Arrival at the Gold Azure Sea/Passing Vann the Water Nokk's Test and Worthy of the Golden Hand of Midas (Sonicladdin 3 Version)

*(After walking a bit, the hero group sat down for a rest upon seeing the kids feeling exhausted. Then while resting, Vector's group turned to Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts)*

Vector: So, guys?

Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts: Hm?

Vanilla: You say you’re a surrogate family before, right?

Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts: Yes.

Grounder: Why do you ask?

Toby: Well, the reason we asked is because I got one simple, yet intelligent, question; Have you ever figured out what other paths Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts might possibly find in their purpose in life other than mafia life?

*(Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts got calmly amazed. Noticing that, Cream hesitated a bit)*

Cream: Sorry. It’s none of our busin….

Fat Tony: No, no, it’s okay.

Johnny: Go ahead and explain your question.

Legs, Louie, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts: We don’t mind.

*(Glad to know Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts are approving her opinion on her and the rest of Vector’s group’s question, Cream explained away)*

Cream: Well, you see, we couldn’t help but notice that Misters Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts might possibly have a dream.

Vanilla: (Agreeing) A dream of going off on their own.

Cheese: (Agreeing happily) Chao, chao.

Legs: (Figuring it out with a shrug) Like how kids do when they grow up on their parents.

Fat Tony: (Agreeing with a shrug) We should know, because of our kids.

Vector: But do you know *completely*?

*(Fat Tony’s gang became unsure. Noticing this with Vector, Vanilla, Cream, Toby, and Cheese, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts piped in in agreement)*

Scratch: Well, honestly, Vector and his family might’ve hit the homerun on this subject.

Grounder: We haven’t even considered on when we could move on from the mafia life.

Coconuts: Let alone decide where to go have a new home.

*(Understanding somewhat, Fat Tony’s gang pondered a bit)*

Louie: Well, let’s just say….

Fat Tony: We *do* feel kinda hesitant on letting Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts go off on their own.

Legs: Considering they are our loyal capos.

Johnny: That’s the hard part.

*(Vector then transformed into Mrs. Doubtfire)*

Vector: (Imitating Mrs. Doubtfire) Well, it is, indeed, hard for parents to let their children live on their own at their coming of age, but it’s definitely the right thing to do to make them live their happy lives and be happy.

*(Vector then changes back to normal)*

Vector: (In his normal voice) That’s all I can say for family advice, whether it’s surrogate and/or real.

Vanilla: In fact, we let Cream and Toby choose their destinies, despite their youth.

*(Cream and Toby nods in agreement with smiles. After thinking it over, Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts smiled a bit and nods)*

Fat Tony’s gang, Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts: Thanks.

Fat Tony: We’ll definitely think about your advice.

*(Then they and Vector's group noticed the hero group have overheard everything with calm interest. They then stood up in calm surprise)*

Johnny: I take it you overheard us?

Doom: (Nods nonchalantly) Loud and clear.

*(Suddenly, Marahute, Meowzie, Balto, and Jenna heard something nearby. They turned and saw, to their surprise that they gasped, something swiftly flying by in a silent, Esper-like way. Hearing their gasps, the hero group got confused)*

Sonic: What is it, Marahute, Balto, Jenna, and Meowzie?

Sally: What do you see?

*(Then Balto, Jenna, and Meowzie spoke softly while Marahute stared)*

Balto and Jenna: We sense….

Meowzie: Spirits….

*(Suddenly, Meowzie and Thumbelina heard the siren-like voice calling again. After that’s over, the hero group realized from Meowzie and Thumbelina’s reaction)*

Steelbeak: The voice again?

Meowzie and Thumbelina: Yes.

*(Then they walked to where Marahute, Balto, Jenna, and Meowzie saw the Esper-like figure disappeared cautiously. Then Meowzie and Thumbelina vocalized out to the forest for a response. Vector then vocalized a bit. The hero group looked at him, Chip, Jessie, James, Meowth, and the Fearsome Four in dumbfounded confusion. Then Chip, Jessie, James, Meowth, and the Fearsome Four silently pointed at Vector, who got innocent)*

Vector: What?

