It's my Birthday!
And also, Happy 86th Birthday Donald and Della Duck! You Ducks never back down!
Now a small bit at Disney Castle before we go to our next world. Enjoy!
Disney Castle:
Inside the lab, Even and Ienzo were doing the finishing touches on another portal.
Even and Ienzo both wore a long white lab coat, a grey vest, a white collared shirt, and a purple ascot. They also wore black pants and silver lined boots identical to those worn by the Organization XIII members.
"Just a few more adjustments and the portal to the Secret Forest will be complete." said Even as he connected some cables together.
Ienzo then pressed some buttons and then flipped the switch on a portal.
The two Radiant Garden scientists stood back as the portal showed the way to the Secret Forest.
"Excellent." said Even with a satisfied smirk.
Just then, Hayner, Pence, and Olette came into the lab.
"Hey you two." greeted Pence.
"Ah, the trio from Twilight Town." mused Ienzo.
Olette saw the portal. "Oh it's finished already?" she asked.
"Correct." said Even.
"So when the army comes to stay, where would they sleep?" asked Pence.
"I spoke to Merlin about that when I was getting supplies from Radiant Garden." said Even. "He said that he and the Good Fairies enchanted that world so when their residents come to stay, a home will be made for them through it's magic."
Hayner, Pence, and Olette were in awe.
"Wow!" said Hayner.
"That is so cool!" said Pence.
Just then, all three elevators opened up. Sora, Riku, Kairi, Aqua, Ven, Terra, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Roxas, Lea, Naminé, Xion, Isa, Myde, Minnie, Daisy, Max, Oswald, Ortensia, Aladdin, Jasmine, Cassim, Iago, Abu, Genie, and Carpet came from them all.
"What a strange contraption." mused Cassim.
"That is a very interesting way for people to go from one floor to another." said Jasmine.
"It's also helpful if you've broken your leg or legs." added Lea.
"Or if you're in a wheelchair." added Riku.
Sora noticed the five that were in the lab before them. "Oh hey guys!" Sora greeted.
"Welcome back everyone." said Ienzo. "Jiminy told us that you went to Agrabah."
"We sure did. A-hyuck!" replied Goofy.
"These are our friends from Agrabah that joined our army." said Sora. "This is Aladdin, his wife Jasmine, his father Cassim, and their good friends Abu, Iago, Genie, and Carpet." he said as he gestured to those from Agrabah.
"Jasmine?" asked Olette. "As in one of the Princesses of HEart?"
Jasmine giggled. "That's correct. And it is nice to meet you five."
"What are your names?" asked Aladdin.
"My name's Even." said Even
"I'm Ienzo." said Ienzo.
"Hayner." said Hayner.
"Name's Pence." said Pence.
"And I'm Olette." said Olette.
"So these guys are joining the army of light?" asked Pence.
"They are." nodded Terra. "And their world chose Aladdin and Jasmine to wield Keyblades."
"Awesome!" said Hayner.
Mickey faced those from Agrabah. "Whenever we're away, Hayner, Pence, and Olette will teach Aladdin and Jasmine how to use their Keyblades." he told them.
"And the rest of our friends will help you with other fighting skills." added Minnie.
"Thanks. That'll be a big help." Aladdin said thankfully.
"Uh huh!" said Abu.
"You know it Al!" said Genie as he turned into an army guy who looked pumped up. "We're gonna walk outta here as Lean, Mean, Fightin' Machines! Ha ha ha ha!" (1)
Hayner, Pence, Olette, Even, and Ienzo gave Genie odd looks.
"Is he always like that?" asked Hayner.
"You'd get used to it." said Lea.
"He's like Korg and Luis; a funny nice guy." said Xion.
Genie turned into Elvis. "Why thank you. Thank you very much." he replied.
"So is the portal ready?" asked Mickey.
"We just finished it." said Ienzo. "Follow us."
Roxas turned to their friends from Agrabah.
"Prepare to see your temporary homes." he told them.
"We're ready." said Aladdin.
One by one, everyone walked through the portal.
Secret Forest:
Everyone emerged from the portal that faced a green landscape surrounded by forests and a beautiful sun in the dawn-colored sky.
"Wow!" those from Agrabash said in awe.
"What the heck is this place?" asked Iago.
