made. She managed to follow the detailed instructions with the modern oven and the pie came out a success.
"I tell you, this pie is extra delicious!" said Happy.
"Why yes! All thanks to you my dear!" Doc said to Snow White.
"Why thank you! I honestly thought I would mess it up with an unfamiliar stove, but those instructions helped me work wonders!" Snow White smiled.
Suddenly a burst of magic appeared and Hayner, Pence, Olette, Aurora, and Phillip appeared. Everyone jumped.
"Oh my goodness!" Snow White gasped.
"You're all back!" shouted Bashful.
"We sure are! And we got two new friends to join us!" said Pence.
"Snow White, you remember Aurora, right?" asked Olette.
"Oh yes, I do!" Snow White gasped when the two princesses laid eyes upon each other. "Aurora! It's been so long!"
"Snow White! My goodness you haven't aged at all!" Aurora smiled as the two hugged. "So you really are a part of this too?"
"Oh yes! And I was more than happy to help out alongside my prince and our little friends." Snow White replied.
"She's mighty purty too!" Bashful said bashfully.
Aurora giggled. "Why thank you. Based on the story that Snow White had told me when I last saw her, you must be Bashful, correct?"
"That he is, my dear." Doc said. "As for the rest of us, my name is Doc, and my fellow dwarves are Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, and Dopey. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."
"Likewise, I'm honored to meet the ones who took care of Snow White when she told me of what happened with her stepmother." Aurora said as the two princes faced each other.
"You must be Snow White's husband. It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Phillip." Phillip said, setting his shield down and shaking Florian's hand.
"The pleasure is all mine, my fellow prince. I am Florian." Florian said, shaking it back.
"Say, not to interrupt the moment, but have you two decided on what you're gonna name your Keyblades?" Pence asked the two people from Enchanted Dominion.
Aurora thought for a moment. "Fairy Stars. The three colors of red, green, and blue remind me of my fairy friends." she replied.
"I think I will call mine Blade of Truth." Phillip said.
"Those sound like tough names." Doc said. "Don't'cha think so Grumpy?"
"Heh!" came the reply.
Then a beeping noise was heard.
"I say, what is that?" Phillip asked.
"Someone's calling us on the ship's computer monitor." Pence answered.
"The ship's what?" Aurora asked.
"Relax, we'll take a look." said Hayner.
The trio walked to the controls and Pence pressed a button.
The screen showed the Restoration Committee and scientists in the Secret Forest.
"Oh, hey guys! How goes it?" asked Hayner.
"Just checking in on you three. How did the mission in Aurora's word go?" asked Leon.
"It was a success! We saved the good fairies and their whole kingdom!" said Pence.
"And now Aurora and Phillip are joining the Army of Light." said Olette.
"Glad to hear it worked out." said Ienzo.
"So that's another former Princess of Heart." said Olette. "Any word on Belle or Alice's worlds?"
"As of the moment, Belle's world is fine." said Yuffie. "There has been no sign of any darkness around the Beast's Castle."
"However, I've been looking at the map of the worlds we're all familiar with… and somehow Wonderland wasn't on there." Cid replied.
The trio was surprised.
"How is Wonderland not there?" asked Hayner.
"Maybe your computer needs an update?" suggested Pence.
"I thought that too but when I asked the scientists to check their computer at the castle, the same thing was shown. No sign of Wonderland." Cid replied.
"That doesn't make any sense…" Hayner said in confusion.
"But we did notice something else." said Even.
"What did you find?" asked Olette.
"Strange readings of a large amount of darkness are coming from Traverse Town." Cid replied.
"You mean that special world for people whose worlds were destroyed?" asked Hayner.
"That's the one." said Cloud. "Zack's gone there to do some recon."
"We would join him, but we're still training the army." said Tifa.
"Do you three think you can stop by and see if Zack needs help?" asked Aerith. "Some of us have a bad feeling…"
"Of course we can!" Olette said.
"We're on our way!" said Hayner.
The residents of Radiant Garden nodded as Hayner turned off the screen.
Pence then had a thought. "Say… if Wonderland is missing from the world map… and that there's now something going on at Traverse Town… do you guys think there's a connection?"
Everyone traded glances, thinking over Pence's words.
"Only one way to find out!" said Olette, taking the pilot's seat. "Everyone buckle up!"
And the Gummiship sailed towards Traverse Town.
Castle That Never Was:
"Once more, they foil another plan. To think that both the maiden whom I cursed all those years ago, along with that meddlesome prince, have officially gained the power of the Keyblade after all this time." she scowled. "And as for those three fools, they are proving to be much tougher than I thought…"
It was at that moment that Maleficent heard the sound of footsteps as she saw Sephirorth walk in.
"How's the recovery of the past version of Riku's Replica?" Maleficent asked.
"He should be able to recover quickly from his wounds within the next day or two. However, once Dark Riku recovers, Master Xehanort wants his assistance on a special mission with some of your fellow allies. From what I've heard from Xigbar, it's related to our final attack on the Pride Lands." Sephiroth said.
"I see then. But now that both the past Terra and past Riku Replica are down for now, we are stretched thin as to who we should send to stop those Twilight Town fools." Maleficent said.
"Do not fret Maleficent. I can get rid of these pests down in Traverse Town." Sephiroth smirked.
"I admire your confidence, Sephirorth. I can see why Xehanort chose you to be a part of the new Organization after Saïx was restored. But are you sure you can handle them?" Maleficent asked.
"Don't worry, compare to Sora, these three will be easy. And as a bonus… I can pay my old friend Zack a little visit. After all, it has been a while since we last talked." Sephiroth said as his wicked smirk grew.
"Very well then, you may go. But don't take those three Keyblade Weilders lightly." Maleficent said as Sephiroth nodded as he opened up a corridor of darkness and walked through it.
As soon as Maleficent was alone again, she watched through her magic again as the Gummiship was flying towards Traverse Town.
"This little hero act has gone on long enough. Now you fools will see what true darkness is like." Maleficent said as she chuckled evilly.
To be continued…
Up next, we're heading to Traverse Town to see what Zack has found. What has become of Wonderland? We may just find out.
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In Loving Memory of:
Richard M. Sherman
(Mary Poppins; actor and songwriter)
June 12, 1928 - May 25, 2024