Chapter 28: The Epic Finale! (Ending of the Epic Mickey arc.)
"Lucky! Come out wherever you are!" Xion yelled as she dashed across the multi-colored houses. He ran past a sign that read Os-Town.
Mickey checked a manhole cover, while Sora checked the mail box. Kairi and Riku asked a few toons, that couldn't tell them anything. Namine had notched a few places were broken and missing. She used her paint brush to fix what was broken.
Feeling a small smile on her face, she looked to a few of the happy toons looking at her work. They gathered around her.
"That's the girl! She's the one that's been restoring The Wasteland!" Yelled one.
"Oh no, I'm just.." Namine said blushing.
Xion grabbed her before anyone could else could say anything. They turned to Sora, Robot Donald, and Robot Goofy head's in a building.
"How, what, why?" Namine and Xion asked.
"Well it looks like Riku was right after. Sorry Xion no Lucky in the wall" Sora said.
"Garsh Namine ya think you can get out out?" Robot Goofy asked.
"I hope the real me doesn't have to put up with you two dolts." Robot Donald muttered.
"He does." Riku said.
"Don't worry Sora, I'll get you out!" Kairi said as she grabbed a cartoon jackhammer and started to jab at the building.
Mickey had unlocked another door.
"No Lucky." He muttered.
Oswald had been looking blankly at the door, with a lost expression on his face. Mickey, and Riku's words were starting to sink in. Also remembering the look on Lucky's face.
(Maybe, that kid was on to something. This place was falling apart and all I thought about was my own needs. That's not right, Ortensia wouldn't want this! ….What happened to me?) The Rabbit thought.
Mickey saw a few drops of ink come from Oswald. It slowly formed into an arm. Without thinking Mickey slashed at the arm that was about to strangle Oswald. He blinked looking at ink, then looked at Mickey.
"Why? Why would you do this? Why do you risk your neck for people you don't know?" Oswald yelled.
Mickey stopped and looked at his brother.
"You'd do the same for me." Mickey said.
Oswald was now the one to look at another ink arm that was about to rip open Mickey was a chainsaw. He pushed his little brother to the side, dodged the chainsaw, grabbed it from the arm and cut it off. killing it and throwing the chain saw to the ground.
"See?" Mickey said.
Oswald looked at him.
"Look Mouse-Mickey, I'm, I'm, I'm sorry. About all this." Oswald muttered.
Mickey just looked at him.
"I'm not like this, then again I haven't been myself in a long time. Ortensia would have wanted me to be more friendly to you, and your friends. I've been acting like a jerk." Oswald stated
Mickey put a hand on his shoulder.
"Well can we start over?" He asked.
Oswald gave his little brother a sly look.
"I'll think about it, but right now we still need to find my boy." Oswald said.
"Also beat the Blot!" Mickey said with a grin as he got up and ran to the small flight of stairs.
(I'm starting to see what those kids see in him.) Oswald thought.
The two brothers checked each room on top floor, until they looked out a window to see a blue dot hop to a small, pink house. Oswald broke the window.
"What are you doing?" Mickey yelled.
"I'm gonna jump." Oswald explained.
"I can't jump that, it's way too high!" Mickey yelled.
"We are cartoons little brother, we just bounce back up from falls." Oswald said.
Mickey still didn't buy it.
Oswald grinned.
"Okay you win, we can walk the fifty flight of stairs again!" Oswald said feeling Mickey's soreness.
The Mouse King jumped out the window in heartbeat. Oswald chucked and followed him.
"We looked everywhere, and still no Lucky!" Xion whinned.
"Don't worry Xion he couldn't have gotten far. Kairi said.
"What if he's hurt, or lost?" Xion asked.
"Calm down, your not gonna find him, all worked up." Riku said.
"Take a deep breath." Kairi suggested.
"Also this place looks safe. I'm sure Lucky is fine, just a little sad. Not that I don't blame him." Namine said.
Sora jumped off a lamp post.
"Hey we still haven't checked pink house." Sora said.
"Garsh that's Ortensia's house. I think I got the Key somewhere." Robot Goofy muttered.
"Keys, we don't need no sticking keys." Sora said summoned his Kingdom Key.
Riku was about to hit Sora for saying such a lame line, but seeing Mickey and Oswald fall into the house made them all run to the house.
Kairi opened the door to find all 420 bunny kids looking at their dad and uncle, hiding behind something.
"Hi kids. Daddy's home." Oswald said weakly.
