And now we rescue the rest of the toys. But what else will Sora and his friends encounter? Enjoy!
The group of 22 were soon walking through the air vents. Heartless did try to attack them, but they were easy to handle. When the creatures of darkness weren't attacking, they talked to one another.
"So Kareem rebounds, right? Feeds Worthy on the break, over to A.C., to Magic, then back to Worthy! Right?" said Lea. (1)
"You sure are such a basketball fan." Daisy remarked.
"He sure is." smirked Isa.
"Have you guys ever been on any missions for SHUSH?" asked Naminé .
"Not really. They're just good friends of ours." said Mickey.
"I still can't believe Donald's genius uncle was once their leader." said Myde.
"And that Beakley was once an agent," said Xion.
"She and Scrooge do sound like a good team during that whole incident with Black Heron." said Roxas. (2)
"But if you put the hammer in an elevator?" asked Terra.
"It'll still go up." said Ven.
"Elevator's not worthy." Terra shrugged. (3)
"So where do those things even come from?" asked Buzz.
"Heartless are attracted to the darkness in people's hearts." said Sora.
"They consume the hearts and that's how they become those creatures you call 'intruders.'" said Riku.
"So are they that dangerous?" asked Woody.
"They can be." said Aqua. "Especially if they're larger, taller, and if they have certain abilities."
"As the saying goes, 'The bigger they are, the harder they fall.'" added Sora.
"That sounds about right." chuckled Woody.
"So you lot fight them on your travels?" asked Buzz.
"We sure do." nodded Goofy.
"Along with other creatures called Nobodies and Unversed." added Donald.
"Are they as bad as the Heartless?" asked Buzz.
"Usually." said Sora.
Soon, they came to a gap in the vents.
"Should we get our gliders out?" asked Ven.
Sora looked down below and saw an air conditioning fan on.
"No, I have a better idea," he replied.
Sora jumped down towards the fan and he was blown into the air and he landed on the other side of the vent.
"Cool!" said Ven.
One by one, everyone else jumped down and allowed the fan to blow them up to the vent.
"I gotta say, it's really weird being this small." said Kairi. "Being able to walk through vents and all that."
"Some of us have that experience Kairi. You'll get used to it." said Sora.
Donald, Goofy, Roxas, Lea, Naminé , Xion, Terra, Ven, and Aqua nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, just before they were about to go through a turned-off fan, several Pole Canon Heartless spawned on all four sides of the vents.
"We got 'em!" said Sora.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy summoned their signature Keyblades, Staff, and Shield and sprang forward. Sora slashed one Pole Canon three times before he finished it with a Deep Freeze spell. Kairi unleashed Flower Shoot on another before she destroyed it by firing several orbs of light at it. Riku jumped into the air and casted Perlza against one of the Pole Canons on the roof. Mickey followed suit with a Dark Firaga spell on another before he landed on the ground and rolled back onto his feet. Donald used Double Tundaga on two Pole Canons. Goofy bashed his shield with his Keyblade into the last two, slicing them away.
"That takes cares of that." smirked Woody. "Come on, through the fan."
Everyone quickly went through the fan.
Soon, Minnie spotted something to their right.
"I see another store!" she shouted.
"Good eye Minnie!" said Mickey.
Everyone exited the vents and found themselves on a high self.
"This is Babies and Toddlers." said Woody. "Where do you guys think we should start?"
They all looked around the store. There were numerous toys ranging from dolls to stuffed animals.
Goofy then saw Sarge who had gotten there earlier.
"Sagre, didn't you say anything about music?" the knight asked.
"Affirmative, Goofy." Sarge replied.
Sora looked around.
"Hm… all right. Why don't we look for things that make noise?" suggested Sora.
"And if anything sounds out of tune, then we might find something." nodded Ven.
"Sure." nodded Goofy.
"That's good thinking for you." teased Donald before chuckling.
"Wha… whaddya mean for me?" demanded Sora. "Hey, where ya-"
Donald laughed as Sora began to playfully chase him, much to everyone's amusement.
Woody smiled. "I think they really are good guys." he said to Buzz.
"Hold still!" laughed Sora as he chased Donald.
"Well, you wouldn't have trusted them otherwise." said Buzz as Donald slid between Sora's legs, to his surprise and everyone else's amusement.
Buzz looked at Woody. "And I know that your trust is a hard-earned treasure." he added, much to Woody's amassment.
"Well… for all our sakes, let's hope you're right, cowboy." said Buzz as he started to walk away before stopping. "I'm willing to give 'em a chance at least for a little while longer. Especially if it means getting Andy and our friends back."
Woody smiled. "Agreed." he nodded.
"Sounds like Buzz is starting to trust us some more." said Ven.
"The more you spend time with people you trust, the more they trust you back." said Aqua with a smile.
But just as they reached the floor, several Heartless materialized. There were Large Bodies, Marionettes, and Vermillion Sambas. The Heartless had also possessed some stuffed animal toys; the Patchwork Animals and the Bouncy Pets.
"More Heartless!" exclaimed Minnie as she summoned Starlight.
"And they're possessing some more toys!" added Oswald as he summoned Classic Tone.
"Not on our watch!" said Sora as he summoned Photon Debugger.
