So because of timing and other stuff and not wanting to take so long to update, I decided to post another villains filler chapter here. Hope you like it!
Castle That Never Was:
In the Grey Room, Clan Glomgold had recovered from their whole ordeal at the bin.
"Well that was a bust!" Ma scowled. "Several days of all of us trying to come up with a revenge scheme and so far we come up with nothing."
"I bet the green one is living it up as the richest duck in the world!" Karnage snorted.
"I wonder how the small duck is living it up being a rich guy?" pondered Big Time.
McDuck Manor, hours earlier:
Louie, dressed in a green sweater and undershirt with a black tie, was talking with Bradford, Bentley, and Buford Buzzard. He was casually on his phone too.
"This is a business, not a bank account! That money has to come from somewhere." Braford said sternly.
"Then figure it out. That is what I pay you to do, right?" Louie said in annoyance.
Bradford looked at some documents. "Hmm, we 'are' spending a lot on magical defense on a dark, mysterious island in the Heron Sea."
"Great! Cut that!" Louie replied.
Narrowing his eyes, Bradford pulled out a remote with a large red button on hit and pressed it.
"Now, let the rich life of Louie Duck begin-"
Zan Owlson burst in. "There's an emergency on your island in the Heron Sea!" she reported.
"But but…" Louie began until he saw the Buzzard brothers' looks. Louie was annoyed. "Ugh. Fine, but when I get back, I am going to live it up!" he declared.
"Two hours later..." said the SpongeBob Narrator.
Louie, Launchpad, Owlson, and Manny ran, the first three screaming for their lives from the Bombie as it chased after them.
Present:
"On the plus side, we managed to get our fortune back in time." Beaks said, showing a holographic image of his net worth symbol.
"Yeah, but our plans for revenge have failed miserably!" Ma scowled. "How are we gonna get our revenge on the McDuck family now?!"
"I have a much better idea than last time!" Glomgold declared. "We do it again!"
Everyone gave him looks of disbelief.
"Oh, are you kidding with us right now you imbecile?" Magica snarled. "It failed already! What in your right, pea-sized, pathetic mind makes you think we can just use your 'family' scheme again and not end up with the same result as before with all of us getting beaten?!"
"How hard did that kid and his family hit you when we fought?" Beaks asked.
Glomgold waved them off. "Let me explain more. What I mean is that we should be expanding our family!"
The villains were silent.
"Expand our family?" Burger asked.
"Wouldn't that take about… 9 months?" asked Big Time.
"Not like that!" Glomgold exclaimed. He pulled something out of his jacket. It was another picture. "I found the latest version of the McDuck family picture and did some rearranging."
He showed it to the clan. The picture consisted of Scrooge, Donald, Daisy, Della, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby, Lena, Violet, April, May, June, Launchpad, and Beakley stood outside McDuck Manor together, smiling for the camera.
There were still cut out faces of the current villains, but they were rearranged a bit. Glomgold was Scrooge, the Beagle Boys were Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Magica was Lena, Ma Beagle was Beakley, and Karnage was Della.
"So I see I've been upgraded to my pathetic excuse of a fake niece." Magica deadpanned. "How lovely."
"I'm Della Duck? Well she is much more competent than that McQuack fellow." Karnage said, brandishing his sword. "And soon I will be the best pilot of them all!"
"Uh, hold up. Where am I?" Beaks asked, scanning the picture.
"Gyro was in that last picture by mistake." Glomgold replied. "You'll be saved for last."
"Best for last eh? I can dig it." Beaks grinned. "So who's left to fill out the ranks."
Glomgold snickered. "Follow me." he said.
In the training room, Black Heron was tearing up and exploding training dummies with her cyborg arm.
Steelbeak was watching nearby.
"So how long until we're back out on the field again?" he asked.
"When Maleficent wants us to." Heron replied, not looking at him as she ripped a dummy's head off with her bare hand.
"Cool cool, so how come we haven't recruited anyone else to help us with the Keyblade War?"
Heron rolled her eyes. "We are the only members of F.O.W.L. that can be active right now." she said. "Everyone else is either dead, locked up, or still hiding in the shadows. Like I said, we're the only ones who can do anything at this point."
"And that's what makes you perfect!"
The two F.O.W.L. agents looked over to see Glomgold and his clan walk in.
"Hey, it's the fake Scottish duck from Belgian!" said Steelbeak.
"South America." Heron deadpanned.
"Whatever. Whaddya all doing here?" asked Steelbeak.
""I'm assembling a family to eliminate clan McDuck." Glomgold replied. "We need a new Webby and a Launchpad."
"And he thought of the two of you." Magica said. "Your expertise in combat should be more than enough to match that little pink brat Black Heron. And if necessary, her grandmother. And with the upgrades made to your robotic arm you have an advantage.
"A family, eh? Sounds a little 'blegh!' But...a chance to eliminate the pink girl duck who messed up my Gumberry recreation project?!" Heron grinned. "Oh, I am so in!"
"Uh, I'm not a pilot." Steelbeak deadpanned, hands in his pockets. "And don't say it's because I'm stupid!"
