Kingdom Hearts What If?: Guardian Of The Depths

by SORARULES23

Taking place twelve years after the Little Mermaid. What if the reasons Melody was kept away from the sea were different? What if there Atlantica's Legacy was bigger? What If the Maverick ended up in the ocean instead of on land? (This is a third alternate version of my current Maverick stories.)

29. Three Way Home Stretch

WE'RE BACK FOLKS! 🎉 🎉 🎉

And if everyone recalls the last chapter, we've met Kida, Jack Sparrow Aladdin, THE GENIIIIE! And Peter Pan all together in a three to four way crossover! 😁

There will be action. Comedy. Babes. And a sense of restoration for Noctis. And a sense of higher understanding for Connor.

And there will be a reference to a joke from an animated film called Surf's Up. If anyone knows what it is, leave your answer in the comment section. Also there will be a certain joke from a certain classic Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam cartoon. And for good measure. There will be a joke reference from a certain SpongeBob episode that had the Flying Dutchman in it. I repeat. Leave your answers in the comment sections if you guessed what it is. 👌😉

And now let's answer some comments...Except for spammers wanting to sell me commissions for artwork. Seriously folks! If you're real! Answer my PMs! Otherwise stop! Because I have no money right now to spare outside of bills. Groceries and IRL convenients like Video Games and Movie Tickets.

Plus Thanksgiving being around the corner is really going to drain me.

"Because it's your brother's birthday that week and you can't help but being a loving softy who wants to give the universe as a birthday present?" Maverick quipped. 😏

Bite me, Mav. 😒

Anyhow comments! ⌨️

RustyPete12: Thank You! Yeah those Atlantis didn't know any better about pirates like Jack. Lol. But funny that you should mentioned the Gargoyles. Because I do have something planned for them in this story. But not in this chapter. They'll appear in the next chapter when things start to get serious. But for now. Enjoy this prelude with veriety. 😉👍

Keyblade2000: Yeah let's be honest. The crystal chamber would never have been stolen, hell Commander Rourke would never have broken into the throne room if the Maverick was there. He'd tear them apart before they even got the chance. Which is why I needed to add a new threat. 😌

KHfan12: I know right? I bet we all wish we had a girlfriend like her.

Atlantisforever: Technically. Both. It's hard to decide. I could go for either or because they're both the kind of lady a guy would go for if the opportunity comes. But if I ended up with one of them. It's still a score.

"The fact that I ended up with Sea Breeze's daughter is the real score for me." Maverick winked. 😉

"Oh Connor." Melody gushed.

Alright! Now that we're all here.

LET'S GET DANGEROUS! 😎

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Three Way Home Stretch.

Back over in Neverland...

Orion and Melody were standing inside of Hangman's tree. Explaining their whole situation to Peter Pan who was standing, while the lost boys were seated on the floor. Listening like it's story time. But Toodles was too busy playing fetch with Dug.

And Mini-Mav was too busy gazing at Tinker Bell who was seated on a table while listening. And trying to avoid Mini-Mav's gaze and feeling awkward.

"So let me get this straight. You four are from another world. While our world is connected to two others including the one you last visited. And you're trying to fix that before those worlds and ours are history. Did I leave anything out?" Peter Pan summed up as he was beginning to understand what's going on.

"Nope..." Connor said before he turned to Melody wondering. "Did he?"

"I think he pretty much hit the nail on the head." Melody said.

"We'll just leave out the part about the underwater tyrant who wants to give the finger to every place that's dry." Connor shrugged.

"That's what she said!" Mini-Mav echoed.

"Uhh Give who's finger?" Cubby asked in confusion.

He's the fat kid in the bear suit.

"One thing I noticed is that the two other worlds both have something that's in common with yours. This world has pirates. The one my best friend went to without a doubt has pirates. And the other world his fiancé went to more than likely has foreign spammers. or pirates." Connor pointed out.

"Yeah. But the pirates I fight are hardly a threat." Peter Pan said nonchalantly. "Even Hook is a walk in the park, especially if he hears a clock. He freezes up real fast."

"Yeah but what about the time Hook kidnapped the chief's daughter?" Slighty raised his hand.

"Or that time Hook tried to blow you up with a fake gift from Wendy." Nibs raised his hand.

He's the kid in the rabbit suit.

"Or when he almost made Wendy walk the plank." Cubby raised his hands.

"Alright alright! Most times he's a walk in the park." Peter Pan insisted.

"Can't argue with the dude that dismembered him." Connor pointed out.

It's common knowledge that Peter Pan cut off Hook's hand and fed it to the crocodile.

"Yeah, he was not happy with me then." Peter Pan said with a smirk. "In my defense, I was going for his mustache, not his hand."

"Uh huh." Connor scoffed before he asked. "Getting back to the entanglement. Did Hook find anything the last you saw him?"

Peter rubbed his chin as he tried to remember.

"Well, before Hook's new ship took off into the sky, I saw him holding some kind of large crystal-like fork in his hand." Peter Pan said after thinking it over. "But I think the handle was missing."

Connor quickly figured that it wasn't a fork at all. Just hearing that it was a crystal. So he formed the head of a trident out of neon in front of Peter Pan as it was pointing upward.

"Did it look like this? But made of crystal, not Vegas lights?" Connor asked.

"Yeah! It definitely looked like that!" Peter Pan said as his eyes widened..

"Son of a bitch. That explains it." Connor exhaled as he realized what's causing the entanglements.

"Explains what?" Melody asked.

"The trident of the fourth Atlantis. It's not exactly the mother crystal, but the fourth trident acts as a conduit that summons the crystal. It was shattered during the Keyblade War, and it wasn't supposed to turn on until someone found one of the pieces." Connor explained.

"So when Hook found the first piece of the Trident, it caused the entanglement." Melody said in understanding as her eyes widened. "Connecting the three other worlds where the other three pieces can be found."

"Do you know where Hook found that 'crystal fork head' which by the way isn't?" Connor asked Peter Pan.

"I saw Hook and his crew using a diving bell to dive in in the center of Mermaid Lagoon." Peter said with a frown. "I was too busy leading the mermaids to safety to stop whatever they were doing."

"Mermaids?" Melody's eyes lit up.

"Can you take us over there? I think Mel and I can find a clue on where they're heading to next." Connor asked. "Or at least have them exchange gossip on which lip balm doesn't mix well with water."

"No problem. I can take you guys there." Peter Pan said as Tinkerbell hovered next to him.

"Last question. Do any of those mermaids have teeth or look like demon sharks?" Connor asked just to be safe.

"Not at all. If anything they'll just try to drown you." Peter Pan waved it off assuringly.

"Huge relief. Lead the way, Green Day." Connor said as Peter Pan soluted and flew out the exit with Tinker Bell.

"Hey. Do you think we should let Noctis and the others know about the Trident Pieces?" Melody asked as they walked out.

"Already on it." Connor said as he was making the phone call to Noctis first.

Since Connor's a little more protective over his best friend and Gladiolus's group are more used to chaotic battles. He decided to call Noctis first.

Hopefully he hasn't gotten into any trouble yet.

---

Meanwhile down in the desserts of Arabia...

Noctis and his group were still on board the Genie as a helicopter while Aladdin and Jasmine were riding the magic carpet. With Abu on board and Iago flying next to them.

Noctis was on his Gummi phone listening to Connor giving him the heads up about what's causing the Entanglements.

"Alright. I'll let them know. Thanks." Noctis said before he hung up and spoke to the others. "Connor just figured out what's connecting these worlds together."

"Gee, that's some really good news." Goofy said.

"Which means there will be some very bad news to follow." Donald grumbled.

"What did Connor say, Love?" Lunafreya asked.

"Apparently the Fourth Atlantis had a trident as well. But was shattered into three pieces across these worlds." Noctis explained."Hook already found the first piece. And Connor thinks he's after the next one."

"And the Trident shards calling out to each other caused these worlds to connect." Lunafreya said before her eyes narrowed. "This is worse than I imagined.

"Hey! What in the Multiverse would Captain Hook want with the Trident anyway!?" Donald asked.

"Hmmm...Well. It's kinda a long shot. But remember when Master Siy Den spoke of Attuma needin three of the five Tridents to bring back that ex Watcher Ultima?" Goofy figured as he was thinking. "What if...What if Attuma or Ardyn got in contact with Hook and hired him to get this Crystal Trident?"

"You think Hook is working for our enemies?" Donald asked in shock.

"It wouldn't be the first time Attuma or Ardyn used locals to further their ambitions." Noctis spoke from experience. "But what could they have offered Hook to get him to work for them?"

"Most likely treasure. Or power. Or both." Luna figured.

*Buzz*

"Attention passengers this is your captain speakin. Apparently Hooky Cappy is headin towards Egypt for some reason. His ship was just scene spotted by locals near the Tomb of Alexander The Great...You may now continue with your hypothesizing conversation. Seriously keep it going. I get bored easily when it's quite." Genie spoke on the radio, sounding like a western pilot.

"Alaxander. King of Macedonia. Who better to hide Atlantean pieces or clues than with a legend of Anchient Greece." Noctis figured.

Atlantis was a Greek legend after all.

"Although I highly doubt breaking into Alexander The Great's Tomb will be easy for him." Luna responded in thought. "A man like him would not let anyone take what belonged to him, even after death."

How right she is. Given Alexander's reputation and history. It won't be easy at all. But they'll find out what they're looking for and where it's hidden, it is not so obvious as it seems.

Which may be harder for Hook as well.

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Back over at the Caribbean World...

Gladiolus, Prompto, Ignis and Kida were sailing the Last Chance ship across the sea. Jack Sparrow was in the crows nest messing around with his compass while keeping on look out.

Ignis had received word from Connor about the third trident and the missing pieces. So after receiving the call and concluding it. He walked out of the Captain's Cabin with Kida to speak with Gladiolus and Ignis.

"I've just been updated by Ramsey. Apparently what we're looking for is the missing piece of the forth Atlantean Trident." Ignis informed them.

"Really? Well. Maybe with that on our side, this war will be over much sooner." Gladiolus said enthusiastically.

"Yeah. And we're the only ones looking for it." Prompto said.

"Not to crash and sink anyone's optimism. But we aren't. Apparently Captain Hook from Neverland already made off with the first piece. And he'll be after another one soon." Ignis replied.

"Captain... Hook? A band of pirates have a Hook for a captain?" Kida looked confused.

"Actually, his name is Captain James Bartholomew Hook. And He's called Hook because a boy named Peter Pan cut off his left hand. So the Captain replaced it with a hook." Prompto explained.

