Now this timeline gets complicated. Enjoy!
"This is not good. Not good in the slightest." Terra muttered.
"You can say that again." said Lea.
"I know time travel's a thing since most of you guys experienced it, but this is just insane." said Max.
"And from the experience many of us have had in the past, we all know what happens when you screw around with the timeline." said Sora.
"And something tells me that's exactly what the Tremaines are gonna do." said Ven, uneasily.
"I think we all think that Ven." said Sora.
While trying to avoid being seen by Aqua's younger self, the 20 world-travelers hid under a table so the Tremaines wouldn't spot them.
"Get ready. This is your second chance. Don't waste it." Lady Tremaine told her daughters.
"Where's Cinderella?" asked Anastasia, looking around.
Lady Tremaine smirked as he glanced out into the hall up the staircase. "She's exactly where she was the first time."
Way upstairs, Cinderella sat crying in her room (the attic), after Lady Tremaine locked her in there after she figured out she was the mysterious maiden at the ball. She was in her maid outfit; a brown dress, a long-sleeved pale blue undershirt, black shoes, and a white apron. She also had her hair tied into a ponytail.
"Cinderelly!"
Cinderella looked through the lock in her door and saw Jaq and Gus come up the stairs with the key. Cinderella smiled gratefully.
Downstairs, the footman played his horn and announced, "The Grand Duke!"
The Grand Duke entered the house, dressed his regular attire, this time with a tall a tall blue hat with a red feather.
"Your Excellence." Lady Tremaine greeted as she held her cane.
"Your Grace." Anastasia said unladylike as she and Drizella bowed.
Sora, Riku, Donald, Max, and Lea scoffed at that.
"His Grace will now read the royal procla…" the footman began as he unrolled the royal proclamation.
"Pardon me, but we're all aware of his grace's purpose." Lady Tremaine interrupted. "Perhaps we should just... get on with it."
"Quite, Madame. Quite." The Grand Duke muttered.
"Someone's in a rush." Myde commented.
"What are you up to Tremaine?" Ven said suspiciously.
The footman walked up and presented the glass slipper that fell of Cinderella's foot the night before.
Anastasia sat down only to frown as she presented her foot… which was very big.
Drizella stifled a laugh, as did Sora, Donald, Goofy, Lea, Myde, and Max.
The footman tried desperately to fit it on… to no avail.
"Like last time, it doesn't fit." Aqua said in relief.
But she spoke too soon. While the Grand Duke and footman weren't looking, Lady Tremaine secretly drew the wand.
"Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo." she whispered.
A shot of green magic hit the glass slipper… suddenly enlarging it that it fit Anastasia's foot!
Sora and Co. gasped.
The footman was taken aback as he was sure the slipper was smaller than Anastasia's foot.
"It fits!" he said in shock.
"It fits?" the Grand Duke asked, adjusting his monocle to see for himself.
"It fits!" Anastasia exclaimed happily as she kissed the slipper and danced around happily. "Mother, it fits!" she cheered as she swung a confused Lucifer around.
"Gee. I wonder if it fits." Drizella said sarcastically.
"So that's what this was all about!" exclaimed Sora. "The reversed the timeline so Lady Tremain would have Anastasia fit the slipper!"
"That way she could get the prince and they would all live in luxury in the castle!" exclaimed Ven.
"The rich life Lady Tremaine wants." sneered Isa.
"This is all just to get revenge on Cinderella too!" Aqua said in anger.
"Jealous pricks." muttered Lea.
"It fits, it fits! Oh, Mother! I'm gonna get my Prince! Woo-hoo!" Anastasia cheered over excitedly, much to the awkwardness of the Grand Duke and footman.
She tried to do a cartwheel… only for her mother to grab her by her legs… causing her dress to fall down.
The boys immediately turned away while the girls' eyes widened.
"Grace and poise, my dear!" Lady Tremaine told Anastasia as she let her go.
Getting over the shock, the Grand Duke cleared his throat. "I hereby declare that we have found the Prince's bride-to-be." he said just as the footman blew the horn in his ear. The Grand Duke put his hat back on. "We must return to the palace at once!"
"Oh this is not good." Mickey said in worry.
"You can say that again." said Oswald.
"What?!" came a voice only the travelers could hear.
The 20 of them turned around and saw Aqua's younger self stare in shock from the stairwell. She walked forward to get closer… only to remember she was high up and fell off, landing on her front.
"Oooh!" Ven cringed.
"Ouch…" Terra winced.
"It's painful and humiliating just watching that." Aqua muttered, embarrassed.
She then noticed Lea recording it all and casted a spell that erased the video.