*(Then Steelbeak spoke to Vector)*

Steelbeak: Let Meowzie and Thumbelina take care of it.

Vanilla: Good idea.

Vector: I guess I was a little too pitchy.

*(Then they resumed their cautious walk. Soon enough, the Esper-like figure appeared silently, and the hero group could hear silently ghost-like whispers briefly. Immediately, the Shirabad members of the hero group, Launchpad and Darkwing immediately realized where they are)*

Darkwing, Launchpad, and Shirabad members of hero group: The Spirit Graveyard….

*(Then Meowzie, Thumbelina, and Cornelius ran ahead towards the Esper-like figure, who then slowly vanished. Then, as soon as it vanished, the three, along with the hero group who caught up, then saw, to their calm amazement in front of them, a huge purple bioluminescent field of destroyed old ships, and nestled near them some tomb marks of those who have died. Then, suddenly, Thumbelina and Cornelius noticed one particular ship laying in the Spirit Graveyard, much to the hero group’s notice)*

Hero group: What?

Thumbelina and Cornelius: Our old ship.

*(They run up to the ship’s remains. Immediately, the hero group realized what that ship means)*

Chuck: This is the ship you had on your last expedition to Aztlán?

Thumbelina and Cornelius: Yes.

*(Then they entered the ship’s hollowed hull and into the ruins of its cabin itself)*

Cornelius: It was destroyed by the Gold Azure Sea’s maelstroms created by the Leader of the Water Nokks.

*(Darkwing and Launchpad immediately remembered who Cornelius is talking about)*

Darkwing and Launchpad: Vann.

*(The hero group also realized in agreement)*

Darkwing: Legends did say that those who need the blessing of Vann the Water Nokk, must pass his deadliest test to prove their worthiness for Aztlán in order to reach it.

Meowth: And does that include old friends?

Darkwing: I’m afraid so, there’s no other way.

Psycho: Maybe this Vann might show remorse for it if those who are his old friends drowned, trying to pass his test.

Darkwing: Luckily, yes, Psycho.

Launchpad: And Vann didn’t have any other choice, it’s part of his job and nature of a Water Nokk.

*(Then Meowzie immediately remembered something)*

Meowzie: Wait a minute…. The Water Nokk…? Are they those water-made horses I saw back in Iridsella’s images in Agrabah?

*(Hearing her question, Darkwing and Launchpad nods)*

Darkwing: Yep, yep, yep. We know Vann.

Launchpad: His kind are known to keep outsiders out of Aztlán unless they wish to prove their worthiness by passing their test to prove they are stronger than their kind, water elemental-wise.

*(Then Thumbelina and Cornelius noticed some water remains on their ship’s ruins and turned to Meowzie and Liquidator)*

Thumbelina: Meowzie?

Cornelius: Liquidator?

Meowzie and Liquidator: What?

Cornelius: You remember that we learned a moment ago that water has memory?

*(Realizing, Meowzie and Liquidator nods)*

Meowzie: Yes.

Liquidator: Ten out of ten smart people and animals never forget important memories.

Thumbelina: Also, Meowzie, there is something else we want you, with Licky's help, to find out through that memory.

Cornelius: On one of the real reasons why we were trying to go to Aztlán that time.

*(Getting it with the hero group, Vector then transformed into Hamlet and held a fake skull)*

Vector: (Imitating Hamlet) Alas, poor Yorick, I knew thee well.

*(Then he changed back to normal and magically discards the fake skull. Then Meowzie and Liquidator crouched onto their hands and knees in a calm meditating way and closed their eyes)*

Meowzie: (Concentrating) Water Nokk powers, please, tell us…. What were my parents trying to get to Aztlán for, other than the answer of what caused the war between Agrabah and Shirabad? We need to know what my parents knew.

Liquidator: (Concentrating) If you can hear us, tell us....