"And if he's coming for our piece. Or is already there. I say we kick hiss ass and shove his hool there the moment he shows up and take his piece." Gladiolus said as he cracked his knuckles.

"Assuming he isn't stealing in the world Noctis is in first." Ignis replied.

Just then. Jack Sparrow spotted something through his spyglass. And he saw some ruins in an island up ahead. Resembling several anchient colors of a lost civilization.

So he grabs a rope lift and stood on it to descend down and he landed in front of everyone.

"Gents I feel an urgent need to alert you. We're heading into Mayan territory." Jack told them.

"Well this should be interesting." Ignis said.

"Maybe we'll get lucky and find the piece of Trident there." Prompto.

"Hang on. Didn't Ramsey mentioned that his ancestors were once worshipped by the Mayans?" Gladiolus recalled.

"Now that you mentioned it, yes. It was Namor's grandfather that the Mayan's worshipped." Ignis said while adjusting his glasses. "Ch'ah To Almehen. Or as the locals referred to him as, 'Kukulkan' ."

"Sooo...We're looking for his temple? A shrine? Maybe a tomb?" Prompto asked.

"I doubt his tomb would be here, considering that history happened in the Marvel Universe." Gladiolus said.

"However certain points in Earth's history are the for the most part the same in all Earths." Ignis pointed out.

"So shouldn't we be heading for the Temple of Kukulkan?" Prompto asked.

"No. That tourist attraction is miles away. But thankfully this feathery serpent deity had many temples. And not all are discovered yet." Ignis answered. "And the one we're heading to. Has one of the three missing Trident pieces."

"Actually. There are four pieces to the Trident." Kida clarified, getting their attention. "And my father is keeping the fourth piece safe, so no one could ever use the Trident again."

"Because like the pearl, it can't be used without all the pieces." Ignis said as he understood.

"Exactly. As long as one piece is out of their hands, the Trident is harmless." Kida said.

How long will that last though? Before his demise. Tiger Shark gave his plan to Attuma. Who approved enough to get him out of the hotseat when he screwed up with getting the Maverick on his trail.

Even though Tiger Shark is gone. Attuma is still carrying out his plan of letting Connor and his team gather the pearl shards. Which Attuma seems to be confident that it will work.

But what happens then? What is Attuma's plan for the home stretch?

---

Back over at Mermaid Lagoon in Neverland...

Down at the Lagoon where the mermaids dwelled. These mermaids were gorgeous to look at. As they were around the same age as Ariel was in her teen years. And a few that were possibly young.

The Lagoon had the atmosphere of an oasis as it was surrounded by mountains with algae and lime grass on top. And there was a waterfall along with a large smooth rock with a few inclines and some resting areas, for them to lounge around in the middle of the water like a pool.

At least six mermaids two that were blonde, two that were redhead and two that were black haired.

The first blonde mermaid has her hair decorated with pink starfish and has a seashell bra.

The second blonde mermaid has an orange starfish in her hair which is half styled with the rest flowing down her shoulder. She also has a necklace lei made from white flowers to cover her cleavage.

The first redhead mermaid has her hair in a ponytail and a seashell bra.

The second redhead mermaid has her hair down and is used to cover her cleavage, making her the sole one to be topless She has golden seaweed decorated in her hair.

The first blackhead mermaid has a starfish bra and dons a hat made from shell and coral.

The second blackhead mermaid has a portion of her hair tied in a bun with the rest down; she has a seashell bra.

Orion and Melody along with Mini-Mav were with Peter Pan at edge of a cliff, while Peter sat with his legs crossed on a rock.

"So, this is what Sea World looks like at Hugh Hefner's mansion. Thank God they ain't nothing like the ones from the 2003 remake. Or the book." Connor muttered quietly after he whistled looking impressed.

"Wow. There's so many. And they're all beautiful." Melody said before looking confused. "But shouldn't there be male mermaids too?"

"You mean mermen." Connor quickly said.

"Not sure. I never seen any around, but they don't seem to need those." Peter shrugged.

"I can fill in those blanks." Mini-Mav declared flirtatiously staring at the mermaids with his digital eyes shaped like hearts.

Tinker Bell sighed in relief as it seems the little robot more interested in the mermaids.

"Don't worry, there's always a special place for you." Mini-Mav whispered to Tinker Bell.

Tinker Bell blushed in embarrassment and glared back in frustration as she huffed and crossed her arms.

"So Captain Curly, formally known as Hook, found the trident piece in there? How deep does the water go?" Connor asked Peter.

"Pretty deep. I've never been down there myself, my need for air runs deep. But you two might not have a problem." Peter remarked and asked "Want me to go alert them?"

"Might not hurt. Sure." Melody said.

And so Peter Pan flew down and circled around the Legoon, getting all of the mermaids attention.

"Look it's Peter!" The first blonde mermaid named Visola called out.

"Hello Peter!" The second blonde mermaid named Penelope waved with a bright smile.

"Thank you for coming back after saving us!" The first redhead mermaid named Chelan beamed.

"My hero!" The first black haired mermaid called Arika out.

As Peter Pan squat down on the rock in the middle. "Hello girls. How's tricks?" He greeted.

"We're fine, thanks to you." The second black haired mermaid named Adamaris smiled warmly.

"But you look tense. Do you need a message?" The second Red haired Mermaid named Atlanteia flirted as she leaned against the rock.

"Nah I'm good, ladies. Try not to get personal." Peter Pan humorously wagged his finger at them.

And the mermaids giggled in response as they surrounded and gathered around him.

"Are you here to tell us a story of your recent adventures?" Visola asked with excitement.

"How about the one about where you saved us from Hook invading our territory." Arika suggested with dreamy eyes and enthusiasm as she leaned on her elbows.

"Ha! Maybe some other time after the story is finished. But I can tell you about the visitors from another world who came to help finish the story." Peter Pan playfully hinted.

"From another world?!" Penelope gasped in interest.

"Who?" Atlanteia asked curiously.

"Them." Peter Pan pointed back at the top of the cliff.

"YOO BABES!" Mini-Mav echoed.

All the girls gasped in surprise and joy.

"Oh my goodness! He's right!" Visila exclaimed happily. "It's nice to meet you!"

"Look at the boy! He's so good looking!" Atlanteia gushed.

"Forget about him. The girl with them looks really cute." Arika gushed.

"And what's that adorable looking metal child with them?" Chelan cooed.

Just then Connor teleported down with Melody. Mini-Mav and even Dug came along panting.

"Wow. Naked ladies being eaten by giant sardines!" Dug panted and barked happily.

"Don't get any ideas, Ladies, she and I are already taken." Connor mused as her wrapped his arm around Melody before he gestured down at Mini-Mav and Dug. "But you wet dreams can have fun with them."

"That's fine. I think we're more interested in your little friend." Adamaris said as she looked at Mini-Mav.

"He looks so adorable." Penelope gushed.

"I just wanna hug him close and never let go." Atlanteia said, her hair swaying slightly, showing more of her breasts.

"And I wanna hug those guppies and never let go." Mini-Mav muttered and panted as he gawked at the sight.

"The little grade-A perv is waterproof, but I think will discovered what'll make him short circuit." Connor whispered humorously to Melody.

"Yet another thing you and him have in common." Melody said with a sly smirk.

"Nuh uh. That's all him." Connor countered before he addressed the mermaids. "I'd hate to break up the wet willy session but, do you ladies know anything about a trident piece? Belong to Atlantis?"

"Oh do we ever." Penelope said with a nod. "Hook took it when he invaded our home."

"But we have no idea where he went with it after he and his crew left." Visola said.

"Any chance you can show us where you kept it last? We might be able to find out where Hook is heading." Melody asked them.

"Oh absolutely!" Atlanteia nodded.

"But your boyfriend has to stay here." Arika said frimly.

"For real?!" Connor gawked.

"Sorry. The deeper water is for girls only." Adamaris stated with sass. "It's female exclusive."

"That's right. No boys allowed." Chelan wagged her finger at him.

"I can respect that." Melody said with a smug look. "Sorry, Sweetie. Looks like you'll just have to wait for me as I do all the work."

"See, that's why I only have lost boys." Peter Pan sighed.

"I hear that." Connor snorted before he looked at Melody. "Is this some sort of sick payback I'm unaware of? Or an outdated battle of the sexs directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber? Cause I can't go for that!"

"I'll let you try and figure that out." Melody said with a wink before turning to the water. "For the Sea!"

With those words declared, Melody transformed into her mermaid form.

"WOOOW!" All the mermaids gasped in suprise as Melody swam in the water with them.

"Well. What are the odds?" Peter looked suprised as well.

"You're a mermaid too?!" Chelan gasped in shock.

"Magnificent!" Penelope beamed.

"Can you teach us how to do that?" Adamaris asked with anticipation.

"I can try. But I'm not sure if you'll be able to do so yourselves." Melody said, unsure if she could teach these Mermaids to transform into humans.

"Actually she can't. Her necklace makes the quick trade between feet and scales. However we have a duck who gets stuck with all the bad luck that can make it so. As soon as we're done, I'll also show you all around some places I know." Connor spoke up and said to them as they all looked over. "And yes...I know some boys."

All of the mermaids gasped and squealed.

"Even girls?!" Arika and Penelope asked with a gush.

"Affirmatory." Connor nodded enthusiastically.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIK!" All six mermaids cheered with a loud squeal as Melody covered her ears and giggled a bit at how hilariously thrilled they were.

"Connor, Sweetie? I think you just broke them." Melody said with a smirk.

"I haven't seen them this excited since the time I told them I was single." Peter Pan was wierded out by their excitement.

"Okay so...Can you ladies show me where the piece was now?" Melody meekly asked with a wierded out smile.

"Okay!" All the mermaids beamed as they swam down. Except for Atlanteia who held Mini-Mav in her arms. "But this one stays with me." Atlanteia cooed flirtatiously.

"Rawrl." Mini-Mav made a flirty growl noise.

"Uh, he's a guy too!" Connor echoed.

"I'm not man! I am the fruit of their labors and their technological green of greed!" Mini-Mav declared before he said to Atlanteia. "That's fancy talk for he's wrong, I'm right and he should blow me."

"Oh course you're right! Let's go!" Atlanteia exclaimed before grabbing Mini-Mav and diving under water.

---

On that note. Melody swam under water. Leaving Connor and Peter on the surface. Even Dug with them. As she swam and followed the other mermaids down below.

She swam down while admiring the underwater beauty of Neverland's ocean. Which reminded her of home. And the good old days of sneaking out to explore the sea. Only this time she doesn't have to come up for air.