Riku summoned Counterpoint, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, Lea summoned Flame Liberator, Roxas summoned Missing Ache, Xion summoned Glimpse of Darkness, Naminé summoned Shooting Star, Isa summoned Blue Moon, Myde summoned Mystic Water, Terra summoned Mark of a Hero, Aqua summoned Victory Line, Ven summoned Void Gear, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W, Donald summoned Unbound and Magnus Staff, Goofy summoned Royal Radiance and Adamant Shield, Daisy summoned Spellbinder, Max summoned Fenrir, and Ortensia summoned Zero/One.
All 22 got into fighting positions.
(Shan-Yu Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II plays)
Mission: Defeat 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
Party Members:
Woody
Buzz
Everyone scattered to attack all the Heartless.
Sora slashed some Patchwork Lions four times each before he destroyed the Heartless possessing them with a Triple Pursuit spell. Riku attacked two Fat Bandits with an Aeroga spell before he destroyed them with a Dark Firaga spell. Kairi fired orbs of light at some Dog Bouncy Pets before she eliminated the Heartless possessing them by casting Fission Firaga. Donald casted Zero Gravity on some Toy Troopers with his Keyblade before he destroyed them with a Thundaga Shot spell from his staff. Goofy used Goofy-Tornado against some Vermillion Sambas before he finished them off by casting Pulse Tracer from his Keyblade. Mickey slashed some Cow Bouncy Pets before he casted Raging Storm, destroying the Heartless possessing them. Roxas blasted Blackout against some Vermillion Sambas before he destroyed them with a Thunder Tracer spell. Naminé dodged some Frog Bouncy Pets by cartwheeling out of the way before she destroyed the Heartless posing them with a Blizzaga spell. Lea slashed his Keyblade against three Large Bodies before he blasted them all away with a Firaza spell. Xion backflipped away from some Marionettes flying at her before she destroyed them by casting Flower Shoot.
Terra casted Zero Gravity on some Patchwork Pandas before he destroyed the Heartless possessing them with an Ignite spell. Aqua threw her magic from her hands at some Toy Troopers to keep them at bay before she eliminated them with Wateraza. Ven used Tornado on some Marionettes before he destroyed them with an Icicle Mine spell. Isa used Blackout on some Cat Bouncy Pets before he eliminated their possessors with a Moonlight spell. Myde used his water pillars to lift some Vermillion Sambas into the air before he fired Crawling Fire spells at them. Minnie slashed some Pig Bouncy Pets in the air before she struck their possessors of darkness with Exo Spark. Daisy slashed some Toy Troopers before she finished them off with Ice Barrage. Max dodged some Elephant Bouncy pets by backflipping away from them before eliminating the Heartless controlling them with a Fission Firaga spell. Oswald fired Transcendence on some Toy Troopers as Ortensia destroyed them all by jumping high into the air and slashing them into oblivion. Woody punched and kicked some Vermillion Sambas as he dodged their attacks. Buzz helped Woody by upper-punching the Heartless and blasted them with his laser.
Almost all the Heartless were gone until Sora and Mickey were surrounded by four Large Bodies with four Marionettes flying over them.
"Mickey!" shouted Sora.
"Come on!" shouted Mickey.
Sora and the king stood back to back with their weapons ready. They then jumped up and down, firing three explosive orbs of light at the Heartless. They did this about five times before the eight creatures of darkness got weaker.
"Together!" shouted Sora.
"Let's finish this!" said Mickey.
Sora and Mickey spun around and launched a series of fireworks at the Heartless, the final one bursting into a large amount of energy, finishing the Heartless off.
(Shan-Yu Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II ends)
Soon, all the Heartless were gone. The toys they had possessed laid on the floor, silent.
Everyone dismissed their weapons.
"Boy, when this store opens people will be asking a lot of questions." said Lea.
"This is possibly a copy of another world Lea." reminded Isa.
Lea nodded.
Then, Sora spotted something in the corner of the store. It was an amphibian-themed music station. There were many frogs in various colors dressed in fancy attires holding instruments. Next to them was a record player.
"Is this it?" Sora asked as he pointed at it.
Everyone looked in his direction.
"Record players do play loud noise." nodded Minnie. "Maybe that's the one playing the strange music."
"Only one way to find out." said Sora.
Everyone ran towards the display and jumped onto the shelves. Sora hopped onto the record player and tried to run to make it play. He was able to, but the music was soft and slow.
Woody came up to Sora.
"Come on, Sora…. You've never used a record player?" Woody teased.
Sora chuckled. "Well I'm not really old school." he replied.
"It's true." chuckled Riku. "We try to keep with the times."
Woody hopped onto the record player.
"Like this!" he said as he began to run faster.
Sora and Woody ran as fast as they could. The music began to play louder.
"It's workin'!" said Goofy.
The music sounded nicer, but a low sound made itself heard much to everyone's confusion.
"Wait, did that sound off to you?" asked Buzz.
"It did." said Donald.
Sora slowed down. "Huh?" he asked.
"Heeey!" exclaimed Woody, prompting Sora to run fast again.
"Sora! There's some kinda strange noise coming from the orchestra!" said Goofy.
"Something's outta tune." said Max,
Sora nodded. "Got it!" He turned to Woody. "Woody, you keep the record going." he said as he hopped off.
"Whoa-whoa-whoa!" ecliamed Woody.
