Keyblades, Magiswords and Magic Wands, Oh My !

Synopsis: A story continuing after "Wedding at the Playhouse". All the theme parks on Earth (or the Amusement Kingdoms, as Michael Theodore "Mickey" Mouse calls them), are in danger of losing their fun when the evil sorceress Malaise intends to drain away all the joy and fun away. She also holds the parents of Charles Entertainment "Chuck E." Cheese as her prisoners. It will take the power of everyone to rescue Chuck E,'s parents and save the world's theme parks.

‘Warriors for hire are here !

It’s the name and career !

Sleuthing siblings who quest !

Which is what they do best !

They have special tools !

For which they are fools !

These guys lose their mind,

When they collect or find the

Mighty Magi...swords.’--Theme song to Mighty Magiswords as sung by Danny Avidan

Chapter 1—Everyone’s Having Fun, but I’m Not !

Malaise was always discontent. She seemed to have a perpetual rain cloud over her head. Today, this rain cloud, or as she called him, ‘Thunder’, was rather rumbly and proving his namesake apropos.

‘Thunder, I don’t understand.’, she began. Her Gothic makeup was running rivulets after crying so much. She looked like a rejected KISS band member.

She had phenomenal ability being a necromancer theurge but time after time, everything had been usurped from her. She had become nothing more than a laughingstock, especially to her so-called friends and parents who ultimately disowned and rejected her.

‘What’s not to understand ? You’ve proven to be a complete and utter failure. If I were you, I’d be crying too.’, Thunder said, cynically. He grumbled and crossed his wispy arms, not really wanting to be near her, but he was the only being that she had been able to tie to him, soul and all. Even if he wanted to be free of her reign over him, he’d simply return, much like a boomerang.

‘Thunder, you’re suppose to support me.’, she complained.

‘Hey, when you captured me and bound me you didn’t wager on me having free will, glitter lips.’, Thunder moaned.

‘You’re not helping. You’re supposed to be my friend. If not my friend, then at least my lackey.’, Malaise kvetched. Thunder rolled his eyes immaturely and patted her on the back. He did have some love for her since she rescued him from an overbearing warlock who was verbally abusive, abrasive and terribly selfish. At least with Melaise he was treated as an equal, and he dined like a king every night.

‘Sorry.’, Thunder said, his icy demeanor softening as he nestled close to her to assuage her.

‘Spring break. Feh. Hate it, always have. Always will. Everyone’s having fun, but I’m not.’, she complained. Then a brilliantly horrible idea entered her mind. Every entertainment empire in the theme park business would become hers by stealing its joy. Even Dave & Busters would be subject to becoming just another locale associated with misery, disappointment, obesity and diabetes.

Chapter 2—In the Barren Face lands

Prohyus and Vamber were questing on another mission and had done so without using Magiswords, which was a real feat for them. The only duty they had on this auspicious day was making certain that they had done someone else’s spring cleaning and house sat as they were away. It was the old man of the village and they had completed all of his chores, primed and ready for an extravagant award when he returned to find everything spic and span.

Grup got bored poking a rock with a stick and bumped his head on the table where Prohyus typically left his magi bag, an infinite tote that housed every Magisword he had either found or bought. One sword that was in it was the Legendary Hyperspace Magisword, obvious due to its namesake. Freaked out, Grup let out a terrified ‘NOOOOO’ and hid underneath Vamber’s bed. As for the portal left in the ground, Prohyus came home and tripped into it, taking the bag on the table with him. Not long after, Vamber followed. Luckily Grup was still afraid of the glowing, mystical portal so, he remained tightly in fetal position under Vamber’s bed saying,

‘If I ignore it long enough, sure, it’ll go away on its own. Sort of like a zit !’

Chapter 3—Villains, Assemble !

The Heartless had already begun taking control of everything they had touched. Only recently, they had encountered Malaise and she had started feeding off of other’s happiness. They hoisted her up as their new mistress, high above in their talons, cheering and whooping. Hades didn’t necessarily like this, nor did any of the other villains.

‘Who is this clown, or better yet, mime. Don’t tell me, I know you can’t due to the fact it’s all an act !’, Hades said, snarkily.