"No… but you do have the same physical strength of Launchpad McQuack!" Karnage pointed out.
"I do have muscles don't I?" Steelbeak grinned. "So we get revenge on them for something they did?"
"Their family was the reason F.O.W.L. fell!" Heron scowled. "Our original High Command, Red Feather, Odduck, Dr. Nogood, all dead because of them!"
"Oh yeah! I forgot about that." Steelbeak blinked. "Ok. I'm in."
"Excellent." Glomgold smirked, putting Steelbeak and Heron's faces over Launchpad and Webby. "Up next, a Violet."
"Magica says she's interested in the dark arts of magic." Ma mused. "And I know just who to call for this one."
Added Impasse:
Black Arts was practicing his dark magic.
"By the spirits of darkness I call upon you…" he said mysteriously. "Oh great spirit reveal to me your-"
"BLACK ARTS!"
The magic beagle yelped as Clan Glomgold appeared behind him.
"Ma what gives?! I was in the middle of an enchantment!" Black Arts whined.
"You can use your dark magic for a better purpose son." Ma retorted.
"Yeah! You get a chance to help us take on the McDuck brats!" said Big Time.
"And we need someone to fill out the spot of their hummingbird friend." said Glomgold, presenting the photo to Black Arts.
"You mean this girl?" Black Arts pointed to Violet in confusion. "Why am I her? I'm a guy, not a little girl!"
"Because just like you, she is intrigued by the Dark Arts and learns from them." Magica added. "And while you may not look it, you possess more experience than this one. And with the powers Maleficent has bestowed upon you, you have the edge."
"So are you in?" Karnage asked.
Black Arts thought for a moment. "The dark essence within me is thinking about your offer… and it is saying to take it! I am in!" he said lordly.
"Quit the dramatics, we got enough of that here already!" Heron said in annoyance.
"Ma!" Black Arts whined.
"You heard the assassin Black Arts, save it for later!" Ma Beagle scolded.
Glomgold put Black Arts' picture over Violet's face.
"Looks like we need another set of triplets for the Duck girls." said Magica.
"Hey Ma Beagle? Don't you have any female beagles in your clan?" Beaks asked.
Ma Beagle's face soured. "Unfortunately, the Beagle Babes managed to turn over a new leaf and are now serving their time behind bars as the start of their 'redemption'." she scowled.
"Don't worry Catherine. I know three villains who can fill out their ranks. They encountered them numerous times before." Glomgold smirked.
Naught's Approach:
Sheldgoose and Fellbrake were training with dark magic spells as Leopold watched from the sidelines.
"Go Mommy! Go Daddy!" the creature cheered.
"Thank you Leopold, now if only Sheldboob here can concentrate better!" Felldrake sneered.
"If you would stop yelling in my ear then maybe I can!" Sheldgoose scowled back.
"If you two are done acting like children…"
The three villains looked over. Glomgold and his clan entered the hallway.
"Well look what we got here! A big villain gathering!" Felldrake commented. "What's this all about?"
"We're expanding our family to take down the Duck/McDuck one!" Big Time said.
The three villains from the Quackmore Institute blinked.
"Uh… you're all a family now?" Sheldgoose inquired.
"In a way yes, taking on many roles of Scrooge and his!" Glomgold replied.
"And we thought you would be the next members to join in!" said Karnage.
"And what roles would we be playing?" Sheldgoose asked.
"Daisy Duck's triplet nieces, January, February, and March!" said Steelbeak.
""It's April, May, and June, you imbecile." Heron said in annoyance.
"Yes!" Glomgold grinned, presenting the photo. "Like Steelbeak mentioned, we need a group of three to fill out the roles of Daisy's nieces. Unfortunately, Catherine's daughters have "turned over a new leaf". Which is why we need the three of you to be the nieces."
"Well, charmed that you thought of us, but… we're neither female or triplets." Sheldgoose scoffed.
"Hold on a minute you moron, I can see where they're going with this." Felldrake cut in. "We've dealt with those little brats before. They helped those Caballeros and Xandra the most in interfering with our plans! We can get rid of them for good, breaking the spirits of their aunt and uncle!"
"Yeah yeah yeah!" Leopold grunted.
"Hmm...now that you mention it, they did scam $1000 from me. And when I attempted to stop the Caballeros from sealing you away, they interfered at the last minute and ruined everything!" Shellgoose remembered in anger.
"Exactly! We agree on something for once!" said Felldrake.
"So are you in?" Glomgold asked.
"You bet we're in!" Felldrake said, his staff face changing to a grin.
"If it means finally getting revenge on those little ducklings who scammed me out of $1,000, then yes!" Sheldgoose added.
Leopold nodded with his tongue sticking out of his mouth.
Glomgold added their faces.
"Ok, so now what about me?" Beaks asked.
Glomgold froze. "Oh… uh… well…" He slapped Beaks' face over Daisy. "There you go."