"This is the Secret Forest." said Kairi. "This was where many of us trained to become Keyblade Masters."
"And it's where you guys are gonna stay during the nights since we don't want to crowd up the castle." said Donald.
"We may have a lot of guest rooms, but we don't think we could fit everyone in there." added Goofy."
"I don't really mind." said Jasmine. "This place is beautiful."
"It's like an art masterpiece in real life." said Genie.
"You're still free to hang around the castle." added Mickey.
"Thank you." said Cassim. "So, where will we stay?"
Suddenly, a small building appeared in a flash of magic. It looked like a two story house in a style similar to the palace.
"Does that answer your question?" joked Ven.
Aladdin laughed. "It sure does."
"You guys get settled in." said Olette. "We'll be back later to train you."
"Thank you." smiled Jasmine.
With that said, Aladdin, Jasmine, Cassim, Iago, Abu, Genie, and Carpet walked (and flew) into their temporary home.
"Webby will be ecstatic when she sees a magic carpet." said Olette, making everyone chuckle.
"Where were the kids anyway?" asked Donald.
"Launchpad drove them to Funzos." said Pence.
"With that said, we'd better get back." said Even. "With the portals done, me and Ienzo have to return to the castle."
Nodding, the 25 turned to head back through the portal.
"When was this one installed?" asked Myde.
"We installed it yesterday." said Even. "Merlin took me and Ienzo here to do so."
"And he enchanted it so we didn't have to plug it in." added Ienzo.
"Sounds logical to me." chuckled Lea.
Disney Castle:
No sooner did the 25 emerge from the portal, Chip and Dale scurried up to them.
"Oh there you guys are!" said Dale.
"Hey you two." said Aqua. "Did your Rescue Ranger friends arrive yet?"
"In a couple more days." said Chip. "But the computer just picked up another world in trouble!"
"Already?" Myde asked in surprise with a hint of annoyance.
"Oh dear. That's not good." said Minnie, worried.
"Is it one we've been to before?" asked Riku.
"No it's brand new!" said Chip.
"We already sent you the coordinates." said Dale.
"Thanks fellas." said Mickey. "Come one everyone!"
"Good luck!" said Hayner as he, Pence, Olette, Even, Ienzo, Chip, and Dale waved goodbye.
"Thanks!" called Kairi.
With that, the three went to the elevators and headed up.
"We'd better get going." said Ienzo as he turned on the portal to Radiant Garden.
"See ya later." said Olette.
Even and Ienzo smiled as they left through it.
Gummiship:
The Gummiship sailed through the Lanes-In-Between. Mickey piloted with Sora in the co-pilot's seat and Kairi in the weapon's seat.
"A brand new world." said Sora. "We haven't been to a world unfamiliar to all of us since Midgar."
"True that." said Lea.
"Hopefully this won't be a recurring thing where we have to visit two worlds in a row." said Oswald.
"Oswals's right, we all need a rest once in a while." said Ortensia.
"Looks like Myde already took up that idea." siad Lea, pointing at a sleeping Myde.
"Of course he world." grunted Isa.
Jiminy looked at the radar.
"Ok… approaching the new world now!" he told the team.
"Thanks Jiminy." said Mickey as he parked the ship.
"Good luck everyone!" said Jiminy.
"Thank you Jiminy." smiled Daisy.
Sora pressed some buttons and him and his entire team were beamed down.
Toy Box:
On a TV inside a bedroom, a commercial for a video game was playing.
Four people were fighting giant monsters on top of tall buildings in a city.
One had red hair, a blakc hair, a blakc top, white pants, and black shoes. He fought some of the monsters with twin rapiers.
One had glasses, short black hair, a black top, and brown pants. He fought some monsters with a jade halberd.
One was a girl with shoulder-length hair, a necklace with a star on it, and a white dress. He was surrounded by a magenta aura that shot into the sky.
And finally, the fourth person looked extremely similar to Riku. He had heterochromia iridium, with his left eye being red and his right eye being blue. Like Riku, he had short silver hair and wore similar clothes, albeit with more black colors compared to Riku's. He wore a black, hooded jacket that he kept unzipped, with short sleeves; with a studded crown and emblem on each sleeve, gold buttons, and a checkered pattern at the hem. Underneath, he wore a black shirt with a red V-neck. He wore black cropped trousers that are hemmed with the same checkered pattern as the jacket, black glovelettes on each hand, and black high-top boots. He wielded a red sword and a red crossbow.