Neverland's oceans were slightly different from most worlds. No sign or areas affected by pollutants or hunting. And the colors, while beautiful, were in a different pattern of blue, pink and red. It was something that made even what is below a land of fairy tales to be majestic and beautiful.

Soon they reached an underwater cove which was filled with anchient Atlantean hieroglyphs embeded into the stone walls. Melody saw the images and letters around the walls in fascination as she recognized the images of Atlantis' origins.

The keyblade War. And the fall of King Aqarious and the first kingdom. All shown in the stone images.

And at the center was a socket in the shape of a trident's head.

"This is where we kept it." Arika said.

"Now what?" Chelan asked.

"Let me see." Melody said while thinking as she stroked her fingers against the socket.

As she felt the crack in between. Melody then realized that it wasn't just a socket at all. But the trident shape along with the piece it held earlier. Was hiding a container behind it.

Melody took both ends of the crack and pooled hard. Until it ripped open. And it revealed to be a blue sapphire ring inside. About the size of a wrist band.

"What's that?" Atlanteia asked curiously as Melody picked it up.

"It's our wedding ring...A sign from the gods." Mini-Mav gasped humorously which made Atlanteia smirk amusingly at Mini-Mav.

"I'm not sure." Melody said as she looked the ring over. "But I'm sure Connor might know."

And so on that note. Melody swam back up with the others following. And Mini-Mav was still in Atlanteia's arms as he tells her something flirtatious.

"Did you know that your body is made 70% of water? And now I'm thirsty." Mini-Mav flirted with a hilarious breath and a French accent.

"Oh you're just such a darling, aren't ya?" Atlanteia said flattered as she swam up to the surface with the others.

Melody was for sure that this ring would be important. But given that her history and knowledge of Atlantis isn't as rich as Connor's. Especially since she was shut out of her heritage for so long.

---

As Melody made it back to the top. She could hear a conversation between Connor and Peter Pan. When she emerged from the water she could hear clearly.

And Connor was telling Peter about the 2015 film Pan. The God aweful origin of Peter Pan.

"And for some damn reason! They have you and the poorly casted Hook and Tiger Lilly flying on the Jolly Rogers, and it ended with you and Hook still as friends with a jinxed statement about how nothing could go wrong!" Connor ranted about the ending.

"That... Is the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard!" Peter shouted in response. "First off, Hook and I were never friends! Second, if Hook ever heard that story, he'd cut off his own ears before cutting the tongue out of whoever told him that!"

"So just to clarify. Everything I just told you. The Black Beard story. The hammy orphanage. The slavery and repetitive old as hell prophecy story. And you being half fairy from your dad's side...None of it really happened, right?" Connor said as he was recording Peter's own words on his gummi phone camera.

"Absolutely none of that happened!" Peter Pan said with disapproval. "Also, they left out my reasons for never growing up, and how I learned to use a sword! Not to mention Tinkerbell was barely mentioned in the story.

Tinkerbell nodded in agreement with Peter, looking ready to kick someone's ass.

"You heard it here, Berlanti Productions and RatPac-Dune Entertainment! The OG! ONE AND ONLY PAN! PISSED ON YOUR WORKS!" Connor bellowed while looking at the camera on the phone and giving a middle finger to the people who made the Pan film. Then he turned and noticed as he spoke calmly. "Oh hey the girls are back."

"Did you find girls find anything important?" Pan asked them.

"Did you find the ball I lost when it flushed down the toilet?" Dug panted.

"And who's body was down there?" Connor asked while looking mischievously sadistic.

"First, there was no one's body, Connor. Second, that's just gross, Dug. And third, we did find something." Melody said before holding up the ring.

"Woah...I thought my uncle destroyed all of them." Connor looked amazed as he looked at the ring. "And I've only seen cheap imitations from Temu."

"I take it this means you know what this is then?" Melody asked as she reached up and handed the ring to Connor.

"Hell yeah! This is a genuine update to the sling ring. You know how Doctor Strange can open portals to other places in the world? This thing does it but for the Multiverse!" Connor explained in excitement.

"Are you serious!?" Melody asked in shock. "But why did the Submariner destroy these rings?"

"Well with great power comes great *k ups. Cause what if someone wanted to use these to sneak into the white house by walking through a cosmic hole? Or take a peek at Santa's list? Or invade your date's privacy? Not to mention the risk of Incursions." Connor pointed out with a sigh. "It had its uses, sure. In fact my Uncle Namor used this to sneak in and kill Hitler right inside his hidden bunker. But in the wrong hands. It can do more damage."

"The same could be said about the Keyblade. In the right hands, it's a symbol of hope. In the wrong hands, it's the apocalypse in waiting." Melody said.

"Yeah well thank God you need to be chosen to use one of...those..." Connor almost retorted before he realized an idea.

He took the ring or the Atlantic multi-ring as it's called and attached it to the key chain at the bottom of keyblade. And used a neon loop chain to make it unbreakable.

"Pete. Do you have anything that belongs to Hook?" Connor asked Peter Pan.

"Yeah I think I do. Hold on." Peter said before pulling something out.

Peter held out a broken hook which looked like it was chewed on. It was one of many hooks the crooked Captain owns. And this one was a souvenir from Tick Tock the Crocodile.

"This is a souvenir from the old codfish nearly being a midnight snack." Peter stifled a laugh.

"Crocodile?" Connor inquired with a grin.

"What else?" Peter Pan grinned.

"First you take the limb. And then the thing that replaced the limb. You! Are! Sick!" Mini-Mav declared and beamed. "Me likey."

And so Connor took the broken hook and tossed it in the air. Before he spun his keyblade and flung it like a boomerang. Before it slammed into the hook and caused a cosmic chain reaction. Resulting in a flash of light. And right before their eyes a portal appeared.

And on the otherside was the appearance of some kind of tomb. Which looked almost Egyptian.

"Is that where Hook is?" Melody asked.

"Better than that. It's where Hook's going to be." Connor realized.

It's like the added power of Connor's keyblade gave the multi-ring an extra ability and awareness of being one step ahead of someone.

So on that note. Connor's group along with Peter Pan went right in. While the Mermaids stayed behind in safety to cheer them on. They and even the Lost Boys would be safe there since all the pirates went with their captain.

because one thing for sure, this doesn't just lead to where Hook is going to be. this is on the same world Noctis' group are on.

---

Back over in Aladdin's World...

Soon Genie as a helicopter landed and as everyone got off and onto the sandy grounds of thr Egyptian desert. Genie shifted back into his normal self.

Aladdin and Jasmine arrived on the magic carpet and landed.

As everyone stood together and walked over to the edge of a hill. They looked into the distance and as the dust cleared, they all saw the pyramids of Egypt, and the Sphinx.

"Wooooow." Goofy and Donald said at the same time in awe.

"Alright Genie. Which one is Alexander's tomb?" Aladdin asked.

"That would be down there!" Genie strethed himself out to look like an arrow pointing at a pyramid that appear to be half buried in the sands and dirt. Probably due to erosions.

"There? A little run down for legends wouldn't ya say?" Iago looked kinda skeptical and cynical about it.

"Yeah sure, couldn't keep up with the times. I believe me back then, his people." Genie said as he shifted to look like John Hammond from Jurrasic Park as he stated. "They spared no expanse."

"Look! There's a pirate ship!" Goofy pointed as he saw Hook's ship, the Jolly Rogers. Parked by some stone columns a mile away from the sunken pyramid.

They could see it from where they were standing.

"Why is it over there?" Donald looked confused.

"Because that would be the only entrance into this tomb." Noctis said with a serious tone.

"Then we better get going. They might already be ahead of us." Jasmine said with haste as they all made their way over.

Noctis and his group used their free flow and other means of magic to get over there. While Aladdin and Jasmine used the carpet with Abu. Genie and Iago could fly so they had no problem.

Once they made it to the tomb entry. Noctis looked back and noticed that some local Egyptian patrols on horses and camels were coming over. Since a good number of them noticed Hook's ship.

"Damn. We can't let these guys get in the way. And if they follow us inside. They could trigger the wrong kind of traps." Noctis said as the others noticed.

"Don't worry. I'm on it." Genie said before turning into an insurance salesman. "My God, look at the size of that ship. These people are in desperate need of insurance. One wrong cannon blast, and down the drain it goes along with their investments."

"Uh Genie. We need the border guards distracted, not the ship." Jasmine meekly clarified.

Genie nodded before zooming over to the patrols and started acting and looking like JK Simmons from the Farmers Insurance company.

"Hello there. My name is G Simmons. And I'd like to talk to you about signing up for insurance for your camels." Genie said in a professional voice. "You never know when they'll break down. So, you'll want to be protected from financial repercussions."

All of the patrol guards looked at each other. Before one of them raised her hands.

"Do you also cover for sword lost, tent damage and harem accidents?" The guard asked with a foreign accent.

"All that and more." G Simmons said with certainty. "If you gentlemen will follow me, we can begin discussing terms and conditions for your insurance packages."

And so Genie had managed to lead the guards away while Noctis and the others went inside. Hoping to catch up with Hook and his crew. As for Genie. Or G Simmons. He has enough 'insurance' and 'interest' to keep these patrols distracted for hours. Even days. But 'hours' is more than enough.

After all...

We are Genies!~ Bum ba dum bum bum bum bum!~

---

Inside the tomb of Alexander The Great...

Noctis and the others went inside and were surrounded by eroded walls that were covered in sand and cobwebs. And Donald was nervous as he checked the floors for scorpions. Scarabs and snakes.

Strangely enough there was no pest. As if every living thing was afraid to enter this tomb for some reason.

They made it to the end of the passage that lead to two different doors. The door on the left was sealed shut with a golden eye emblem on the front. And the right door was wide open into a dark room.

"Look. The pirates went through the left one." Aladdin said he pointed down at the floor which showed sandy foot prints towards the left door.

"So let's tear it open and go through." Noctis said as he was about to use his sword.

"Hold it!" Donald exclaimed firmly, holding his arm out, stopping Noctis before gesturing towards the eye emblem. "See that eye emblem? That's a warning sign left by the tomb."

"So?" Noctis inquired.

"What he means is that the eye is a charm of Horus. This mystical connection is length to the foundation of this entire tomb. If we break one of them, the whole tomb will collapse." Lunafreya explained what Donald meant.

"Like the cave of wonders?" Jasmine asked while looking at Aladdin. She remembered that part of the story he told her.

"That's just what I aas thinking." Aladdin nodded.

"Yeah I vote we go through the open one. I've had my fill of collasped caves in one life time." Iago nervously suggested. "It was a lifetime in the last one right.

