F-2. The First Dimension

Three years have passed since the Kids Next Door began their voyage on the Gummi Ship Noah. The people of Earth and the universe, despite the destruction of their home dimension, have gone on living inside the Noah's hull, their planets miniaturized to merely 3 inches tall. It was an age of both peace and panic. But nevertheless, it was time for the voyage to end. Our heroes were saying their last farewells.

"Chris, Aurora, it's time to leave!" Cheren called upstairs. "You ready?"

"We're coming, Bro!" Chris Uno slid down the stairs. The eldest Uno had his blonde hair down to his shoulders, and wore a blue jacket over a white shirt. His boots wore away last year, so he switched to white gym shoes. He also had red bandages around his knuckles. "Aurora's just taking her sweet time with girl things. YAH!" His shoulder was frozen.

"At least I don't watch myself flex in a mirror." Aurora Uno came downstairs. Her blonde hair was down to her elbows, and she wore a light-blue T-shirt, contrasting with her short orange skirt and blue high-heel sandals.

As she came down the stairs, Cheren was glancing down in embarrassment. He hasn't aged for 3 years, since the day he turned 10, so now his siblings and many of his friends towered over him. "Cheren, what's wrong?" Aurora asked.

"Uh, nothing. Let's get Sector V and go." Cheren grabbed his new jacket—it was silver and had a black Triforce on the back. When the trio stepped outside, the members of Sector V were already gathered around the C.O.O.L.-B.U.S..

"Hey, guys! Ready to go?" Haruka asked perkily. She was wearing a midnight-blue headband over her hair, along with black high-heel sandals with straps up to her knees. Her dress had longer sleeves.

"We need to drop by Dillon's house and pick him up." Artie said. Although he was taller, he was still scrawny, but his attire hadn't changed.

That's when Sheila Frantic dropped down on the bus's roof from the treehouse. "So, let's HURRY IT UP ALREADY! The New World ain't gonna be 'new' for much longer, and I wanna be there to make it old!" Sheila had literally not changed from her old clothes – same shirt, shorts, and sandals. Naturally, age took its toll and showed rips on the old clothes. Sheila had also taken to having her arms go over the sleeves, so her shirt was only kept up by her small cleavage.

"The New World, a place unexplored by man or woman!" Carol Masterson sang. "Can you IMAGINE a place more romantic, Maseyfairy?"

"It'd be more romantic if overpowered supervillains weren't trying to kill us." Mason said glumly. He wore a sweater with a huge flame design while his T-shirt bore an explosion. He also had a developing beard.

"Well, you're bound to protect me. You DO have a $3,500 debt, after all."

"Ugh…"

York Household

Dillon York had sideburns, but they were concealed by the black hood that shadowed his face. With a black sweater, black pants, and black shoes, he would be unnoticeable in the shadows. "I'm gonna miss you, Dillon!" Danika bent down and hugged her son. "You take good care of yourself! Show them what an operative legend is made of!"

"Heh heh… I will, Mom." He saw a C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. coming. "That must be my friends. I guess I'm off."

"Now, wait just a moment." Crystal Wickens stated. Dillon turned to find her standing with Yuki and Nolan. "You children shan't be going without adult supervision."

"Oh… you're coming too, Dad?"

"You can't expect me to sit here when there's a brand new world out there." Nolan smirked. "You're not afraid of your dad embarrassing you, are you?"

"Well, it's just… you're so old."

Nolan felt his heart break. "Oh… I guess I am. I'll just… roll away in shame." So with that, the hero rolled his wheelchair into the sunset. Vanellope played a sad tune on a Spanish guitar.

"He was an old man that flew across the night. His old beard crumbled by the chill of frostbite. Tired old bones can't punch another gut. As he rolls on home to his old man hut."

"Dillon, you hurt the poor man's feelings." Crystal said.

"Oh, just come on, Dad." Dillon sighed.

"Sweet! I'll go get the Sandmobile!" He happily rolled inside.

Sector W

"Mom, hurry up!" Anthony shouted impatiently. He was in the bathroom receiving a haircut from his mother. "I'm gonna be late!"

"Sweetie, you won't be able to enjoy the New World if you have itchy hair! It's a shame I'm already letting you skip a bath!"

"Michelle doesn't ever get a haircut…" he mumbled grumpily.

"Hee hee hee! At least there's some benefits to being a rock creature!" Diancie, the Firstborn of Earth, aka Anthony's sister Michelle, giggled.

When the haircut was over, Anthony put on his open green vest and dark-green khaki shorts. His mother gave her kids one last hug. "Good luck, Anthony and Michelle. You've become great earthbenders. I know you'll defeat Lord English."

