Wonderland Gambler II

"Wonderland Gambler II" is the twentieth chapter of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
== Synopsis ==
Roxas tells Luxord about the mushroom, which has the ability to either enlarge or shrink them. Luxord decides to eat one side while Roxas eats the other though Roxas suggests they try one first to see what happens. Luxord, however, remarks that there's no fun in that as to live is to risks. Roxas agrees and they both eat their side of the mushroom.
While Roxas grows larger than the trees, Luxord remains shrunken, having held onto Roxas's hair. He gives Roxas his side of the mushroom and asks for Roxas's, but Roxas tells him he accidentally dropped it as he grew. Roxas licks the mushroom and shrinks, leaving Luxord in the air. Luxord falls into the forest and lands on the Cheshire Cat's tail.
The Cheshire Cat calls Luxord a "treat" and chases him until Luxord hides in a tree. As the Cheshire Cat digs through the opening with his paw, Luxord decides to outwit him and reports that Organization XIII calls him an intelligent creature and thus wouldn't do something as savage as hunting a man. Roxas, searching for Luxord, happens across the scene and is shocked by the talking cat. The Cheshire Cat, still using a paw to dig through the hole, tells Luxord not to get hung on stereotypes and that's he only seeing a small piece of the bigger picture, which may not be the truth. Luxord threatens to cut off the paw though the Cheshire Cat calls his bluff and informs that the "paw" is actually a back-scratcher. He taunts Luxord further, accusing him of giving up easily.
Roxas steps on a branch and the Cheshire Cat, noticing him, disappears. Luxord, dejected, tells Roxas to laugh as he was backed into a corner by the cat. Roxas attempts to cheer him up and offers him a sunflower seed though Luxord angrily exclaims he isn't a hamster.
== Worlds and characters ==
Wonderland
;Organization XIII
* Luxord
* Roxas
;Residents
* Cheshire Cat
== Production notes ==
=== Series continuity ===
* Roxas and Luxord are still on the mission Saïx assigned them in "Broken".
=== Differences from the video game ===
* During their missions in Wonderland, Roxas never grows taller and Luxord never stays shrunken. The Cheshire Cat never pursued Luxord and taunted him for outsmarting him.
=== Goofs ===
=== Trivia ===
* This is the fifth chapter where Twilight Town isn't visited and the fourth where The World That Never Was never appears.
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