*(Then as soon as Meowzie and Liquidator incanted this, a million water drops slowly floated from the ship’s remains and floated all over in one spot in front of the hero group, morphing into some figures, revealed to be Thumbelina and Cornelius from the past. Even Meowzie and Liquidator calmly snapped out of their meditation and stood up to watch and listen with the hero group)*

Thumbelina memory: Are you sure leaving Meowzie alone to fend for herself in Agrabah is wise, especially when we just explained about the Legend of Aztlán in Agrabah last night?

Cornelius memory: I’m sure. How else can we be sure that Eggman’s group and the Badnik Thieves are up to no good? It’s the only way for us to find out why Meowzie is born with her powers and why the war started so sudden.

*(Suddenly, they heard echoing screams along with sounds of a maelstrom storm from the past)*

Thumbelina memory: Cornelius!

Cornelius memory: Thumbelina!

*(Then the memory ended when the water dispersed into water drops again and quickly returned to their spots in the ship’s wreck. After that’s done, Meowzie got calmly distraught and ran out of the ship’s remains and buried her face in her arms, calmly crying silently. Running after her in calm silent sympathy, the hero group approached her)*

Meowth, Milo, and Sophia: Meowzie? (Mom?)

*(They, Thumbelina, and Cornelius approached her)*

Sophia: Are you alright?

*(Meowzie calmly and slowly eased her silently crying down and wiped her tears away)*

Meowzie: (Sniffles, sadly) No, I shouldn’t have been born with magic!

*(She calmly cries a bit again until the five went up to her reassuringly while the hero group helped out calmly)*

Meowth, Milo, and Sophia: Hey, hey.

Victini: It’s not your fault.

Celebi: Victini’s right.

Iridsella: (Agreeing) Latios and us Elemental Spirits and goddesses are extremely blessed to make you a special daughter of King Oberon’s son's wife, courtesy of the Sixth Elemental Spirit.

Latios: So, we beg of you; Do not blame yourself.

*(Hearing them say that, Meowzie calmly and slowly stopped crying again as she wiped the last of her tears away to listen)*

Iridsella: And besides, if it weren’t for Latios and the goddesses, as well as Longclaw, they wouldn’t have saved you from dying from Thumbelina’s attempted miscarriage during the start of the war.

Latios and goddesses: That’s right.

Meowzie: (Slowly realizing) So, basically, my magic saved me….

Iridsella, Latios, and goddesses: Yes.

*(Even the hero group came up to her reassuringly)*

Doom: (Shrugs) Magic or not, you are still the Fairy Princess of Shirabad along with your parents.

Sally: And if there’s one person who can help us get our answers in Aztlán and the Golden Hand of Midas to stop Eggman’s group and the Badnik Thieves....

Sophia and Minerva: As well as Merlock’s gang, from awakening EnEmE....

Milo and Morgana: It’s you.

Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist: Because we all believe in you.

Meowth, Milo, and Sophia: And us.

Meowth: Because you’re my wife and our kids' mother, for better or for worse.

*(Her confidence calmly reboosted, Meowzie then realized something else)*

Meowzie: As I recall, we theorized that the Sixth Elemental Spirit is calling for me to come to Aztlán, and the same one who gave me the warning about the evil force making the elemental magic attack Agrabah, yet she is letting this Vann test me and our worthiness to allow ourselves to go there.

Milo: But what if the answers awaiting us there are in the deadliest depths?

Meowzie: Then I’ll have to brave it. I *will* risk it.

Sophia: But Mom, Milo might have a point!

Meowth: And don’t you remember what the song said? “Not too far, or you’ll be drowned!” Who will try and stop any of us from turning into gold statues by going too far?!

Meowzie: You and our kids said with everyone else that you believed in me!

Meowth, Milo and Sophia: And we do!

Meowth: I…!

*(He goes on the verge of crying while Milo and Sophia hugged their mother in concern)*

Meowth: (Voice breaking) My friends and I lost our families to Vanitas’ group years ago, and I definitely don’t want to lose you along with our kids either!