Mickey waved to them.
None of them said anything. They all seemed sacred. All of them stuck to their hiding spots.
Oswald then sat down.
"Okay everyone, I know since Mommy….went missing. I haven't been a good dad, and with your Uncle Mickey being here…" Oswald started to say.
His kids started to smile when the name of their favorite uncle was mentioned without a swear or curse.
"I've been even worse, and I'm sorry. You kids deserve better then that." Oswald said.
"No more fighting?" Lucky asked.
"Nope, were pals now." Mickey said as he put his arm around his brother.
"Lets just say we aren't going to fight anymore." Oswald said pulling away.
"Group hug, and that goes for you guys too Xion." Mickey said to a door.
The door opened to Sora, Xion, Riku, Namine and Kairi.
All 420 bunny kids group hugged everyone.
Xion found her pal, in the blue sea of bunny kids. To anyone else they all would have looked the same, but Xion knew better.
"Lucky!" Xion said cuddling him.
"Hi Xion!" Lucky said.
"Please don't scare me like that again." Xion said.
"Okay." Was all he said as he nuzzled her.
(Those two seem to be good friends? Maybe I could have her babysit.) Oswald thought.
"Okay everyone good? Great now lets get that rocket fixed, beat the Blot and go home." Riku said.
"Right." Everyone said. The Keyblade wielders, and the two kings started to walk out. As Lucky started to hop out, he was stopped by his father.
"Where do you guys and gals think your going?" He asked.
"We wanna help." Whinnied Tiff.
"Yeah we can do it." Rico said.
"Lucky's been helping now it's our turn." Said Floyd.
"Oh no you aren't. This is going to be really dangerous. Not even Lucky is going." Oswald said.
"It's dangerous just to go out and play." Floyd said.
(He's got me there.) Oswald thought.
"We can fight, we can help!" Tiff said.
"We want to find Momma." protested Lucky.
"Oh just let them come along." Kairi said knowing how they felt.
"No! They are not going and that's final!" He yelled.
Oswald then looked at the sad faces of his kids, then at Xion who gave them a wink. Mickey was also giving them the wink. Heck even Sora gave the wink. He knew damn what that wink meant. It was code for follow us, and don't worry what your dad says.
"You guys are just going to disobey me, and follow your Uncle Mickey right?" Oswald asked his kids.
They all nodded.
"….Fine come on, just get some stuff to hit with." The Rabbit muttered beaten
They all cheered as Sora, Xion, and Mickey gave them the thumbs up.
(Wait a minute, where are Ansem and Molly?) Riku thought.
Meanwhile that the end of Os-Town Gus was hard at work fixing the projector.
"Almost, and done." Gus muttered to himself.
He wiped off some sweat and oil from his face. He then turned around hearing music. The Gremlin saw a large movement of blue carrying a banner of Mickey and Oswald's logo.
Namine had draw every bunny kids an instrument, and she drew Sora a conductor stick.
"Whose the King for you and me?" Sora and Xion started to sing and march.
"M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!" The bunny kids sang.
"Mickey Mouse!" Namine sang.
"Donald Duck!" Robot Donald yelled.
"Mickey Mouse!" Kairi sang.
Donald Duck!" Robot Donald yelled again
"Forever hold our banner! Mickey started.
"HiGH HIGH HIGH!" The kids sang again.
(Oh God someone kill us.)Both Riku and Oswald thought to each other.
Meanwhile back in Yen-Sid's tower.
Aqua and Roxas were on the floor panting.
"I was awful Master." Roxas whinnied.
Aqua put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Roxas it was your first time. You'll get better at it." Aqua said reassuring him.
Roxas still looked doubtful. She smiled at him.
"Just so you know it was my first time too. I'm never taught anyone the command Decks before." Aqua said.
"Oh thank Kingdom Hearts that's what she was talking about." Yen-Sid thought as he checked on them with his crystal ball.
He felt a bit stronger.
"Strange, it seems that my magic doesn't feel as need. As if it's been replace with another form of magic." The Master thought.
He checked to see the Wasteland had started to reshape in his original design. He had spotted the others climbing Mickey Junk Mountain. He smiled looking at Namine.
"I always knew that child was special. Ansem the Wise was rather foolish for mistreating her." Yen-Sid muttered.
He then felt another force of magic. It was like Xehanort's magic, but older….and similar to Walt's.
"Oh no Ansem, you heartless idiot!" Yen-Sid yelled, causing Aqua and Roxas to run to him.