The three men stood on a tall building as they saw others collapse and their remains spin around the girl in a swirl of magenta magic and blue electricity. They flew through it to strike more monsters.
The silverhead reached out to the girl and she did the same. No sooner did they touch, a giant robotic monster grabbed her.
The silverhead stood on the ground with the other two as they got ready to save the girl.
The silverhead, airmed his crossbow at the screen and fired...
VERNUM REX
It then showed a picture of the silverhead sitting on some stairs behind the title as two versions of the game (Limited and Standard Editions) appeared next to him.
VIDEO GAME AVAILABLE NOW
Then, three boxes of said monsters as toys appeared.
GIGAS
ACTION FIGURES OUT NOW
Then, the TV suddenly turned off.
On the bed, two toys were watching.
One was a plastic tyrannosaurus rex, colored green with a white underbelly. His name was Rex.
The other was a pink cartoonish piggy bank. His name was Hamm.
They were surprised to see the TV turn off. They then saw that someone had accidentally stepped on the remote.
It was a thin ragdoll-style toy with a plastic head, hands, and boots. He had pale skin, brown eyes, and brown hair, over which he wore a brown plastic cowboy hat. He wore a red-patterned yellow shirt with folded cuffs and silver buttons under a black and white cow-skin vest on which his sheriff badge was pinned. He wore dark blue denim pants with a brown belt and gun holster buckled with an ovular tan buckle, and brown boots with tan spurs. There was a red bandanna tied around his neck, and a white ring on his back, attached a pull string. His arms and legs were stitched flat to give him elbows and knees. The name "ANDY" with a backwards "N" was written on the bottom of his right boot in black marker. His name was Woody. And he was carrying a building block with an A on it.
"I was watching that!" exclaimed Rex.
"Ah, sorry." apologized Woody. "But this is no time for television Rex." he added as he walked away.
"Gotta say, that Gigas is pretty impressive." remarked Hamm.
"Really?" asked Rex. "I liked Yozora most."
As they talked, Woody suddenly noticed Heartless spawn on the floor. Quickly, he threw the block aside and quickly shoved Rex and Hamm onto the bed, making them yelp in surprise.
"Woody? What gives?" exclaimed Hamm.
"Shh!" Woody shushed.
Just then, an astronaut toy landed next to them. He had a large build and a very prominent chin. His head and neck were covered in a tight purple cowl. He has a white space suit with a green chest plate featuring red, green, and blue buttons on the right side and a round red button on his left used to deploy and collapse the wings from his jet pack. His right arm ordinarily had a light bulb that flashed red to simulate a laser. He had a collapsible, clear dome helmet that was controlled by the purple knobs on the side of it. There was a black coil around his waist. "©DISNEY/PIXAR" is imprinted on his rear. He also had the name ANDY written on the bottom of his left foot.
His name was Buzz Lightyear.
"Arte they back?" he whispered.
"Shhhhhh!" shushed Woody.
The four toys looked down and saw that there were Toy Trooper Heartless on the floor below. They quickly hid when one looked up and then overlooked again.
"Alright guys. Today we teach those masked intruders who's boss." whispered Woody with a determined look. He looked at his fellow toys. "Is everybody in position?" he asked.
"Wait. Hold on! I don't think I'm emotionally prepared!" said Rex, nervous.
"Would you calm down?" huffed Rex. "Don't worry. I got ya covered.
Woody looked over to a bookshelf. On the top shelf stood a Sarge and a Bucket O'Soldiers kit. Two of the Green Army Men stood out. The Sarge looked through his binoculars before turning to his corporal, who saluted. Sarge turned to another shelf and saluted.
On another shelf, three squeeze toy aliens. They had lime green skin, three eyes, and three fingers on each hand. They had wide heads, elf-like ears and an antenna-like appendage on their head. They also wore blue spacesuits. The three waved at Woody, who saluted back.
Woody and Buzz nodded to each other.
"It's go time." said Buzz.
Under the bed, a flash of light appeared. Sora and his team appeared and saw that they were next to some giant objects.
"What in the world?" Sora said in confusion. "Where are we?"
"What's with the giant toys?" asked Lea.
"And why does everything look so big?" asked Max.