"Hey! I was gonna post that!" Lea pouted.
"Oops!" Aqua said with a faux innocent smile.
"No!" came another voice.
The 20 looked up and saw a shocked Cinderella come down the stairs after being freed by Jaq, Gus, and the mice. "It can't be."
Everyone glanced up at Cinderella as the world travels hid beside the staircase. Sora and Riku quickly picked up Past Aqua.
"What…?" she began.
"Shh!" Sora exclaimed as he covered her mouth and dragged her to the rest of the team.
"Would Your Grace excuse me? I must have a word with my... maid." Lady Tremaine told them.
Nodding, the Grand Duke walked out first, followed by the footman. Anastasia hesitated until Drizella pushed her out, followed by Lucifer.
Cinderella ran down the stairs until her stepmother stopped her with her cane.
"You look confused, dear." Lady Tremaine sneered.
"How could the slipper have fit Anastasia? I danced with the Prince. That was my slipper." Cinderella said in shock and confusion as she pulled out the other glass slipper. "Here, I have the other one. I'm the one he's looking for."
"You may have danced with him. You may even have thought it was love. But the slipper fits Anastasia, and that's who he's marrying." Lady Tremaine said firmly when she suddenly pushed the slipper out of Cinderella's grasp as it dangled from the bottom of her cane. "Whatever you think happened last night was a dream."
She suddenly let the slipper fall down and crash against the floor, glass shattering everywhere.
Sora and Co. gasped.
"No!" Kairi, Aqua, Naminé, Xion, Minnie, and Daisy gasped.
"Damn it!" cursed Lea.
"The one piece of evidence that proved Cinderella danced with Kit that night!" exclaimed Sora.
"That evil bitch!" snarled Terra as he glared up at Lady Tremaine.
"Rotten to the core." grumbled Ven.
"I don't care where you go or what you do, but you stay away from the palace. Stay away from the Prince." Lady Tremaine said threateningly as she walked down the stairs. She paused with a wicked smirk. "Oh and... clean up that broken glass."
She then walked out the doors and into the carriage. Cinderella could only stare in shock and disbelief just as Jaq and Gus and two bluebirds appeared at the top of the staircase.
Past Aqua distanced herself from the group and looked at Cinderella saldy.
"I don't-I don't understand." she muttered in confusion. "How could-"
She cut herself off when she looked at Sora and his team. She then noticed Terra.
"Terra! What are you doing back in this world?" she asked as she walked up to him.
"Well…" Terra said nervously.
Past Aqua then gasped when she saw Ven and ran over to touch his shoulders.
"Ven! You're okay! We've been so worried! Master Eraqus sent me to find you! I'm so glad you're okay!" she said happily.
"Uh...sorry Aqua." ven said nervously as he stepped back from his friend's younger self. "But… I'm not your Ventus."
Past Aqua was confused. "What… what do you mean?" she asked.
Aqua took a deep breath and walked over to her younger self. "Exactly what he said." she told her.
Past Aqua's gasped when she saw Aqua and took two steps back. She looked at her younger self over.
"Are you… me!?" she asked.
Aqua gave a nervous smile. "Yes, I am. Hi." she greeted.
"Who are all of you?" Past Aqua asked, looking at the other people she didn't know… yet.
"It's… a long story." Sora replied, rubbing the back of head.
Past Aqua then narrowed her eyes at them all.
"Hold on, are you all a trick from the Unversed!?" she exclaimed as she summoned Rainfall, making everyone jump in alarm.
"Whoa! Easy!" Lea exclaimed.
Aqua calmly walked up to her past self. "Please, I assure you. We're no trick from the Unversed. I am you from the future." she said.
Past Aqua was taken aback. "The future!?" she asked.
"That's right." said Aqua. "And I am you. I was the only one out of the three of us to become a Keyblade Master."
"The three of us trained under Master Eraqus." added Terra.
"And I didn't join you guys until Master Xehanort brought me to the Land of Departure." added Ven.
The rest explained what had happened earlier with them in the original timeline.
"So you're all from a future when Cinderella and Prince Charming are married together but Cinderella's stepmother took Fairy Godmother's wand to reverse the timeline, bringing you back to this point in time to change everything." Past Aqua summarized when they were finished.
"That's pretty much accurate." said Donald.
"Yup! Definitely sums it up!" said Goofy.
"That's horrible!" exclaimed Past Aqua.
"My thoughts exactly!" Aqua nodded as she approached her younger self. "Listen, Aqua, it's important that you leave this world and continue your mission."
"What!?" Past Aqua exclaimed, taken aback. "I can't leave while this world is in danger!"