Meanwhile in the Underworld.
"Oh yes, Ansem you heartless idiot!" The Demon Chernabog said with delight.
Xehanort was also pleased.
"It seems my heartless managed to be useful after all. Soon you will be closer to your full power my lord." The Elderly Keyblade Master said.
Vanities was angry that he didn't kill Sora.
"So what's so great about this Blot thing that you made me go down there anyway?" He asked.
"It's not what the Blot is my pupil but who's inside it!" The Master of Darkness stated.
"Why Xehanort you don't mean…him do you" The Mistress of all evil asked.
"Oh course my dear. The man that gave me my start to darkness, as well as the Rabbit's tormenter." Xehanort said.
"Charles Mintz!" Chernabog stated with a wicked grin.
Back in the Wasteland.
On top of a large mountain, made out of large ruined, toys, books, and rusted chunks of metal and gears. The mountain's base was covered in thinner. The sky was as green as the thinner sea. Almost at the top of it where the others. The bunny kids made one large rope, as they pulled everyone to the top.
"Phew I can't believe we finally made it to the top." Kairi said.
"I'm just glad Big Brother showed Roxas and I those Bugs Bunny cartoons. They really helped us get away from those Blotlings." Xion muttered.
"I can't believe that they feel for the that whole "I dare you to step across this line. gag." Sora said.
He looked down to see Blotlings still falling into the sea of thinner he had made over a line in the junk.
"I can't believe that this whole thing is made out of Mickey's old stuff." Namine said.
She then lifted Mickey and Oswald up.
"Yeah, it's all coming back to me. I was a bit of brat back in the day. Anything I had after fifteen minutes, I got bored with and made vanish." Mickey admitted.
Oswald managed to get to the top.
"Well at least their is no sign of The Blot so I think we are in the….OH NO!" Oswald yelled.
Everyone managed to get to the top but the bunny kids. A good thing too, cause what they saw was really scary.
Standing on top of the mountain was a very large, tail dark goulash, tripping ink colossal. The area had broken glass everywhere. His eyes were green and soulless, it's mouth looked like it could and would eat anything without second thought. In all that goop was Ansem and Molly gasping for air. It looked at Oswald, and Mickey like it was looking at it's lunch. Everyone was really freaking out.
"Move!" Riku yelled! As the Blot started to reach out and grab them.
Most turned their Keyriders on. To get away, from that thing. It's fingers were reaching out for them. Mickey was frozen stiff with fear. Oswald had to drag him. He could see it eyeing his kids. Xion also saw this. She flew slashing at the Blot to keep it away from her friends. Oswald slapped Mickey silly.
"Come on Mouse stay with us!" He ordered.
"This is all my fault!" Mickey gasped.
Oswald didn't hear what his little brother said
Namine while on Kairi's keyrider was in pain from a bad headache.Bad memories always gave her headaches, an Mickey's head a showing her one really bad one. She pushed them back.
"Kairi, lower us down. I'm gonna see if I can thin it!" Namine said.
"Are you crazy?" Kairi screamed.
"Look if we can make it smaller then, we can fight it better." Namine said.
Kairi lowered her Keyrider to the top of the Blot's head. Namine pulled out her brush as she started to thin it out, but The Blot Turned around and started sucking them both in. Kairi hit the peddle to the metal but they were both grabbed by large link tentacles. Kairi tried to fight back with her Keyblade but, it got sucked into the goop. The two could barely berth.Sora saw this in panic
"NO KAIRI NAMINE!!" He yelled.
He had changed his Keyrider into it's chainsaw form to cut into The Blot's eye. Sora was stopped dead in his tracks by one of The Blot's fingers. It flicked Sora with another finger sending him flying across the Wasteland.
"Guys no! Riku screamed. He casted all the dark magic and every other spell that he could think of to fight back, but The Blot grabbed a hold of him and sucked him in.
Roxas Aqua and Yen-Sid watched in horror.
Roxas's fists were clenched into a fist. His eyes were full of rage.
"NAMINE! He screamed. Before Aqua or Yen-Sid could do anything he jumped into the Wasteland. He pulled out both his Keyblades. His whole body was glowing.
"Faith!" He yelled.
Out of his keyblades shot out ten more Keyblades made out of light. They stabbed The Blot's back causing to to scream in pain.
"Dang his kid is good." Oswald thought.
But The Blot grabbed a hold of Roxas and he slow went sank into him.
