Kingdom Hearts: Woody Woodpecker Version Chap:44.3

Chap 44, Part 3

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In the meanwhile with Woody's other friends after the Summons display of skills, both Knothead and Splinter were doing very well on there own.

“Shall we try that acerbated move we learned from the area!” Knothead suggested to Splinter of a move they got in store here.

“Yeah, nows the perfect time to try it!” Splinter agreed to Knothead in thinking they can use that move too.

Both woodpecker kids leapt over one of the heartless head, grabbing its long antenna from each end from one side of there hands.

“READY!” Knothead started out on his side being ready now.

“AIM!” Splinter added next on what the two were going to do.

Then they both shouted out this in union during the pulling stage! “FIRE!” After they both landed, they tossed the Heartless over their heads and into another Heartless. Another Neo Shadow runs up behind the woodpeckers, but Splinter played her Dragon Dagger just in time to cast a barrier that stopped it in it's tracks while Knothead jumped over them and was behind the enemy. Knothead jumps up above it's head since the Neo Shadow can't move and then the boy woodpecker kicks it in the back of its head, sending the enemy crashing into its partners. Knothead takes a second to land before he kicks up again and aims Saba at three Neo shadows before blasting them with his eye-laser beams that sent them over the edge into the unknown falls.

“Oh Yeah, that'll show them!” Knothead cheered in seeing he and Splinter showed those enemies who's top dog.

“Thank you, I'm quiet proud of that strategic move you've come up with.” Saba congrats Knothead on a well thought plan to catch the enemy by surprise.

“Yeah, well...” Knothead was about to comment from that kind compliment by his magical sword, but was cut off by Splinter!

“Guys! More Heartless are still approaching!” Splinter forewarned the two to cut the talk, as the enemy is still coming.

As she said, new Neo Shadows had emerged from out of nowhere, now the two woodpecker children had to deal with this new group of Heartless.

“Should we try that crash scene!” Splinter suggested out on what they should do right now?

“That might work!” Knothead thought of it too, both woodpecker kids nodded for it.

“A cash scene, children?” Saba question in what Splinter and Knothead were talking about?

“Kinda like what they do in cartoons!” Knothead stated where they saw it happen, in a cartoon flick no doubt.

“If Uncle Woody can do it, then maybe we can too!” Splinter pointed out that if their uncle can do those cartoon stunt things, then maybe they can too.

“I don't know about this-WHOOH!” Saba was suddenly cut off screaming when he was lost to give his second thoughts about that plan, as the kids were suddenly moving quickly now!

The woodpecker kids were very slippery; the Heartless scrambled left and right just to keep up with them. They even ran up the wall without even realizing it? The Heartless jagged mouths dropped as the two woodpecker children were running off the wall and then they were running upside-down on a smoking cloud. Still without realizing it, both Knothead and Splinter walked off the cloud and fell on top of the Heartless heads. The Heartless groaned with a weep and vanished back into the shadows.

“Wow; that was easy. We actually perform a move like that?” Splinter cheered in seeing they've done it, they've performed a cartoon gag move.

“And that was fun and exciting to boot!” Knothead cheered too in seeing how that was a lot of fun for them.

“Some-how, that kind of fun is not something I've seen with the Rangers before?” Saba stated his opinion with a huffed sign of breath in never witnessing such feats from his world.

Bruce, on the other hand, was much more serious about the task at hand. He was trying to get angry, as the Heartless started to dog pile on him! “I won't lose....to you...and lose….EVERYTHING I'VE WORKED FOR!” Bruce slowly exclaimed before shouting out from the pile, his eyes turning green, and his skin was expanding while changing into a green color! “I will save....BETTYYYYYYY!” Bruce slowly stated that mark before he completely change into the Incredible Hulk and busted outta that pile like it was nothing while roaring! “GAAAAGHHHHhhhhh! HULK SMASH BLACK CREATURES! RAAAggghhhh!” Hulk brought his hands together and made a clap, but it was so strong, it made a shockwave that sent them over the edge but disappeared before even touching the ground! Now that was power, as the Hulk shouted out to the Heavens! “HULK STRONGEST THERE IS!” That last part echo for quite a bit until the echoing stopped!

“Wowh! That was really loud!” Splinter commented from the side of watching that battle take place by Hulk.

“Good thing we're not near an avalanche zone?” Knothead stated a good statement on their outcome of where a really loud voice would be most dangerous.

Hulk bashed his right foot in the ground to shake some the Heartless or have them fall in it, while he was fisting some of the others in the face. One of the Neo Shadow’s grabbed him around the back, but the green giant was not an easy one to trap. As another shadow reached out with his claws, Hulk then grabbed the one on his back and set him up so that the attacking Heartless instead killed its partner. Once free on his foe, Hulk grabbed the shadow by its wrist and flung it into his other partners. All of them disappeared by the force of the impact.

“HULK No stop till enemy is GONE! ROOOARRR!!” Hulk roared out in ready to tire through anything that dares to get in his way.

While everyone else seem to be doing fine, the real question remain; how was Woody fairing off? The blue feathered woodpecker flipped backwards, as the Heartless came at him for a sixth time. “Can't you guys give a woodpecker a brake!” Suddenly to answer Woody's question, he duck just as one Neo Shadow tried to claw him, but he dodge and it only broke a stone rock instead! "BREaksisvhhmmm…." As Woody responded dryly of knowing his own answer to this! “I guess not?” One of the other Heartless jumped into the air to catch him off guard, but he jumped away to the side. Too bad that’s what they had planned. “Woah?” When he jumped away, the other two Heartless grabbed him by his arms and legs, making him immobile. “Nice to see you fellas, too?” Woody dryly stated to his enemies before him? The single heartless pulled its claw out from the ground and rounded towards Woody. “I don't suppose that's a hand of friendship, now is it?” Woody asked with a silly smile about his question? The Heartless then shook it's head "No", as Woody said in a dried tone. “I thought so?”

The Heartless drew closer with each menacing step. It lifted its claw, preparing the finally blow with no one to stop him.