Sora looked at the orchestra frogs. He then saw the blue one playing the tuba looked and sounded off. It was shaking and was off-key.
"I found it!" he called. "It's the tuba player!"
Everyone hopped onto the shelves near Sora.
Woody was starting to pant as he tried to keep running.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Mickey examined the tuba player.
"Somethin' seems to be stuck in this tuba." said Goofy.
Sora looked inside. "I'll get it out." he said as he reached his hand in. "Almost got it… there!"
Sora pulled out the blockage in the tuba. It was one of the green soldiers.
"It's one of Sarge's army guys!" exclaimed Mickey as Sora said the army guy down.
"Corporal!"
Everyone looked up and saw Sarge jump down shelf to shelf towards the Corporal.
"You alright son?" he asked.
"Yes, sir." he replied.
"That's the soldier Sarge lost contact with." said Buzz.
"The one debriefing Hamm before he went missing." added Oswald.
"So you found Hamm?" Sora asked.
"Yes." nodded Corporal as Sarge held him. "But… while I was radioing in, a giant hand grabbed me, and it stuffed me in there."
"Oh my!" gasped Minnie.
"Sounds like trouble." said Terra.
"They must've taken Hamm to another location! We have to hurry!" said Corporal.
He tried to walk, but he grunted in pain every step he took.
"Wait, Corporal. You're not fit for action." said Sarge as he walked over to him.
"Man, that giant hand stuffed you in there good." said Max as everyone looked at the toy soldier with sympathy.
"Sarge and Max are right, you should rest." said Mickey.
"But Sarge…" began Corporal.
"Your tour is over son." Sarge said softly. "And it's alright. Our trusted allies will take over."
Sora and Co. smiled and saluted.
Corporal smiled weakly. "Thank you everyone." he said thankfully.
"No problem at all Corporal." said Lea.
"I will move the corporal to a safer location." said Sarge.
"Good luck ladies and gentlemen." said Corporal.
"Thanks." smiled Naminé.
Sarge carried his corporal away. They stopped at the edge as Sarge saluted at a still running Woody before the two hopped down.
"Huh?" asked Woody. "Hey hey hey! What is… going on?!" called Woody.
"Oh right!" exclaimed Sora.
"You can stop running now Woody!" called Ortensia.
"She's right! Mission complete!" added Buzz.
Woody hopped off the record player and onto the shelf.
"Why didn't… you tell me… a little sooner." he panted on exhaustion.
"Gosh, sorry Woody." apologized Mickey.
"Come on, let's find Hamm." said Sora.
Woody nodded as he caught his breath.
Then, Xion spotted something moving.
"Guys, that dollhouse is shaking." she said to her friends.
Everyone glanced in her direction.
"Think Hamm's in there?" asked Kairi.
"Probably." said Terra. "Let's go look."
Everyone ran over to the shaking dollhouse. They saw that the outside wall was two doors for the kids to open so they could play with it.
"Looks like we're busting the doors open." said Ven.
"Half on one side, half on the other." said Woody.
Sora, Mickey, Xion, Aqua, Ven, Roxas, Donald, Goofy, Oswald, Ortensia, and Woody grabbed each other while Woody held the door while Buzz did the same with the other as Riku, Kairi, Naminé, Lea, Isa, Myde, Terra,Minnie, Daisy, and Max held him and each other. They pulled with all their might until the doors flung open, sending them back flying into each other.
"Did we get it open…?" Myde asked, shaking his head from the dizziness.
"I think so…" mumbled Oswald.
"Talk about cabin fever."
Everyone looked and saw Hamm come out of the dollhouse.
"Thanks for the save." the piggy bank said gratefully.
"Hamm!" exclaimed Sora.
"Are you ok?" asked Woody.
"Yeah, aside from being locked in, the accommodations were fine." Hamm replied.
Everyone looked at the house. Donald walked over to get a closer look.
"Aww. What a tiny little house." Donald cooed with a smile.
"It is adorable." Minnie said in agreement.
As Donald looked around, something looked at him through the window. Donald looked and quacked in fright as he ran out.
"Donald, what's wrong?!" Daisy asked in concern.
Suddenly, Hamm noticed something that made him shiver in terror as he backed up fast.
"Hamm, what's wrong?" asked Buzz.
"She's back!" cried Hamm. "That's the doll that pig-penend me!"
Then, a giant doll walked up to them. She looked like a human woman. with pale skin, a long, soft face with golden eyes and red lipstick, and curled blue hair with bangs. She wore a headband with white rabbit ears and a black Victorian-style dress with white lining, grey sleeves, and a black bow around her waist. She also had black heels with white socks. The Heartless emblem on her left ear.
Everyone was shocked and spooked by the doll.
"That is one creepy doll." said Roxas.
"What kind of doll is that?" asked Naminé.
Kairi looked to see some boxes on display that displayed the picture of the giant doll.
"That's an Angelic Amber doll." she replied.
"Creepy for an angelic one." said Max.
"That's gotta be the same doll that stuffed Corporal into that tuba." said Ven.
"Hamm, take cover." said Woody.
"Uh, copy that. One stay in the dread-and-breakfast was enough for me!" Hamm replied as he scurried away.
"Not another possessed toy." groaned Buzz.
"Guys, look alive!" said Sora as some Marionette, Gold Beat, and Screwdriver Heartless spawned. Some bouncy pets came to life as well, once again possessed by the Heartless.