"Damn it!" Oswald thought while dodging tentacles.
Xion looked in horror.
"Roxas no!." She screamed.
She looked over Mickey, and start whacking over the head to get is head in the game.
"King Mickey I know your scared but we need you!" Xion. pleaded
The Blot started to suck in Xion, Mickey, Oswald and his kids into itself.
"Suck! Suck! Suck!" Yelled all the vanillas watching this.
At that point in time, something snapped in Mickey mouse's brain. He broke out of his fear and started slashing at the monster.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH" I may have brought you into this world! Now I'm gonna take you out! Mickey yelled.
"What?" Oswald thought.
Mickey and Xion started slashed and blasting the Blot away. The Blot started to overpower them again,until it was met with a stab to the head from another Kingdom Key. It looked to find Sora, or Sora who now had blonde spiky hair and red eyes.
"Salvation!" Sora yelled. Stabbing the Blot in the eye with many light swords spinning around causing it horrible pain.
"That's Ven's move!" Aqua said thinking what Ven-Sid was thinking.
"Ven's heart is in Sora!" Aqua said happily.
"Ven…IS IN THE RUNT!? ALL THIS TIME HE WAS HIDING IN THE RUNT!" Van screamed.
Chernabog looked at Sora more closely.
"That power, those eyes. Nine tails is that you in there?" He thought.
The Blot kept taking hit after hit, from Sora on top, to Mickey and Xion at the bottom.
Oswald had found the Rocket. Gus handed him the controls to it.
"Say your prayers you ugly ink stain!" Oswald yelled.
The Rocket fired into the Blot causing fireworks to go off inside blasting it everywhere and freeing everyone. Sora, Mickey and Xion while falling grabbed everyone. Namine had painted them all a giant bed that they landed on.
Sora's eyes turned normal, and he felt weak.
'What happened?" He asked.
He was with a great big hug, by Kairi, Xion, Namine and Roxas.
"We did it,we beat the Blot!" Mickey said.
"Yay!" Sora said feeling faint.
"Wait where did that other guy go?" Molly thought.
Namine found herself laying near a statue of a cat girl with s skirt and hat.
"Is this Ortensia?" Namine thought.
The Bunny kids were throwing a small party. The only person who wasn't happy was Oswald.
He made way from his kids. He grabbed his brother's neck.
"Want to repeat that last line you said Mickey?" He hissed.
Riku got him off Mickey.
"What's your deal man, Mickey just saved your world." Ansem said,
Mickey started to speck.
"Guys, no. I actually caused all the bad things in the Wasteland. When I was little, I messed with Master Yen-Sid's stuff, and made a monster. I got scared and barely cleaned the mess, and ran. Truth is I made the Blot. All of this is my fault! I'm so sorry!" Mickey said starting to cry.
Oswald punched him in the face.
"YOU LITTLE RAT! JUST WHEN I WAS STARTING TO TRUST YOU! YOUR GONNA F**KING DIE!" Oswald yelled.
"Daddy don't!" Pleased his kids.
"BACK AWAY KIDS!" Oswald yelled grabbing Namine's brush.
"No! Momma wouldn't want this!" Lucky protested while getting in the way of his father.
" I DON'T GIVE A F**K WHAT YOUR MOTHER WOULD HAVE WANTED! I'M GETTING WHAT I WANTED FOR A LONG TIME!" Oswald yelled as he slapped Lucky out of the way.
Xion picked him up and put her Keyblade in his face.
"You monster! How can you do this to your own son?" Xion yelled sick to her stomach with tears coming out of her face.
Oswald painted claw on his hands. He quickly pimp slapped her.
"He's one out of four hundred and twenty. I'll live." Oswald said.
The rest started to get up and fight, but Oswald drew them binding that they couldn't get out off. They all had a shocked look on their faces at what was coming out of Oswald. The Lucky Rabbit was dripping ink, and it was forming something.
"Any last words Mouse?" He asked.
"…Look behind you." Mickey said with the same horrid look as the others.
"Oh please Mouse's that's the oldest trick in the book." Oswald said.
"You really should do as your brother says." Said a cold and wicked voice.
Oswald now felt a cold, dead hand on him. He knew that voice and it was making him shiver all over. The rabbit slowly looked at who it was.
He remembered this dying, decaying, undead, skull like face. The tentacles coming out of his arms that looked like they were forming mouths full of razor sharp teeth. Those greedy and soulless red eyes were stabbing everyone with a murderous gaze. He grabbed a hold of Oswald's long ears, causing burning pain for him.