‘Firstly, I’m Malaise. The minute I knew I could drain such an ugly emotion as HAPPINESS I took what I could. I have plans on kidnapping mascots as soon as all these reprehensible domains of joy are sucked dry !’, Malaise cackled.

‘Oh, I like her. You are dark !’, Maleficent complimented.

‘Thanks.’, Malaise replied, ‘As are you.’

They collaborated to work in cahoots to begin ‘Operation Letdown’ as soon as possible, but they knew they would have to be discreet and inconspicuous.

‘I’ll create an enchantment for all of us. We’ll be seen as innocent, sick orphans, wanting entry into the Kingdoms. They’ll think we’re from the Make-A-Wish charity.’, Ursula stated with a wicked sneer. Maleficent was certainly tickled by that idea. She, the Wicked Queen, the Warlock from Black Cauldron and Doctor Facilier began their chanting together, each incorporating their own variety of necromancy. Even Malaise threw in her magical arsenal into the pot, Thunder adding in some bolts of lightning to add an extra sting to the potion.

‘Now, it begins.’, the Evil Queen cackled. In a wisp of smoke and the increased howling of undead, damned souls circling around them, the group maintained their cover and began to quickly spirit away each and every major entertainer they could from every amusement park, pizza parlor and midway they could find, no matter how commercially successful or unsuccessful.

Chapter 4—Not Good, Not Good !

Stitch had experienced reform in the past few years and due to this, he could now sense when evil was afoot. He had been surfing with Lilo, Nani and the gang when a volcano unexpectedly erupted.

‘Not good ! Not good !’, he cried. He then saw it was the result of Heartless and could see Sora and other Keyblade wielders coming through to stop the lava before it did anymore damage. Fortunately, Moana and Maui were with them, so they could help a great deal. There was a massive shift in scenery as the Heartless were defeated and everything became stabilized. Of course, there were plenty of questions and not many answers in sight. Not even Prohyus and Vamber, who arrived on the scene, had any clue as to what was going on until another portal appeared out of nowhere.

‘Ooo, not this again.’, Zombie Pumpkin complained. Before Stitch could ask who the strangely dressed Questers were, they were all drawn into the Portal elsewhere.

Chapter 5—Well, At Least We Know My Prototype Works !

Jeramie had been working on a portal gun, ala Portal and Rick and Morty, not really making much headway until this very moment. Needless to say, everyone was impressed and the cavalcade of characters that had been gathered was nothing short of incredible and motley.

‘P-p-p-p-lease tell me what the HECK is goin’ on ?!’, Roger Rabbit demanded.

‘Exactly. How did we end up here in this weird place ?’, Jessica, his wife chimed in, equally keyed up. Jeramie explained as best he could, doing his utmost to explain quantum mechanics and quantum physics to laymen. It wasn’t exactly the most facilitious lesson to teach but most of the characters understood and they knew a massive battle was about to take place.

‘We have an issue. It’s not just one villain but many. All of the mascots have been spirited away and their happiness is going to be devoured !’, Oswald said. Ortensia nearly wept but Honey patted her back and stroked her fur to calm her.

‘We might be from different animation studios, companies or backgrounds but none of that should matter. We’re up against some very wicked powers at work here.’, Jason said, obviously.

Synde was alongside them again, redeeming his once wicked deeds for a life walked along the straight and narrow. Besides, he would be closer to the woman he cared about so deeply. He also promised himself that should the battle against Malaise and her cronies be won that it was a sign he should marry the girl of his dreams.

Chapter 6—Sailor Senshi are Here !

It seemed that every possible superhero, bishoujo, bishonen and protagonist had come, including the Sailor Senshi as well as Luffy and his crew. The portal gun had worked a might too well but Jeramie was still working the glitches out of it. He didn’t expect it would yank anime characters out of their native universes and into theirs, but he wasn’t complaining.