"You know it, Mom! I'll throw a steel rock and knock his golden tooth out!"

The second Anthony stepped outside- "YAH!" Five light arrows struck the ground around him. When he looked up, he saw nothing in the sky… but he knew. "FYBI, GET DOWN HERE!!"

From 10,000 meters up in the sky, Fybi Fulbright giggled. Her orange hair was in a large puffy bun, she wore a green top designed like Greek robing and showed her belly, and she kept her brown skirt. She also wore sandals with taller straps and had a mechanical quiver on her back. "I CANST SEE THOU ART ALERT AS ALWAYS!" Fybi cried as she shot down like a torpedo.

"You sure you don't wanna consider shoes?" Aranea Fulbright asked. She wore a sky-blue hoodie, blue gym shoes, and longer pigtails hanging down. She was still the shortest of her team.

"You sure you don't wanna grow taller?"

"You sure you don't wanna be a Minish like Rupert?"

"Can we just GO?!" Harvey shouted impatiently. "I just wanna get Mesprit back!"

Sector IC

"YAAAAY!" Suki Crystal skied in circles on the street. She had ice sandals on her feet, wore a snowy dress, and had longer hair. "We're going to save the WORLD, save the WORRRRRLD! …Why are we saving the world, Miyuki-chan?"

"You STILL haven't explained the prophecy to her?!" Terry Stork shouted.

"It… didn't come up?" Miyuki blushed. She wore black- and white-striped stockings, white hair in pigtails, and there were clocks all over her black dress, each depicting different Time Zones.

"Well, she knows how to swing a Keyblade, at least." MaKayla said. Her hair was in a ponytail and she wore her father's purple cloak. "You ready for this, George?"

George King smirked and unwrapped his bandaged head. His forehead had a minor scar shaped like an '8'. "I am."

Sector W7

"YAHOOOOO!" Chimney yanked the horn of her R.O.C.K.E.T.-T.R.A.I.N.. She wore her grandmother's conductor hat and oversized white jacket. "GIRLS, IT'S TIME FOR ROCKET-SAN'S FINAL VOYAAAAGE!" ("Gyoooom!")

"I'm ready to go, Chimney!" Aisa declared, flying into the train with Jet Dials on her heels. Her hair was tied in a bun and she had arrow markings on her feet.

"Me, too!" Apis wore a bright yellow priestess uniform.

"WAIT FOR UUUUUS!" Aeincha and Mocha were racing head-to-head for the train, and both made a great leap inside. Aeincha's hair was longer and in a ponytail, she had ditched her jacket and kept her orange T-shirt, a pink skirt with blue square-patterned stripes, and pink sneakers with white laces. Mocha, who had to be shrunken to fit inside the train now, had a yellow top and shorts with yellow straps down her otherwise bare legs – an outfit knitted for her by the Amazons.

"I can't believe we're finally going to the New World." Apis smiled with wonder. "It's going to be really dangerous. Are you sure you don't wanna stay, Aeincha?"

"Of course I'm sure!" Aeincha said positively. "I may not be as strong as the rest of you, but if I'm not around to fix your hair, then I don't deserve to be a part of your sector!"

"THEN LET'S GOOOOO!" Chimney stomped the gas and the flying train blasted off. April Goldenweek was calmly painting a picture of them flying into a sun. The 16-year-old artist had a red artist's cap and her hair in a red straight ponytail. She had rainbow stockings going into black curl-toed shoes, kept her jacket of clouds in the sky, and had a pink shirt with a rising sun.

Sector JP

"Hurry up, guys, we're going to be late!" Karin Kurosaki called to her teammates. Her black hair was in a short ponytail, and she had on a white soccer jersey with red shorts.

"I'm planning to bake food for absolutely everyone!" Yuzu Kurosaki cheered. Her light-brown hair was in pigtails, and she wore a yellow hoodie with a pink skirt. "Nothing starts a journey like a good snack!"

"Keep your panties on, I'm coming!" A cracked boy's voice shouted. Jinta Hanakari marched into the hangar: he underwent a major growth spurt over the past three years that made him taller than any of his teammates. He tore the sleeves off his T-shirt to appear tougher, his red hair was more thick, and he developed muscles. Naturally, puberty was also causing Jinta's voice to crack. "Hurry up, Ururu!"

Ururu panted as she caught up. The sheepish girl had undone her pigtails to let her hair hang long, and she wore a light-blue dress with yellow butterflies. She is still the shortest member of Sector JP. "I'm ready to go, Jinta-kun."