"What?! I'm the mage dude's gal?! Oh, that is so not sitting well with this billionaire!" Beaks scowled. "I was more satisfied being Gyro! This lady and I have NOTHING in common! You hear me! Nothing! She's not into tech like me. On top of that, I've never even met her before! Plus, she has…what was it called again…a Keyblade? How do you expect me to beat that?!"
"Daisy may have a Keyblade now, but she hasn't handled such high-tech obstacles you can easily create." Heron pointed out.
"You managed to hold your own at the bin and against Louie pretty well. Daisy's not as experienced in such adventure as the others since she was always by the queen's side waiting at the castle." added Magica.
"So, you have an advantage!" said Karnage.
"Yeah, I doubt that. As unbelievably awesome as my technology is, it won't stand a chance against a lady with a Keyblade. Maybe if I were backing up one of you, I'd put up a good fight with it, but one-on-one, I don't stand a chance. Not to mention her temper's almost as bad as Angry Bird's." Beaks explained before showing one of his arms. "In a nutshell, I don't stand a chance."
"Hmm." Heron thinks, then grins when she remembers something. "Perhaps weak and pathetic Mark Beaks doesn't stand a chance…" Beak scowled at that. "But MegaBeaks does."
Hearing this name causes Beaks to widen his eyes, turning to Heron as she presented her own phone, showing a picture of the newspaper article featuring MegaBeaks at the top of Waddle Tower. The title: Fame Hungry Monster.
"Brilliant!" Glomgold exclaimed. "All you have to do is turn yourself into a monster again and Daisy won't stand a chance against."
Beaks rolled his eye, tapping on his phone. "Uh, believe me, I'd love to become ginormous again but to go MegaBeaks I'd need a serum of nanites. The ones inside were fried."
"Don't you have a blueprint? Just remake them and the serum." Ma suggested.
"Duh! Of course, I do. But my employees are too dumb to remake them. The one who made it for me in the first place backstabbed me. Well, technically she back shocked me but you get the gist." said Beaks. "And even if I did, I'd need Gizmoduck's voice to turn them on and my new phone doesn't have it."
Heron merely grinned. "I may be able to help you with that. If you can provide me the blueprints and the necessary equipment I should be able to remake the nanite serum."
"What!? Really!? You're serious!?" Beaks asked in shock.
"Oh yes. And with a little help from our allies, I can modify them, so they only accept your voice code. And make them more powerful too." said Heron. "I did find that grotesquely monstrous form you gave yourself rather intriguing. I loved the villainy."
"Oh ho, ho, ho! I like the sound of that! Amiga, you just spoke my language." said Beaks, finger-gunning.
Heron deadpanned. "Don't call me amiga."
"MegaBeaks is coming back baby!" He laughs maniacally, gunning the air before looking to Glomgold. "Alright, fine. I'm the Daisy."
"Now we're ready! Scrooge McDuck and his family are about to bow down before our new and improved complete family!" Glomgold cackled until Heron stepped up.
"Not so fast. We're not complete yet. Look and see who's under your thumb." she said.
"The whole world will be under my thumb when I-!" Glomgold cut himself off when he saw his thumb was covering Donald's face in the picture. "Ah, I forgot to get a Donald." he grunted.
"But we need a Donald! Not having a Webby is one thing but there's absolutely no way we can beat Scrooge without a freakishly strong SECRET WEAPON on our side who can practically resist almost everything thrown at him." Big Time said.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but Big Time is right. Out of everyone in Scrooge's entire family Donald is the most powerful and most dangerous." Ma Beagle said in agreement.
"As much as I hate to say it, he's the 3rd most powerful mage in the worlds." Magica said, gagging at the sad truth… sad for her at least.
"And he's a Caballeros warrior." Sheldgoose added.
"Thanks for the reminder." Felldrake scowled, bonking Sheldgoose on the head, much to the former institute president's annoyance.
"The ultimate warrior mage hybrid." Karnage growled.
"And with a Keyblade he's far more dangerous than ever." Heron added.
"I would fight him myself but right now, the one I want is Lena." said Magica.
"But what can we do? We don't stand a chance without our own secret weapon." Black Arts asked.
"There must be someone out there! Someone who would make the perfect Donald of our family!" Glomgold said.
"Well, for starters that someone has to be a powerful mage who hates Donald more than Scrooge." suggested Bouncer.
"And he needs to be someone incredibly tough and resilient." Beaks added.
"I would suggest Liu Hai, but Gladstone Gander killed him." said Ma Beagle.
"Do we need a Gladstone?" asked Burger.
"He's out of Duckburg, along with Fethry, Ludwig, Goldie, and the other Caballeros." Heron said.
"What about Negaduck?" suggested Black Arts. "He has no magic, but he is extra tough like his nemesis counterpart Darkwing Duck."
"His presence is already a secret we've yet to reveal at the proper time." Magica replied.
"The same applies to Quackerjack, Megavolt, Bushroot, and Liquidator." added Karnage.
"Well who else can we get?" Steelbeak asked.
"Perhaps Maleficent could provide us some assistance on this matter." Magica suggested.
"Very well then! Let us go find her!" Glomgold declared.
And they all walked off to find her.