Iago was referring to when he and Jafar were banished to the Cave Of Wonders, before he was able to get out.

"Well. Hopefully the pirates went the longer way." Noctis sighed as he and the towers went through the other entrance.

Luna raised her hand to cast a light spell in the form of a stary jellyfish that formed out of her hand and it floated up to the ceiling to show what was in the room.

The entire room was filled with mechanical poles that were holding up different stone animatronic parts of a statue. Like different parts of the human body and so many different poles. The others could walk around like a maze.

Suddenly a light casted by a back torch showed an image of King Philip II. Being stabbed in the ribs by a dagger. But the image of the attacker wasn't shown.

"It's...King Philip of Macedonia. The father of Alexander." Jasmine said as she recognized the image.

Being the Princess of Agrabah. She is nothing if not very well educated.

"Yeah, I never read the part about him getting extripated by a ghost knife!" Iago exclaimed st how grim the image was.

"It wasn't a ghost knife, Wise Guy." Aladdin scoffed. "some thought Alexander killed his own father. But it was really Pausanias of Orestis, his bodyguard."

"But why would his bodyguard betray him like that?" Lunafreya asked.

"I...Actually read about that. Basically. When Phillip and Paunsanias were young, they were...Well...together. Like really together." Aladdin awkwardly stated.

"Girly man alert!" Iago exclaimed humorously.

"But of course Philip replaced him and dated another guy that was younger. Which prompted Pausanias to taunt the new lover, who was killed in battle." Noctis added and said to Aladdin in amusement. "I read it too."

"Oh good. I'll let you finish it." Aladdin with a relieving chuckle.

"Anyway. Attalus, who was a friend of the new lover, wanted to get back at Pausanias. Blaming him for the death of his friend. So he got Paunsanias drunk at a dinner and when he was cornered. Attalus and his friends raped Paunsanias." Noctis revealed.

"Oh my God. That is just awful." Lunafreya gasped in horror. "How could anyone do something so horrible to another person?"

"A world is capable of unspeakable shit, as long as they believe they're entitled to a right to do so." Noctis explained and told the rest of the story. "Pausanias went to Philip concerning his assault, but Philip did nothing to punish Attalus. Philip even promoted Attalus to a higher rank."

"So that's why Pausanias killed Philip." Lunafreya said as understanding took hold. "Philip betrayed him first."

"Exactly. I think we can agree that you and I have dealt with betrayal first hand at someone we once looked up to. Not as badly as Paunsanias suffered. But Attuma is no exception." Noctis stated as he seemed determined to see this war over.

Not for revenge of course. Noctis doesn't have that in his heart. What he desires is closure. And hopefully to be given back what was lost.

"We'll stop Attuma." Lunafreya said as she walked up to Noctis, her bare feet making very little sound, and hugged him. "We'll set things right. For everyone."

Noctis nodded as he had his arms around the girl that would soon be his wife.

"Awe...Kss kss kss..." Abu gushed and mocked a kissy lip action while standing on Aladdin's shoulder.

"Knock it off, Abu." Aladdin snickered as he playfully shoved his monkey.

Donald and Goofy were listening the entire time. But were trying to figure out how to solve this puzzle and what the poles of statue parts meant.

Goofy found silver rod at the back. Which appear to have a magifying glass piece hanging in front with a candle on top of the pole. Which gave Goofy an idea.

"Hey Donald? You got a light?" Goofy asked.

"Goofy? You better not be smoking again. I've warned you about the dangers of it." Donald said, glaring at Goofy. "I do not wanna have to tell his Majesty that Goofy went Poofy again."

"Gawrsh no, not that Donald! I mean this pole. It could be our way out." Goofy clarified and gestured the silver rod.

And Donald understood what he meant.

"Ooooh. Here." Donald said as he walked over and lit a match and used it on the candle on top.

Then the pole lit by the magifying glass in the middle and started to cast a disfigured shadow on the front wall with the image of King Philip being stabbed. Noctis and the others noticed.

"How did you do that?" Noctis asked them as he noticed the shadow started in there direction.

"I saw that the candle was placed right in front of the magnifying glass." Goofy said.

"So when you lit the candle, this happens." Donald said.

As Aladdin saw this. He looked over on the other side, and saw another silver pole with a candle and magifying glass on it. And so did Donald. They both walked over as Donald used another match to light the candle. And it caused more details from the shadow that was casted. But it was still disfigured and hard to make out. Given how many poles with statue parts there were.

"So that's how we're getting inside." Aladdin said as he realized and pulled the rod out of the base.

Noctis noticed this and did the same thing. As he and Aladdin moved around with the rods to cast the shadow in a different shape from the statue poles.

"Alright everyone. Stand by the corner at the back. And Jasmine, let me know if and when I miss an important details." Aladdin suggested as he and Noctis were trying to solve the room's puzzle.

"Got it. I'll keep my eyes open and alert." Jasmine said.

"Just don't take too long! And take your time. Work in between those details." Iago added in the background.

This could take awhile given that it was hard to make out all the details. You have one side for the first half of the shadow image, and the other side for the other half.

So yeah. This could definitely take a while.

---

Meanwhile in the Caribbean World...

As Ignis' group docked the ship near the position of the next quantum link. Which was a piece of the fourth trident. However the closer they got. The more Ignis' tracker got scrambled for some reason. So while on the last chance. They spotted a large island straight ahead with trees surrounding it. Mesoamerican ruins around the background of the trees and smoke rising from the center of the island.

Of course Noctis suggested a genius plan to stop and asknfor directions. Which Gladiolus and everyone else advised against. But seeing that they were out of options. They decided to try at the moment.

But when they stepped on the beach. They all got hit with a sleeping dart to the neck. Well all accept Kida who was just got in a neck. She tried to fight back. But the tribe that captured them were too many and too strong for her alone.

So when Gladiolus. Ignis. Prompto and Jack Sparrow woke up. They all were tied to their own individual bamboo poles.

While a tribe of men and women with red tattoos surrounding their bodies while wearing bamboo for chest armor and some brown loin cloths. And they all were wearing Mayan head gear which resembled tiki masks.

They all were dancing and chanting around the prisoners. As Gladiolus looked exasperated.

"We just had to stop and ask for directions." Gladiolus deadpanned.

"Don't look at me, it was Prompto's idea." Ignis retorted with a shrug before he looked over at Kida. "Are you alright?"

"Don't worry. I'm alright." Kida said with a soft expression before glaring hard at the tribe. "It's these savages that should be worried soon."

Prompto on the other hand wasn't tied up. The affects of the darts he took were a little strong on account that he tried to run and fight after he felt a prick on his neck. And then he felt another one. Being shot by two darts made him rather high.

And Prompto was lounging inside of a large hot cauldron. Like it's a hot tub.

"Guys! You're totally missing out! These guys are giving me the royal weclome!" Prompto echoed and luaghed deliriously. As he sighed and leaned back with his feet up in the tub. Ironically he was still wearing his cloths and boots while in the tub. "Man this hot tub is really opening up my pores. I'd take my cloths off but I don't like anyone I'm not dating watching me."

"Prompto they're not-" Gladiolus tried to yell.

"Eh eh! Don't bother, he's too wrecked right now to hear reason." Ignis suggested with his head shaking. "We haven't seen him this bad since the New Years Eve party in Traverse Town."

Prompto wasn't even affected by the hot water. Probably his Meridian blood gives his skin a highten tolerance for a certain level of extreme temperatures. The same can be said for if they were at the arctic.

"He's quite strong. A normal person would be out for days from those darts." Kida said as she shrugged in her bound position.

"Too bad it did nothing for his awareness level." Ignis looked unamused as they watched the tribe men drop food in the cauldron.

As Prompto was surrounded by vegtables and herbs. He picked up a carrot and he gasped as he realized.

"HEY GUYS!" Prompto exclaimed. Before he smiled deliriously. "They got a salad bar!"

"Dumbass." Gladiolus groaned.

And as Prompto was eating the carrot. One of the tribe men looked alarmed and protested.

"Ey! Eyeyeo!" The tribal man protested as he tried to stop Prompto.

But another Tribe men stopped him and explained why it's better for the meal this way.

"Aaya!" The other guy said let him as he patted his own belly. "Numnumnumnumnumnum!"

As if to say. Let him eat it, he'll be stuffed and fattened that way. And both tribe men laughed and rubbed their hands on excitement.

"I swear the tribes I met were never this considerate. They just skipped to trying to kill me." Jack remarked as he was tied to a pole too.

"With your mouth, I'm not surprised." Gladiolus said back.

"Don't worry everyone. I think I might have an idea on how to escape this." Ignis said.

"We trade the Princess for a sword and kill them after we get the money?" Jack figured.

"Bite your tongue. And no." Ignis scowled. Before he reached for his back pocket. And he pressed call on his phone. Hoping it wad the right contact.

Sure enough he called Connor and his voice came on their ear pieces.

*"Bonjour mes amis résistants!"* Connor greeted in a hilarious French accent. *"What up? And what's all that angry noises? If you're dealing with Palestine Protestors, I'll bring my silver bullets."*

"Listen. We've been captured by a tribe of Cannibals that are planning to eat us and have Prompto in a boil pot right now. You got anything for that?" Gladiolus asked while simultaneously explaining their situation.

*"Okay that depends. What kind of tribe? Are they near any Masoamerican ruins?"* Connor asked on the call.

"I believe so, yes. Why?" Ignis asked.

*"Drop the phone on the ground. I've got just the thing."* Connor replied.

Ignis wasn't sure where Connor was going with this. But since Connor modified their gummi phones. Ignis dedicated not to argue.

So Ignis tossed his phone backwards given that his hands were bound to the pole behind his back. And then suddenly as the phone was dropped. The projector from the phone mod began to display a large green and blue hologram.

That made all of the tribe members gasp and point upward. As they saw the hologram of a giant green and blue serpent with a feather crown.

"REEEEEEIK!" The Serpent roared.

"Kulkulkhan!" They began to point and yell.

"Of course." Ignis grinned as he realized Connor was using his water and neon powers to fake a giant projection of Kulkulkhan.

Good thing these natives can't tell the difference between fake and real like a film critic can.

"Ba'ax Taana jump'éel festín yéetel in discípulo! Suéltalos inmediatamente Ma'ili' ti' u desate ak'bal na ti' ya'ab boonilo'ob!" the Kulkulkhan projection spoke and commanded a monstrous voice from the phone's loudspeaker.

But it was really Connor who was speaking for it like a ventriloquist.