Sora summoned One-Winged Angel, Riku summoned Knockout Punch, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, Roxas summoned Oblivion, Xion summoned Lunar Eclipse, Naminé summoned Shooting Star, Lea summoned Flame Liberator, Aqua summoned Master's Defender, Terra summoned Darkgnaw, Ven summoned Void Gear, Myde summoned Mystic Water, Isa summoned Blue Moon, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W, Donald summoned Unbound and Centurion, Goofy summoned Royal Radiance and Frozen Pride, Max summoned Fenrir, Oswald summoned Classic Tone, Minnie summoned Starlight, Daisy summoned Spellbinder, and Ortensia summoned Zero/One.
(Riku Boss Fight [Keyblade] from Kingdom Hearts plays)
Mission: Defeat the Angelic Amber and 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
Party Members:
Woody
Buzz
Sora and Roxas combined Water spells to blast some Marionettes away. Said Heartless were slashed into oblivion by Mickey and Oswald before the four jumped up towards the Angelic Amber and slashed her at least twice each before she flung them away. Riku casted Dark Firaga on some Screwdrivers before he dodged the Angelic Amber and fried the same spell at her face. The giant doll swatted at Riku as he leapt out of the way. Aqua slashed away some Gold Beats before she casted Tornado Tracer against them. Ven fired Wind Tracer onto some Frog Bouncy Pets, destroying their possessing Heartless. Aqua and Ven then jumped up and combined Blizzard attacks at the Angelic Amber. The doll rotated through the air and kicked the two away, but Terra was able to fire Fission Firaga at her. Kairi casted Flower Shoot onto some Marionettes before she destroyed the Heartless possessing an Elephant Bouncy Pet with a Crawling Fire spell. Xion casted Aeroga onto some Screwdrivers before she destroyed them with Exo Spark. Naminé unleashed a Meteor spell onto some Gold Beats before she used Blizzaga to destroy the Heartless possessing some Dog Bouncy Pets. Suddenly all three were sent flying as the Angelic Amber landed. But as she did, Goofy jumped into the air and blasted her in the chest with a Perlza spell. Donald jumped up from behind the giant doll and blasted her with a Thundaga spell, sending her flying. Lea fired Fira spells at some more Gold Beats as Isa slashed away some Marionettes behind him with his Keyblade. Daisy slashed away three Gold Beats in a row before she destroyed them with Wateraga. Minnie used Zero Gravity on some more Screwdrivers as she destroyed them with a Faith spell. Ortensia jumped up high into the air and unleashed a Sparkaga spell on several Marionettes, destroying them all. Myde slashed away some Gold Beats before he fired Wateraga at two attacking Marionettes. Minnie and Max stood back to back as they slashed some surrounding Screwdrivers coming at them. Woody punched away some Gold beats before he used his pull string to send one flying and crashing into several more. Buzz rolled away from some attacking Marionettes as he blasted them away with his laser.
The Angelic Amber floated in the air as Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Naminé ran at it and fired Perlza spells,striking her in the chest. They quickly backflipped away from her as she tried to swat them. Roxas and Ven both casted Blizzaga from behind her as she tried to turn around to strike them. But Mickey, Donald, and Goofy used that distraction to fire Fission Firaga against the giant doll. The Angelic Amber floated into the air and landed roughly on her feet, sending the three toons flying away, but not before Lea slashed her face with his chakrams and Isa struck her in the face with a moonbeam casted by his claymore. The Angelic Amber swatted them away just as Aqua attacked with a Wateraza spell, followed by Terra with a Quake spell. The Angelic Amber was in the air as Xion casted Flare Force against her, followed by Minnie with a Flower Shoot spell. The possessed doll floated towards the two, but Max had jumped into the air and bashed her face with Fenrir, followed by Daisy striking her in the neck with Spellbinder. Myde used his sitar to fire a water pillar into the possessed doll as Oswald and Ortensia both fired Thundaga Shot behind her.
Riku saw that the giant doll was almost beaten completely as he turned to Mickey.
"Mickey!" he called.
"Come on Riku!" said Mickey.
Riku and Mickey stood together as they performed horizontal and wide slashes all around the Angelic Amber, weakening her further.
"You're finished!" shouted Riku.
"As one!" said Mickey.
Mickey used his light powers and Riku used his dark powers and both conjured a beam from their hands and Keyblades that crashed into the Angelic Amber, destroying the HEartless possessing her and making the doll fall limp to the ground.
(Riku Boss Fight [Keyblade] from Kingdom Hearts ends)
With the Heartless gone and the doll unpossessed, Donald, Kairi, and Aqua casted cure spells on everyone.
"That takes care of that." said Terra.
"Now that Hamm is found, we can go find those Squeeze Toy Aliens." said Naminé.
"Then let's go." said Donald.
Everyone began to walk away. But Buzz stopped and looked at the Angelic Amber. A horrifying thought crossed his mind.
"Wait…" he called out as everyone else skidded to a stop and looked at him.
"What is it Buzz?" asked Roxas.
"What if we end up just like her?" asked Buzz. "Forgetting ourselves and… attacking each other?"
"No way, Buzz. That won't happen." said Sora firmly.
"No way!" nodded Donald.