Altar of Naught:
Master Xehanort, Maleficent, Xigbar, Luxord, Marluxia, Larxene, Vanitas, Terra-Xehanort, and Dark Riku stood watching all the heroes sail around the Pride Lander's and Outlander's world closer to the Tree of Life. Xehanort wore his regular clothes, Vanitas and Dark Riku wore their bodysuits, Terra-Xehanort wore Terra's clothes, and the rest wore their cloaks.
"So we're just letting them go to the Tree of Life just like that?" Dark Riku asked, unamused. "They will get all the forces ready and then what?"
"Patience Riku…" Xehanort said. "Even assembling all their allies together will end up being futile in the long run."
"They may have had the jump on the Outlanders the day King Simba was stung, but we have a bigger advantage with the other animals under Scar and Zira's leadership." said Terra-Xehanort.
"And many creatures of darkness assisting them."
Everyone looked over to see Ansem, Xemnas, and Young Xehanort arrive via a corridor of darkness as Xehanort's younger self was the one who spoke. All three of them removed their hoods.
"Ah my faithful incarnations." Xehanort smirked. "I trust everything is up to our expectations?"
"Yes. Our legions of Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed are ready to assist in the coming attack." said Xemnas.
"Even if our enemies do try to prepare every single force they have, nothing will prepare them for the return of Scar." said Ansem.
"They're gonna be in for the biggest shock of their lives." Xigbar chuckled. "At least the animals will."
"What I don't get is why you told them the plan anyway." said Larxene, fiddling with her Foudre knives. "Would've been cooler if they didn't know we are gonna wreck that stupid tree."
"All a plan to draw them to one place where Scar will make his grand return." Marluxia said. "And once the Tree of Life falls, both the Pride Lands and Outlands will fall as well."
"And Scar, Zira, and all their allies will rule over all three lands under my tutelage." Maleficent added. "And no Lion King, Queen, Princess, Prince, Lion Guard, or Night Pride will stand in our way."
"What about the Princess herself?" asked Vanitas.
"If they don't wish to perish, they will surrender Kiara to us." said Luxord. "Simba was willing to do anything to protect his daughter and his kingdom. Once the odds are against him, he'll have no choice but to choose. One daughter, or hundreds of animals facing death by darkness."
"That is pretty dark." Larxene smirked.
"That is what our side is all about isn't it?" came a voice.
Everyone turned around to see Glomgold and his clan walk up the stairs, standing across from Maleficent and Organization XIII.
"Oh great, the idiot duck is back." snorted Larxene.
"Idiot?! How dare you-?!" Glomgold began before Ma Beagle nailed him in the ribs.
"A, she has a point. B, don't insult the powerful Seekers of Darkness." she scowled.
"So what's this whole group of villains all about?" Dark Riku asked. "Forming your own personal club outside of the villains we recruited?"
"No. It's an extended version of my family!" Glomgold replied. "To take on Clan McDuck!"
Maleficent and the Organization raised skeptical eyebrows.
"Didn't your first plan fail when that duck kid in green took all your money combined?" Xigbar asked.
"Sadly yes, it did." Karnage nodded. "But now that we've extended it, we have a much better advantage."
"We got mad assassin skills." smirked Heron.
"Technology." Beaks said, holding up his phone.
"Strength!" said Steelbeak, flexing his muscles.
"Magic." Magica said, holding up her staff up. "At least the one I got before your upgrade, Maleficent."
"We got the advantage now!" said Big Time.
"Hm. Not bad." Terra-Xehanort mused. "Might even be enough to claim your vengeance on the family."
"So then Flintheart, I assume your team is finally ready?" Maleficent asked.
"Uh...not quite." Glomgold awkwardly replied.
"What do you mean? You mean you're still not satisfied?" snorted Larxene. "You've got a lot of fighters on your team of toon villains now."
"Yes, but it's not complete. I need one more member and this one will be the most important member of all." Glomgold replied.
"And why's that?" Xemnas asked, folding his arms.
Glomgold showed them the picture.
"Might I ask what's that?" Marluxia inquired.
"It's the most recent photo of Scrooge's entire family, including his honorary members." said Steelbeak.
"Why are your faces on it?" Vanitas asked.
"I stuck them onto the picture to keep track of who's who. As you can all see I'm the Scrooge of this "family". The Beagle Boys are the nephews, Catherine's the Beakley, Heron is the Webby, Karnage is the Della, Sheldgoose, Felldrake, and Leopold are the nieces, Beaks is the Daisy, Steelbeak is the Launchpad, Magica is the Lena and Black Arts is the Violet." Glomgold answered.
"Why's Beaks the Daisy?" Xigbar asked. "Sounds like a crummy position."
"It was the last place on the picture. I'm not much of a fighter. But Heron here has an idea that'll take care of that little problem and give me the advantage over her." Heron grins. "Let's just say that thanks to her you're gonna see a whole new side of me your organizer people will like." The Seekers of Darkness become interested. "I'm also gonna need to improve some of my technology back at Waddle to give myself a bigger upper hand. Besides I care more about destroying Gyro and Gizmoduck than Scrooge's family. Plus, I'll have a better chance to do that here." Beaks clarified.