"Je'el in máako! Je'el in máako'!" They all responded as they went over and began to untie all of them.

"Just so we're clear. That snake is on our side right?" Jack asked ad he looked nervous while the natives untied him.

"It's just an illusion. But yes." Ignis said as he was released.

"Thank God the kid's is on our side. I'd shudder to think of him as an enemy." Gladiolus said as he was untied.

"I wholeheartedly agree with you." Kida said as she was untied before punching one of the natives as retribution. "That's for tying us up! Only one man is allowed to do that to me!"

All of the natives backed away from Kida. They weren't sure who was scarier. Kulkulkhan or her? Then the fake Kulkulkhan spoke again.

"Ma', p'atik le yaantal! Ka ma' janal ASAB LE MÁAKO!" The projection barked with Connor's voice on the speaker which made them run in terror.

"Le ira yuumtsilo'obo'! Áalkab! Áalkab! ÀALKAAAAAAAAB!" The natives screamed in terror as they ran off into the deeper jungles of the island.

These natives were going to need whatever they call therapy for weeks after seeing this. Maybe years. And once the team was alone. One of them had to ask.

"What did you tell them?" Gladiolus asked while looking up at the hologram snake.

"Meh. I just told them you were my disciples and they need to go on a man-free diet or else." The Kulkulkhan projection spoke with a shrug. But it was really Connor with his voice.

"Kid. I like the way you think." Gladiolus said with a smirk. "Now there's less chance of others finding themselves as lunch here."

"Worst case scenario. They'll probably become insectivores. Or Jehovah's Witnesses." The image spoke as it shifted back into Connor who then shifted into his Maverick form as he looked over and raised his eyebrow at Prompto. "Is...he alright?"

"heeeey! What happened to da escort services!? With paint!?" Prompto squeaked with a laugh as he still acted high.

"No. He's never been alright." Gladiolus shook his head. "He also got an extra dose of whatever knocked us out."

"Damn. Well. Give him a baby aspirin and some orange slices and it should wear off. In the meantime. Head inside that abandoned temple." Maverick pointed down at a large warn out temple to Kulkulkhan. "I already found the other Trident piece there, it was hidden in a Sarcophagus. Don't open it, it smells like expired Proud Snacks at the Mayo Clinic. But I left a portal for you all inside. We'll need your help for the world Mel and I are already in."

"I have to admit. You continue to impress, kid." Gladiolus said with a smirk.

"I guess Noct and I still haven't broken that curse yet. Speaking of which. He and the others should be here soon. I'll fill you all in once you get here." Maverick remarked and stated.

On that note. Everyone walked inside the temple while Gladiolus carried Prompto over his back who fell asleep while slumped over like luggage. Whatever Connor has planned for Hook will only get better now that Ignis' group are with him.

But all that leaves is Noctis' group.

---

Meanwhile in the Tomb Of Alexander The Great...

While Noctis had already found where his rod was stationed just a few minutes ago. Jasmine was standing by guiding Aladdin where he should place his rod. And he looked out of breath given how heavy the rod is.

"Woah boy... Here!?" Aladdin called over with a cracked and tired voice.

Jasmine looked at the shadow and noticed that the upper waist was out a bit.

"No no! Move a bit to the right!" Jasmine called out, prompting Aladdin to move. "No, your other right!" He moved again. "MINE!"

"Ugh..." Aladdin groaned as he went where she was pointing. And then he slammed it down on the socket.

"Perfect! Right there!" Jasmine called back with two thumbs up before she looked over and they all saw the image that formed.

It was a detailed shadow image of Pausanias stabbing King Philip. And the hole where the dagger impaled formed a deep red hole. And water poured out from the hole.

As the hole grew bigger. The image formed into a large double door. Which lead into the inner sanctum.

"Any other traps and puzzles? Maybe a riddle wall?" Iago groaned.

"No it's...It's just this one. I think this place wanted us to recognize the reality and line between justice and unjust betrayal. Before it lets us meet the successor that was named The Great." Noctis said as he recognized.

"Astonishing." Lunafreya muttered.

And so on that note. Everyone walked through as they made it into the inner sanctum of the tomb. Hoping to have one step ahead of Captain Hook.

---

Inside the Inner Sanctum...

As Noctis and his group walked into the center of the tomb. The entire sanctum was built in a triangular interior, as if it was inside a pyramid.

And the walls were built in a Macedonian style within the walls and columns. Complete with Greek style art and murals of Alexander the Great's history. And at the center was a Greek style sarcophagus. With the stone carved image of Alexander's face on top of where he's buried.

As the group walked in. The torches lit everywhere. As Captain James Hook. His loyal boatswain Mr Smee. And all of his other pirates.

"You're too late, Scallywags! My employer already has what he needs from this piece. One more step and your journey ends at the end of my hook." Captain Hook declared sinisterly as he stood with one foot on the sarcophagus.

"Is he for real? Even Jafar wasn't this open and obvious!" Iago ranted at how stupid this set up was.

"And they didn't smell like tropical tooth decay." Aladdin snorted with a smirk and his arms crossed.

"Hook!" Noctis called out to the Captain. "You seem to have everything going for you right now. So tell us. Who is this employer?"

"Isn't it obvious?" They heard a familiar voice say.

As someone stepped out of the darkness of a void. To stand next to Captain Hook. It was Ardyn Izunia! He is the one who provided Hook with these locations.

"Izunia." Lunafreya narrowed her eyes.

"I smell tension." Iago whispered to Abu who nodded like someone watching TV.

"Attuma doesn't mind finding another Oracle. But you, Ragnum. Attuma isn't through with you yet." Ardyn stated with a sinister smirk as he spoke casually.

"That's funny. I would've thought he would've realized that kicking your ass back then was my resignation." Noctis said calmly.

"Did you honestly think that we chose some random boy who was left to die after his parents died in the air?" Ardyn spoke as he leaned near a cannon. "Our intent was to end the Maverick, and Tiger Shark jumped the gun. However...When we found you, among the wreckage. The darkness showed me who you really are."

"Shut up!" Noctis snapped in anger. "You're the one who took my memories! Stole my identity! Well I'm taking it back."

"Wrong again, my boy. Those memories aren't gone. They're just set aside to bring out your family's true legacy. Why else was your father truly a master in the business world? You thought it was just because he was talented? Your father and his father and his father before. Your entire bloodline was a success because you come from the line of a king." Ardyn revealed as he held his hand up. And showed an image of the first king of Atlantis. "Atlantis' one true King."

Noctis and Lunafreya looked surprised to hear this. But Noctis looked blown away. He always felt that he was destined for greatness. But to find out he's in the bloodline of a king? The one who ruled before the Keyblade war? There are no words.

But deep within his heart. He could tell that Ardyn was not lying. Somehow this all was true. After all, his title of royalty is in the last name. This means Noctis is meant for more glory than being some high rate stooge to a prideful pretender to the throne.

"If that is true..." Noctis began speaking again after a moment of silence. "Why didn't he just kill me and take that legacy for himself?"

"At the time. Attuma was being too sentimental. Deciding on an heir to the throne. But I suggested a better use for you. To find the means of bringing back Ultima. And thanks to you and your friend. We already have it." Ardyn grinned as he stepped back into the darkness.

"What do you mean?...HEY! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!" Noctis screamed at him as Ardyn slipped away.

And on that note Ardyn was gone and they were left with Captain Hook and his pirates. And suddenly a group of Pirate Heartless spawned around the group of Pirates. Standing with Captain Hook.

"Honestly that whole conversation was confusing. Did I come in at the last half of that story, Smee?" Captain Hook inquired.

"I guess so, Captain. That's why I never read the last pages first." Smee shrugged in confusion.

"Oh well. Back to business." Captain Hook smirked as he drew a sword.

Noctis drew out his two swords and Lunafreya summoned her staff. Aladdin and Jasmine stood ready for anything. While Donald and Goofy summoned their weapons.

And just as a fight was going to start.

*Whistle!*

They heard a whistle and looked up at the upper columns to see Peter Pan hovering up with his arms crossed and a smirk.

"Good afternoon, Hook. Am I invited to the party?" Peter Pan jested.

"Peter Pan!" Captain Hook seethed in anger at the sight of his longtime enemy. "How did you get in here!?"

"He got backstage passes, Captain Shirley!" Maverick echoed as he teleported and appeared standing on the top pillar next to Peter Pan who hovered and smirked.

"Th-the-the Maverick!" Smee pointed and shook.

"Be honest. Do you ever wipe your ass with the wrong hand?" Maverick asked Captain Hook casually as he got on one knee like he knelt down to a toddler.

"You degenerative brat! I'll be sure to use the 'wrong' hand to send you sinking to the bottom of Davy Jones' locker." Captain Hook threatened, holding up his hook hand.

"Does he mean Davy from second grade? I used to hate getting stuffed in his locker. The mofo really was cheap with the oatmeal soap he kept using. His socks sure were a testimony to- Oh I forgot!" Maverick chatted to himself before he got back to the point and gestured. "I brought the VIP list."

Suddenly neon lights lit up the room. And suddenly. Tsunami was standing with Gladiolus. Ignis. Prompto. Kida and Jack Sparrow. Even Mini-Mav was there with his weapons and missiles drawn.

They were spread out around Hook's group. Which definitely made it an even fight. The Pirates just didn't know it yet. And to make things even more interesting. Maverick played a song that boomed from his Playlist. And neon speakers on the ceiling.

(Mirage - One Republic.)

"Remember folks! Y'all got an even amount at this ass whoopin buffet! So don't take any from my side!" Maverick told all three groups.

"Noctis. No offense. But your pal seems to be a few camels short of a caravan." Aladdin remarked.

"You think this is bad? You should've seen him when he still used an inhaler." Noctis said with a smirk before gasping, his widening in shock. "What did I just...?"

He was starting to remember his past.

Maverick gasped dramatically as his visor eye expanded and he cupped his face. And then he cleared his throat. "Let's hold that till after the dance." He used a gay sounding voice while gesturing to the pirates.

"Why are you all just standing there like a rotten plank!? Get them!" Hook ordered his crew.

Hook's crew were so busy listening to the interesting conversations that they forgot they're supposed to be fighting these people.

So they all drew their swords and daggers and ran into everyone from all directions. Aladdin grabbed a sword from the ground and clashed with three pirates. As Jack Sparrow grabbed two swords and clashed with five of the Pirate Heartless.

Given Jack's skills, he was able to take down the first set of five Pirate Heartless with ease. Especially since they fight only like pirates, which you should never do with Jack Sparrow.