"We understand why you don't want to leave." said Kairi. "But we can't mess up the timeline even further."
"Yeah, you need to continue your mission like your future self said." said Naminé.
"But what about Ven? This is far too dangerous for him!" Past Aqua said worriedly.
Ven groaned in annoyance. "And here we go." he muttered as he approached Past Aqua. "I can take care of myself, I'm from the future Past Aqua. There are 20 of us here and I'll have you know I'm a Keyblade Master now."
Past Aqua was surprised. "You are?!" she asked.
"He is." said Terra. "And so am I."
"We all are." said Sora as he gestured to his friends, who all nodded in confirmation.
"Ven's accomplished a lot recently." Aqua told her younger self. "He's strong, brave, and like he said, he can take care of himself. And if you stay here longer than necessary, you'll never get to see him do these things, along with Terra becoming a master and getting to meet everyone else here. Trust me. The time stream has already been damaged badly because of Lady Tremaine's actions. It's best that I stay here with the others to fix it while you continue with your mission to stop the Unversed. That way you can still keep some part of the timeline stable until we can fix this. I promise, everything will be okay."
Past Aqua looked reluctant, but seeing everyone's encouraging faces, she nodded.
"Ok. I'll continue my mission." she said as she donned her Keyblade Armor, minus the helmet.
"Thank you." Aqua smiled as she hugged her younger self, who gladly returned it.
After separating the hug, Past Aqua glanced at everyone.
"I wish you all luck." she said. "And Ven, Terra… congratulations on becoming Keyblade Masters."
Terra and Ven smiled.
"Thanks Past Aqua." smiled Terra.
"Yeah! Thanks!" said Ven.
Past Aqua smiled as she donned her helmet and turned her Keyblade into her glider. She grabbed on as she soared through the air and disappeared in a flash of light.
Terra and Ven approached Aqua.
"Hey, you ok?" asked Terra.
"Yeah. I'll be fine." Aqua said with a smile.
Terra smiled back. "Good."
They all then heard Cinderella shut the door as she watched the carriage drive away. At that moment, Jaq and Gus appeared closer to the bottom of the stairs.
"Duh... what just a-happened?" asked Gus.
"I... I don't understand." Cinderella said softly.
Everyone looked at her sadly.
(More Than a Dream from Cinderella III: A Twist in Time plays)
Cinderella: I've always dreamed
That my life could be
Like a fairy-tale
A perfect fantasy
Every day a new adventure
On some undiscovered shore
Was it nothing more
Than a dream?
Sora and his team looked up at Cinderella sadly. Jaq and Gus sat under the stair railing, looking downcast as well. Cinderella picked up the heart pieces of her glass slipper. She saw herself dance with Kit on the night of the ball and when they wandered the castle grounds prior to midnight.
Cinderella: Then one magic night
With a single dance
I found more than
Just a storybook romance
And for once my life was perfect
As we glided across the floor
And it was so much more
So much more than a dream
I could say it never happened
Just a dream from the start
But then I'd live my life
With a broken heart
Gus was so heartbroken that he began to cry.
"No no! No cry Gus Gus." Jaq told his best friend. "Princey knows he danced with Cinderelly."
Cinderella instantly perked up. "Yes, of course he does!" she said as she wiped Gus' tears away. "What if I'd just see him again?"
"Yeah yeah! See Princey!" said Jaq.
"Yes! Everything will be alright!" Cinderella said happily.
"Everything will be alright!" Jaq
"Yeah Yeah!" nodded Gus.
"That does seem like the best option." said Sora.
Cinderella, Jaq, and Gus looked down in surprise at the strangers in the house.
"Oh my goodness!" exclaimed Cinderella. "Who are all of you?"
"Uh well…" Riku began as he and his team realized Cinderella didn't know who all of them were yet.
All except for two. Ven and terra tradded glances as they walked up,
"Hey Cinderella." greeted Ven.
"Ven?" Cinderella asked as she bent down to his level. "Is that you?"
"Yeah it's me." Ven replied. "You remember Terra, right?"
"Of course I do." Cinderella replied. "Terra, what happened to you?"
"In short terms, we're all, in a sense, magic." Terra replied, though he sounded like he found it difficult to answer her.
"Oh I see." Cinderella nodded. "Who are all your friends?"
"Blue-haired girl is Aqua!" said Jaq. "She help Jaq-Jaq get the key away from mean old lady."
"That's right." nodded Aqua.
"I'm Sora." said Sora. "That's Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Max, Oswald, Ortensia, Roxas, Xion, Lea, Naminé , Isa, and Myde."