“I have to escape! I have to...dihay...dihah....ahhh!” At that moment, for no reason whatsoever, Woody ended up with a sneeze? “AAAAAAACHOOOOO!/POUWHHhhhhhwwoohhhhhh!” But lucky enough, the sneeze turned into a fireball, which charred the Neo Shadow.

“Hey, I still have my elemental powers!” Woody cheered out with a smile in realizing he still had some element moves that he learned? “Thank you, Daffy!” Woody happily shouted to the skies in knowing without the black duck's aid, he may not have gotten the hand of using magic even without his KeyBlade to increase the force.

Woody started to gather a high amount of wind in his right palm and around his elbow, which frightened the heartless holding him.

“You bulbs better be afraid, cause I still got some game left packing for you!” Woody stated his challenge to the fearing Heartless! Just like with Slam's tornado technique, but this one created sliver feathers around the twister! Once the Heartless had released him and tried to get back near a small squadron of Neo Shadows, Woody forced his signature move into point blank range of the last remaining heartless. “SILVER FEATHER CYCLONE!!!” Woody yelled out loud before aiming his technique at the targets that unleashed a torrent of silver feathers.

"POWWWVVvrushuvhmmm….." Woody forced it into one of the heartless skull; the shadow’s body was destroyed from the inside out along with some new reinforcements Shadows behind it. Only one was left, that was until some that survived Woody's attack by dodging or sunk into the shadowy ground came up to help it's companion out. The Neo Shadows tried to force their arms around Woody's body, but the blue feathered woodpecker ducked to avoid each one.

“Time to bring out my next performance!” Seeing the perfect opening, Woody was twisting his body around in a spinning tornado spin top form and performed his famous McPecker's Swing Pack attack. "CLAASspvhmmm-CLASspvhhmmm…." It crashed into the Heartless chest and ripped it to shreds and bounced around towards the other Heartless standing around. “Got them all, now to stop!” Woody stated in seeing the victory, but then did a double thought? “How do I stop myself in this form again?” Unfortunately, Woody never did master the ability to stop himself in midair. "FRsisispvhmmm/KONnghhmmm..." Woody whizzed over the arch, around two columns, off of Dave's head, and face first into the bronze door. Splinter, Knothead, the other Summons had to scrape the poor woodpecker off the door with a random shovel they just happened to find.

“Ouchy! That had to hurt.” Dave commented on Woody's state on how he hit that bronze door so hard.

“More than you know?” Woody murmured from his aching body, rubbing down his aching head that took most of that impact.

The others turn and saw Hulk approaching them, Woody thought now would be a good time to talk to the other part of Bruce Banner.

“Hey Hulk, you feeling much better?” Woody asked there new giant green friend on how he's doing while becoming friendly with him.

“Huuuuh! Hulk feel fine, bad black creeps gone, but Hulk feels like Hulk know you? But Hulk never meant you before?” Hulk spoke confusingly to the woodpecker in question, some part of him some how seem to think Woody was a….friend?

The MASK slipped by between the Hulk's left shoulder and said this to his new ally. “You may not know them Hulk, but truhuhuhuuuuust ME! They're good people, and would like to help out for the good cause! And I know about sometimes appearing, sometimes you don't know what's happen and yet it happens?” Then he place Dojo on Hulks other shoulder while saying this next statement. “Don't threat, we're in the GREEN Union! Which makes us pals now!” The green faced man exclaimed on what Hulk, Dojo and him are apart of.

“Green Union?” Hulk question that part from the MASK as something he doesn't know about?

“Just do what I do, big fella! Smile and Nod!” Dojo said while smiling and nodding towards the screen to only go along with this stuff.

“Here, a specially reenforce titanium wrist band!” The MASK place a strange metal bracelet on Hulks left hand and he said this to the green giant. “This will allow you and your other self, Bruce Banner to chat instead of him being out of it or you being out of it when he's awake!” The green masked man explained that it's a device meant for either to communicate, allowing one the chance to understand the other.

“Buuagh! Hulk no want to speak with Banner! Banner weak!” Hulk argued with a snort in refusing to speak with his weaker self.

“Wowh there, Hulk!” Woody step in to speak with the big green giant and spoke caring and wisely! “Tell us, do you care about saving a friend you know is trapped in there?” Woody pointed to the castle in asking if Hulk knows why he's here in the first place.

“Mmmhmmm, Betty,...is Hulks friend?” Hulk slowly answered with a little calm nod in knowing this was true.

“Then there you have it, you both save one thing in common!” Sam simply put it that the Hulk and Bruce Banner have something to relate to.

“Beside the fact that you BOTH share the same body!” Max added off to remind everyone that Hulk and Banner's personalities are in the same body they have to share.

“They're right, Banner cares for Betty just as much as you do!” Bonkers spoke after jumping up and speaking on top of Hulks other shoulder in complete agreement.

Then Fallapart accidentally fall on top of Bonkers and spoke up without delay! “That's right, he loves her, and love is like...uhm...liking a person more!” The toon rabbit was lost for a second, but stated a true answer if ever to be known for.

“Hmmm, Hulk just doesn't understand?” Hulk said in not understanding what these people are talking about?

“Would you believe that this Barbarian isn't your average threat, he's more of a muffin case.” Lula state about her Barbarian, Dave's situation of his own life to Hulk listening to her.

“Well I, do like muffins!” Dave smiled sheepishly at Lula's commit about misunderstanding that remark of him and muffins.

Hulk remain quiet until he heard a voice that sounded familiar to him? “Hulk! We have to do this, for our friends and family!” Hulk turned and saw an imagine of Bruce Banner, only in a spiritual form, but he walk slowly over and place his hand on the green giant's chest “For the people were care about, like Betty!” Bruce stated that Hulk needs to remember the kind people that do care for him in their life.

“Banner?” Hulk stare in confusion and wonder, how was he here and more importantly, everyone else able to see him?

“You two are like me and the Mask!” The Hulk and Bruce both turn and saw Stanley Ipkiss appear right next to his counterpart, The MASK, but as the same case of being a see through spirit! “Some how, we represent what we are from knowing who we are deep inside!” Stanley stated that even from what they look like, they share the same ideals, caring for those they care for.