Ay, yeah, I look for drama, yeah, I'm chasing karma
Seen some things that other people can't see
Yeah, I'm motivated, yeah, I'm underrated
Watch the imitators lookin' like me

Ignis. Gladiolus and Prompto stood together with Noctis as they were fighting with the pirates. Gladiolus swung his large sword into six Pirate Heartless while Ignis was using his double Atlantean daggers to slash with grace and speed. Taking out ten Pirate Heartless.

Prompto was shooting at them with ease with his pistols, taking down seven Pirate Heartless. Especially since he was feeling a lot better after the so-called 'bath' he received.

"You guys sure that wasn't a bath?! I feel like I was soaking in the Dead Sea!" Prompto beamed as he was pumped during this fight.

"Dude, you ate a carrot from the pot!" Gladiolus exclaimed as he fought back against the Heartless.

"I'm just glad you didn't start shedding your clothes in front of us." Ignis said while slashing at a Heartless that got close. "I would've had to ask those savages to eat my eyes first."

"Do I even wanna know what happened half an hour ago!?" Noctis asked as he twirled his swords and slashed through six more Heartless.

"Probably not! Not knowing will be better for your sanity!" Gladiolus answered back as he slammed his sword into six more heartless.

"I'll tell you during our first pizza night!" Mini-Mav echoed as he was dunking a pirate's head into a barrel of aged wine.

"Can...I come?" That pirate he was dunking asked in a drunk voice.

"No, you're lactose intolerant." Mini-Mav replied as he dunked the pirate's head back in.

"Oooh that's right!" The pirate gurgled from inside the barrel.

This life's like a fantasy

Everyone wants to be on (on)
Reach out for the things I need
But is it all just a mirage?

Then Kida was fighting with some pirates with her spear clashing with them. As Tsunami stood back to back with her. Lunafreya was waving her spear to manipulate the water in the air to cause the Pirates she was facing to slam into a wall. While Jasmine kicked a pirate in the crotch.

"Ooof! My doubloon!" The pirates squeaked in a pitched voice of pain as he gripped them.

Jack Sparrow was taking on ten more Pirate Heartless and not slowing down as he was at the steps of the sarcophagus. He still showed great skills.

Maverick was slashing his Trident Blade in random directions as he rapidly teleported and struck down twenty Heartless and five of Hook's pirates.

Is it just a mirage?

Is it just a mirage?
Just a mirage

And finally. Peter Pan had a sword as he was hovering in the air clashing with Captain Hook's sword.

"So Hooky. Where have you been all day? This afternoon's been kinda boring without you around. I was almost afraid you took a sick day." Peter Pan jested as he was swinging his Sword in a twirl from the air.

"I'll take a sick day after I run you through with my blade! Now hold still!" Hook snapped in frustration as he continued fighting Peter Pan.

"You two sure sound cute. Is this your second duel or third?" Aladdin smirked as he was clashing with some pirates from behind Peter Pan.

"You're way below the number. Think somewhere in between a hundred to a thousand." Peter Pan chuckled.

"Ha! You're living the dream, Kid." Aladdin laughed in amusement.

"Why?! You wanna switch places, Rat?!" Hook barked at Aladdin from behind.

"That's Street Rat. Get it right." Aladdin mocked as he kicked a column and caused the stones to fall on the pirates he was fighting.

Ardyn's darkness rushed through Captain Hook as he swirled a bit. "Wooooah!" He yelped as suddenly…. There were three of him.

Ardyn used his dark magic to cause two extra Captain Hooks to appear in between the original one. As a way to even the odds.

One Captain Hook his normal red Captain's outfit. One in a blue Captain's outfit. And one in a green Captain's outfit. All of them looked the same except

"what the blazes!?" All three Captain Hooks exclaimed in alarm.

Jack Sparrow finished slashing at his last Heartless Pirate before he turned and widened his eyes. Before he rubbed his eyes and looked again.

"Woah." Aladdin looked shocked.

"Uh...He's never done that before." Peter Pan said in confusion.

"Oh good, you see it too. For a moment there, I thought the grog finally got to me." Jack said as he twitched a bit.

"I don't have time for this nonsense. It's time to die, Peter Pan." Red Hook snarled.

"Excuse me!? Who do you think you are!? I'll be the one to kill Peter Pan!" Blue Hook snapped.

"Like Davy Jones moldy socks you will! I've been after him for years! I'm the one who gets to kill him!" Red Hook snapped back.

"Karp to the both of you! I'll kill Peter Pan! Not you two idiots!" Green Hook chimed in.

"He was mine first!" Blue Hook argued.

"No mine!" Green Hook snapped back.

"NO MINE!" Red Hook shouted.

"Alright enough! Look, there's three of us and three of you. So draw straws and see who gets to kill me." Peter Pan interrupted and suggested. "The other two takes...What are your names again?"

"Aladdin." Aladdin answered.

"Jack." Jack Sparrow added.

"The other two take on Aladdin and Jack." Peter Pan said as he held out three straws.

We all know drawing straws work. The one with the shortest one is the winner. All three Hooks agreed and went for it. Just for hell of it. That and they want to save time enough to end Peter Pan before heading home.

"Alright here we go." Red Hook said before he and the other two picked straws from Peter's hand.

"So who has the short straw?" Peter asked.

All three held up their straws, Red holding the short one.

"Yes! I won!" Red Hook cheered.

"Blast it!" Blue Hook pouted.

"You cheated!" Green Hook accused.

"No one likes a sore loser. So you take Jack and Aladdin." Red Hook said with sass.

"Ugh. Fine..." Green Hook sighed in exasperation.

And then they all drew their swords out. While Jack. Aladdin and Peter Pan stood together with their swords drawn. And all three of them clashed with three Hooks.

Peter Pan fought with the Red Hook. Which might as well be called the original since Hook's outfit was red.

Aladdin slashed with the green one. And Jack fought with the blue one. Since both Jack and Hook are extremely skilled pirates. And Aladdin is skilled from his street rat days. This fight would last a while.

Yeah, I look for drama, yeah, I'm chasing karma

Seen some things that other people can't see
Yeah, I'm on a mission, I don't need permission
Living like I'll hit a hundred and three

Aladdin clashed his sword with precision. Jack clashed with skill and Peter clashed with wits in his swings.

Meanwhile. Noctis was up in his stamina, as he and Maverick fought together against the last group of Pirate Heartless.

But then suddenly as they finished off the last ones. A six foot Heartless in a brown pirate captain's outfit with no legs hovered in the air. With a sword on his left hand. And aswinging an anchor on the other hand.

As this Heartless swung his anchor around the chain and caused eight more to appear. And they all hovered together.

These were the Anchor Raider Heartless.

"I hate my life." Noctis deadpanned seeing this.

"I hate your life too, Bro." Maverick sighed.

Just then. The blue metal case with the Legacy Seal appeared in front of Noctis. As it was glowing and finally opening. And in a flash of light.

*Flash!*

The case suddenly was opened. As a new weapon floated out. The weapon appeared to be of a black and silver design with a fin designs to look like wings made of silver around the handle. And a Keychain of an ocean emblem at the end. The blade itself was designed like a sword. But it was plit with silver on one end and black on the other.

And with the curved top with key teeth at the end. It showed what it was as Noctis widened his eyes and held his hand out. And the weapon was summoned in his hand.

It was a keyblade! Noctis' keyblade! That's what was locked inside that blue case from earlier!

"Holy Deus Ex Machina. You've got a KEYBLADE!" Maverick exclaimed in thrill.

Noctis chuckled a bit as he shifted into his Manowar armor and he pulled at the Keyblade. Causing it to split into two keyblades.

"Ah that is fire." Maverick said in amazement.

"You're telling me." Manowar said as he swung his two Keyblades around to get a feel for them. "This'll be easier than that online tag team we did playing Madden 19."

On that note. Maverick summoned his keyblade and shifted it into trident, just as they began to clash and fight with two Anchor Raider Heartless.

"Yeah well those games have gone downhill after, they should stop with microtransactions and- WAIT! You remember that too?!" Maverick exclaimed as he did a 360 spin slash at the Anchor Raider he was fighting.

"Yes, pal." Manowar said as he performed a Rising Sun slash from the air thrusting against the Anchor Raider he was fighting. "I remember everything."

While Maverick was reveling in the fact that his long time best friend finally remembers him. Tsunami was fighting alongside Kida. Lunafreya and Jasmine who found a sword. They were taking on a group of Pirate Heartless while Tsunami was in the air jumping and clashing with the Anchor Raider she was facing.

This life's like a fantasy

Everyone wants to be on (on)
Reach out for the things I need
But is it all just a mirage?

While Gladiolus. Ignis and Prompto were facing off the other Anchor Raider that hovered and swung their swords and chained anchors.

Peter Pan. Aladdin and Jack Sparrow still had their hands full with the three Hooks as they swung their swords.

Mini-Mav was raining down mini missles into the last remaining Heartless.

Manowar was thinking has he was fighting with each after he jumped and impaled the Anchor Raider Heartless he was fighting. Destroying it first. Before he landed and teamed up with Maverick to take on the second one. As they backed up and were with Gladiolus. Ignis and Prompto.

Is it just a mirage?

Is it just a mirage?
Is it just a mirage?

"Why do I get the feeling this is taking a long time for a reason?!" Manowar asked as he gripped one of the anchor chains and swung an Anchor Raider into the wall.

"Either some hard ass devil cranked the difficulty settings up high or I forgot to take my protein shake!" Maverick quipped on the same subject as he teleported behind an Anchor Raider and blasted it from behind with a neon beam.

"Wait. You gents might be onto something." Ignis figured as he tossed two knives into the head of an Anchor Raider. "Didn't Ardyn say he and Attuma already have what they need to awaken Ultima?"

"Yeah, that's what I heard!" Gladiolus said as he slammed an Anchor Raider to the wall with his sword. "But what did he mean by that!?"

"I'm not sure. But something tells me we should wrap this up, and quickly." Ignis stated as he dodged the Anchor Raider's slashes and jumped back to avoid the slam of the chain anchor.

"Any ideas on how we take this outside?!" Prompto called out as he was shooting.

"Well! I got one! But it might compromise the world order just a bit!" Maverick said as he came up with an idea.

"Gawrsh I don't know if that's a good-" Goofy started to say as he and Donald struggled with blocking the attacks of the Anchor Raid Heartless before Donald interrupted him.

"JUST DO IT!" Donald yelled loudly as the struggle started to become too much.

On that note. Maverick twirled to knock an Anchor Raider away and then he shot a neon cannon at the roof to blow the center open.