They all waved hello.
"Nice to meet ya Cinderella." greeted Mickey before he turned to the other mice. "You too as well Jaq, Gus."
"You know us mice?" asked Jaq.
"Ven told us about you guys." replied Terra.
"We saw what your stepmother did." said Aqua. "We know that you danced with the prince last night.
"Definitely. I was there." added Terra.
Cinderella smiled. "At least I'm not the only one who knows it was true." she said before she looked confused. "Wait, Terra how are you the size of a mouse?"
Everyone traded nervous glances. Terra seemed nervous before he had an idea. "We're magic… though not like your Fairy Godmother. We have different kinds of magic."
"Though for some reason, we just ended up shrunk." added Roxas.
"I see." said Cinderella.
And then out of nowhere, they grew to their normal sizes, making Cinderella, Jaq, and Gus, jump.
"Oh my!" Cinderella gasped.
"Duh… whatsa happen?" asked Gus,
"I think this magic is out of our control." said Sora.
"That sounds about right." said Riku.
"But all the same," said Ven. "we'd be happy to help you prove that you were the one that the prince danced with at the ball."
"You all would be willing to help me?" asked Cinderella.
"Of course." said Sora. "Plus, there are these dangerous creatures about that caused trouble."
"You mean like those strange jittery ones?" Cinderella asked.
"Among others too." added Terra.
Cinderella smiled. "Then of course you can come with." she said.
"Thank you." said Sora with a smile.
"We're with you to the end Cinderelly!" said Jaq.
"Yeah yeah!" nodded Gus.
"And so am I." came a voice.
Jaq and Gus turned and saw Mary come down towards them. She was holding Cinderella's maid cap.
"Mary?" Jaq asked in surprise.
"I heard everything." the female mouse said. "And I want to come too."
"Are you sure?" asked Cinderella.
"Yes Cinderelly!" Mary smiled. "If Jaq and Gus and your new friends are going, then I'm coming too."
"I don't see why she can't." said Kairi. "After all, no matter how big or small Jaq, Gus, and Mary are, they can still be helpful in their own way."
"That is true." nodded Cinderella. "Alright everyone, let's go!"
"Yeah!" everyone cheered.
Cinderella put on her maid cap and held Jaq, Gus, and Mary in her hands as she walked out the door. Sora and Co. followed close behind.
Cinderella: Cause in a Prince's arms
I've found a love I can't deny
If there's any chance to set things right
I've simply got to try
So I'll trust my heart
What else can I do?
I can't live in dreams
If my dreams are to come true
There's a better life that's waiting
Past the mountains I must climb
I will take a chance on love
To get my once upon a time
Oh, I want so much more
So much more
Than a dream
Castle That Never Was:
In the Grey Room, Young Xehanort, Luxord, Marluxia, Larxene, Maleficent, Shelke, and Shalua were watching everything happen. Vanitas stood nearby, leaning against the wall.
The Rai sisters wore their Deepground uniforms and Shalua wore her oval glasses as well.
"So Tremaine altered up the timeline huh?" mused Larxene. "How's that supposed to benefit us exactly?"
"The Tremaines, especially the mother, are the sources we need to cast the Castle of Dreams into darkness." said Maleficent.
"Their desire to be rich and live said lifestyle puts such greed and desire in their hearts." said Marluxia. "Well, except for Anastasia, who apparently lacks it as much now."
"She did seem guilty when she accidentally turned Fairy Godmother into stone." said Shelke.
"Should we be concerned?" asked Shalua.
"Nah, I think their cat Lucifer makes up for it." said Vanitas with a dismissive wave. "After all, that fat cat is usually murderous towards those mice and birds."
"So what pray tell is the plan with them?" asked Luxord.
"Once Anastasia marries the prince, the Tremaines will be able to live the rich lifestyle they've always wanted." said Young Xehanort. "And, should something happen to the king, we can have Lady Tremaine take over and rule the entire kingdom under Maleficent's rule."
"Which is why we need you to help make it happen Vanitas." Maleficent said to the creator of the Unversed.
Vanitas smirked. "And I'm the right person for the job." he said as he joined the group. "After all, I know that world pretty well even after all these years."
"But just in case something happens, you should bring a recruit or two like Marluxia did." suggested Luxord.
"Whatever." Vanitas shrugged. "Not that'll make much of a difference."
"It does help as long as they can control the Heartless like many of our allies can." said Marluxia.
"Looks like those nitwits are on the move again." Larxene said to the group, not taking her eyes off the screen.
Vanitas grinned evilly. "Oh they won't get far. I got something ready for them to fight." he said.