"You guys are too strong!" added Goofy.
Woody nodded in agreement.
"You can't be sure!" shouted Buzz as he walked up to them. "What if I get taken over, then attack you?"
Woody grabbed Buzz' shoulder.
"Buzz, you're overthinking it." Woody told him.
"He's right." said Riku. "Take it from some of us."
Woody, Buzz, and Hamm looked confused.
"Whaddya talking about?" asked Hamm.
Riku thought his next words carefully.
"Well… during one of our adventures long before we formed this team, I was in a similar situation." Riku replied.
Flashback, during the events of Kingdom Hearts:
Hollow Bastion:
15-year-old Riku stood in the halls as Ansem appeared through a glowing blue aura. At the time, Ansem wore a brown hooded robe with two dark brown straps crossing over his shoulders and chest with five metal studs lining either strap.
"The heart that is strong and true shall win the Keyblade." said Ansem.
Riku was shocked. "What? You're saying my heart's weaker than his?" he asked.
"For that instant, it was." replied Ansem.
Riku shook his head in disbelief.
"However, you can become stronger." Ansem continued. "You showed no fear in stepping through the door to darkness. It held no terror for you. Plunge deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger."
"What should I do?" asked Riku.
"It's really quite simple." replied Ansem. "Open yourself to the darkness. That is all. Let your heart, your being, become darkness itself."
Riku looked up as he glowed in a green aura.
Present:
"And I went through something similar with our enemy against my will." said Terra.
Flashback, during the events of Kingdom hearts: Birth By Sleep:
Keyblade Graveyard:
Terra had just beaten Xehanort one-on-one as the eldery Keyblade Master fell to his knees and panted hard. Terra walked up to him just as the area began to shake. Suddenly, there was a bright flash.
Terra was shocked. Xehanort grinned.
"There, you see?" he said as he pointed behind Terra.
Terra narrowed his eyes at Xehanort, but turned around anyway and gasped in horror when he saw a giant pillar erupt from the ground below.
"The χ-blade has been forged!" Xehanort exclaimed as he stood up.
"Ven!" gasped Terra.
Xehanort then brought his Gazing Eye Keyblade up towards him. "And now, Terra, it is time for the final union!" he said as he stabbed himself with his Keyblade.
"What?" Terra exclaimed as he turned around in shock.
"At last, our moment is here." said Xehanort as his Keyblade vanished and his heart emerged from his body as he began to glow. "Out with the old and brittle vessel, and in with a younger, stronger new one!"
Terra watched in shock.
"I swore I would survive... and be there to see what awaited beyond the Keyblade War! And now it is your darkness that shall be the ark that sustains me!" Xehanort exclaimed as his heart flew towards Terra.
Terra quickly summoned his Keyblade armor as the heart struck him, making him groan in pain. Xehnaort smirked as he disappeared into particles.
Terra's armor shattered as he dropped his Keyblade. His hair had turned grey.
"This heart belongs again to darkness." he said in a low voice. "All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it - it grows, consumes it. Such is its nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness whence it came."
Terra then opened his eyes, revealing them to be gold.
Present:
"And we also have a friend back home who went through a similar circumstance from an abusive creator." added Kairi.
Flashback, during the events of Kingdom Hearts:
McDuck Manor:
Deciding that she had had enough of Magica's torture and abuse just so she could get Scrooge's Number 1 dime, Lena decided to tell the Duck/McDuck family the truth.
She ran towards the stairs where Scrooge, Dewey, Huey, Louie and Webby were walking up.
"Mr McDuck, there's something I need to tell you!" she called.
They stopped and she now has their attention. She clears her throat and prepares for the biggest moment of her life.
"My aunt…is Ma-" she was suddenly cut off when shadows went over eyes and she found herself unable to say the name. "Ma-Ma-Maaaad… I haven't checked in with her."
Louie raised his eyebrows in confusion. "I thought you hated your aunt?" he asked.
Lena was unable to say what she wanted to say. It's as though she couldn't control her own mouth and words anymore. "That was my maternal aunt. I'm talking about a distant one who… I only see once every 5 years. So, I got to go." she replied.
"Oh, okay, that makes sense." nodded Dewey.
"Well, go on then lass. We'll see you on another day." said Scrooge.
Lena touched her mouth in confusion. Something was definitely wrong with her. That was not what she was trying to tell them. She wanted to tell them about Magica, not lie to them further. And what's worse, her own body was working against her and she found herself unable to move at all. Her aunt's large claw motioned her to drop down to her knees. The shadow witch dissolved and her essence became darker in Lena's body as the teen duck panted heavily. Soon she was absorbed and when Lena's eyes were opened they were completely dark. Magica had completely taken possession of her body. She got up gasping with a mixture of hers and Lena's voice much to her surprise as she took a good look at herself with a sadistically evil expression.
"I didn't know I could do that. Neat." Magica said through Lena's mouth. "As the eclipse nears my powers grow!" She shook her head, the shadows in Lena's eyes disappear and Magica spoke in her niece's voice. "Guess I'll just have to get the dime myself."
Magica-Lena ran towards the staircase, bent on commencing her evil vengeance.
"Hey, where do you guys keep your sharp knives!?" she called.
Present:
"Our point is Buzz, the Heartless - the darkness - can only creep in when our hearts falter." said Sora, smiling. "Trust me. You'll be fine if you don't lose heart."