Then Maverick waved his hands and summoned an ocean wave that rushed through everyone. But it didn't touch his friends. Instead the ocean wave swept up all of the Anchor Raider Heart. Causing them to fade as they were destroyed.

That does along with the two Hook copies. While the red and only Captain Hook screamed as he was swept by all of his pirates. And were sent to the roof.

"Aaaaaaaaah!" Hook and his crew screamed as they were rushed out to the roof by the ocean wave.

كلنا نغير الجو، كلنا نقوي الضو
قلت صحبي تحت to the floor
جو بس راح ضوضو
كلنا نغير الجو، كلنا نقوي الضو
قلت صحبي تحت to the floor
جو بس راح ضوضو

This life's like a fantasy
Everyone wants to be on (on)
Reach out for the things I need
But is it all just a mirage?

Is it just a mirage?

---

Outside the Tomb of Alexander The Great...

Genie was still in his JK Simmons form. As he was showing his insurance packages to another group of patrols.

"And this third package can save you 70% more if the next sand storm accident causes eye damage and..." G Simmons froze as he and the others saw the outside of a tomb burst and then a massive ocean wave rushed out like a typhoon.

And the other patrolling guards dropped their jaws.

"Eeeeeh you know what. Just sleep on it." G Simmons meekly mused as he took a sleeping gas pump and sprayed the patrol. Causing them to be knocked out cold on the sandy grounds.

Then all of the patrol fell to the sand asleep. As their camels looked unamused. After that, G Simmons changed back to normal Genie.

"Terrific. Now I'll never make my sales quota." Genie sulked.

Then Genie and the Magic Carpet flew over and watched. They saw the ocean wave crash into a nearby stream which was part of the Nile River.

---

All of Hook's crew and the captain fell either by the stream or in the stream.

And then Maverick opened a portal with his Multi-Ring and everyone with him walked out while Peter Pan flew out. As Peter Pan hovered and laughed while pointing at the Pirates who were all slipping trying to get up.

"Wait. We're in Egypt? Huh. I could've sworn it was Prague." Jack Sparrow inquired as he looked around.

Only because the tomb looked Gothic to him.

"You think Alexander The Great was buried in Prague." Ignis inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh you all were talking about that Alexander!" Jack said humorously as he realized. "I thought you were referring to Alexander Dalzeel. They'll tell he lies in Scotland but it's really Prague. True story."

They weren't sure if he was being serious or was lying. With Jack Sparrow it could be either or.

"Hey Hook! I think you lost your fill-ins!" Peter Pan mocked from the air as Hook stood up in anger.

"You think this over!?" Captain Hook yelled up, his fist shaking in the air. "I'll get you for this someday, Peter Pan! Maybe not today or tomorrow! But someday!"

"Yeah yeah, the old Saturday Morning line. Look if it makes you feel any better, Captain Buster Bluth. Pete and I send your ship back home, you wouldn't believe how dusty it was. Attracting too many flies." Maverick quipped about how he sent the Jolly Rogers back to Neverland without the pixie dust over it. Then he mischievously added. "Oh. And we brought your biggest fan over to cheer you up."

Before Hook could fume up and ask. He heard a familiar sound that made his stomach drop along with his angry look.

*TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK.*

"Oh no... Please don't tell me..." Captain Hook muttered in pure dread, his face as white as snow.

*TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK. TICK. TOCK.*

Much to the horror of all of Hook's crew members who started standing and shivering in fear around the water. Maverick opened a portal back to the jolly Rogers ship in Neverland. Way over at the end of the river. Most of them have already started running.

And then out of the deeper waters. Came the dreaded Crocodile Tick Tock. Who smiled widely and sinisterly as he licked his jawy lips.

"Yo Time Warner! Come get him while he's hot!" Maverick called out.

"We seasoned this Codfish for ya!" Peter Pan called out.

"Bring back some left overs for your cousins in the bayou!" Mini-Mav added with a Cajun accent.

"You boys are enjoying this too much." Tsunami snorted with her arms crossed and smirking.

"It might get serious later, so take what you can." Maverick muttered back.

Suddenly. The chase began as Hook looked back and shrieked like a girl and started running from the Crocodile and his behind a boulder. And Hook heard the crocodile's jaw snap against the large rock behind just to try and reach him.

"SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Hook screamed in terror. "SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Maverick sighed as he used his water power to raise Hook up in a bubble to save him from being eaten. Just a few feet up in the air. Hook wiped his forehead in relief.

"You know. Sometimes my conscience kinda bothers me." Maverick sighed looking at the others. Before he looked up and smirked back at them. "But not this time!"

Then he dropped Hook back into the water.

"Noooo!" Hook screamed as he splashed.

"Captain! Captain! This way!" Smee called over from the portal.

"SMEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Hook Screamed as he dashed over while the Crocodile swam after him.

Hook crashed into Smee as Hook and the rest of the crew went through. And then the crocodile was the last to go through the portal after them. And just like that. Captain Hook and the crew were back in Neverland. More than likely to survive.

---

At that moment. All three of the portals that were open in Atlantis finally closed. And with the team having all three pieces of the fourth trident together. The quantum link that connected these three worlds was finally severed. But that doesn't mean Peter Pan and Jack Sparrow are stranded. Especially since the Guardians can send them back home.

---

"If you think that's cruel. Just remember. That guy tried to stab, drown and feed a bunch of children to the same lizard." Maverick pointed out to Tsunami.

"Yeah. Hook definitely had it coming." Tsunami said in agreement. "Besides, I'm sure he'll live."

"Of course he'll live. He survived that crocodile more times than he screamed." Peter Pan jested enthusiastically.

"Burn. Now we're we?" Maverick said as he held the middle piece of the missing Trident that was left in the tomb, then he turned and noticed more enemies.

A large hoard of Anchor Raider Heartless suddenly appeared over the Nile. More than they could count. Which made Jack Sparrow drop his jaw in fear.

"OH COME ON NOW!" Maverick exclaimed in frustration.

Suddenly. The Genie flew in. Looking like a blue version of Goku in Super Saiyan mode as he held his hands back.

"GEEEEEEEEEEEENIIIIIIIIE HEEEEEEEEEEEEENIIIIIE! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Geku shouted as he thrusted his hands out and obliterated all of the Anchor around the Nile in a large beam of white lights.

*BLAAAAAAAAAAAST!*

As the smoke cleared. Jack Sparrow just now screamed in terror as he was too late to.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Jack screamed in terror. Then after a moderately brief beat. He calmed down. "Alright it's over."

"Okay...What?" Maverick was weirded out seeing a blue Goku.

But then Genie turned back to normal and zoomed over to pat Aladdin on the back.

"Typical of you, Al! Taking the big jobs while leaving me with the ginormous ones. When are you gonna learn to share?" Genie teased as he shared a laugh with him and Jasmine.

"We'll know better for next time." Aladdin chuckled.

"Great timing as always Genie." Jasmine giggled.

"Hold up. You folks have a Genie? Like three wishes and a lamp, Genie?" Maverick inquired.

As Genie was going to answer. He looked over in shock and dropped his jaw. "OMG! OMG OMG OMG OMG..." Genie kept chanting.

"Either I'm gonna like what happens next or run home screaming." Maverick muttered to himself as he braced for whatever Genie does next.

"It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick! It's the Maverick!" Genie stammered out quickly as his voice pitched, while smoke came out his ears. "IT'S THE MAVERICK! AND A TINY MAVERICK!"

"Uh..." Aladdin stood still looking confused. "Whoa?!"

Genie swooped down and held Aladdin by the face and stared deep in his eyes with a wide smile.

"Know this Al! Dreams! Do! Come! Honest to Godfrey, true! You hear me?! You hear me?! You hear me?! You hear me?!" Genie crazed before there was a long pause. Then he screamed again. "You hear me?!"

"Okay Genie calm down!" Aladdin chuckled a bit, while backing up a bit trying to ease his old friend and asked. "What's the big deal?"

Genie's eyes broke like glass plates as he was deadly shocked to hear Aladdin ask that.

"What's the big..." He gasped and shifted into Caiaphas and pointed at Aladdin. "Blasphemy!"

"How does he know all these obscure references?" Maverick inquired quietly.

"Do you have any idea where I got my passion to be free and make my own rules outside the lamp Al?! It all came from his kind!" Genie squealed like a little girl and gestured over at Maverick."I can't believe it! IT'S! THE! MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVERIIIIIIIIICK!"

"Retro Cucamonga..." Prompto muttered to Ignis and Prompto.

Tsunami covered her mouth and laughed a bit.

"What?" Maverick inquired with a shrug.

"I think we just found your number one fan." Tsunami giggled.

Maverick looked back at Genie who appeared to him looking like a blue Gollum as he panted with a deranged smile. While holding a notebook and pen.

"The autograph. I must haaave it." Blue Gollum requested.

"I'll sign, Baby!" Mini-Mav beamed as he quickly signed and Genie drooled at the name signed.

"Uuuh could you ask that again with a more less hostile reference? I don't mind if it's dangerous." Maverick nervously asked.

Genie quickly changed into Marvin the Martian.

"Oh my. Would you be so kind as to give me your autograph?" Marvin the Genie asked while holding up a notebook. "It would look perfect right next to my Disintegrator Ray."

"I'm pretty sure you are your own disintegrator ray. And the Doomsday warhead and the big red button that's painted blue." Maverick remarked as he signed an autograph with his M logo on it. Then he grinned. "So. My biggest fan, right?"

"Without question." Genie expressed as he turned back to normal.

"So how would you? My Blue Team in spades, would like to join me for the biggest battle of the stars. Because believe me. There's a finale coming." Maverick smirked as he was recruiting him.

At first, Genie was stunned silent before transforming into a US Marine that looked like Don Knotts.

"Captain Genie reporting for duty, Sir!" Genie Knotts exclaimed excitedly.

"Well then. Here's a list of all the reserved allies I've made and the names of the world they live on. I need you to go round them up and meet me at this location." Maverick gave some specific instructions, along with a list and a map. Before he quickly addressed Aladdin and Jasmine. "You don't mind if I borrow this Cosmic Blues for a bit, right?"

"Of course we don't mind." Jasmine said.

"Like we could stop him when he gets this excited." Aladdin said with a smirk.

"All reserved allies to you at designated time and place will be done, Sir!" Genie Knotts exclaimed.

"Well if it's war and excitement. Count me in." Peter Pan grinned as Tinker Bell flew next to him with a nod.

"Look folks! It's younger me!" Genie pointed at Peter Pan in the air, and then said humorously to the Readers. "All those who watched the 1991 film know what that means."