"BWAH!!" There was an explosion heard behind the C.O.O.L.-B.U.S.. They looked around to see Kodama covered with soot. "Hee hee hee… nothing motivates me like a good explosion." She snickered. The pyrotechnician's hair strands were more stretched, and explosion designs were all over her blue robe.

"Don't kill yourself before we get there." Karin stated. "Save that firepower for the enemies first."

Facilier's Voodoo Emporium

"WENDY, I can't believe how fast you've grown up!" Chelia hugged her friend very tightly. "Only 14 years old and you're already off to save the universe from terrible destruction, I'm gonna miss you so much, please come home safely!"

"Let her go, Miss Blendy!" Carla demanded. "We can't have her spine crushed before we even get there!"

"Sorry!" Chelia released her.

"It's okay, Chelia." Wendy chuckled. Her blue hair was in pigtails, she wore a red open shirt, her emerald dress underneath, and brown Greek sandals. "You'll watch over Romeo while I'm gone, right?"

"Of course I will! He's like a wife watching her husband go to war, it's so romantic! …Except that he's a boy."

"My girl's not going anywhere without me!" Dr. Facilier announced, grabbing Wendy and Carla in his arms. "Boys and girls, the Voodoo Emporium is temporarily closed! BON VOYAGE!" He Disapparated in a heartbeat.

Somewhere outside Tokyo

Nagisa Shiota parked the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. III in an open field as he stepped out. He approached a yellow octopus-like creature in a uniform. "Korosensei… my friends and I are about to go to the First Dimension. I just wanted to say good-bye… and thank you for teaching me Rokushiki."

"You'll do well, Nagisa. I know you will. But just promise me one thing…"

"Never use my skills to kill anyone, right? Or is it to remember that my friends make me stronger?"

"Actually, I was gonna ask you to buy me some souvenirs! The First Dimension sounds like a cool place."

"Ehh…" Nagisa sweatdropped. "Yeah, I'll be sure to do that. Hehe…"

KND Newbase

Every operative in the Kids Next Door and their allies had come to the Sooper Convention Center. Kimaya Heartly and Shelly Johnson had arms around the other, laughing about whatever kid they were gossiping about. Aisa was having her feet polished by Miguel Rivera, a Spanish boy and Shoeshiner of Sector M, whom Aisa had found a romance with a couple years ago.

Panini Drilovsky and Maddy Murphy were on the stage, waiting for Cheren. Maddy was wearing a blue sleeveless top that showed her belly, blue shorts, and long blue socks with the same shoes. Her hair was tied in a ponytail by a blue braid, and she wore red fingerless gloves. Panini hadn't changed her clothes, except for green running shoes. Don Quixote Sugar was on a higher platform, singing to the audience to pass the time.

"Is everyone accounted for?" Cheren asked as he climbed onstage.

"Almost. We're waiting for Zach." Maddy answered.

"I'm right here!"

"GYAAAAAH!" The three gaped. Zach Murphy had grown to adult size, sporting huge muscles covered only by an open black jacket. The black speedos on his bare legs weren't a pleasant sight.

"Boy, do I love those timeskip growth-spurts!"

"ZACH, change back to normal right now!" Maddy ordered. "No one wants to look at hulking man-boys the whole adventure!"

"Awwww." Zach poofed and changed back to normal. The only thing different about his attire was the black jacket. "I'm keeping the jacket."

"Well, Shorty, it's now or never." Panini said.

"You're right, Panini. It's finally time." Cheren approached the microphone and tapped it thrice. "Ah-he-hem: KIDS NEXT DOOR RULEZ!"

"KIDS NEXT DOOR RULEZ, SIR!"

"Boys and girls, the moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! In just one more hour, the Noah is scheduled to arrive in the First Dimension, and our final battle with the Thirteen Darknesses will begin! This is going to be harder than any mission any of you have ever been on… which is why the choice is up to you. If any of you are willing to come with us and fight for the fate of the universe, just come up here. If you don't think you're up to the challenge, then you're free to stay and protect your families. Which will it be?"

But as Cheren expected, the members of Sector V, Sector W, IC, W7, JP, KB, RZ, and SA climbed down from the audience, ready for the ultimate battle. Kimaya shook hands with Django and bid her skeleton friend farewell as she joined the party. The giants of Sector GT were roaring for Mocha. Mary gave Ib a hug and accompanied Sunni, Kodama and Quill Ramsey did a knuckle-touch, and Sandy Sidney cried as her twin brother bravely walked down. Melody Jackson gave Eric a kiss on the cheek before bidding him farewell.