“Like saying Stan here's your normal guy with a job at a bank, a boss that's his pal but takes him for granted at time, rental apartment with an annoying land-lady, not one to fuss to much or say anything to people that don't think of him as a threat!” Then the MASK talked about himself after saying a few truth, yet almost harsh statements about Stanley. “All that's fine, but for Meheheheeeee! I'm someone who helps show that I'm a smooth player, a go getter, a person who can take the law in his own hands and then...” The green faced man would have gone on even further if...

“Yeah, yeah! I think they get it!” Stanley cut off the MASK from trying to make a point, thought badly put.

“Kill Joy?” The MASK said quietly to himself, so no one hear him about what his other self did by ruining his fun.

Bruce turn to Hulk and explain to him in his own, more understanding for the Hulk to get. “You see Hulk, I'm a scientist, I may not be very strong, but you are!” The man from inside the green giant pointed out something strange.

“Hmmm….Hulk is strong!” Hulk agreed on the term that Bruce Banner made was correct about him.

“Hulk, you are also kind to those that are kind to you back.” Bruce continued on, as Hulk slowly understood what he meant.

“Yes!” Hulk shook his head while responding to the question in feeling like he's accepting those quotes.

“And that's it, we both represent something different about ourselves, but we still are one in the same!” Then Banner had a look of depression before saying this part next. “It's also why when I had a chance to stop you for good, so I wouldn't worry about people getting hurt! I saw that you weren't a monster, Hulk? You were apart of me, a part I should help! To be a friend!” The man extended a hand to the green giant in what he wants to be for Hulk.

“You...be Hulk's...friend!?” Hulk asked confused by Banner's strange idea of the two being friends?

“If you'll let me! We can help each other out!” Bruce asked his other half if he would like to be friends with the scientist.

“Hmmm….O….kay! Hulk agrees,....Friend!” Hulk reply slowly with a little smile before nodding, and somehow manage to shake his Bruce's spiritual hand offered to him.

“That was very poetic!” Candy said with a smile from the event that took place of the two.

“Though most of that scientific stuff, I didn't get?” Fang stated puzzled in not knowing things that are so advanced from a barbarian period of their time line?
“Now that we have him on our side, we got more Muscle on the team!” Oswidge stated his view that with the Hulk in full agreement to work with the gang, they got more brute force then ever.

Woody came up towards Hulk, as Stanley and Banner disappeared again back inside their bodies being used by their other self's! “Welcome to the team, big guy!” Woody offered to welcome Hulk for helping the team out with a simple handshake sign.

Hulk looked at Woody and brought his hand up and shake Woody's! “Hulk happy...to have friends here!” The Incredible Hulk responded in how he's happy to have some friends to keep him company of his lonesome.

Splinter came and hug Hulk's left leg area and said this. “We're all friends now!” The little woodpecker kid stated that Hulk is their friend now.

Then Knothead came and hug Hulk's right leg area and said this too. “So don't worry about being alone!” The other little woodpecker stated that Hulk would not be worried of being alone when with them.

Then we suddenly hear and "awe" sound coming from the audience members seeing how sweet and emotional this scene is?

“Aaaawwwwhh! Now isn't that just the sweetest thing you ever saw, Max?” Sam stated to his crime fighting pal at how some big green monster has friends to keep him happy.

“If by sweet, you mean barf-able for those crazed nut jobs making a softy mood for young children or lover's quarrel, then yeah, I guess so!” Max insinuated the parts on how he was seeing this was getting to him, but all and all, it was okay to see.

Fang interrupted the group's moment by saying this. “Now that we got big and green with us, can we…at least go in now! We made it to the door.” Fang made her statement about settle the part of opening the enemy's front door here.

Woody and all of his friends arrived near the big doors after their battle with the enemy and with getting the Hulk to join them.

“Nah, our group of adventuring Heroes arrived at the enemy's fort of horror's which is Hollow Bastion Castle!” They see a large metal doors that a giant could fit through, or maybe a giant robot or a Zords, whichever! “Now they discussion a plan on how to enter this spooky place!” The StoryTeller proclaimed in puzzlement in what the group must do next at this hour?

“That’s something new, right?” Fallapart asked suddenly, like he doesn't know that big evil villains live in big spooky places with big metal/steel/bronze/etc. doors?

“No doubt Jet and the rest of the Babylon Rogues will be expecting us.” Woody stated to his group on who to expect before turning back at his large army group. “If any of you want to turn back now, I won’t blame you.” The woodpecker would understand if any of his friends wanna get out of this now before it gets all messy?

“NO WAY!” The woodpecker kids shouted out to their uncle for even asking them to do such a thing!

“We've come this far with you, Uncle Woody!” Splinter stated with a serious face in not leaving her uncle to do this alone.

“So we won't back down from it! You wouldn't, right!” Knothead pointed out that even Woody wouldn't leave if it meant helping those in need against his own safety.

Then Dojo slithered up next to the woodpecker kids to speak himself! “Them kids of yours are right, pal! I may have gone through killer and death-defining adventures, but I've survived them, and this is no different!” The dragon knew that after so many times with the Xiaolin Monk heroes, he's grown to be accustom to meeting danger before him.

The MASK came up and shout while wearing an Abe Lincoln outfit! “THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!!” Then he spin changed out into his usual outfit and spoke up. “If I wanted to choose saving the World, or watching the ALL MONSTER TRUCK RALLY MARATHON!” That last part was a long booming announcer voice! Then he spoke in a sqeaky voice like a child and asked. “Guess what I Choooose?”

“The Saving the World part?” Woody literally took a guess, he thought that the MASK wasn't serious about that question?

The MASK thought of Woody's response, as a "ticking" sound of a clock was heard before a "bell" sound was heard after! And the MASK said this in responding to the statement. “Well seeing that without a world around, there be no more Monster Truck or even anything ELSE good on Television! So I'm a coming with you, partner!” The MASK spoke that last stuff in a cowboy accent, raring to go to help a friend out.