"You and Woody are strong." said Mickey with a smile. "You're gonna be ok."
Woody smiled. "Well that's good." he said as he stood by Sora and Co. "Because I know you, Buzz. You'll never lose heart when it comes to your friends."
Buzz finally smiled. "True enough, cowboy." he said as he turned to the others. "Sorry to have worried you all."
"No problem." said Woody. "Now let's go find the others."
Everyone climbed back up onto the shelf. That's when Donald and Goofy spotted something outside the display window.
"It's a flying saucer!" exclaimed Goofy.
Everyone was taken aback.
Woody smirked. "I think I know who that might lead us to," he said knowingly. "C'mon guys!"
Woody opened the window and everyone jumped out onto the hall floor. Hamm walked up to Woody.
"Hey, Woody. I'd just slow you down with all the loose change I'm carrying." said Hamm. "I'll hang by the entrance."
Woody nodded. "No problem. Be safe, Hamm." he said as he hopped out.
"Hey, thanks, buddy. You just take care of your old self." said Hamm.
Woody walked back to the group. "Now, let's follow that UFO!" he said to them.
"Right!" everyone said in unison.
They ran across the third floor. That's when Lea spotted something.
"Hey guys!" he called. "Our rogue spaceship's in the Play Place!" he shouted as he pointed at said section of the building.
"Good spotting Lea." said Isa as ebvreyrone saw the UFO.
"Come on everyone!" said Buzz as they ran into the Play Place.
"Now this is a nice area for kids." mused Daisy.
"A nice place for them to play and get all their energy out." nodded Minnie.
"There's our UFO!" said Lea as he pointed up ahead.
They spotted the saucer fly ahead of them. And down below appeared the Squeeze Toy Aliens who looked happy to see it.
"They have come for us." said one.
"The mystic portal awaits." said another.
The UFO hovered over them as a claw came down from it, to Sora and Co.'s horror.
"Oh no!" gasped Buzz.
"Wait!" cried Sora.
"Stop!" exclaimed Woody.
"Don't get near it!" said Mickey.
"It's a trap!" shouted Aqua.
But it was too late. The claw grabbed the Squeeze Toy Aliens.
"Farewell!" they called as the claw retracted. To make matters worse, Toy Trooper and Marionettes heartless spawned with three of them possessing three Gigas robots: One Power Class, Speed Class, and Gunner Class.
"Out of our way!" shouted Sora as he summoned Wheel of Fate.
"Don't worry you three, we'll save you!" said Kairi as she summoned Destiny's Embrace.
Riku summoned Sweet Dreams, Ven summoned No Name, Aqua summoned Hyperdrive, Terra summoned Mark of a Hero, Roxas summoned Silent Dirge, Xion summoned Abyssal Tide, Lea summoned Flame Liberator, Naminé summoned Shooting Star, Isa summoned Blue Moon, Myde summoned Mystic Water, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key W, Donald summoned Unbound and Comet Staff, Goofy summoned Royal Radiance and Storm Anchor, Max summoned Fenrir, Oswald summoned Classic Tone, Minnie summoned Starlight, Daisy summoned Spellbinder, and Ortensia summoned Zero/One.
(Zack Boss Fight [Terra's Story] from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep: plays)
Mission: Defeat the Heartless and save the LGMs
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
Party Members:
Woody
Buzz
Sora fired Dark Firaga at the UFO before he slashed away two Marionettes attacking him. Riku rolled away from some Toy Troopers firing at him before he blasted them back with a Triple Pursuit spell. Terra casted Aeroga on some more Toy Troopers as he jumped up and destroyed them with one slash each. Ven fired Sparkaga at the UFO before landing and casted the same spell on some Marionttes. Kairi slashed away some Toy Troopers before she fired Flower Shoot at the red Gigas. Aqua front flipped towards the UFO and unleashed Blizzaza against it, sending it spiraling out of control for a few seconds. Roxas backflipped away from the blue Gigas firing at him and fired Triple Firaga back at it. Xion fired Perlza at some Marionettes before she casted Blizzaga at the UFO. Lea flipped away from the purple Gigas trying to punch him at a fast rate as he fired Firaga Burst back at it. Isa casted Triple Burst onto some Toy Troopers before he summoned his claymore and casted a moonbeam at the UFO, making it go out of control once more.
Naminé counter casted Blackout on the red Gigas, using that distraction to cast Flare Force against it. Minnie fired Triple Plasma, destroying some Toy Troopers before she jumped into the air and casted Faith against the UFO. Daisy used Reflect to stop the blue Giags from firing at her before she casted Deep Freeze against it. Ortensia dodged some blasts from the purple Gigas as she jumped high and fired Blizzaga Pursuit at it. Myde casted Thunder Tracer on some Marionettes before he used his sitar to summon water clones to destroy them. Mickey slashed away some Toy Troopers before he fired Thundaga Shot at the UFO. Donald flipped away from the blue Gigas firing at him and used Thundaga from both Staff and Keyblade to destroy the Heartless possessing it. Goofy used Goofy-Tornado to block the red Gigas' blasts before he fired Icicle Minie at it, destroying the Marionette Heartless controlling it. Max dodged the Toy Troopers' blasts as he blasted them back with Wind Tracer. Oswald fired orbs of light at the purple Gigas before he used Raging Storm to destroy the Heartless possessing it. Woody punched and side-kicked some Toy Troopers before he grabbed one with his pull-string and threw it right into two more. Buzz blasted some Marionettes with his laser before he saw two Toy Troopers run at him, prompting him to smirk and pressed the button that activated his wings, making them strike the Heartless before he destroyed them with his laser.