Castle of Dreams:
After clearing the forest, Sora, his team, Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Mary made their way to the village.
"So Cinderella, I gotta ask, how did the ball go last night?" asked Ven. "Did the prince like your dress?"
Cinderella sighed. "I'm sorry Ven. But before I could leave, Stepmother made my stepsisters tear it to pieces." she said sadly.
Ven was shocked. "What?! All that hard work me and the mice went through… for nothing...?!" he said in disbelief.
"Sory Ven-Ven." Jaq said sadly.
Ven was furious. "When I find them I'm going to do this to them!" he growled as he snapped a large tree branch in half that he picked up from the ground. "Except it's going to be A LOT longer and A LOT more painful! (1)
Everyone else was taken aback.
"Whoa Ven!" exclaimed Sora.
"Ven take it easy buddy!" said Lea.
"There's no need for such violence." added Aqua.
"We're not going to kill them." said Terra. "That's not what we do."
Ven breathed softly, calming down. "Right, sorry about that." he said sheepishly.
"No worried Ven." said Mickey with a smile.
"But aside from that, the ball was wonderful." Cinderella said fondly. "It was a lovely dream come true. Dancing with Kit was so romantic. We really connected more last night."
"You already know his first name?" asked Naminé.
Cinderella nodded. "We met out in the forest before the ball. At the time, I had no idea he was the prince." she explained. "We spent some time together before I returned to the house."
"Sounds like it was meant to be." mused Minnie.
"Oh it felt like it." Cinderella nodded. "And after that-"
"Hold on!" Aqua said all of a sudden.
Everyone stopped.
"Aqua, what is it?" asked Oswald.
Aqua pointed up ahead. There in front of them stood an Unversed that Aqua was familiar with.
It was similar to the carriage Cinderella took to the ball. Its main body was a large, turquoise pumpkin with a wide, crooked mouth with thin white lips and teeth. It had large black markings on it that seem to be its eyes at first glance, but it's actual (red) eyes were on the small black stem of the pumpkin. The pumpkin had two thorny, yellow-chartreuse colored tentacles on the sides of its body that are tipped with pale yellow and red flowers. Four yellow-chartreuse colored thorny vines curled into large "wheels" underneath the pumpkin. Both it's false eyes and its actual eyes were set in sorrowful expressions and the Unversed emblem is displayed below its mouth. (2)
"What is that?!" Isa asked in shock.
"It's an Unversed." Aqua said as she summoned Brightcrest. "I call it the Cursed Coach."
"Gawrsh, do ya think we all should handle it at once?" asked Goofy.
As if on cue, several more unversed spawned. There were Floods, Flame Boxes, Floating Floras, and Ringer Pods.
"More Unversed!" exclaimed Ven as he summoned Frolic Flame.
"Ven, Terra, help me deal with the Cursed Coach." said Aqua. "Everyone else, stop the Unversed."
"You got it Aqua." said Terra as he summoned Darkgnaw.
"You can count on us!" said Sora as he summoned Kingdom Key. Everyone else summoned their signature weapons.
"I'll help too." said Cinderella, determined. "I won't let these creatures scare me."
"Good on ya Cinderella!" praised Ortensia.
Donald summoned Comet Staff and Goofy summoned Star Shield and both tossed them Cinderella, who caught them with ease.
"You'll need these to fight." said Donald.
"Thank you." she smiled.
"And you three better hang onto Cinderella." added Goofy.
"Zugk-Zugk!" Jaq saluted. Gus saluted as well while Mary nodded.
Aqua, Ven, and Terra stood in place, ready to face off against the Cursed Coach as everyone else attacked the other Unversed.
"You fought this one before?" asked Terra.
"It was manifested from the Tremianes' jealousy towards Cinderella." Aqua replied. "Given that we're in the past, it's no surprise that it would try to fight again."
"Any tips?" asked Ven.
"Look out for the vine attacks and pumpkin bombs." Aqua replied. "The latter was what hurt Lady Tremaine, Drizella, and Anastasia."
"Got it." Terra and Ven said at the same time.
"Alright, let's go!" said Aqua as they got into fighting positions.