Soon, the 20 emerged from under the bed. They saw that they were in a kid's bedroom.
"Uh… everyone?" said Minnie. "I think we shrunk."
"And would you look at us?!" Terra said in surprise.
All 20 looked at one another and were surprised. Not only were they shrunken down… but they were toys!
Sora wore a gray jacket with darker gray sleeves and red lining. He also had pockets with a checkered design, and gold buttons on the shoulders. Underneath he wore a red shirt with black diamonds going down the middle. His shorts were a darker shade of gray, with the same checkered pattern. His shoes were now black boots with a gold band and zippers, and he wore similar gloves. His signature crown necklace was attached to his neck.
Riku, Lea, Roxas, Terra, Ven, Isa, and Myde wore similar attires.
Riku's was dressed similar to the silverhead in the commercial, only his jacket was black and his pants were blue. His eyes were the same sea-green color. He looked more like a toy version of his normal self with slight modifications.
Roxas' jacket was white with a checkered pattern across the top with red lining. His shirt was black with the Nobody symbol on it. The buttons were silver and his pants were olive green and he wore black boots with red laces.
Lea's jacket was black with flames coming up from the bottom. His shirt was red and he also had on a yellow and brown keffiyeh around his neck, the pattern changing abruptly near his neck, from stripes to a very organized checkerboard pattern. Similar to Braig's scarf, the tip of his keffiyeh is frayed slightly. His pants were all black but the bottom tips were silver. And he still wore black boots and gloves.
Terra's jacket was green with gold lining and red buttons. His shirt was grey with a red X similar to his straps. His belt buckle was the Terra's Mark symbol and his pants were brown with a gold stripe across the side going down. His boots were brown with gold laces and he hand on brown fingerless gloves.
Ven's jacket was white with red lining and the Terra's mark symbol on his back. He had an apple green shirt underneath. His pockets were checkered black and white while his pants were white on the bottom and olive green on top. His shoes were metallic green with white tips and red laces.
Isa wore a sky blue jacket with a yellow crescent moon on the back. His shoulder buttons were blue and his belt buckle was a star. His shirt was blue with a dark blue stripe across it. His pants were black and his boots were balck with silver tips.
Myde's jacket was navy blue and had a music note on the back. His undershirt was sea-green and his gloves were now blakc gauntlets. His buttons were purple and his pants were dark blue and his sneakers were blue with black laces, soles and tips.
Kairi wore an attire similar to Wanda's second Avengers uniform. It was a black leather suit with a red corset but had a purple red leather coat over it instead. The uniform also included violet leather fingerless gloves and flare-heeled boots.
Naminé wore an attire similar to Natasha's first Avenger's attire. It was a white suit with silver padding at the shoulders, knees, and elbows, plus sky blue lining. She also wore a thigh-holster on her left leg.
Xion wore an attire similar to Natasha's fugitive attire. It was a black suit with a violet bulletproof vest worn over it. It had padding on the knees and elbows and black heeled boots. The uniform had a thigh holster on her leg and a holster for her batons on her back.
Aqua wore an attire similar to Natasha's third Avenger attire. It was a blue suit with gray dark blue on the front, as well as shoulder and knee armor. It has a holster on the back and a black belt with two thigh holsters.
Mickey wore a black tuxedo with a white undershirt, a black bowtie, black pants, and black shoes with matching laces. He also had on a silver watch on his left arm. He also wore a black hat with a red stripe on his head.
Minnie wore a pink shirt with a hidden Mickey on it underneath, a black hooded jacket with pink linings and cuffs, a silver necklace, a pink skirt with a pixel design above black tights and pink heeled boots. She also wore a pink top hat with a dark pink bow attached to it.
Donald wore a dark gray hooded jacket with blue lining and cuffs over a black shirt with a blue pixelated design. He also had a deep blue porkpie hat with a lighter blue band.
Daisy wore a purple vest with indigo buttons underneath, a grey hooded jacket with purple linings and cuffs, gold gauntlets, purple skirt with a wavy pink stripe, dark purple heeled boots and a purple porkpie hat with a purple ribbon attached to it.
Goofy wore a dark gray jacket with a white collar, white and green cuffs, and green and white pockets over a black shirt with a high brown collar. His pants were olive green with brown cuffs, and he wore black shoes with green high-tops and white soles. He also has tan fingerless gloves and a bright green top hat, bearing black sunglasses above the brim.