"And you will do it with my mighty steed, Leopold." Felldrake added.
Leopold roared, weirding out Beaks.
"Yeah...sure…"
"It seems like your team is complete then." Ansem noted.
"Not quite, I'm afraid." Heron replied.
"There's one member I haven't covered. I have every member of Scrooge's family but...I don't have a Donald." Glomgold said, pointing to Donald's spot in the picture.
Maleficent was not amused. "You mean, this is why your team is not ready? Because you don't have a member to emulate one of the Keybearer's pitiful lackey?"
"I wouldn't underestimate him if I were you Maleficent. Donald is not really pitiful, not anymore at least. He's the 3rd most powerful Mage of all worlds after all." Magica pointed out. "And that Aqua character is not far behind unfortunately."
"And he's the most powerful Mage of our world." Sheldgoose added.
"Not to mention he's a Caballeros Warrior." Felldrake sneered.
"He's an even stronger mage than I am." Black Arts said.
"He's Scrooge McDucks nephew. Anyone related to him is trouble." Ma Beagle huffed.
"I have only met Dewey's uncle Donald once and I can only say this about him… he is a character I find intriguing yet despising." Karange said.
Burger muttered something.
"Translation, please." Larxene deadpanned.
"Burger's right." Bouncer added. "We can't forget about what Donald's like when he's angry. The moment anyone threatens or hurts his family or friends he sends them into a world of pain. Most of us here should know, including you Organization people.
The Organization members murmured in agreement, reluctantly in Larxene's case.
"All in all, with the powers of a mage, the training of a Caballeros warrior, Kung-fu warrior, and the fighting prowess he's used in the past, Donald is the ULTIMATE WARRIOR MAGE HYBRID." Heron said.
"And with a Keyblade in his hands now he's a bigger threat than ever before!" Felldrake added.
"And let's not forget he's now become a Keyblade Master and his true power as the Mage of Thunder." Sheldgoose added.
"Sheldgoose is right. I've fought him in that form and it wasn't pretty." Magica said.
"Ah yes, you told us about your fight at the Money Bin some time ago after being freed from your prison." said Ansem.
"Hmm. I'm beginning to see your point now. It's clear to me now that Donald is huge threat." Maleficent said.
"Yes. He's as powerful as his king and it's clear the Mage of Thunder is someone not to be trifled with recklessly." Xemnas said.
"Indeed. I have greatly underestimated the power of this mage. He may look like a fool but when he's at his full power, he's as dangerous and powerful as Sora. Therefore, he must be eliminated along with his family, especially Llewellyn, and Della in regards to the threat that the young pilot could unleash." Xehanort noted.
"So now you all see? We need a Donald. Not having a Webby before was one thing but there's no way we can't take on Scrooge without a freakishly strong secret weapon who's capable of resisting every form of pain sent his way." Big Time said.
"Exactly! Donald is McDuck's ace in the hole, his most powerful and strongest family member! We need a Donald of our own to match him." said Glomgold.
"What we need is a mage who's as strong as that temperamental bird brain and is as tough as him." Steelbeak said.
"Why not just have Magica fight Donald?" Larxene asked.
"Don't be stupid! Magica's the Lena, not the Donald." Glomgold snorted.
"Just have her fight them both." Dark Riku snorted.
"You know you organizers may be insanely powerful but you're small on thinking big. It's no wonder you all lost to that boy, Sora." Glomgold replied.
"Watch it hunchback!" Larxene exclaimed angrily.
"Hmm. Perhaps we should get you a Donald for your group?" Maleficent mused.
"Does anyone come to mind?" Beaks asked.
"We need someone who has a deep hatred towards Donald and wants nothing but to see him suffer." Heron said.
Maleficent smiled evilly. "I think I know the villain who will make the perfect Donald for your group."
"Really? Who is it?" Ma asked, intrigued.
"Another old friend of mine. You both should know him as well, Magica and Felldrake." the evil fairy replied.
"Is that so?" Felldrake asked.
"Enlighten us my fellow sorceress." Magica said.
"His name… is Merlock. Merlock the Terrible Magician. A very powerful sorcerer." Maleficent replied.
Magica and Felldrake grinned in realization.
"Of course! Why didn't I think of him!" exclaimed Felldrake.
"Who is this Merlock?" Black Arts asked.
"He sounds powerful." said Karnage.
"Oh but he is." Maleficent replied. "He practices the dark arts and possesses a green talisman, the sources of his power. We met centuries ago. I helped him gain more power thanks to the talisman. He can also turn into various animals as well."
"He sounds like quite the powerful villain." Young Xehanort mused. "Why haven't you asked him to join our side?"
"He often keeps to himself." Maleficent replied. "That's why he wasn't a part of my league of villains almost three years ago. But now that things have changed, I think now is the time to recruit him." Maleficent then turned towards Xehanort. "That is of course, if you are willing to have him join us, Master Xehanort?"