"Who are you talking to?" Maverick inquired.

"I'm talking to the Readers." Genie said and beamed. "Ooh. I get to teach the newest Maverick about breaking the fourth wall!"

"Wait..." Maverick's visor eye widened a bit in shock as he slowly approached the front screen where the Readers are watching. "You can do that? I...can do that? I don't have to wait for the Author's intermissions before and after the chapter is over?"

Oooh God... Not him too!

"Exactly my young friend." Genie said, looking like a wise man with a big gray beard. "Breathe in the insanity, and allow yourself to take this journey into self awareness."

---

Then suddenly Maverick began to imagine some enchanting mountain range and an eagle flying by. Cawing in the air. As in one random monastery. There were a group of red hooded monks with Maverick faces chanting as they were rollerskating in a circle. With their hands together.

"The power within. The power within." They chanted as one was holding a medallion. Which had blue lips and a white beard.

"The power within. The power within." The lips whispered.

Zooming out revealed the lips and beard belonging to Genie who looked like an old hippie, while standing in a monastery.

"The power within. The power within." Hippie Genie said as a chicken walked past before he split into three, one red, one blue, and one green. "The power within. The power within."

The three Hippie Genies came back together into one Hippie Genie, who then scooped up two handfuls of sand.

"The Power Within!" Hippie Genie exclaimed before zooming out to reveal he was really right behind Maverick near the Nile River. "Yeah!"

---

Maverick was completely frozen and transfixed. That he couldn't move.

"Uh...Mav. Yoo hoo! Earth to Mav! Or another Earth to this Mav!" Prompto called out.

"Connor? Hello? How many fingers am I holding up?" Noctis asked as he held up three fingers.

"Andrew Johnson?" Maverick stirred.

"Don't worry everyone. I know how to snap him out of it." Tsunami said before walking up to Maverick and kissing him with her lips, which he was able to feel even through the mask, bringing him back to reality. "Better, Sweetie?"

"He has been enlightened!" Mini-Mav declared as Maverick slipped a data card in the slot at the back of Mini-Mav's head which made him twitch.

The data card was titled 'Fourth wall breaking code.'

"And now so have you, my child." Maverick breathed like a hippie.

"So have I." Mini-Mav nodded slowly like he was high. And he looked at the Readers and sang. "I see yoooou~"

"Oh great. You created two monsters and there's not even a church for them yet." Iago sarcastically joked to Genie.

"Yeah but out here it's called a masque. Or a base with bullets." Genie shrugged with his humorous reply.

"Okay my best friend has gone a few Hippies short of the Beatles. Shall we discuss whatever the hell Izunia was talking about?" Noctis asked his team.

"Well, knowing Ardyn Izunia and Attuma, things are coming to a head with whatever they're planning." Gladiolus said.

"The war is about to reach its climax." Prompto said.

"Especially since we're about to retrieve the last pearl shard." Ignis said.

"We should get back to the throne room. With the link between these worlds repaired, my father should show you the last shard." Kida suggested.

"We have control of our ship's teleporter." Donald offered.

"Yeah. We can have all of us back there on a jiffy. Ahyuck!" Goofy added positively.

"Any chance I can get a ride home now that this is all over?" Jack Sparrow held his finger up.

Without saying anything, Genie transformed into Willy Wonka.

"Uhhhh . . . Monsieur, vous partez maintenant en voyage dans les Caraïbes." Genie Wonka said in French.

"Could someone explain to me what is happening?" Jack Sparrow asked.

"Voulez-vous entrer le Perle noire." Genie Wonka said before suddenly, The Black Pearl and Jack's crew appeared out of nowhere, moving through the Nile River.

And Mr Gibs was on board the ship as well. Looking frantically. As he wasn't sure what was happening.

"Oy! Jack! Care to tell us what the hell is happening?!" Gibs called out as the ship docked near the edge of the Nile and the ramp came down.

"Honestly there's not a book or a miracle that could interpret this." Jack shrugged in confusion.

"That's because my interpretation will always be better than yours, Johnny." Genie Wonka whispered to Jack.

Genie bears a strong resemblance to Gene Wilder.

"Pardon?" Jack raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing. Go on. And be ready. There's a small fight coming and we have so much time to prepare." Genie Wonka stated as he urged Jack onto the ship. Then he paused. "Strike that. Reverse it."

Then Maverick teleported over.

"Oh I almost forgot to ask. Yes I'm out of my shock and had my epiphany...there's no hard feelings about using your song during Chapter 2, right?" Maverick asked meekly. "The Author wasn't sure to use either yours or 'Your Welcome' from The Rock."

"Well technically, you didn't steal it from me. You stole it from the Fresh Prince of Cash Grabs who stole it from ME first. But you did a much better job with your parody than he did with the remake." Genie said nonchalantly before looking towards the Readers with a deranged look. "YOU HEAR THAT, AGENT J!? WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO BACK TO FIGHTING ALIENS WHILE PUNCHING CHRIS ROCK AND LEAVE THE GENIE GIG TO THE PROFESSIONALS!?"

"And let's say it together. Mini-Me you too." Maverick urged as he felt it.

"The dreaded Oscar's line from the guy that played a guy named Oscar?" Mini-Mav asked in enthusiasm.

"Hate that BET version of SpongeBob. Anyways, let's say it." Maverick stood next to Genie with Mini-Mav on Genie's shoulder.

"To Bob Iger. Will Smith and Sean Bailey, even though he's quit..." Maverick, Mini-Mav, and Genie started saying calmly before exploding. "KEEP THE GENIE'S NAME! OUT YO *KING! MOUTH!"

Karma on overdrive.

"I still liked you in King Richard though." Mini-Mav whispered.

"Shhh!" Maverick shushed him.

"Hey Connor! Let's go already!" Donald called over.

"Yeah we gotta get back to Atlantis!" Goofy added.

"See you and Aladdin in the field, Bluey." Maverick fistbumped Genie.

"Dark before dawn, Mav." Genie replied with a smile as they fistbumped.

"Oh and nice meeting you all too! Be ready! The big one's coming! Maverick said as he waved at Aladdin and Jasmine, Abu, Iago and the Carpet as Maverick ran off and teleported over to join the others.

"Likewise!" Jasmine called over with a smile.

Just then. Tsunami remembered something, since Genie is going to round up all of there allies. She had to ask him this.

"Oh wait guys. One more thing." Tsunami ran over to Genie who turned to her. "Genie. Since you're going to gather all of our friends and all. Could you stop by Atlantica and bring my mother first? She'll want to be there when we open the way to the First Kingdom." She asked attentively.

Genie immediately turned into Mrs. Doubtfire with a kind smile.

"Don't worry, Dearie. Genie knows what to do." Genie Doubtfire said. "Now run along, young lady. You have a King to meet and a pearl shard to retrieve."

Tsunami smiled and nodded before she returned to the group.

Maverick looked at the Readers. "I hope this makes up for 29 chapters of ignoring the fourth on the wall." He quipped.

And on that note. Jack Sparrow sailed on the Black Pearl and was sent into a flash of light back to the Caribbean world, thanks to the Genie's magic. While Peter Pan and Tinker Bell flew up in the sky and were sent back to Neverland in a flash of light. But both Jack and Peter would remain prepared for the final battle.

As the armored keyblader members shifted out of their armored forms. Noctis was standing next to Connor and the rest of the team. Connor had to ask something. In fact they both had questions.

"You're doing alright. Man? You've been kinda quiet considering everything that just happened." Connor noticed.

"Yeah. Yeah it's just...A lot to reel in. I believed you when you told me who I was and what we were back then. But to remember everything. And finding out who I'm a descendant of..." Noctis said in deep thought as he had trouble processing everything. "How is it that you went through everything you went through and still come out whole the way you are?"

"Well define whole." Connor remarked and added. "I was a wreck after my Dad died and not exactly stable when I found out I was part fish-people or having lights and water shoot out of of fingers."

"But how did you go on? When it was all said and done? I mean you seem different from the memories I see of an Asthmatic kid who was anti social and in need of a friend. I thought I would also be different after I got my memories back."

"And that is what I always admired about you. You never needed to change. Because in a lot of ways. You were perfect. You had everything good and yet you never bragged about it...Actually you did a little bragging, mostly about your sport skills, but you mostly wanted to do good for others. This selfless and Good-Samaritan bling you always had, was something I always looked up to. And it's what inspired me to be a better Maverick. Sure my Dad was the core reason I started being the Mav. But what made me better than the bitter prick I started out as. Was remembering you. How you stood up for me. And protected me from racist bullies who thought I was worth picking on. That side of you that sees a heroic role that needs to be done, that is the Noctis that Attuma tried to manipulate. And that is the Manowar that we need now." Connor said to his best friend.

Noctis felt inspired by Connor's words as he looked on straight. And was ready for what's next. Both Melody and Lunafreya smiled as they heard this conversation from behind them. Proud of the two young boys they came to love.

Soon, Connor and Noctis' teams were brought together. And they were all beamed up to Stingray II. Where everyone would get ready to receive the final shard of the Pearl Of Asarius.

Where they will unlock the path to the Original Atlantis. The trident of the first king. And end this war once and for all. Inspite of Noctis' initial shock to find out about his bloodline and heritage, witches more than shocking than the fact that he's got his memories back.

Or the fact that Maverick can now break the fourth wall thanks to the Genie.

Things are coming to a head. And this Three Way Home Stretch just lit the signal.

That the final battle of the stars is about to begin.

---

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS! 🎉 🎉 🎉

And yes, you read it right. Connor can now Break the Fourth Wall! Because of Genie. And yes, Aiden will be doing the same in the upcoming KH III based story. This was bound to happen sooner or later. ️

"This is going to be fun." Maverick chuckled evilly as he rubbed his hands. 😈

"Muahahahahahahahaaaaa!" Mini-Mav does the evil laugh.😈

But also. Noctis is a descendant of the original King Of Atlantis. And yet in addition to him getting his keyblade. He also has his memories back. And yet inspite of all of this. He's not driven by sadness or resentment or thoughts of revenge. Because his friendship with Connor is what made Connor a better Maverick. All of the Maverick's heroics are based on Noctis always having his back. In a way it's like that moral from Insomniac's Spider-Man. 'When you help someone. You help everyone'.

And now that's going to do a lot more good. Because they all have a role to play. Genie is gathering up all of the Guardians allies from the previous worlds. Which will include the Marvel world and that really cool Jungle World. 😉

"Shit's about to get real!" Maverick exclaimed in excitement. 😁

Indeed.

I thank you all for reading!

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