Max wore an attire similar to Goofy's, only he wore a blue jacket with a red collar and two red stripes around the wrists. He wore a blue belt and black pants with green shoes with white high tops and grey soles and a red hat on his head.
Oswald wore an attire similar to Zack's SOLDIER uniform. It was dark metallic blue with a grey bulletproof vest and a black jacket with a silver stripe across it. He had on two belts, dark blue pants, black boots, and pockets on the sides of his legs.
And finally, Ortensia wore a metallic pink jacket with a black shirt underneath. She also had on grey pants with a pink skirt above it, magenta heels, a gold necklace design around her neck, and a pink hat with a daisy sticking out of it.
And they were all blocky and plastic, with hinged joints and several screws holding their separate pieces together.
"What in the Sam Hill just happened to us?!" exclaimed Oswald. (2)
"We're all toys!" exclaimed Ven.
"But why are we toys in the first place?" asked Myde.
"Usually we change forms in certain worlds to fit in." said Riku.
"It's to protect the World Order." added Donald.
"Gotta say, this feels really weird." said Lea.
"Does this mean that in this world toys come to life?" asked Roxas.
"I guess so." shrugged Mickey.
Then, Goofy spotted the Toy Troopers in the distance.
"Uh fellers? We got company!" he called, catching everyone's attention.
"Heartless!" everyone exclaimed.
"Let's teach these bozos not to invade a kid's room." said Lea as he summoned Flame Liberator.
"I'm all for that." said Terra as he summoned Treasure Trove.
Sora summoned Bond of Flame, Riku summoned Knockout Punch, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, Aqua summoned Stroke of Midnight, Ven summoned Pixie Petal, Roxas summoned Oathkeeper, Naminé summoned Shooting Star, Xion summoned Lost Memory, Isa summoned Blue Moon, Myde summoned Mystic Water, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W, Minnie summoned Stalright, Donald summoned Magnus Staff and Unbound, Daisy summoned Spellbinder, Goofy summoned Herc's Shield and Royal Radiance, Max summoned Fenrir and jumped onto his skateboard, Oswald summoned Classic Tone, and Ortensia summoned Zero/One.
They all ran towards the Heartless.
Up on the bed, Woody addressed Buzz, Hamm, and Rex.
"Okay. We go on three." said Woody. "One, two,"
Then, Buzz spotted the group of travellers. He activated hios wings and held out his arms, blocking Woody, Rex, and Hamm.
"Wait!" he called.
"What are you doing?!" exclaimed Woody.
Buzz gestured down with his eyes. Woody, Rex, and Hamm looked down and were shocked to see the 20 unfamiliar toys.
"Who are those guys?" Woody asked.
Sora and Co. stopped across from the Heartless, just as some Shadow, Gold Beat, and Darkling Heartless spawned around the Toy Troopers.
"Get lost!" shouted Sora as everyone got into fighting positions.
(Demyx First Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II plays)
Mission: Get rid of all the Heartless.
Playable Characters:
Sora
Donald Duck
Goofy
Riku
King Mickey
Kairi
Ventus
Terra
Aqua
Roxas
Lea
Xion
Naminé
Isa
Myde
Queen Minnie
Daisy Duck
Max
Oswald
Ortensia
Sora attacked some Shadows with an Aeroga spell first before destroying them with a Firaga spell. Riku dodged some Toy Troopers shooting at him and then destroyed them with a Pulse Tracer spell. Kairi casted Flower Shoot onto three Gold Beats before she eliminated them with a Fission Firaga spell. Aqua cartwheeled away from some Toy Troopers shooting at her before she fired a Wateraga spell back at them. Terra casted Quake onto some Darklings before he jumped into the air and slashed them all away. Ven ran at some Shadows, slashing them hard before he casted a Thunder Tracer spell against them. Mickey triple-somersaulted into the air and unleashed a Raging Storm spell on a group of Gold Beats. Donald bashed and slashed some Darklings with his Keyblade and Staff before destroying them all at the same with a Double Thundaga spell. Goofy threw his shield like Captain America, hitting some Toy Troopers in the head before he casted Wind Tracer against them. Roxas jumped over some Gold Beats, firing orbs of light at them before landing and finished them off with an Ignite spell.