"The ones that are staying behind, you don't need to worry. When you hear from us again, we will have destroyed Lord English, and our planets will be restored! Until then, may we count on your support! NEBULA! TAKE US ONBOARD!" In a split second, the volunteers were splorped off the planet. The remaining operatives cheered the names of the ones they were rooting for.

The Noah

The kids spared one final look at their shrunken planet before following Nebula up to the Noah's deck, where Team Vweeb was already waiting. The Supreme GKND Leader had a black, sleek gown and black high-heels, along with star earrings. "Well, the twerps finally made it." Augustus von Fizzuras remarked. The young captain was much taller at 18 years old, but his crew of infants haven't aged a day. "I was gettin' tired of driving this thing. Haylee, you want a spin at the wheel?"

"Aye-aye, Captain!" Haylee excitedly jogged to the cockpit.

The next hour was spent with eagerness and anxiety. Nagisa was holding Morgiana's hand, MaKayla held Terry's, as did other couples. Sheila was carefreely sitting on the ship's edge and swinging her feet over the whipping vortex. "The end of our voyage is nigh." spoke the mighty Encyclopod at long last. "The restoration of our destination is complete. Children, I present to you… the First Dimension." In a terrific flash of light, the Noah had flown out of the First Byway. After 3 years of sailing, they soared in outer space.

Thousands of marvelous planets hovered in the distance. One seemed to have golden clouds rotating around it, one was shaped like a kitten's head, one was made of ice with giant notes. Gigantic clocks floated in the weightless atmosphere—Miyuki was right to wear what she did. There were enormous volcanoes in the distance, creating streams of orange light that flew through gateways of water, becoming rainbows. A realm too unbelievable to behold, they would need all the time in the universe to see it all. Unfortunately, they had only a few minutes before a shadow covered the ship. (Play "Rumble With Wendy" from Paper Mario: Color Splash!)

As if out of nowhere, the King Dutchman appeared out of thin space, sailing imposingly over the Noah. "WELL, WELL, WELL!" Bill Cipher announced from the keel. "The mortals actually made it! I coulda SWORE you would've died of boredom by now! You've been swirling in a trans-dimensional TOILET for 3 years while we've been having the run of the multiverse! Sadly, we don't have time to play games with you. THANOS! ANNIHILATE THEM!"

The Mad Titan leapt off the Dutchman and shook the Noah's deck. He raised his Infinity Gauntlet and PUNCHED the deck with a burst of power from the Power Stone. The Noah was too strong to be destroyed, so the outpour created a shockwave that was sure to destroy them all. Thankfully, Wendy and Sunni had combined their powers to protect everyone inside bubbles. "WHAT?!"

"Why don't you fight someone your OWN size!" Mocha charged and tackled the titan, applying strength with her Haki in an attempt to pick Thanos up, but Thanos used the Soul Stone to shrink Mocha down to human size. Mocha gasped, but had no time to ask what happened before Thanos chucked her into space. "WAAAAH!"

"Well, that plan didn't work." Vweeb said as he nimbly hopped up Thanos' bulky body and entered the nose. The half-Kateenian began shooting lasers up into the giant's skull.

"AAAARGH!" Thanos clasped his head in agony, desperately punching his own face to get the nuisance out.

"I got ya, Mocha!" MaKayla used timebending to Rewind Mocha back to them, but could go no farther as Ganondorf kicked Kayla away like a ball. Cheren Uno went God Tier and flew at Ganon like a comet, clashing swords with the Evil King, the speeds of their swings equal to one-another. Karin Kurosaki became a ghost and tried to kick Ganon from behind, but the soccer star was grabbed by Blackbeard, forcing Karin to revert to human form. The chubby pirate slammed Karin's face against the solid gum deck.

"HEY, FATASS, OVER HERE!" Sheila Frantic dashed up to Blackbeard and swung her Light Foot against his crotch. Teach hacked spit out of his mouth and grabbed his crotch in pain.

"OH MY GOD, IT HURTS! AHHH, THE PAIN!"

"I guess men all have the same weakness after all!" Karin smirked. She turned back into a ghost to shoot an Ecto Ray at Blackbeard, but Sōsuke Aizen appeared to block the attack. "Grrrr! Who are you?!"

"You don't remember me, Karin Kurosaki? Why, you were my idol back in the day."

Karin gasped. "Aizen… is it really you?"

"Perhaps it's time to show you what I learned." He cast a giant blue spirit flame that Karin evaded, but the Soul Reaper flew up to cut her chest.

Ganondorf summoned Ghirahim to grab Cheren by the neck and slam him to the deck, leaving Ganondorf to impale the boy's heart. "AAAAAAAHHH!"