The heartless were gone, but the UFO was still active.
"How are we gonna stop that thing?" asked Woody.
Ven looked back at the deactivated Gigas toys and beamed.
"I got an idea!" he said as he ran over to the blue Gigas.
"Right behind ya Ven!" said Xion as she ran towards the purple one.
Max turned to Goofy.
"Can I Dad?" he asked.
Goofy smiled. "Sure Maxie!" he replied.
Max grinned as he ran towards the red Gigas.
Ven, Xion, and Max activated the Gigas toys and aimed their blasting arms at the UFO.
"Ready…" began Ven.
"Aim…" said Max.
"Fire!" shouted Xion.
The three blasted the UFO multiple times while avoiding hurting the LGMs. The UFO spun out of control as it's claw lost its grasp on the Squeeze Toy Aliens, the three landing on the ground softly as the UFO crashed onto the ground, the Heartless possessing it being destroyed, it's heart floating to Kingdom Hearts.
(Zack Boss Fight [Terra's Story] from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep: ends)
With the Heartless gone, everyone dismissed their Keyblades, staff, and shield as they went towards the LGMs.
"We are back!" the three said in unison.
"Our ship is no more." said one.
"Nirvana will not be reached." said another.
Sora picked one up. "Sorry we trashed your ride." he apologized.
"But on the plus side, you're ok now." said Lea.
"Indeed." nodded the Alien. "Fear not, new friends."
"We still have our new home." said another.
"The Chamber of Andy." the three said together.
"Creepy and cute at the same time." remarked Daisy.
"At least your nieces and Donalds' nephews don;t speak in unison like that." added Minnie.
Buzz frowned. "They're right. This isn't where we belong. We've been in this toy store long enough." he said. "It's time for us to go home to Andy's room."
Sora and Co. traded surprised glances as Sora ran up to Buzz.
"But… Xehanrot told us that room isn't even his real room." said Sora.
"He's right, something weird is still going on around here." said Roxas.
Buzz turned around sharply. "Can you even prove if that nonsense is true?" he asked.
Everyone traded unsure glances.
"And even if that Andy's room is fake, it doesn;t mean he's not somewhere in this world with us." Buzz continued. "I'm going home to wait for him. No more debate."
He looked at Woody. "You with me Woody?" he asked.
Woody thought for a moment. "Hmm… You're right buzz." he replied. "Now that we're all accounted for, we should meet up at the entrance and go home."
"Ok." nodded Sora. He turned to his friends. "You know, we could've used them for the Final Showdown."
"They are good fighters, with or without Keyblades." nodded Mickey.
"Maybe some other time." said Aqua. "For right now, we should get them back to Andy's before they go missing again."
"Right." nodded Sora. The 20 faced Woody, Buzz, and the LGMs. "Mind if we send you off?" he asked.
"That would be great." smiled Woody.
Everyone walked outside the Play Place. One by one with Sora and Co.'s help, they hopped onto the blue rail and slid down to the Space Capsule. They walked through the prize section and down to the first floor where the other toys were.
"Sarge, roll call." said Woody.
"Sir, yes sir!" said Sarge with a salute. He faced the other toys. "Roll call! All toys, fall in!"
Andy's toys got in line as Buzz walked past them.
"Sarge… Army Men times four… Hamm… Aliens 1, 2, 3…"
Buzz stopped when he saw something amiss.
"Wait. Where's Rex?" he asked.
"Oh don't tell me he got dino-napped again!" Kairi said worriedly.
"Aw don't worry Kairi." said Hamm. "He took off earlier. Said he wanted to prove to Buzz that he could trust Sora and his friends. He's up there by the video games.
Buzz looked up at the floor where the video games were and sighed.
"Well, here we go again." he muttered.
Sora and Co. were surprised.
"Huh? This is about us?" asked Sora.
"Apparently." shrugged Myde.
Sora shook his head. "It's not safe. The Heartless are out there." he said seriously.
"Xehanort too." added Terra.
"All of them together spells out trouble." said Isa.
Woody nodded. "You're right. Sora, guys… any chance you can help us one last time?"
"Of course!" said Donald.
"Sure!" said Goofy.
"We're always happy to help." added Mickey.
"Plus, I do like this toy store." added Sora with a fond smile.
"Same here." said Ven.
Woody smiled. "Thanks guys."
"Alright, let's go find Rex!" said Sora.
With that, the 22 went back to the Space Capsule and rode the blue rail up to the third floor.
"Perfect!" said Donald. "The store's right in front of us!"
"How lucky! A-hyuck!" chuckled Goofy.
They went inside and saw Rex on a video game table that held Vernum Rex video games. On both sides stood two tall posters promoting the game.
"Hurray!" cheered Rex as he picked up a game. "I found it! I found it!"
"Found what Rex?" asked Mickey.
Rex held up the video game in front of everyone.
"See, Sora?" asked Rex.