Isa used a Zero Graviga spell on some Toy Troopers, sending them into the air before he destroyed them with an Exo Spark spell. Lea jumped over some Gold Beats trying to lunge at him before he destroyed them all with a Dark Firaga spell. Namine casted a Meteor spell onto a group of Troopers. Xion uppercutted some Gold Beats in the air and then finished them with a Double Firaga spell. Minnie slashed some Darklings with her Keyblade before she fired an Icicle Mine spell against them. Daisy dodged some Toy Troopers trying to blast her before she blasted them back with a Perlza spell. Max casted Deep Freeze against some Gold Beats before using his skateboard to ride bast them, slicing them all at the same time into oblivion. Oswald bashed some Shadows away before casting a Mega Flare spell against them. Ortensia dodged some lunging Darklings before she finished them with Triple Burst. Myde finished of the last of the Heartless by slashing some Gold Beats away and then got rid of the last three with a Glacier spell.
(Demyx First Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II ends)
Soon, all the Heartless were destroyed. Everyone dismissed their weapons.
"Well that was easy." said Max with a smirk.
"Doesn't mean it'll get any easier." said Isa.
"Well it's a start for a new world." said Sora.
"Are they new?" came a voice.
The 20 turned around and saw Woody, Buzz, Rex, and Hamm walk up to them. It had been Hamm who spoke.
'Huh, guess I was right. There are toys that come to life around here.' mused Roxas.
Suddenly Rex became excited. "Wait! Ah- Ah- You look familiar!" he exclaimed as he pushed past Woody, Buzz, and Hamm, much to their surprise as he ran up to Sora.
"Huh?" asked Sora, confused.
"He knows him?" Ven asked in confusion.
"I know this. You're, uh, you're uh…" Rex said before trailing off.
"Yozora!" exclaimed Hamm.
"Huh?" Sora and Co. asked in confusion.
"Yozora?" asked Lea.
"Who's that?" asked Naminé.
"Uh, my name's Sora." said Sora.
Suddenly, a light appeared on his chest. Sora looked up in surprise and saw Buzz giving him a suspicious look while aiming his laser at him.
"Stay back! For all we know, the intruders sent them." said Buzz.
"Easy there man." said Max, holding his hands up. "We're not the bad gu-"
"Yozora!" Rex exclaimed happily as he hugged Sora, much to his surprise.
"Looks like you got a fan." giggled Kairi.
"Who doesn't even know his name." deadpanned Isa, but couldn't help but smirk a little.
"Easy there Rex." said Woody as he walked over to them. "We don't know them."
"But we can trust them." said Rex. "They're the number-one-selling heroes in the county!"
"Yeah, Andy's mom must've bought 'em for him." said Hamm.
"Say what now?" asked Roxas.
"Hamm's right." nodded Rex as Buzz turned off hsi laser and walked next to Woody. "Did you see how easily they took care of the intruders?"
"They are our specialty." said Ven.
"I bet they're here to figure out why all our friends have gone missing, and why Buzz's laser started actually laser-ing… and all the weird stuff that's been going on." Rex continued. "I mena, that's what heroes do right?"
"That is sorta what we do." said Xion.
Buzz glanced at his laser. "Let's not jump to conclusions." he said to the dinosaur toy.
"Hmm…" Woody muttered as he began to ponder.
"Gotta be smart, Woody." whispered Buzz.
Woody nodded and smiled at the 20. "So you're… Andy's new toys?" he asked.
"Actually, we're not." said Mickey, taking the other toys aback.
"He's right. We… travel around a lot." said Riku.
"Really?" asked Woody. "Are you adventurers or something?"
"I guess you could say that." giggled Minnie.
"You sure did a number on those intruders." said Woody.
"Those are the Heartless." said Goofy.
"The bad guys!" added Donald.
"Very dangerous creatures." added Lea.
"We've been fighting against those 'intruders' for a while." said Sora.
"They always cause trouble and we're the ones that usually take care of them." said Kairi.
"I knew it!" Rex exclaimed happily.
Woody thought for a moment before smiling. "Ok! In that case, you're all right by me." he told them, much to Buzz' surprise.
"That's good to hear." smiled Naminé.
"My name's Woody." said Woody as he walked up to them and held out his hand to Sora. "Put 'er there."