“As for Me and Sam, we would be charging you extra for our longest service in the history of our jobs as Crime Fighters!” Max stated in all seriousness for some reason about how much work the duo have done under Woody's management.

“But we're thinking about letting that slide and do the right thing, helping a friend out!” Sam simply put that they handle this for a friend, no charge at all!

“Right, plus helping a friend out pummel some bad guy booty!” Max stated excitedly about the subject of beating up people!

“You...” Sam was about to say, but got interrupted by our woodpecker hero suddenly?

“Crack me up, little buddy!” Woody intimated Sam's speech pattern which his kids were giggling from that funny moment.

“Geeheeheehee! He got yah there, Sam!” Max giggled at how funny that Woody stop him from saying that to him and saying it himself!

“Well I'll be a New-York Yankee's Fan On A Cold Winter's Arctic Journey!” Sam spoke another of his long pack sayings before saying this with his arms wide out in the open! “Is nothing Sacred!” The K-9 declared in believing Woody was stealing his very lines he uses on Max.

“Maybe next time, Sam! Maybe next time!” Max complied to his best bud with a pat on his back side to state that Sam will do it next time around.

“Me and Fallapart will be helping you out ALL the Way! We'll cover you from all sides!” Bonkers stated that he and Fallapart were now holding there Sun-guns and putting there backs together like secret agents, as secret agent background music was being heard while they did this!

“Weather it's East, South, North, or West! We'll follow any pointed direction!” Fallapart exclaimed while pointing his finger in each direction before looking at his finger pointing up and asking himself this? “Duuhm, how do we follow going up with any stairs?” That made sense from another random suggestion by the silly toon rabbit.

“Well I...” Dave was about to say something, but Fang cut him off!

“Say that you'll take his offer to leave and I'll ruin your hair FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!” Fang yelled out that last part out while near Dave's side, ;like she was threatening on what her brother was going to say about leaving this team!

“AHHHHHHhhhhh!” Dave screamed in fright from his little sister's threat, but he just simply said this. “I-I was only going to suggest that I will bring some snack treats if everyone get's hungry!” The cowardly barbarian exclaimed that he was not going to room, but provide some refreshments.

“Oh boy, even in near final big confrontation of Evil, this lug is pathetic!” Lula rolled her eyes to dryly remark on more of Dave's act of being a coward was being shown.

“Pathetic or not, we all will stick to help Woody out!” Candy declared with a determined expression that they are here to help, and that's that.

“True, for even we simple folk of old age century, must help a friend in need!” Oswidge state out wisely before pulling out a purple book called, "A friend in need, is a friend indeed and other junk!" written on the title cover! Then he states the book itself before his friends! “So says in this book here I manage to get from the other Summoning characters before we even got here!” So pretty much, those words of encouraging and wisdom, were all from a book, another cartoon classic.

“Eebibiegahbigeblugh!” Faffy spoke in what not any would understand, but the Barbarian family!

“That's right, Faffiums.” Dave said eagerly in understanding his pet-dragon on that part. “We simply clean house once we're through, if the place isn't already a mess first, then we'll show them!” Dave declared in how he'll show the foes before them something alright, we just have hard times seeing it?

“You understand what he said?” Woody asked Dave from being slightly confused that he could understand that gibber-gabber?

“In more ways then you know it! Believe me, it's a shrouded mystery, but that's not the whole point, now is it?” Lula clearly stated with a plain expression to Woody that such things like that are normal to her.

“Right, and while we are helping you out, I'll tell you of the future that is to come! According to my crystal ball, now that it's working!” Oswidge said while having his crystal ball out, see's some things happening? But there is too much static ruining the picture. “Hmm, that's weird? It's showing us a few battles we'll be facing, but most of them are fuzzy? Probably static from this place?” Oswidge stated the main problem of the static interference on his crystal ball was the area they are in?

“This is almost like my Barbarian dream come true: to go where no barbarian has ever gone before!” Fang stated with a smirk, like a little girl fantasizing her dream world, if only it weren't that much barbarian mixture, it be find, but it's sadly not to be!

“And you know what I heard! I heard Penny say that she chose to stay with you guys even when you found her family.” The MASK slide himself next to Woody and gossip what he heard to everyone listening. “And she even said that she will stay with you guys until the very end. Which should happen after we WON this battle!” The MASK stated about how Penny, their human friend is going to be doing before stretching himself away for the moment!

“Wow, from so many supports from so many friends, and even from my own family?” Woody stated before looking below to see his smiling niece and nephew looking up at him. He took a deep breath and spoke out! “All of you, I just like to say...” He pause for a moment before letting it out. “Thanks, all you guys...uh, I mean all you guys and girls?” Woody corrected himself in forgetting, that it's not only guys here, there were a few girls around too.

“Hulk see you have some good friends.” Hulk said with smile on his face before saying something to Woody. “Woody, is Hulk's Friend! Will Woody help Hulk find Betty and save friend?” The green giant wanted to know if Woody could help the Hulk rescue Betty, his friend from danger.

As Woody shook his head for "yes", someone, namely a small green dragon pop up from above Woody's head, nearly scaring the woodpecker to have a heart attack! “He's right, you know! I say, let’s go save our friends, pals, lovers, etc. outta that place right Now.” Dojo cut across the speech for all to hear and then slipped off of Woody's head soon afterwards!

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Filled with confidence, then all the heroes nodded. Some of them pressed their hands together against the bronze door and pushed it open, or at least that’s what they were trying to do. The door simply refused to move? Most of them put their backs and shoulders against the door, but it didn’t even budge. And within five minute, they flopped, panting.

“Well, ….hugh….we just wasted two minutes of drama for nothing?” Woody whined between breaths in what was happening here now.

“How...did...they...do it...uncle Woody?” Splinter panted heavily in wondering how anyone opened these doors?

“You would...have to...be as strong....as Porky or Slam...to get through something like that?” Knothead panted heavily while stating this fact about having someone with a lot of muscle strength.