"CHEREN!!" Panini cried.

"HAH HAH HAH HAH!" Ganon cackled. "At last, you lay dead at my feet!"

"Guess again, Ganondork!" Cheren burst into golden flames, knocking Ghirahim off and flipping behind Ganon for a back-slice. "You're facing a god now!"

"UWAAAH!" Ganon clutched the cut spot. "Why you pathetic-"

"YAAAH!" Crystal Wickens leapt forth and BASHED Ganon with her staff—it snapped in half. "Uhhh…" Crystal found herself staring awkwardly as Ganon faced her confusedly.

"…What was that?" asked the Evil King.

"Um… did I mention I'm a HUGE fan of your stories?"

Ganon merely flicked Crystal in the nose—enough force to blast her across the deck. She was about to hit Truman Zorc, but the possessed child slurped her into one of his cards. "Well, that adds another one to the collection." He looked down and observed his deck of captives: Yuzu Kurosaki, Kirie Beatles, Index, Apis, Lola Stork, and Sally Harper.

"He caught that many people already?!" Anthony exclaimed

"I prefer to get the weak ones out of the way. Escaping these cards is easy if your will is strong enough."

"Ruby, break the cards, it'll free the captives!" Sapphire shouted.

"I'M ON IT!" Ruby locked fists and fired her mech-gloves like twin rockets.

"I don't think so!" Zorc projected a card barrier.

"GUESS AGAIN!" Wendy cast a spell to shatter the shield.

"AAAAHH!" The possessed human was blown away by the rockets. His cards burned in midair.

"What?!" Sapphire gasped. "They didn't reappear! My Future Vision…"

"Perhaps it is because… that was not Zorc?" Sōsuke Aizen cocked a brow.

Indeed, the real Zorc appeared behind Sapphire. "But thanks for showing yourself." Before Sapphire could react, Zorc sucked her inside a card as well.

"SAPPHIRE!" yelled Ruby.

"Great job, Zorc! Get back on the ship!" Bill ordered.

"HEY!" Ruby tried to throw another punch, but Zorc jumped off the deck, summoned a Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and flew up to the Dutchman.

"Mom, let's go up and help them!" Wendy yelled.

"Alright!" The winged kitten grabbed her daughter and carried her onto the enemy flagship. Almost instantly, a powerful gust of wind tried to blow them off, forcing Wendy to grab the ship's rail while Carla grabbed her ankle.

"NO ONE'S allowed on this ship!" Bill commanded. "Blow them away, Vaatimort!"

"Vaatimort?" Wendy questioned, having to squint her eyes from the gusts. She took a deep breath and sucked all the wind into her mouth, allowing her and Carla to regain footing and see the one responsible. She gasped. "DAD?!"

The cloaked wizard gasped. "Wendy… you're alive?"

"WAH!" Wendy and Carla were grabbed in Davy Jones' tentacles as the Heartless Captain began squeezing them. Melody Jackson used water tentacles to haul herself onto the deck and slice the two free, but all Vaati did was blow the three of them off.

"Do not distract yourself, Vaati!" Voldemort hissed.

"CHEREN!" Haylee yelled from the cockpit. "Some of the Darknesses have entered the ship!"

"Is the Planet Room secure?" Cheren asked, blocking Ganon's sword with his Mirror Shield, while Maddy was restraining Ghirahim.

"Yes, the shield Wendy cast is still active. I'm just worried about the people inside."

"MaKayla, do you think you'll be able to do it?"

"Yeah, I'm just waiting for your order."

"Hee hee hee!" Czar Baldy Bald cackled mischievously as he and Zeref crept through the Noah's hull. "We made it inside, Zeref! Oh, BOY, we are gonna swipe some panties!"

"Not interested. We're only here to track down the Lights and destroy them. Huh?" Zeref noticed someone at the end of the corridor. It was April. "She's one of them!" He conjured a Death Sphere and cast it, burning a perfect hole through April. Her body melted like paint. "It was a fake?"

The two turned around the passage to find realistic April paintings lined along the walls. They all remained still and flat as the two walked through. Suddenly, Morgiana kicked out of one of the paintings and blew Baldy away with a Rocket Kick. "Surprise!" Yuki Crystal dropped from a ceiling vent and froze Zeref solid. Sandman rolled out of hiding, grabbed Zeref out of the ice, slammed him to the floor, and bent his arm. "Nolan, I know you're going through a midlife crisis, but breaking kids' arms?"

"Call it some new-age discipline."