"Hey." Sora greeted with a smile.
"Now hold on…" began Buzz.
"I'm-" Sora began.
"Yozora!" Rex exclaimed, much to everyone's surprise before hugging Doinald and Goofy. "And these are his
"Take it easy, Dino Boy." said Lea. "Let him speak."
"Actually, my name's Sora." said Sora.
"I'm Donald." said Donald.
"I'm Goofy. A-hyuck!" said Goofy.
"Riku." said Riku.
"I'm Kairi." smiled Kairi.
"My name's Mickey." said Mickey.
"Name's Lea. Got it memorized?" said Lea, tapping the side of his head.
"Roxas." said Roxas.
"I'm Naminé." said Naminé.
"I'm Xion." said Xion.
"'Sup? I'm Myde." said Myde.
"Isa." said Isa.
"I'm Ventus. Ven for short." said Ven.
"I'm Terra." said Terra.
"My name's Aqua." said Aqua.
"I'm Minnie." said Minnie.
"Name's Daisy." said Daisy.
"I'm Max." said Max.
"I'm Oswald." said Oswalkd.
"And I'm Ortensia." said Ortensia.
"And I'm… Buzz Lightyear." said Buzz.
"Call me Hamm. It's a real honor." said Hamm.
"And I'm Rex!" said Rex. "I'm your biggest fan. In fact, I've been playing your game for months now. And I've already gotten you all the way up to level 47. But that Bahamut boss is really tough."
"Video games can be really tough." nodded Lea.
"I know right?!" said Rex. "Slinky and I can't figure out how to beat him." Rex looked down in sadness. "Oh, I wish Slinky and the others were here. They'd be so happy to meet you."
While everyone was amused by Rex thinking they were video game characters (in another franchise), they traded nervous glances from the way Rex spoke,a s well as what he mentioned earlier.
Missing friends?
Just then, Sarge and his Green Army Men strolled up.
"All troops at attention sir!" said Sarge as he and his men saluted.
Getting the idea, Sora and Co. saluted as well.
"Who are these guys?" asked Kairi.
"Sarge and his soldier team." said Woody. "They usually spy on our owners every Christmas and birthday so we can see if we got any new toys in the house."
"Really? Why?" asked Ortensia.
"Just so we know what the new additions are and be ready for a welcome." replied Buzz.
"The system really works." nodded Hamm.
Just then, they all saw the three Squeeze Toy Aliens ride by on a skateboard.
"Wheeeeeee!" they cheered.
They all quickly got out of the way.
"Careful!" called Daisy.
The three got off the skateboard and greeted the 20 world-travelers.
"Strangers." said one.
"From the outside." said another.
"Weclome." greeted the last one.
"Aw, they're so cute!" Kairi gushed.
"Almost like your nephews and nieces." Goofy said to Donald and Daisy, who couldn't help but smile in agreement.
Buzz then strolled up to the group.
"Excuse me. You said that you've battled those intruders before." he said to the group. "Tell us where and why." he demanded.
The group traded glances. This was new.
"Well… where would be the hard part." said Terra, unsure of how to word it.
"Well? You must;ve come from somewhere." said Buzz.
"Take it easy, Buzz." said Woody as he walked up to the space ranger. "What matters is that they got those intruders out of our way for at least a little while." he added as he placed a hand on Buzz's shoulder.
"They are the tricky type." nodded Roxas.
"No need to interrogate." continued Woody.
"Yeah, Buzz!" said Rex.
"Woody's right." said Hamm.
"Noted." nodded Buzz. "But still…"
"Don't worry, we understand." said Mickey with a kind smile.
"By the way, have those 'intruders' - the Heartless - been a problem around here?" asked Sora.
Woody shook his head. "No, they just showed up a little while ago." he replied.
"In fact, those 'Heartless' materialized… right after all of our friends up and vanished." added Buzz.
"Up and vanished?" Aqua asked worriedly. "You mean they went missing?"
"I'm afraid so." nodded Buzz.
"That's horrible!" said Daisy, shocked.
Oswald turtend to Mickey. "You think the Organization did this?" he asked.
"Probably." shrugged Mickey.
Woody glanced at the open window. "It wasn't always this lonely." he said softly as he went over to an O building block and sat on it. "One day we woke up, and we were the only toys left here." he said solemnly.