During this, Dojo was getting tired and sweaty, so he went ahead and asked the group something! “People, why are we doing this, if we have the best ways to open them! One; why can't we just call up those Zord things you usually do when the kids do them? And Two; why can't I just change into my dragon form to add the press?” The Chinese dragon made some rather good points, either one of those ideas would get this stubborn door open already?

“One; would waste our strength on opening a door!” Sam started his first statement on the problem that many would lose strength doing either choice.

“And Two; would be that we need more of our tippy-top-shape for fighting!” Max filled in his statement about using it for just combating the enemy.

“Great, ask a question, get two ridiculous answers from two manic coppers?” Dojo stated with a dry expression while moaning about those answers he got to you audience folks.

“It would take a hundred of us to get in?” Woody said impossibly about how many it could take to open this door? “And there's only about nearly twenty of us!” Woody had rounded up the numbers in his head from him, his summons, to his nephew, niece, and even the Hulk.

“Dave, why do you help push?” Candy asked why during there push off, why Dave wasn't helping them at all?

“I-I-I would, but I'm afraid I'll leave a permanent red bronze mark on my shoulders?” Dave gave a pathetically excuse to his sister while smiling sheepishly about what he get out of it?

“DAVE!” Fang yelled out loud to her brother for being a wuss again over the most ridiculous ideas.

“For that question, how come 'you', 'green guy', aren't helping us?” Oswidge turned and stated his question towards the Hulk, who was standing and watching everyone else try so much to open that door?

“Friend said he help Hulk while Hulk recover from both fights, but didn't say when Hulk should help friend out after?” Hulk slowly stated his reason why he hadn't moved to help out the group trying to open a simple door.

“Great, just what we need, another DAVE like muscle bound character!” Lula simply implied with a roll of her eyes in seeing such a simple exclaim was made to them.

“Higrrrrrhhhhh!” The MASK struggle to push the door open when an idea came to him! Along with a hidden "ding" noise which happened after a light bulb showed up above his head and then disappeared soon after. “Hmm! A hundred you say?” The MASK repeated while he was quickly donning a devious grin. “Well, why didn’t ya say so? I know just the thing for this!” The green faced man exclaimed in feeling he has an answer to this problem hands down.

“And just what exactly could you do?” Woody asked exasperatedly about where the MASK was having in mind?

“Prepared to be amazed.” The MASK said before he spin change into a yellow ninja outfit. He stuck out two fingers on each hand and crossed them together. “Prepare to be amazed by the MASK Ninja Technique! Mask Clone…."

"POWwvhhmmm/SPLASssvphhmm….." But before he even had a chance to finish his sentence, the MASK was hit across the head and slammed into the wall before he was turned into a splat figure of himself with his face in the middle!

“Eww!” Most of the girls said from seeing that display as something icky.

The MASK was dizzy, but still ask in a hillbilly accent! “Wowh! What hit me?” Unaware of what just happened to him at this moment?

The attacker was a new Heartless that Woody and the others had never seen before. The attacker was a buff, black Heartless wearing blue knight’s armor with the Heartless emblem on its chest. It didn’t have eyes, but its shield had three, which had the face of a dog.

“Wowh! A new Heartless! Don't remember seeing him before, or have we?” Fallapart asked in wonderment of the new enemy?

“Let's save that question for later, cause here it comes!” Bonkers forewarned his toon rabbit pal and the others of the approaching enemy!

Knothead and Splinter jumped up in defense with there weapons up, Bonkers and Fallapart aimed there Sun-Guns, Dojo, and the Freelance Police were trying to get the MASK un-stuck to the wall, as Dave and his family, well most of them seem more ready then others while Woody tried to summon up his KeyBlade. Only to realize that it didn’t come to him and remembered that he doesn't have it anymore?

“I keep forgetting I don’t have it anymore.” Woody said to himself with a groan in knowing who 'now' has his old weapon, a certain hawk.

So, Woody resorted to using his toy sword, knowing it wouldn’t be much help, but it's better then nothing. The new Heartless, which Woody dubbed Defender, jabbed its shield forward at the approaching enemy. "CLAVvvhhmmm….." They scattered, just as the shield slammed into the bronze door, leaving an imprint. The shield snorted; the Defender Heartless shook its head ruggedly.

Bonkers, being the more daring toon, stepped up for the first time with Fallapart by his side. “Ready to serve some well deserve taste of Justice, Fallapart!” Bonkers asked his toon partners, as he took aim at the opponent!

“I think so, I'm hoping this doesn't give him heartburn?” Fallapart added from thinking strangely about Bonkers's question?

"PRrususvhhmmm-PRrusuvhhmm….." Both Bonkers and Fallapart held out there Sun-Guns to the Defender and fired two orbs of green energy. "VRSssuvhhmmm/GRrupvhmm….." Unfortunately, the dog head of the shield ate the orbs in one gulp; the main body burped.

“Some-how?....I don’t think that was supposed to happen when I said, we're serving the taste of justice?” Bonkers sweat dropped in noticing this opponent actually ate their attack out of the blue?

“I'll say, he forgot to say; Excuse Me! Where are his manners?” Fallapart said out of nowhere while gazing with a stern face at this very rude enemy before them.

“I'll get him with this!” Dojo stated, he grows large and breathed fire, but the same thing happen! "PRrsusuvhhmmm/Vrususupvhmmm-GRuspsvhmm….." The shield open it's mouth, ate the flames, and the body burped! “O….kay? So that didn't get him? And he seems to have the stomach to take even fire? Boy would Clay be jealous!” Dojo stated while a sweat drop appeared during his talk in seeing this enemy could really take some heated attacks.

“Eat led, mouthful!” Max snapped while pulling out his machine pop rock candy/ soda gatling gun out and fired a ton of shots! "VRSusssssvphhmmm-GRupvhmm….." But they still ended with the same bad results as before, the shield eats it, the body burps it out. “Aww! I was hopping it explode from that explosive combo!” Max moans to whine that his efforts were wasted, and he likes results the most of his brutal attacking.

“I'm surprised it didn't blow up? It maybe because of it's two separate forms, one goes in and out the other?” Sam stated the strange effect this creature can do, and the shield was doing most of it?