"Hm hm hm." They looked down when Zeref's arm twisted itself back to normal and the young wizard helped himself up. "I must say, you two are as violent as two other people I know."

Zeref was immediately blasted across the hall by a large laser. "Don't stay too close to him!" Artie cautioned, possessing a Mega Diffusion Rifle. "According to the fairytale, he's surrounded by a death cloud. He's also unkillable."

The laser burned a hole in Zeref's body, but it quickly repaired itself. "It's just like those Inferi." Nolan remembered.

Zeref was caught in Dr. Facilier's Shadow Possession. The witch-doctor followed this with an electric storm from his Devil's Wand, a magic skull mask over his face. "Zeref was the one who first created the Grand Inferius. And even they didn't have a defined weakness."

"WAAAAH!" Baldy Bald was pinned on his front as Morgiana painfully tied his arms. "STOP IT, PLEASE, UNCLE!"

"Nagisa, I have him! Should we handcuff him?"

"No, make him show us his porn stash!"

"?" Morgiana froze confusedly. "Um… Nagisa?" She looked behind. "AAAAH!" Baldy Bald was directly behind her, wearing Nagisa's clothes and grinning like a pervert. "Then who did I…" She looked at the person she was on. "CHUCK NORRIS?!" Upon realizing this, a fist shot out of Chuck's beard and pelted Morg repeatedly.

"NOW I got you!" Baldy Bald grabbed both Nagisa and Morgiana's heads. "Super Fist of Red Magic: Full Body Baldification!"

"GYAAAH!" The hair on their heads vanished into thin air. They could feel the tiny follicles in their noses, arms, and wherever else disappearing. Their bodies felt so smooth, slippery, and cold as their chrome domes shone.

"And now, Super Fist of Blue Magic: Armpit Tentacles!" Hairy tentacles, one blue and one magenta, grew out of his armpits and slithered up through the ducts. "Ha ha HA! Finally, I've found them!"

"What's he talking about?!" Nagisa exclaimed. "The Lights?!"

"Or the planets?" Morg wondered.

When the tentacles retracted, they had in their possession some nosehair trimmers. "I haven't been able to breathe through my nose in ages." He used his armpit tentacles to trim his nose.

"Talk about growing more than you can cut." Nagisa remarked.

On the deck, Thanos was finally able to blow Vweeb out of his nose. He attempted to stomp the little alien, but Diwata blew him back with a Lunar Beam. Thanos shot the Lunarian with the Power Stone, but she and Crest combined power to counter this. Diancie spawned a sharp pink diamond over the titan's left arm, but when Thanos noticed, he used the Space Stone to warp. "If I can only cut off his left arm, he couldn't use the gauntlet." Diancie said.

"What's WRONG with you guys?!" Bill Cipher yelled from atop the Dutchman's mast. "You're the most powerful people in the multiverse! And you can't even beat a swarm of brats that were cooped up in a ship for three years?! Show them that Darkness power!"

"Things not going as you hoped, Cipher?" an Indian voice spoke. Bill turned and looked up, seeing Jessie hovering on a bubble cloud.

"Well, well, well! If it isn't Polokus! I was waiting for you to show up! But what's this? I sense another presence inside you." Bill narrowed his eyes, seeing deep into Jessie's subconscious. "Ahhh… Madotsuki. You just couldn't stay away from me, could you?"

"You stole her life, you son of a bitch! But you can't hide, anymore! I'm going to help her get payback!"

"Really, Jessie? But how can she rely on a bed-wetter like YOU?" Bill flashed a light from his scepter. The world around Jessie turned gray as a monstrous figure towered over him: it resembled Shelly Johnson, but with fangs drooling venom, claws, and fur.

"HEY, SHORTS! Why don't you live underground if you like eating DIRT so much?!"

"F*** off, Shelly! I stopped being scared of you YEARS ago!"

"DON'T IGNORE ME!" Shelly squashed him into the ground. "EAT DIRT, SHORTS! EAT IT 'TIL YOU CHOKE!"

"MY dreambending awakens even fear that has been lost!" Bill stated. "You can act brave all you want, you can cut your emotions aside, but as long as I know your past, I'll bring it back!"

A Light Arrow struck Jessie from above and broke his nightmare trance. When Bill looked to where the arrow came from, he saw Cheren floating above in his golden flames. "Where's Lord English, Bill?"

"Lord English? BWAH HAH HA HA! You got your hands full with these guys and you're asking to see Lord English?!"

Cheren tossed rapid gold fireballs that Bill blocked, then zipped down to clash with Bill's staff. "WHERE IS HE?!"