(Cursed Carriage Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep plays)
Mission: Take out the Cursed Coach
Party Members:
Aqua
Ventus
Terra
Aqua rushed at the Cursed Coach and fired Blizzaga at it. The Unversed tried to grab her and the others with its vines, but they were able to dodge them as Ven fired Mega Flare back at it. Terra ran at the Cursed Coach and slashed it before it slashed him with its vines. It then released a series of pumpkins bombs that the three Keybearers were able to dodge. Ven casted Firaga back at it as Aqua jumped up and fired Wateraga at it afterwards. Terra cured himself and casted Quake against the Cursed Coach before it threw more pumpkin bombs. Before they could explode against the ground, Aqua, Ven, and Terra blasted orbs of light at the bombs, destroying them mid-air. The Unversed charged at them, but the three were able to kung fu leap out of the way into the air. Mid-air, Aqua casted Deep Freeze against the Cursed Coach. As they landed, they were suddenly wrapped in its vines, holding them up in the air. Aiming their Keyblades with only their hands and wrists moving, they fired beams of light at the Unversed, forcing it to let them go.
The Cursed Coach then tried to use it's Swallow move to draw the Keyblade Masters closer to it. Aqua, Terra, and Ven struggled a bit, but Terra managed to break them free by unleashing a Quake spell against the large Unversed. Said creature of negativity jumped into the air to try to attack the three heroes, but Ven and Aqua held it back with Aeroga spells as Terra blasted it with a Pulse Tracer spell. As it landed on the ground, Ven attacked the Unversed with multiple slashes before he backflipped away from it, unleashing a Thunder Tracer spell. As it launched a series of pumpkin bombs again, Aqua quickly casted a barrier that blocked the impending explosions. She dismissed the barrier as Terra and Ven casted Perlza spells against the Unversed, damaging it further. The Cursed Coach jumped against the ground, sending a shockwave that made the Masters stumble onto the ground. Just as it tried to wrap its vines around them again, Terra jumped back up and blasted it with a Thundaga spell against some of the trees at the edge of the forest. Terra then used a Blackout spell to distract it.
"Unversed secure!" Terra called to Aqua and Ven as they got up.
Seeing that Terra was right, Aqua turned to Ven.
"Ven, now!" shouted Aqua.
"Let's go Aqua!" Ven smirked.
Ven leapt up in the air and Aqua twirled before stretching out Brightcrest. An ice crystal formed at the tip of her Keyblade which engulfed Ven's Frolic Flame in ice. Ven rode his frozen Keyblade which left a frost trail as Aqua sent it high in the air where Ven did a spin trick with it before heeling and glaring at his target.
"FALL!" shouted Ven.
Ven spun down like a cyclone on his frozen Keyblade and slammed it right into the Cursed Coach, entrapping him in a large ice crystal that soon shatters, destroying it instantly.
(Cursed Carriage Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep ends)
With the Unversed gone, Aqua, Terra, and Ven dismissed their weapons.
"Good work." said Aqua. "That was actually a little easier than last time I fought it."
"Probably because you have fought it before." said Ven.
Aqua nodded just as everyone else joined the Wayfinder trio.
"Unversed taken care of." said Sora.
"It was fun fighting them." said Cinderella.
"That's good." said Terra. "Come on, we gotta get goin'."
With that, they continued on their way.
Castle:
Soon, the group made their way towards the castle gate.
"Still looks beautiful…" said Kairi.
"Just like at the ball last night…" Cinderella said with a longing look.
Two men walked out. One was a buff guard and the other was an elderly castle servant. The latter was chatting to the former.
"As far as I'm concerned, security ought to be beefed-" Stan said before noticing the group. "Good morning!" he greeted with a smile and wave before turning back to the guard. "Security ought to be beefed up a lot more. In a place like this, you can't be too careful."
Everyone blinked as the two walked away.
"Didn't even ask why we're here." said Myde.
"Why do I feel like we've seen the older man before?" asked Oswald.
"You got me Oz." Mickey shrugged.
"Hey everybody, we have a problem." said Ortensia.
Everyone turned and saw two more guards standing on patrol.
"Cinderelly, big blue guards." said Jaq.
"This'll set us back for sure." grunted Max.
"It's like Dilan and Aleeus all over again." Lea said to Isa, who nodded in agreement.
Gus was determined. "Gus Gus handle 'em. Let me at 'em! Let me at 'em!" he said as he jumped out of the pocket on Cinderella's sapron, only for her to place her back in with Jaq and Mary.
"You got a lotta energy Gus." chuckled Roxas.
"Any other ideas?" asked Riku.
Lea pulled out a notebook that read, "Ideas on how to get into places." He opened it, pointed to one and said, "Ooh, how about this one?"
Fantasy sequence
The guards stood on patrol when they got hit in the shoulders with some acorns. They looked up and saw Sora and Riku, smugly tossing and catching acorns. They aimed their spears at the two, only for several gunshots to knock off their hats.