“Forget that, let's just fire at it from all sides!” Fang insisted with a ready glowing magical spear of hers in hand!

“I can do that, the further away from the enemy, the better I'll be!” Dave said in liking the plan here that'll keep him far from danger and this dangerous enemy.

“Suit yourself, David?” Lula simply shrug the feeling of Dave's cowardly approach for the matter, like this was mutual for her?

Soon the barbarian family scatter into a four an one group line of defense!

“Everyone ready!” Oswidge asked if his family's ready to attack from all sides here.

“All are in position, Uncle Oswidge!” Candy complied with her shield, Fang's spear, Faffy's lightning burp, and Dave with Lula's lightning magic in being ready now.

“Good, On my mark!” Oswidge stated with a serious face, preparing his wand when….

“You mean by one two three, or wait until you say, Now?” Dave question firstly about what signal to go by, which made everyone else…stumped?

“Oh for heavens....JUST SHOT! FIRE!!!” Oswidge moaned to complain in hearing such a debate before he shouted out that they just attack already!

And the barbarians did, as the StoryTeller begins to explain the battle! “Yaaavh, our heroes bomb-bard the Heartless with everything, only smoke clouds remain! Nothing could have...” Suddenly, the StoryTeller and the Barbarians see that the smoke and the family's weapons are just getting eaten by the Heartless' shield, as the body made a big belch after they were done firing! “Okay, so maybe it's not done!?” The StoryTeller add from realizing his mistake on his part of this battle being over?

“Bajabbers! That thing will eat anything! MAYBE EVEN US?” Dave exclaimed before he started to shout and have the look of terror on his face of such a possibility.

“Gee, I think I've notice a pattern? Haven’t you guys noticed something weird about that shield?” The MASK asked from finally getting into the conversation, as his head was slightly sticking out, but the rest of his body was stuck.

“Like what, for say?” Woody asked to look at the green face man in where he was getting at?

“Wehehehehellllh! It's very odd? Whatever that shield does; the heartless reacts?” The MASK explained out that from a simple notice, only the shield does most of the work.

“Great Marker Annoyed! That's the true culprit! The Shield!” Sam exclaimed suddenly in the enemy was the shield of the Heartless while trying to pull more of the MASK out of the wall.

“So is the shield the true culprit then?” Fallapart suddenly asked out of now where in hearing this claim be spoken.

“So how do we bet it, Sam?” Max asked his K-9 friend for an answer while still pulling another piece of the MASK off the wall!

“This is just theory, but? Maybe if we get that shield away from it, we could defeat it.” Sam explained his main theory plan to the others listening in from an overhearing spot on what to do.

“Ingenious!” Max exclaimed in joy at the idea that could help them out against such a foe.

“That’s a good idea,” Woody said impressed by what his silly green faced mask friend pointed out was helpful. “But how are we supposed to get it away from him?” Woody questioned with a puzzled fact of separating the Heartless and it's shield?

Unfortunately, neither Freelance Policemen didn’t have a clue on how to do so.

“Drat, I knew there was something I forgot to think about!” Sam cursed under his breath in know realizing what was left out?

“Let it go, Sam! Maybe it'll work better next time!” Max spoke to reassure his friend that maybe his dog in a detective outfit will get some other shot.

Sam and Max chatted about the problem of not including an ACTUAL idea before making the stated idea in the first place! The Defender charged with his shield in front. Dave and his barbarian family dived away, quickly followed by Woody and the woodpecker children. "CRUSSvhvhmm….." The Defender’s shield destroyed the arch, meaning there was no way for them to go back.

“Great, he destroyed the arch!” Woody complained before he tried to grabbed the shield while the enemy's back was turned, but the Defender was smarter then it let on. “WOSSHsshssh-GUNG!!” It swung its shield around in a circle, bashing Woody in the side of the head. “Uuuugh!” Woody was thrown over the edge, but luckily grabbed the rail just in time. “Great! I'm hanging over a rail with a shied maniac on the loose?” Woody dryly remarked his situation, as the Defender moved in closer for the kill.

“KiYAHHHhhh!” Splinter and Knothead yelled out a battle cry, as they jumped on the Defender's head and used there weapons; Dragon Dagger, Saba, even the Golden Power Staff to pry the shield away. “Nigh! Niagh! Nugh!” Unfortunately, the Defender’s grip was too strong for the smaller woodpeckers. “Wooowh?” It grabbed Both woodpecker kids by there little legs and threw them towards the wall where the Mask was still trying to get himself un-stuck? "PLususvhmmm…." However in doing so to the woodpecker kids, to the MASK's splattered face was used to cushion them from the throw.

“Well this is nice, I've was starting to feel lonely?” The MASK stated from noticing he has company sticking to him (no pun indented?).

“Bajabbers! We have to do something!” Dave said in worry in noticing this Defender Heartless wasn't quitting?

“Well I have this here revival potion I got that'll recover only one person's strength?” Oswidge suddenly pulled something that looked like a blue vile from inside his long sleeves.

“Then hurry up and use it on someone that can help us!” Candy insisted in a hurry that her uncle needed to give that portion to someone that can help them here?

“Strength...hmmm?” Fang was in deep thought from hearing what her uncle said just a second ago!

“While Fang thinks this through, she is then hit with an idea!” The StoryTeller exclaimed, but then Faffy lands on her head because he wasn't flying at the moment!

“Ouch?” Fang cried out from the sudden pain that was aching her head, by the cause of her pet-dragon friend?

As Fang rubbed it, the StoryTeller corrected himself on this account! “Okay, so she got hit with Faffy, but that still gave her the idea she needed at this moment of dire situations!” The narrator declared that from this incident, it helped to give something to help the gang.

“I got it, and not just a headache!” Fang stated both her idea and condition before grabbing her Uncle Oswidge's potion and tossing it at the only person still recovering the most, the Incredible Hulk!

Back with the Defender Heartless, it had Woody at its feet, there was nothing to stop it from killing the woodpecker. “Ohh boy, going out like this was NOT what I wouda picture?” It looked like this was the end for Woody, as the Shield wielding Heartless's shadow covered over him, planning to launch his move, like nothing was going to stop it? Well, almost nothing….?