"Oh, you're actually serious. Sorry, kid, but His Lordship has more important things to do than waste his talents on you. That preview on the Great Clock was all you were getting! If you think you deserve a chance to even LOOK at him again, you'll have to defeat all Thirteen of them! But hey, we're all right here!" Bill spread his arms. "Go ahead! Show us what you learned these past three years! Beat every one of us here and now!"

Cheren burned flames around his sword and swung down at Bill with incredible fury. Though Bill blocked with his staff, Cheren's power was slowly cutting through it. The staff snapped in two as Bill slammed down onto the deck. "OW! MY ARM!" Bill moaned.

Cheren rocketed directly down, spinning like a firecracker with every intent on puncturing Bill's human body. "CHEREN, STOP!!" Jessie screamed. Cheren froze just inches from Bill's chest. "We need Bill alive, remember?! We need to switch his realities with Madotsuki in the Dream World!"

"Huh?" Bill cocked a brow. He then smirked. "So, that's what you're up to. Unfortunately, the only place you'll see me in the Dream World is IN YOUR DREAMS!" Blue flames brimmed on Bill's hands. The area became monochrome as an army of Bills – his original triangular form – surrounded them from every direction.

But just then, a window appeared in the center of the illusion. Bubbles blasted out of it like bullets, blinding the single eyes of each Bill clone. A body of pink fire spawned around the window and became Madotsuki. "I'm not going to let you touch them."

"Oh, for the love of saké." Bill rolled his eyes.

"Cheren, what's our plan of action!" MaKayla yelled. "Do we just keep fighting?!"

Cheren faced down at the Noah's deck. Thanos had knocked Anthony and Diwata out, Sheila was running in midair caught in Blackbeard's black hole… the Darknesses were wearing them down, and not even all of them were attacking. They certainly weren't using their full power, either. "MaKayla, Course B!"

"GOT IT!" MaKayla FLASHED, and a blue Recordance Clone replaced her. Cheren quickly grabbed Jessie and brought him down to the Noah.

Meanwhile, the current MaKayla was safe in the planet room. She spent all this time channeling Time Chi into her Chrono Staff, so when the order was given, she expanded a humongous bubble over the entire ship. The bubble popped softly like any bubble would. The Noah reappeared several feet away, while the Darknesses onboard the vessel reappeared on the Dutchman. (End song.)

"WHAT THE ***?!?" screamed Bill.

"HAYLEE, turn the ship 90 degrees port side!" Cheren commanded.

"Aye-aye, Captain!" With a mighty turn of the wheel, the Noah spun around and sailed elsewhere.

Miles away from the battle, the Encyclopod was flying his own path. The children knew that The Thirteen would ambush them the moment they set foot in this dimension. That is why the timebender created a Save State to take them on an alternate path. A wise decision, children. It is still too early to face the Darknesses.

"MACCUS-AH! Engage pursuit and fire all cannons!" Davy Jones commanded. The Dutchman's helmsman began to chase, and the crewmen inside fired Bombshell Bills that homed in on the Noah.

"Wendy, dost thou still hath the wind thou inhaled earlier?" Fybi asked.

"Yes, I do!"

"Let it blow!"

"Sky Dragon ROOOAAR!" Wendy unleashed the wind storm taken from her father, and Fybi used her bending to surround the Noah in a windy barrier. Fybi mixed hot air with cold air and projected lightning on the outside of the barrier. "Repiti!" Wendy cast the repeating spell to keep the wind spinning, so Fybi would not have to exhaust herself. The Bombshell Bills couldn't penetrate it.

Davy Jones looked up at the giant gates of water within the space. He used his powerful bending to extend giant tentacles from the gates, wrapping them around the Noah and catching the lightning. The electric traveled along the currents and away from the ship. "Canst a girl know relaxation?!" Fybi shouted, trying to create more lightning.

"Can't this thing move a bit faster?!" Mason yelled.

"I'm doing the best I can!" Haylee responded. "Ancient Trollian candy technology isn't my forte!"

"We have to go back and fight them!" Ruby stated. "Sapphire and the others haven't come back!"

"MaKayla's Save State only affected the people who were on the ship at the time." Miyuki mentioned.

"Darn it! We have to do something, but I don't think we can take them, yet!" Cheren followed.

"Blimey, then what was all that boring TRAINING for?!" Sheila asked angrily.

"Wait a minute, has anyone seen Zach?" Maddy asked.

"WE'RE CATCHING UP!" Jones cackled. "Master Maccus, what is the estimated time of interception-ah?!"

". . ."

"Master Maccus, answer! …Master Maccus- ah?" Jones turned.