It was now a war of keyblades, magiswords, magical wands and specialty moves to rival the likes of Street Fighter, Art of Fighting, Toshinden and Mortal Kombat. 'These monsters will pay for ruining my stage show, Dream Along with Oswald!', Osawald roared. Michael Theodore "Mickey" Mouse had selected his brother, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to take over for him while he was on paid parental leave, He had created two stage shows, Dream Along with Oswald and Oswald's Royal Friendship Faire, and even requested that a new "Partners" statue be made that had Walt Disney holding both Mickey and Oswald's hands (the previous statue, which only had Walt with Mickey, was put into storage).

The House of Mouse, House of Goof and the House of Yā (which is "Duck" in Chinese) were able to be kept safe from attack thanks to a powerful force field. His fellow friends, Panchito and Jose had joined in the fight, in full Cabellero regalia. Honey, Bosco, Foxy, Roxy, Yakko, Wakko and Dot and even a surprise appearance by Spider-Ham caught everyone a little off guard.

‘What are you doing here ?’, SH inquired. He assumed it was the Portal Gun that Jeramie had invented and had worked unbelievably well. There was no time to ponder how they had all been brought together. All that mattered now is that they were all united. Spider-Ham, on the one hand, was delighted to see Penni again and he was impressed at how many superheroes there were on the ‘gridiron of good versus evil’. It was a virtual cavalcade of cartoons, minus the Princesses, since Malaise and the Heartless had them momentarily imprisoned and were preparing to sap their joy.

Cruella started the attack. One by one, each of the characters unleashed their signature moves. Penni, Pinky and the Brain in their mech suit and Megas XLR had teamed up to kick the bad guys out of the picture, much like punting a football over a goal post.

‘This is becoming tiresome.’, the old Warlock groaned, creating an even larger mech to boot all of them out of the way.

‘We’ll be back, and when we do return, you’ll be sorry you did that !’, Pinky yelled as he and Brain catapulted into only heaven knows where.

There were shots of magic coming from both sides. Prohyus and Vamber were using all the best Magiswords at their disposal. The Senshi were implementing magical attacks. The fists and feet were flying rapidly at an alarming rate. Even Luffy, Sanji, Ussop and Brooke were utilizing their special skills to keep the villains at bay. However, this was an evenly fought skirmish and without the founders of the amusement parks being able to fight for their territory, it nearly tipped the scales in the favor of Malaise and her compatriots.

Chapter 7—Outlandish Joy Saves the Day

Mike and Sully came up with an idea so crazy it might work.

‘Remember how laughter fixed everything so long ago ?’, Mike supposed aloud.

‘That’s so insane it just might work. We have no other option. Quick, we need to be ridiculous !’, Sully agreed. The toons hurt each other for gags but even the villains were guffawing. One by one, each building retained its original color and hue. Those people who had been infected with sorrow, melancholy and sadness were back to their original selves. Of course, without the founders of the parks doing their job, there was still the opportunity for sadness to wreak its ugly head. Izma tried to use a potion that she and Kronk had cooked up in their makeshift lab but clumsy Kronk dropped it.

‘Kronk, you imbecile !’, she squawked, feeling hopeless. That particular potion in question would’ve been the one weight to tip the scales back in the villain’s favor. The fighting had come to an end. All Jeremie had to do was reverse the polarity on his Portal Gun, and theoretically everyone would be sent home. Not knowing what the results would be, he turned the functionality in reverse and it did work as he had originally thought.

Epilogue

Each hero and heroine acknowledge each other before being teleported back home. The only heroines that hadn’t been around were the Star Darlings but the gang had a feeling the next mission or battle would incorporate their assistance somehow.

The amusement parks reopened without a hitch and thrill seekers started pouring into their respective islands of diversion. One could almost hear Vengaboys’ We Like to Party playing in the background as business resumed as usual.

The Rangers were tuckered out. The battle had taken a lot out of them but they had learned about magical and inter spacial warfare. Billy helped explain it to them in layman’s terms but noticed everyone was starting to get a bit sleepy.

‘I’ll leave this discussion for another day.’, he said.

‘Good thing, I’m bushed.’, Adam said, yawning and stretching. Everyone found their respective bed or recuperation chamber and quickly tucked themselves in for a much needed evening of rest, relaxation and restoration, eager for what tomorrow would bring them.

To Be Continued…