“Hey, metal shield man!” The Defender looked over its shoulders and found that Hulk, now newly rested and was back on his feet. “You think your strong! Let’s see how tough you really are against Hulk!” Hulk then jumped up and roared out a loud battle call. “HULK SMASH!!!”

"BAMMGRruvuhhmmm……" The moment he uttered those words, and delivered a strong blow against the ground, causing it to quake! But the Heartless dodged away, but what he didn't notice, was that quake had gone towards where the MASK was and broke him and the little woodpecker kids free!

“Final! I'm FREEHEEHEEHEeeeeeeeh!” The MASK reshaped himself, zip near Hulk, and went into the ninja pose in his ninja outfit, fingers in position and shout! “MASK Clone Army Jutsu!” Suddenly after he uttered those words, he was covered in smoke? Everyone, even the Defender, waited apprehensively for the smoke to clear. The Defender most likely wish it didn’t. When the smoke had cleared, there was not one, but five MASK's standing near the Hulk.

“More mask guys?” Hulk asked from noticing the more green face people then usual?

“You betcha, big green, let's show him the power of the GREEN TEAM!” The MASKS said together all in one in wanting to help the green giant.

“Just what we need, more MASKs, as if the world isn't bad enough with one wedgie manic?” Dojo comment on this disturbing fact that they got FIVE MASK instead of only one around with them?

“Man, I would so want him to teach me that!” Max said in joy at the thought of the MASK showing him how to make clones of himself by ninja trickery.

“With an army of Max's going around the world is a disturbing thought, and besides that! We already cleaned up the mess where people thought they were you, Max?” Sam remarked off the very idea while reminding his partner that they once encountered a state where people thought they were Max.

“That is so Awesome!” Knothead cheered from watching the MASK fight with an army of ninjas.

“It's Amazing.” Splinter said in awe from the fight happening with the MASK army backing up the Hulk.

“An true spectacle of power and talent?” Woody commented on what everyone stared at was kinda different for the MASK. “I watched a lot of TV with Pops about the ninjas, but jot like this?” Woody admit that this was far from a simple ninja trick as seen on television?

“It’s on!” The MASK's yelled out in knowing it's time for them to get ready. "DING" Then there was a dinging sound for a bell, as the Mask's clones all said this out loud. “BUT FIRST!”

The five MASKs ninjas swarmed circled around the Defender; the body and shield looking in two different directions. With it confused, one of the MASK's threw a kunai and stabbed the body’s hand. "Trisisvhhmm…." This forced the Defender to release the shield. “Grripvhmm…./Kickvhm-kichvm-kickvmm…” Three of the MASK ninjas slide underneath the Defender, and they delivered a three way kick, kicking it into the air. “Bon-Za-Vooh!” The three suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke like what a real ninja clone trick would do while the Hulk jumped of another MASK clone’s back; the clones disappeared. He flips in the air and delivers a two straight knuckle busters down on the Defender, over the head.

“HULK CRUSH!!” Hulk yells out in what he plans to do to this enemy, the big hard way!

"BASUUppvvhhmm……." The Defender fell hard from in the air back downwards from the Hulk's attack. "FRususvhhmm…." It was lucky that the heartless fell on its shield, crushing it underneath its girth. “SMASHHhhhhhhmmmm!” With the shield gone, the Defender followed suite. Hulk landed on his feet while the MASK clapped his hands for a job well done.

“That was tight!” Woody commented, pulling himself up from where he was to thank these two for the assist.

“That was spectacular!” Knothead commented on both the MASK and the Hulk's teamwork!

“You knocked that guy flat into next week, pal!” Dojo slithered up to Hulk's shoulder to give him the news on how he did.

“Where did you learn to do that move, MASK?” Splinter asked puzzled on what she saw the MASK do, wondering how he pulled off that trick?

“Pleeeease! That old trick! It’s nothing.” The MASK said gloatingly about finding such a trick no trouble at all. “Any super hero, like mewh! Can just get the move and become anything a cool ninja can do it. But my real source.” The MASK pulled out a Film title'd "Jackie Chan's latest moves of karate, material-arts, ninja battles, samurai, sumo, and more!", the MASK spoke.“Is watching these fight movies.” Then after he blurted out his secret to success, he turn to another container. “But the Hulk here still helped finish the fella off!” The green face man was giving some good commons, even a pat on the back to the green giant.

“Hulk glad to help, friend!” Hulk said with a smile on his face that he manage to help out some how.

“And maybe next time, if we see that thing again, you'll have more help since we were busy getting the MASK off the wall!” Sam exclaimed that since the Hulk was still somewhat weaken from Jet's fight and a to of Heartless Neo Shadows, even the gee giant needed rest once in a while?

“And maybe next time, we'll have to pry-off two shield's with mouths instead of one!” Max stated about the thought of meeting a Defender Heartless with two shields on it, that's just creepy.

“Yeah, yeah, whatever.” Woody shrugged off in hearing Max make such a statement before returning on track. “Let's just get back to the point of opening the door.” The woodpecker reminded everyone of the tough bronze door left…unopened?

Max grumbled under his breath, but ultimately followed. The others got into place again and tried pushing the metal bronze door again!

“Mhm, perhaps I'll tried to increase the numbers even further!” The MASK suggested to himself and got his fingers ready!

“What, you don't mean?” Dojo was going to reply, but it was too late for that?

The MASK crossed his fingers again and performed the same technique. This time, however, the cloud of smoke nearly suffocated them. But it turned out the MASK only made it be encouraging smoke cloud somehow?

“This outta put some spunk in some of us!” The MASK stated while holding an empty bottle of the stuff he secretly put in the smoke cloud!

“Suddenly, I feel weird, like I...I should do THIS!” Dave suddenly and confusedly stated in feeling an odd effect from what the MASK has done.

“HULK MAKE OPEN DOOR!” The Hulk cried out in his roaring moment in what he do!