Xehanort laughed. "I'm not one to turn down a potential ally. I too have heard about Merlock and what he's capable of with his magic. With the current circumstances surrounding the Mage of Disney Castle, as well as the potential threat that could rise in the form of his sister, I can't see any reason not to recruit him. In addition, his sorcery skills could help you, Magica, Sheldgoose, and Felldrake with finalizing the resurrection spell so it doesn't cause any allies to be weakened after revival. As such Maleficent, you have my approval in bringing Merlock to our cause. However, I do wish to speak to him before Glomgold proceeds with his move against the McDuck family." said Xehanort.
Maleficent gave a dark smirk. "Thank you Xehanort, I believe this will help turn our conflict with our enemies back in our favor." she said before she faced Clan Glomgold. "I will send you to Merlock's home. Recruit him to join our side and your 'family.' Make sure he knows what he will gain at the end of the Keyblade War when all the worlds are under our command."
"We can do that Maleficent." Magica nodded.
"You can count on us!" said Felldrake.
"Take us to him!" Glomgold said.
Maleficent slammed her staff on the ground and a corridor of darkness opened in front of the stairs.
"And one more thing." Xehanort said out of the blue. "If and when you do attack that feathered family again, you must either destroy Della Duck or her youngest son clad in green."
"That was our plan... but why them specifically?" Ma Beagle asked.
"So Della Duck will never achieve her full power." Ansem replied.
Many members of the Organization and Clan Glomgold were taken aback.
"Uh... what does that mean?" asked Steelbeak.
"Full power?" quizzed Dark Riku.
"I think I know what he's referring to." Marluxia said as he and Larxene traded glances.
"Like her twin, Della Duck is a mage. Just as her brother controls lightning, she has powers of fire. It's in her blood. And that makes her a major threat to my plans." Xehanort replied. "Due to her idiocy in punishing her youngest son and his refusal to forgive her, there is a rift between them. He has disowned her and his brothers. As a result, Della will never be able to achieve her true power like her twin. Thus, I advise you all to use this opportunity to strike when she is at her weakest. If Della ends up reconciling with her son, her newfound power could end up with her being on par with the Guardians of Light themselves."
"Of course we can do that!" Heron grinned.
"Consider it done." Magica nodded.
"But remember." Xehanort said firmly. "Failure to do so will result in dark consequences."
"And you will have to asnwer to all of us." Xemnas added darkly.
The Beagles Boys, Beaks, Steelbeak, and Karnage gulped.
"Oh don't worry. We will handle it." said Magica.
"For now, we have a sorcerer to talk to." said Glomgold.
One by one, they walked through the corridor and it closed as soon as they were all gone.
"So are you actually sending them to Merlock?" asked Marluxia.
"Or did you send them on a wild sorcerer chase?" asked Vanitas.
"They share our goals. And soon Merlock will as well once he knows what's coming." Maleficent replied.
"And soon Sora and his allies from his team and the Pride Lands will see as well." said Xehanort. "The time of both the McDuck Family and the Tree of Life is thinning by the hour…"
Aztec temple:
A corridor of darkness opened up near the entrance. Glomgold and his allies walked out and stared at a large menacing looking volcano which was also a temple. The skies were dark and lightning struck around.
"Ah Merlock's temple. Been quite sometime since I've been here." Magica said fondly.
"You and me both De Spell!" said Felldrake. "Did the volcano get bigger? I feel like It got bigger."
"S-S-So this is where he lives?" Big Time asked nervously.
"Looks about right for an evil lair for an evil sorcerer." Karnage commented.
"How do we get in?" asked Black Arts.
"Simple. We walk in." Magica replied.
"Then lead the way. But I stand as co-leader as the head of his family!" said Glomgold.
Rolling their eyes, Magica and Sheldgoose - guided by Felldrake - stood beside Glomgold and led the group of villains inside.
Inside Merlock's lair was all rocky illuminated by orange lava. Various ancient artifacts were all around the lair and at the top of a rocky hill was a stone throne.
"Talk about an evil lair, this magician guy knows what he's doing." Beaks commented.
"Where did he get all this stuff?" asked Steelbeak.
"Merlock once had a genie to help him get all the magical and rich stuff he wanted. Or so he told us." Felldrake said.
"But he got unlimited wishes thanks to his oh-so powerful talisman." said Magica. "Kinda like mine, but its power allows him to shapeshift into any kind of animal. Hawk, bear, eagle, you name it."
"Combined with the lamp he could have unlimited wishes. But alas, it was lost." said Felldrake. "Now Merlock practices dark magic to conquer the world, kinda like how Magica and I do… or at least I did before being trapped in my staff form."
"And now you pass it on to me!" Sheldgoose grinned.
"Unfortunately." Felldrake groaned.
"So where is this powerful shapeshifting sorcerer?" Ma Beagle asked. "We don't got all day!"
"Oh but we do!" said Glomgold. "We will have more than one day to plan our attack on the McDuck family compared to last time."
Suddenly there was a loud rumble.
"Sounds like he's here!" said Felldrake.
"WHO DARES INTRUDE IN MY LAIR!?" boomed a loud menacing voice.
Everyone began to shake from the vibration.