As Woody and Buzz walked past them, everyone looked at the game.
"Well…" began Sora. "My clothes do kinda match. But I'd say this guy on the cover resembles Riku more than me."
Riku looked closer and was surprised. "Yeah you're right." he mused. "The hairstyle and the clothes are similar but he has two different colored eyes."
Rex looked at the game. "Hey you're right! Yozora does look exactly like you Riku!" he said.
"I'd say you're a dead ringer for that Yozora guy." said Lea.
"He could be your twin." added Myde.
Riku chuckled.
Buzz and Woody walked past the banners and were surprised by it.
"Whaddya know! They are video game figures." said Woody.
"Only in Hill Valley and the MCU." Sora said to his friends.
"Some in certain ones and some in others." added Oswald.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"See, I told ya Buzz." woody said to the space ranger toy. "They're toys, just like the rest of us."
Sora and Co. traded guilty glances. They weren't really toys.
"All right everyone." said Buzz. "Now that we're back together, it's time to return to Andy's room."
Rex was looking through a guide as he faced Buzz. "Now? But can't I at least check out the strategy guides? I want to know how to beat Bahamut!"
Buzz walked up to Rex. "Next time Rex. Next time." he assured the toy dinosaur with a pat on the scheduler.
The two made their way to the others. But just as they regrouped, a certain someone landed on the ground. It was Young Xehanort
"Oh, but you needn't rush off." he said out loud.
Sora and Co. gasped as they, Woody, Buzz, and Rex faced the Organization member.
"Xehanort!" exclaimed Sora.
"What the hell are you doing now?" demanded Riku.
Young Xehanort smirked. "I have more to observe. I can't let you leave yet." he replied.
"It's us that you really want!" said Sora. "Leave the others out of this!"
"Yeah, they don't deserve to be prisoners here!" said Oswald.
Young Xehanort chuckled softly. "You would say that, champion of light." he said. "Very well, let's skip to the final stage."
Suddenly, a Marionette Heartless snuck up behind the group. It vanished into Buzz. Buzz gasped and then his eyes shut and he glowed in darkness. Rex noticed this.
"Buzz? What's the matter?" he asked.
Buzz suddenly aimed his laser at Woody's head. Woody turned and gasped.
"C'mon, Buzz. Quit following around." said Woody.
"Look out!" cried Goofy as he stood in front of Woody and blocked Buzz's laser with Knight's Shield.
Everyone gasped.
"I can't believe it! Buzz has been taken over!?" Woody said in shock and horror.
Buzz continued firing at Woody but Goofy blocked the lasers with his shield as everyone looked on in horror.
"Oh no!" gasped Mickey.
Sora glared at Young Xehanort.
"What did you do to him?!" he demanded.
Sora, Kairi, Mickey, and Minnie ran forward as Sora tried to slash Young Xehanort, only for him to vanish.
"Where'd he go?" asked Minnie as they stopped.
"I thought I made it clear." said Young Xehanort as he appeared next to them, casually walking. "I'm testing the strength of their bonds."
Kairi tried to slash him, but he vanished again.
He then appeared several feet away.
"In this world, toys have hearts." said Young Xehanort. Mickey tried to slash him, but he vanished again. "And those hearts come from a powerful bond."
"There he is!" said Kairi, painting to the top shelf.
Sora, Mickey, and Minnie looked up and saw him.
"So what happens when those bonds are stretched to their limit?" questioned Young Xehanort. "When they are worlds apart, can cloth and plastic hold onto their hearts?"
Sora, Mickey, Kairi, and Minnie jumped up as Minnie tried to slash Young Xehanort, but he disappeared again.
"All I needed was a wedge to widen the divide - someone like you to fill them with distrust and doubt." Young Xehanort continued as he appeared walking on the shelf.
Sora tried to slash him, but he disappeared again. Three times.
"And that chasm you created can be filled with a vats of darkness." Young Xehanort continued as he appeared on the ground.
Mickey tried to leap down and slash Young Xehanort, but he disappeared again just as Sora, Kairi, and Minnie landed next to him.
"What kind of sick game are you playing?!" demanded Minnie.
"Witness it for yourself." came the reply.
They then saw Donald and Rex restraining Buzz as he continued firing at Goofy and Woody. Riku, Roxas, Lea, Xion, Naminé, Aqua, Ven, Terra, Daisy, Max, Oswald, Ortensia, and Myde were surrounded by Neoshadows and Novashadows as they held their signature Keyblades.
"Sora! Guys!" shouted Donald.
"Do somethiiing!" cried Rex.
"We're on our way!" said Sora.
"Hold on fellas!" said Mickey.
Suddenly, three Novashadows restrained Kairi, Mickey, and Minnie and Young Xehanort suddenly picked Sora up by his arm.
"Not this time!" Young Xehanort sneered as he waved his free hand around.
Suddenly, a red wave of magic blasted Sora into the TV as it showed the Vernum Rex game. The Novashdows then threw Kairi, Mickey, and Minnie into it as well, the three screaming in terror as they did.
To be continued...
All the toys have been found! But now Buzz's possessed, Heartless are everywhere, and Sora, Kairi, Mickey, and Minnie are trapped in a video game!
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(1) Die Hard
(2) DuckTales episode "From the Confidential Files of Agent 22!"
(3) Avengers: Age of Ultron