*(He starts crying calmly and hugs her with Milo and Sophia, who calmly broke down crying as well)*

Meowth: (Crying calmly, sniffles) We just can’t…! Not this moment…. None of us don’t want to stop you from doing the right thing, but I don’t want you or any of us to die!

Milo: (Crying calmly) You're mine and Sophia's mom.

Sophia: (Crying calmly) I don't want you to leave us....

*(Seeing how upset Meowth, Milo, and Sophia are, Meowzie hugs them back in comfort)*

Meowzie: (Soothingly) Meowth, Milo, Sophia….

*(Seeing this in calm silence, the hero group became unsure and concerned, when Iridsella suddenly realized something and spoke)*

Iridsella: Wait…!

*(Hearing her, the hero group listened while Meowth, Milo, and Sophia calmly stopped crying silently and they and Meowzie ended their hug)*

Iridsella: I just remembered something; There *is* an actual way that none of us can stay gold statues forever if we go too far.

*(Interested calmly, the hero group listened while Milo and Sophia wiped their tears away)*

Louie: Then what is it?

Meowth: (Tears still in his eyes) What can be done?

Iridsella: You ever heard of the Golden Flower and its magical powers?

*(Realizing slowly, the hero group perked up in calm happiness while Meowth got speechless calmly)*

Morgana: Of course!

Hero group: Its healing magic!

Meowzie: Like how its magic in my tears healed *and* revived Meowth when he got wounded!

Sophia: Just like you told Milo and me!

Milo: Yeah!

Rosetta: And if we use the sap from the Golden Flower…!

Iridessa: We can saturate any of us who were turned into golden statues, and those victims will come back to life again!

Tink: It’s that simple!

Jessie: (Looking at Meowth) Now, what do you think of that, Meowth?

James: (Looking at Meowth in agreement) Still having worrisome doubts?

*(Cheered up calmly upon hearing this in realization, Meowth blinked the last of his tears away and slowly, his confidence reboosted)*

Meowth: Then, if that’s the case….

*(Then he, along with Milo and Sophia, got determined and looked at Meowzie with confidence)*

Meowth: On second thought, even if the answers we seek might be in the deadliest depths, then none of us, especially me and the kids, won’t stop you.

Milo and Sophia: (Nods in agreement) Yeah.

*(Happy to hear that, Meowzie hugs the three lovingly, making them hug back in calm happiness. Then after that’s over, the hero group then went back to business)*

Smarty: Now, about getting to the Apple Mantis River.

*(Even Spike barks a bit in agreement, making the hero group agree)*

Hero group: Right.

Cornelius: From where we currently are, it could take two miles on foot and/or flight to get there.

Vanilla: That’s a long walk and/or flight from here.

*(Then Fat Tony’s gang smiled smugly)*

Fat Tony: Who ever said we could walk and/or fly?

*(Confused, the hero group then got surprised when Fat Tony pulled out a device from his pants pocket. He pushed its button and then the device opened up, revealing to be a small ship. Realizing immediately, Chuck's group got it, smiling smugly as well)*

Manic: Ah, we get it….

Sophia: Mode of transportation.

*(Then Chuck pulled out his device, revealing it to be the same walker-like vehicle the heroes escaped on from Eggman’s group, Merlock and Fat Tony’s gangs, and their henchmen before. Suddenly, Vidia realized something along with Chuck’s group and Fat Tony’s gang)*

Vidia: Wait a minute! Our ships can’t merge together.

Legs: And they don’t have a system for that.

Fat Tony: (Palms his face in realization) *Che* *stupido* *sono*!\* I didn’t think this through.

\*(“*Che* *stupido* *sono*!” means “How stupid of me!” in Italian)

*(But then Vector smiled smugly)*

Vector: Can’t they?

*(Then he transformed into a bodybuilt construction worker and then used his magic and skills, with Vanilla, Cream, Cheese, and Toby's help, to quickly merge the ship together into one at a fast pace, impressing the hero group)*

Sonic: (Shrugs happily) Vector knows best.

Chuck and Fat Tony: (Shrugs happily in agreement) I’ll say.