"That must've been rough." said Ven as everyone looked at Woody in sympathy.
"Nobody's heard from Mom, Molly, or Andy." Woody said sadly as he looked at his boat with the ANDY written on it. "We keep waiting for Andy to come home."
"Andy's your owner, right?" asked Myde.
"He is." nodded Buzz. "Molly's his little sister."
Donald sighed. He missed his sister. Daisy did too, along with her's (April, May, and June's mother).
"You really care about him." Sora said softly.
Woody smiled as he got up and stood next to the toys of this world. "Yeah… He's the best friend that toys like us could ever hope to have."
Sora and Co. smiled.
"Alright! Let's start looking!" said Sora.
This took the other toys back.
"Huh?" asked Woody.
"We wanna help you find your friends." said Kairi.
"Helping others is what we do." said Aqua.
"Including protecting them from the darkness." added Max.
"Have you got any clues we can go on? Any other strange things that happened?" asked Sora.
"They would be very helpful." nodded Minnie.
"Well… hmm." Woody murmured as he thought for a second. "There's one thing." he finally replied.
"One big thing." nodded Hamm.
"Huge, sir!" said Sarge.
"What thing?" Rex asked in confusion.
"Whatever it is, it sounds important." said Oswald.
"What is it?" asked Terra.
"After everyone went MIA, the intruders didn't come alone." said Buzz. "They arrived with a guy wearing a hood, dressed in black, just like some of you."
"Just like some of us?" Roxas asked in surprise.
"That's a new one." said Daisy.
"As a matter of fact, he's the only other toy we've seen outside of all twenty of you." added Buzz.
"A black hood?" asked Sora before it hit them all. "But then that would mean…"
"Organization XIII!" Donald, Goofy, Max, Ven, Roxas, Xion, and Naminé exclaimed together.
"So you were right bro." Mickey said to Oswald.
"Guess so." said Oswald.
"You know who it is?" asked Woody, surprised.
"Yeah, they're bad news." said Sora.
"The Organization made many of our lives a living hell." said Terra.
"Along with many others that we know." added Aqua.
"Seems like you have a lot of enemies." mused Buzz.
"You have no idea." said Riku with a chuckle.
"Nothing we can't handle." added Lea.
"Would you mind if we handled this?" asked Sora.
"I'm sorry. But we're not gonna leave this to you." said Woody, catching Sora and Co. off guard.
"Huh?" asked Sora.
"Whaddya mean?" asked Mickey.
"If that guy had something to do with our friends vanishing, then then he's our problem too." said Woody.
"That does make sense." nodded Kairi.
"We've got to work together." said Woody as he held out a hand to Sora.
Sora smiled as he shook it, making Rex and Hamm cheer.
"Alright, looks like we're all in this together." said Aqua. "Woody, where can we find this hooded man?"
Woody turned to Sarge.
"Sarge, any word from the recon team?" he asked.
"The latest reports place him in town, sir. At Galaxy Toys!" Sagre replied as he pointed to a poster thumbtacked to a bulletin board.
Everyone looked at said poster.
"That's a toy store, right?" asked Myde.
"It's not an amusement park." joked Lea.
"Then Galaxy Toys is where we're going." said Woody.
He turned to Sora and Co. "Sora, everyone, follow me. It's down the window and down the roof." he told them.
"Thanks Woody." nodded Riku.
"Not so fast, cowboy." said Buzz as he walked up to Woody. "You seem pretty gung ho about going, but shouldn't we stay here and wait for Andy?"
"Well.. you've got a point, but..." Woody began. "We've tried waiting. Look, if we go with Sora and his friends, we might find a clue. Are you with me Buzz?" he asked.
Buzz hesitated, but eventually smiled. "Of course." he said before facing the world-travelers. "Ok, let's move out!"
"Lead the way!" said Sora.
With that, everyone made their way up the desk out out the window. There were some Heartless in the yard, but it wasn't anything they couldn't handle.
But as they made their way to the store, they didn't see Young Xehanort watching them go from the roof with an evil grin on his face.
"Oh Sora. You have no idea what you're about to find…" he said with an evil smirk.
To be continued…
And now we've entered the Toy Box! And Sora and his friends are on another mission with Woody, Buzz, and their friends. Designing their toy forms was hard!
But what does Young Xehanort have in store?
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