Maccus was caught in a fish net, and the helm was manned by Zach Murphy in a navy captain's uniform. "WHERE THE HECK DID HE COME FROM?!" Bill screamed.

"MEN, it's time to deliver this cargo of fleece to Planet England! They'll need it for the upcoming war with Australia!"

"What's fleece?" Blackbeard asked.

"It's a new hotsauce I invented!" Zach held up a bottle of brown sauce. "I've been eating it every day since I was born! That reminds me: it's time for the annual Ode to Fleece!" Some catchy music started playing as Zach chugged the bottle down.

Ketchup's good and mustard's decent

On fries, dogs, or buns

Zach turned the wheel left and right to the rhythm, rocking the King Dutchman unstably as the crewmen tried to stay on foot. The cards in Zorc's pocket were coming loose.

I'll always take whipped cream

On pudding just for fun

He shook the wheel forward and back, rocking the ship in those directions.

But nothing else compares

To that feeling on my tongue

He shifted on his back and danced, causing the ship to do the same as they all fell behind him, grabbing onto one-another starting from the ledge.

When I eat fleece, I will release

Like a chewing gum!

He flipped the ship to right-side-up, the crew landing on the deck.

"Grrrr! Don't just stand there, you idiots, KILL HIM!" Bill commanded. The Thirteen and Team Rocket charged to attack.

Fleeeeece tastes so goooood

"ARRRRRGH!" The ship tilted at 90 degrees left, the crewmates falling that direction.

Juuuuust like it shoooouuuld

"ARRRRRGH!" It changed to 90 degrees right, so the crew fell that way and grabbed the railing.

"If I don't get some FLEECE RIGHT NOW, I'll scream like a little GIRRRLLL! And DRIVE all 'round the worrrrrrrlllld…"

The ship spun in every direction at 360 degrees. When Zorc was trying to hold on, he watched as his entire deck of prisoners flew away. "NO! MY CAPTURE CARDS!"

Yuzu, Index, Kirie, Sally, Crystal, and hundreds of people captured from the multiverses scattered across the First Dimension. Among them was Zach, his body compressed to two dimensions as he glided back to his friends' vessel.

Upon landing on the Noah, Zach poofed back to 3-D. "That oughta keep them busy for a while."

"Did you save the others?" Ruby asked.

"Uh, let me see… AHA! Right here!" Zach whipped out five baseball cards of Roman gladiators.

Ruby socked him in the head. "YOU IDIOT! They're going to be killed by those monsters!"

"Maybe not!" Sunni said. "I could still feel their aura signatures from within those cards. The signatures are scattering—they must've fallen off the ship!"

"This is true." MaKayla said, her eyes closed. "And I can sense them landing on the various planets in this dimension. We'll have to go and rescue them before the Darknesses find them. It might be best if we split up."

"We can't split up now!" Chris yelled. "We barely got away from them, we won't stand a chance if we're alone."

"Then we'll go in groups." Maddy stated. "If we're lucky, the Darknesses will split up too and hunt us down. We can pick them off one at a time."

"You really think it'll be that easy?" Cheren asked. "What if…What if Lord English-"

"If Lord English was really that powerful, couldn't he have wiped us out of existence by now? Like, maybe…maybe he can't. Maybe there's a reason he needs the Darknesses."

"Hmm… you're right." Cheren said.

"You know, it wasn't just our friends' auras I was sensing." Sunni mentioned. "I felt a bunch of other auras from that card deck. They could be more prisoners."

"Hm hm hm." Cheren chuckled. "A collectathon… great." He switched to a serious look. "All right. We'll split up then. At the moment, we have four objectives: recover the cards, find the Firstborn Egg Chambers, find the trolls… and defeat the Darknesses. Make sure the Lights stay protected."

"I'll stay to guard the Noah." Nebula said. "Along with anyone who wishes to stay. Kids Next Door… Move out."

The operatives all boarded their own ships and flew across the universe. During the divide, they all had a moment of relaxation.

"STOP!" Xehanort whipped up his Keyblade to finally freeze the King Dutchman's constant spinning.

"WAAAAAAAaaaahhh…" Baldy Bald was blown away by the momentum.

"That was absolutely dreadful!" Yellow Diamond stated furiously. "Gem ships NEVER lose control!"

"At this point, I'll take your word for it." Zorc approached the Gem Empress and withdrew a card. "Luckily, I was able to keep the card you requested."

Diamond bent down to see the card. Sapphire was helplessly banging on the 2-D barrier. "Yes… good work." The empress picked up the tiny card in her fingers. "Don't worry… I will set you free before long, Blue Diamond."