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When the smoke cleared Woody and most of the others could have sworn that jaws dropped through the floor when they saw just how much better those two were doing then they could've done? Dave the Barbarian and the Incredible Hulk pushed against the door together and succeeded to push it open. When the door was wide enough, Dave was panting while feeling for any metal bruises and Hulk only stood there, in-front of the open pathway.

“Amazing, without those two, heck! I think we would've been here all day?” Oswidge stated his surprised expression on the subject itself that Dave and Hulk were able to get the door open here.

“That’s something really hand?.” Candy commented on what the MASK did to make Dave & Hulk strong enough to do the task.

“What can I say, this little beauty will give a turtle the strength to run fast, then it'll work wonders on someone who's least bit a fraidy cat!” The MASK intruded his product, like he was sailing it on an commercial.

“Can I use that stuff on Dave when he's not looking!” Fang asked with a creeped up smile in just thinking how she could get her brother to be more barbariany from that stuff.

“Worry about that later, we got a mission to accomplish! Come on, everyones waiting.” Woody said seriously in reminding the entire group that they got friends, kidnapped people and other reasons to quickly get into the castle already.

“RIGHT-E-OH, UNCLE WOODY!” Knothead and Splinter shouted out in union before giggling a bit at this energetic situation they are feeling in siding with their uncle once more.

“Yeeeaaahhhh!” The summons and Hulk roared out their cheer for the group's agreement!

And with that, the group soon entered the castle doors.

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The scene changes to the top of the castle. Ganondorf glided into a church-like room with a blood red carpet path. The hall was dark and lit barely by the three crystal cases on each side of the room. Each of the cases contained a female inside. But Ganondorf didn’t seem interested in them. Instead, he glided over to the floating black case in the middle of the hall. The figure sleeping inside was soon to be discovered as Winnie Woodpecker. Ganondorf placed his gauntlet glove hand against the case.

“Your heart has not returned to you yet?” Ganondorf said in noticing the girl's heart was missing from her. “But do not fear. That duck, Daffy, will find it eventually.” The dark-elf figured out that somewhere along the line, Daffy was investigating things about their operation, including the woodpecker girl sleeping in the case about the missing heart.

The cruel master floated up to top of the stairs where he sneered deviously. A gigantic golden arch machine shaped like a heart stretch to the top of the room at the end of the hall. There were seven holes in the structure of the arch. The inside of the arch was composed of the purest darkness in the universe. Ganondorf turned to the six cases before him.

“Hear me, purest of Hearts.” Ganondorf chanted with his arms waved out to only those within the very chamber. “I have collected you and you shall provide your powers. Treeflower of the Angry Forest, Zelda of Hyrule, Francoise Arnoul of the Cyborgs, Kimiko Tohomiko of the Xiaolin Monks, Botan of the Spirit World, and Betty Ross of Science. Together you will reveal the final Keyhole! Show me the way to Kingdom Heart!” The dark-elf held his hands together before stretching them out against his sides in demanding of the spoke names provide his aid for what he seeks!

The chant had work in Ganondorf's favor. The six lights radiated from the females chests and phased through the crystal cases. The lights shaped themselves into the form of six different colored gems: purple, white, yellow, green, blue, and light-blue. The six gem lodged themselves into the holes of the golden arch.

"NWah-Hahahahahah-Aaaahh….." Ganondorf laughed with the darkest of tones, but was not aware that he was being watched.

“Foolish mortal.” The brown cloaked figure said from watching this all happen from above the chamber in the shadows. “He truly believes he can comprehend the power of Kingdom Hearts?” The brown cloaked figure exclaimed in seeing what Ganondorf was doing was fool-hearty.

“You once did.” Spoke another voice that didn't belong to this being?

The brown cloaked figure turned and founded himself faced with a figure wearing a black coat. But judging by what he appeared to be, he might not have been the one that attacked Traverse Town, but that still lies in mystery? Normally, people would be on guard of a shrouded figure. But the cloaked figure laughed.

“This is truly a spectacle.” The cloaked figure said amusingly at seeing how things are progressing. “I believe this is the first time we have met face-to-face?” The unseen being exclaimed to the one before him of their meeting.

“I have just learned of your plans.” The black coat figured said in knowing what this being in question was up too. “I must applaud your genius. But it could prove to be a threat to what our organization is working towards?” The person, hidden from view, seems to have plans that involve 'another' mater in effect.

“Do you intend to stop me then?” The cloaked figure questioned without looking back, almost not feeling the least bit threatened.

“I cannot.” The black coated figure said plainly about what he can and can't do. “It would be too unnatural if I were to kill myself. Besides, we have other things to worry about?” By this statement, it meant some deeper meaning that both hidden members could agree on.

“The Keyblade Masters?” The cloaked figure questioned from 'recalling' those that wielded the powerful KeyBlade weapon, which signaled there were more of those people out there in the world.

“The young ones are of no threat to us.” The black coat figure said in not concerning the least over about 'certain' wielders of the KeyBlade. He may have been referring to Woody Woodpecker and Jet The Hawk, since they appear so far, have handled wielding the powerful weapon. “But the rabbit and you-know-who, are still out there.” The black figure reminded this brown cloak person of two others, while the latter remember a mystery, the 'rabbit' could be someone we know too well who was being mentioned?

“I shall keep watch then.” The cloaked figure said seriously in knowing what must be done here.

And with that, both figures disappeared into the darkness. Now more questions are piling up over the last? Who were they, why did they have this discussion, what are their plans? How does it effect the events taking place now, does it include Jet & Woody in some strange connection unseen? All of these and possibly many others with more answers may come somewhere….in the future? For now, the heroes will have to watch out, it looks like Ganondorf isn't the only major big-league around?

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NOTE: As you have notice, the cast playing Beauty & The Beast, are those from the Incredible Hulk Animated series of 1996-1997.

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The situation is looking grim, but Woody & his little band of allies are pushing forth to make a difference. Soon, Woody comes up to face against Jet The Hawk, where the fate of who has the true heart to wield the Keyblade is tested. And soon, Woody & Jet go into a big battle like none have ever seen before. Stay tune to see it all happen…