(Pulp Fiction theme plays)
They turned and saw Lea and Isa standing together holding two smoking pistols. They also wore sunglasses, black suits, ties, pants, and shoes, and white undershirts. They looked at each other before they fired two more shots that knocked the spears out of the guards' hands. They held their hands up in surrender
End fantasy sequence
Everyone stared at the two in bewilderment.
"Well we're not doing that." said Terra.
"Um, let's try the service entrance." suggested Cinderella.
"Good idea." Naminé said in approval.
"Sure, take the fun out of it." Lea muttered, making Isa roll his eyes with an exasperated smirk.
They made their way around the entrance and towards the servants entrance. Tehre, they saw the servants carrying in food, supplies, etc. into the castle.
Cinderella turned to ehr bird friends. "Keep out of sight." she whispered.
"So how do we get inside?" asked Goofy.
Lea pulled the notebook out. "How about option 22?" he suggested.
Fantasy sequence
Inside, the workers were working when there was a knock on the front door. The guard opened it and there stood Xion dressed like a bellhop. She tap danced in place.
"I. Am. Your singing telegram-"
She's cut off as the door shuts in her face. (4)
End fantasy sequence
"No, that won't work." said Mickey.
"Option 19?" Lea suggested.
Fantasy sequence
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Ven, Terra, and Aqua walk up dressed as mechanics. Sora holds a clipboard as he knocks on the door.
"Kingdom Water and Power! We're to read your… gas… thingy..." Sora called, trailing off a bit. (5)
End fantasy sequence
"No they won't buy it." said Riku.
"Ok. What about option 69?" Lea suggested.
Fantasy sequence
There's a knock on the door. A guard opens it and it reveals Donald and Daisy in their Junior Woodchuck attires.
"Hi there!" said Daisy. "Would you like to buy some Junior Woodchuck energy bars?"
Her response is the door shutting in their faces.
"Should've gone with cupcakes…" Donald and Daisy muttered.
End fantasy sequence
"Nah. That won't work either." said Oswald.
"How about we pretend to be servants." suggested Cinderella.
"That sounds easier." said Sora. He turned to Lea. "Lemme guess, wasn't in the notebook?" he smirked.
"Actually, that was option 1." Lea replied as-a-matter-of-factly.
"Let's go." said Kairi.
They saw some servants picking up cheese wheels. They quickly got in line. A tall, buffed man was handing them over. He raised an eyebrow when he saw the group. Cinderella smiled sweetly and he smiled in return. He gave them each a cheese wheel. One by one, they walked inside, the guard barely noticing them. They set their cheese wheels in various stacks.
"Alright, we're in." said Isa.
"Now what?" asked Myde.
Before anyone could say anything, Sora and his team shrunk down to the size of mice again, much to Cinderella, Jaq, Gus, and Mary's surprise.
"Duh, whatsa happen?" Gus asked, confused.
"Are you guys ok?" Cinderella asked.
"Yea, we're fine." said Terra.
"Seriously, what gives?" asked Max. "Why are we shrinking and growing at random moments?"
"I haven't the slightest clue." shrugged Mickey.
"Maybe it's the magic of this world." suggested Sora.
"That sounds possible." said Aqua.
"I'm sure you'll figure it out." said Cinderella. "Now, all we have to do is find him and everything will be…"
"Stop!" came a voice.
Everyone froze in place as standing in front of Cinderella was an older woman with brown hair tied into a bun. She wore teal pearl earrings, a teal bow tied around her hair bun, and a dark teal dress with teal lining. It was Prudence, the king's castle's housekeeper, Prudence.
Jaq and Mary quickly pushed themselves and Gus down to hide in Cinderella's apron pocket as Sora and his team hid behind various stacks of food.
"You there. Who are you? What are you doing here?" Prudence demanded.
"I…" Cinderella began.
"I'm in charge of all the servants in this castle, and I've never seen you before. What is your purpose?" Prudence asked
"My purpose. Well... um... I... I…" Cinderella stammered nervously. She then caught sight of Jaq, Gus, and mAry running away alongside Sora and Co. An idea flew into her head. "I'm the royal mouse catcher."
Everyone skidded to a stop as Jaq, Gus, and Mary gasped at that.
"Royal mouse catcher? Preposterous." Prudence scoffed.
"Snap 'em and trap 'em. That's my motto." Cinderella said with a fake smile.
"Oh, no!" Gus gasped as he jumped into Jaq's arms in fight. Mary clung to Jaq as they stared at Cinderella in shock alongside Sora and his team.
Cinderella quickly gestured to them that she was just pretending, mouthing, "No."
Everyone sighed in relief as Jaq let Gus go.