Suddenly a large gray hawk flew down from the air and landed in front of them all.
"AH! GIANT HAWK!" cried Burger.
"Stay back giant bird!" cried Beaks.
"We're not for picking!" cried Glomgold.
"Relax." Felldrake said nonchalantly. "Just watch."
Magic swirled around the hawk, revealing a large anthropomorphic wolf with gray fur. He had a gray beard and thin mustache. He wore a large purple hooded cloak with gold and lavender lining, a purple cape with a red clip, a red sash belt, maroon sock-like shoes, and a green talisman with gold back attached to a gold sash necklace around his neck. It was Merlock the Magician.
"You dare intrude in my lair?! I will turn you all into ash and soot!" he roared, summoning dark magic in his paws.
Aside from Ma Beagle, Black Heron, Magica and Felldrake, the villains lurched back in alarm.
Merlock was about to attack them when he saw two familiar faces. He skidded to a stop and dismissed his magic.
"Wait a minute...Magica…" he gasped.
"Why hello there...Merlock. It's been decades." Magica smirked.
"Magica De Spell. Is that you? You're alive and you've become so old. Your green feathers have turned white." Merlock said, studying his fellow sorcerer.
"I actually tried dying my feathers green in this world for a while but who was I kidding?" she said. "I did have them back a while ago but due to circumstances, it's a temporary loss."
Merlock nodded as he looked at everyone else. "Wait a minute. Then who are these people?"
"These are my associates." Magica replied.
"One of our old friends told us to come see you!" said Felldrake.
Merlock gasped as he heard Felldrake's voice come from the staff Sheldgoose held.
"Lord Felldrake?! Is that you?!" Merlock asked. "Why are you in that staff?!"
"You can thank Xandra the Goddess of Blabbity-Blab." Felldrake muttered. "Thanks to her I have to be held by my most recent descendant here, Baron von Sheldgoose."
"And I have dark powers just like you!" Sheldgoose said, managing to pluck up courage. "And we take care of Leopold."
Merlock looked over to see Leopold panting happily and nodding his head.
"Ah yes, Leopold the Horrible. You still look like a deadly abomination since the last time I saw you." Merlock said, petting Leopold's head.
"We've come here to make a proposition for you...old friend." Felldrake said.
"It will be something you cannae refuse." Glomgold added.
Merlock nodded. "Come in...and we'll talk."
They sat around a round table.
"So who are the rest of you?" Merlock asked.
"Flintheart Glomgold! The richest duck in the world!... until I lost my fortune." Glomgold scowled.
"Catherine Beagle. Leader of the Beagle Boys. And these are four of my sons, Big Time, Bouncer, Burger, and Black Arts." said Ma Beagle.
The original classic waved hello.
"I practice the dark arts like you!" Black Arts chimed in.
"Don Karnage! Singing air pirate and thief of the skies!" Karnage said.
"Mark Beaks. Tech billionaire, founder and head of Waddle." Beaks said, texting on his phone.
"Black Heron. Top agent of the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny. Better known as F.O.W.L." said Black Heron.
"They call me Steelbeak. Because, you know, I have a steel beal!" said Steelbeak, clamping his beak. "F.O.W.L.'s last agent before it fell."
"Quite the group you all have here." Merlock said, stroking his beard. "So what's this proposition you have for me?"
"We're under the guise of our old pal Maleficent." Magica said.
"Maleficent? I thought she was dead." Merlock said in surprise.
"Oh no she's alive." said Felldrake. "Originally enemies, she's now assisting a very powerful Keyblade Master named Master Xehanort, leader of the 13 Seekers of Darkness. They're called Organization XIII."
"Master Xehanort has returned as well?!" Merlock gasped.
"You know about the old man?" Beaks asked.
"Of course I do. I have heard about what he had done to the worlds. I'm amazed that he's back." Merlock answered.
"Oh he's back alright." said Ma Beagle.
"And Maleficent is helping him build an army under the Organization's tutelage for the Keyblade War and rule all the worlds in darkness when we cleanse the light." said Karnage.
"All against a troublesome teenager named Sora and his friends, the so-called Guardians of Light." said Glomgold.
"That way when the 7 lights and 13 Darknesses clash, the χ-blade will be forged." Sheldgoose stated.
"So the famous χ-blade is no myth after all." Merlock muttered to himself. "But why do both sides need an army?"
"To even the odds to ensure those whose hearts are powered by darkness can rule the worlds." said Magica. "Or certain sections of it for some. All under Maleficent's rule."
"How would you like to join our team in our quest to rule this world?" Glomgold asked.
"You want me to join your team? Pass." Merlock sait, getting up to turn and walk away while giving a dismissing wave. "The offer sounds tempting but I don't do teams. I work by myself and for myself. That's how I like it."
"Wait! Wait!" Glomgold begged, getting up.
"Hold on a minute!" said Felldrake, sending out an energy hand that grabbed his shoulder and Glomgold stopped in front of the terrible magician.
"This is more than just about ruling the world! It's also about revenge!" Glomgold said.
"On who exactly?" Merlock inquired.