"MINTZ!" He screamed in fear and pain.
"Oh so my pet does remember his master. Good. I was feared that I would have had to hurt you earlier." The man named Mintz said.
Everyone was terrified. Mickey couldn't help but scream.
"WHO ARE YOU?!" The Mouse king yelled.
The figure looked at Mickey. He gave a creepy smile to him.
"Ah Mickey Mouse all grown up. I remember when Walt first drew you. I am Charles Mintz. The ruler of the Wasteland and owner of this worthless thing." Mintz stated while giving Oswald a look.
"Did you think you could get away from me? Locking me away in that bottle? That wasn't very nice of you Oswald. If it weren't for those two heartless, over there. I would never have been able to get out and remind the world of who I was." Mintz said as he tighter his grip on the rabbit.
"AAAAAHHH" Oswald screamed.
Your little kitty cat gave all her color to trap me, now I' think I'll eat a few of your worthless children. I think it will be more painful for the mother." Mintz said.
"NO! YOU CAN"T!" Oswald yelled.
His hands turned into claws as they slashed Oswald's stomach.
"DID I SAY YOU COULD TALK?! I didn't think so. Also weren't you the one to say they were "One out of Four hundred and twenty? Also what do you care what she thinks?" Mintz asked.
"You were messing with my head! I love my kids! I love Ortensia!" Oswald whimpered.
Riku and Ansem both got unpleasant flashbacks. Causing Namine a lot of pain.
"Oh was I now?" Mintz muttered.
He looked around to find one bunny child he wanted. He grabbed Lucky who was trying to fight back
Xion kept trying to break free.
"Hey put him down!" She yelled.
Mintz gave her a quick slap to the face. He started to have one of his tenches opened up to eat the poor rabbit.
Oswald could stand it no longer. This man took everything from him once, and he wouldn't let that happen to him again. He kicked Mintz in the face,dropping him. He grabbed his kid, and Namine's brush. He thinned out the bindings, and got his frozen wife and scared kids to a safe distince.
"YOU DARE DISOBEY ME OSWALD!" Mintz screamed.
"I believe he does." said another voice behind Mintz. Mickey and Oswald's jaws dropped. They saw a ghost of a man they thought to be long
Chernabog roared in rage, causing the whole UnderWorld to shake. Even Xehanort was stunned" WALT DISNEY!!"
"….Father?" Mickey and Oswald asked.
"Walt…Disney? What are you doing here? Your dead!" Mintz said starting to panic.
The man slashed Mintz's arm off with a pen.
"Oh I am dead Chuck, and so well you. I'm just here to wish my boys good luck." Walt said.
"Father.." Oswald said smiling.
"I'm glad to see you both. Oswald I'm sorry for not being about to save you, and I hope you'll forgive me. Mickey I'm so proud of you. You've become a great king. Whoops I guess my time is up. I love you guys, and don't worry I'll be with you in spirt." Walt said as he vanished.
"Thanks Dad." Mickey said.
"Hey don't ignore me!" Mintz yelled.
Ansem bitch slapped him.
"Shut up you! Can't ya see they are trying to have father/son moment here?" Also you have use to deal with!' Ansem said evilly as the rest started to attack him.
Sora, Roxas, and Xion slashed his tentacles off.
Kairi and Namine magic blasted blasted him, while freezing him in place.
Riku, Ansem, and Molly ripped out his eyes with darkness.
"Hey Mickey you guys wanna finish him off?" Sora asked.
Oswald and Mickey looked at each other, grabbed a hold Mickey's Keyblade and stabbed him in the chest.
"NO!" Mintz yelled as he slowly melted into nothing but ink. His body now gone, his soul was about to meet someone in the Underworld he really didn't want to.
"That's it where done!" Riku said.
"Not quite." Namine said.
She looked at the Frozen Ortensia and painted her to normal. She looked around, started to move. The cat grabbed Oswald and kept kissing. The bunny kids hugged both their mom and dad. Heck everyone else go into the group hug.
Aqua and Yen-Sid watched as The Wasteland itself changed and warped. It became apart of Disney Town, and Disney Castle. Hearts even started to rain from the sky giving everyone there hearts.
Yen-Sid gave a small laugh, much to Aqua's surprise.
"All according to plan." Yen-Sid muttered.
"WHAT? Aqua yelled.
End of arc.