"In the 30 years that I have supervised…" Prudence began as Cinderella gestured for the 23 of them to run off, which they quickly did. "...this castle, I can assure you there has never ever been a single, solitary…"
"Mouse!" came a voice.
In the kitchen, the servants were running all over the place screaming in fright.
Sora, Jaq, Gus, Mary, and the world-travellers were causing mayhem to further prove Cinderella's false castle job.
Riku, Terra, Mickey, and Gus threw eggs onto the ground. Gus then jumped onto a strand of sausages along with Sora, Ven, and Oswald and they yelled like Tarzan.
Kairi, Minnie, Donald, and Myde pushed over a couple of jars as Roxas, Xion, and Goofy threw fruit and vegetables everywhere. Lea, Isa, Aqua, and Naminé threw pieces of bread at the running servants.
"Eat whole wheat!" taunted Lea.
Finally, Jaq, Daisy, Max, and Ortensia were making faces on some glass bottles.
"Oh, please, let me help." said Cinderella.
"This is my kitchen. I'll take care of it!" Prudence said determined as she grabbed a broom. She tried to smash them as they ran for it.
"Heads up guys!" called Daisy.
"Take that! And that! Vile vermin!" prudence yelled as she tried to smash them.
"Please, I can handle this!" begged Cinderella, trying to stop Prudence before she seriously hurt any of her friends as they continued to run.
"Not now! I've got them on the run!" Prudence yelled as she knocked over a basket of oranges that spilled onto the ground, narrowly missing Sora, Naminé, Oswald, and Mary.
Prudence then slipped on the oranges, yelling in surprise.
"Really, I can help." said Cinderella just as Prudence fell face first into a basket of tomatoes. Cinderella tried hard not to laugh.
Kairi, Max, and Gus then pushed a large pot over Prudence's head. One of the servants tried to bash them with a broom, but kept on hitting Prudence instead.
"So then, I'll just go get those mice." Cinderella said as she grabbed a net and walked away.
Prudence was about to say something but instead fell back unconscious.
Everyone regrouped at the top of the stairs and all winced when they heard shattering glass.
"Well… that just happened." Sora muttered.
"I hope we didn't cause too much trouble." Aqua said in concern.
"I'm sure they'll recover." said Donald.
"We had to all pass off as mice somehow." Naminé pointed out.
"And I think we passed with flying colors." Xion added in agreement.
"Hey, where are Jaq and Gus?" asked Mary.
"Here they come." said Myde as Jaq helped Gus up the stairs.
"Come on, guys." said Cinderella.
Gus shoved a small piece of cheese in his mouth as he and Jaq joined everyone.
"Nice work." Cinderella praised them.
"Thanks Cinderella." smiled Kairi.
"Gotta say, pretending to be mice was quite fun." said Sora.
"Yeah, I felt the rush of excitement." Daisy said in agreement.
"So that's what it's like to be a normal-sized mouse causing trouble." Minnie whispered to Mickey with a giggle.
"So what's next Cinderella?" asked Aqua.
"If we split up, we'll find the Prince faster." Cinderella replied.
"Split up! Righty-o!" said Jaq.
"Ok, some of us should stick with Jaq, Gus, and Mary while the rest stick with Cinderella." said Riku.
After a small discussion, Sora, Ven, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Oswald, Lea, Xion, Naminé, and Myde would stick with Jaq, Gus, and Mary while Riku, Kairi, Minnie, Daisy, Max, Ortensia, Terra, Aqua, Roxas, and Isa stood with Cinderella.
"Ok, we'll meet up again soon." said Terra.
"Good luck guys." said Aqua.
"Right." said Sora.
No sooner did Sora and his group leave, Riku and his group grew to normal size.
"Does this usually happen to you?" asked Cinderella.
"Not really, no." Minnie replied.
"Come on, let's go find the Prince." said Riku.
With that, they set off.
To be continued...
Finally! Done again!
Now Lady Tremaine's messed with the timeline and made it look like Anastasia fit's the slipper and destroyed the one Cinderella had after the ball. But that doesn't mean Cinderella's gonna give up. With Sora and his team and her mice friends Jaq, Gus, and Mary by her side, she won't let her stepmother get away with this.
Special thanks to Super Sayian 3 Odd for the Lab Rats reference, Past Aqua falling over scene, and her scene with Aqua, Sora, and the others.
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(1) Lab Rats: Trent Gets Schooled
(2) Based on the Cursed Carriage's design from Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix
(3) Space Jam parodying Pulp Fiction
(4) Clue
(5) Phineas and Ferb: Happy Birthday Isabella!
Stan Lee Cameo - Hulk (2003)