"Why, on Scrooge McDuck…" Glomgold began.
Merlock snorted. "I have no interest in Scrooge McDuck like you, Flintheart."
"...And his nephew." Glomgold finished.
Merlock's eyes widened. "Nephew? As in…"
"Donald Duck." Magica nodded. "We know he's humiliated you twice, Merlock. Some of us feel your pain. He humiliated me and foiled my plans for vengeance a year ago."
"Because of him I lost my presidency years ago…" scowled Sheldgoose.
"And he sealed me away and ruined my chances for world domination!" added Felldrake. "Join us Merlock."
"Together we will bring the entire Duck and McDuck family to their knees!" Magica said.
"We will rule this world under the guidance of Master Xehanort and Maleficent, Mistress of Evil!" said Felldrake.
"And you'll get revenge on Donald and make him pay for the two times he's defeated you! And your revenge will be even better because along with him you'll be able to kill his sister Della and his girlfriend Daisy!" Glomgold added.
"So the rumors are true, Della has returned." Merlock said to himself.
"Yes, she came back to Earth not so long ago and lives with her family." Magica nodded.
Merlock was silent for a few seconds before he started to chuckle which then turned into more of a maniacal laughter.
"I've spent an entire year repairing my talisman and waiting for the right time to strike...to seek my revenge on Donald and his family. Now that the people he loves are gathered in one spot...his suffering will be all the more sweeter. And it will be even better now that I have his sister and girlfriend to torture. And then there's that annoying pink child who helped with foiling my last plan for revenge." Merlock grinned.
"Oh I know the pain of dealing with that annoying little pink-wearing brat." Heron scowled. "Because of her I lost my robotic arm. And that was the second time it happened in my life."
"But tell me, why do you need my help to defeat Donald and his family?" Merlock asked.
"A while back I finally figured out why I could never defeat Scrooge." Glomgold said.
Merlock chuckled. "Please, the answer to that is obvious Flintheart; You're a moron, your plans are terrible, Scrooge is stronger, smarter and-"
"Wrong! It's his family!" Glomgold interrupted. "He has a whole team that works for him because they...I don't know...love him." He almost vomited from those two words. "So, we've put together a team… no, our own family consisting of villains who will counter every member of Scrooge's family. We have a Scrooge, being me…" He gestured to the other members respectively, "Della, Daisy, Donald's nephews, Daisy's nieces, Webby, Lena, Violet, Launchpad and a Beakley. But...we're missing the most important one of all…"
He showed the family photo and Merlock saw the villain's faces overlapping the entire duck family except for Donald.
"The problem is you don't have a Donald." Merlock realized.
"Exactly." Glomgold nodded.
"Unfortunately, finding a Donald is easier said than done." Ma Beagle said.
"He has his mage powers, is a Caballero warrior, and can wield a Keyblade." scowled Magica.
"Donald can wield a keyblade?" Merlock asked, surprised.
"Yes. And most recently he's become a Keyblade Master." Magica added. "Not only that, I'm sure you're aware of the hidden power he has at his disposal."
"Yes. Unfortunately." Merlock admitted. "I had the displeasure of seeing his true power when we las fought. It's how he was able to defeat me."
"He has his mage powers, is a Caballero warrior, and most recently a Keyblade Master after our ally Vanitas got his Keyblade swiped by him." scowled Magica.
"Maleficent suggested that we recruit you to join our team. You're one of the most powerful mages of this world, enough to equal Donald in combat and your tougher than nails, tough enough to survive in the form of a child and a volcanic eruption." said Sheldgoose.
"Guilty as charged." Merlock grinned.
"And considering how much you hate Donald you would make the perfect opponent for him." Magica said.
"And if you join us, our allies can give you a power unlike any other that will allow you to crush Donald once and for all." Felldrake added.
Merlock thought for a moment. "Hmm...I do like the sound of revenge and power. And when you put it all that way…"
He grinned evilly.
"I will end up having my revenge after all these decades! And such power will be mine at last! And conquering the world in such chaos and darkness in my image! I will get my revenge on Donald, Daisy, and Della Duck, and their family as well! I want in on this 'family'! Take me to this Organization!"
Everyone cheered.
"Welcome to the family Merlock!" said Magica.
"And hey, if any of those pathetic Keyblade Wielders get in the way of our family feud, you have permission to destroy them!" said Sheldgoose.
"Especially that Sora character." Karnage added. "The Organization said there's something special and unique about him. Drives them crazy."
"So be it then! After I kill Donald, his sister, and his girlfriend, anyone else who dares stand in my way I will finish them off. So with that being said." Merlock said and with a grin on his face, he used his magic to create a small photo of his head which he then gave to Glomgold. "I believe this should help complete your picture?"
Glomgold completed his photo by sticking Merlock's face over Donald's.
"At last. We have a Donald. Now we are ready. Soon, we are going to make our move on Sora, Donald and Scrooge and they will soon bow before CLAN GLOMGOLD!" Glomgold cackled.
All the villains laughed evilly, auras of darkness surrounding them.
"You guys, our family is awesome!" Said Big Time.
To be continued…
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