*(Then the hero group boarded the ship and then Granite heads off)*

Zarina: Meet you at the river’s cave entrance, Granite!

*(Granite nods and then left. Vector immediately proceeded to make his announcement like a ride steward after transforming into one)*

Vector: (Imitating a steward) Good day, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome aboard the S.S. Apple Mantis! For your safety, keep your arms, hands, legs, and feet inside the ship at all times. Now, onto the river cruise!

*(Then as soon as he changed into a ship sponsor, he smashes a champagne bottle onto the ship’s hull, making the ship immediately charge down the hill at a fast pace like a running/flying roller coaster out of the Spirit Graveyard, with the hero group hanging on, with some of them enjoying the ride, even laughing and even letting out their fun-filled screaming a bit, others like Dingodile, Bushroot, Louie, Johnny, Doom, and Smarty, not so much in a nervous way, with Vector, who is having a blast, even changing back to normal)*

Quackerjack: (Gleefully calling out to the hero group) I hope you like any loop-dee-loops!

Dingodile and Bushroot: (Airheaves, nervously) I hope you like barby shrimp! (carrots!)

*(Even Spike is having a blast that he raised his arms up joyfully like it’s a roller coaster. Then finally, the ship lands right on the river and then, glad to see the ship floating, they parked for a moment to take a breather)*

Louie: Whoa! That was wild back there, whoa!

Johnny: I maybe almost threw up and then swallowed it back, maybe I didn’t.

Amy: Do not even make us picture that, Johnny!

Johnny: Sorry.

Dingodile: Crikey, if you, Johnny, thought you almost threw up...!

Bushroot: You should’ve seen me and Dingodile!

Dingodile: Almost sick as bloody dogs, that is.

Amy: Didn’t I say don’t make us picture it?!

Johnny, Bushroot, and Dingodile: Sorry. (Sorry, Amy.) (Sorry, sheila.)

Amy: Apology accepted, and don’t call me “Sheila.”

*(Vector then smugly spoke with Chuck and Fat Tony)*

Vector: So, what do you think of our new ship?

Chuck: (Nods) Works great!

Fat Tony: (Agreeing) What’s not to like about a new and improved ship that can be buoyant in the water.

Vector: And it can protect us in a barrier in case we get submerged.

Fat Tony: (Getting it with Chuck, impressed) So, we won’t drown.

Chuck: (Impressed) Very clever.

Vector: (Putting his hand on the ship part of Fat Tony’s ship) Thank you.

Fat Tony: (In a calm menacing tone, pointing at his spot Vector touched) Get your hand off my part of the ship.

*(Realizing, Vector, giving a bit of a sheepish chuckle, sheepishly removed his hand from the ship part of Fat Tony’s ship and then Legs used his handkerchief to wipe the spot clean for a bit. Then after that’s done, Vector apologized)*

Vector: Sorry for touching that.

Fat Tony: No worries. And, uh, sorry if I spoke in a menacing mafia tone a moment ago to you.

Vector: (Giving a smile and thumb’s up) No worries.

*(Then the hero group reboarded the ship and then sailed down the river. Vector then transformed into a skipper from the “Jungle Cruise” ride from Disneyland/Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom)*

Vector: (Imitating a skipper) From your left, there’s some nice Albagoyles enjoying their Biolum Berry meal.

*(They see a family of Albagoyles enjoying their Biolum Berry meal, as Vector pointed out)*

Vector: (Imitating a skippy) And on your right, some very nice trees along with beautiful canopies, and below them, some Tree Bark Crocodiles napping in a nearby pond!

*(Then he got nervous that he changed back to normal upon noticing something else)*

Vector: (Nervously, in his normal voice) And sleeping, menacing, Apple Mantises.

*(Seeing this, the hero group got calmly concerned; For there are Apple Mantises near the riverbank, and as Vector just pointed out, they are thankfully asleep, snoring loudly. Even one sleeping Apple Mantis is drooling its applesauce foam drool from its mouth in its sleep, that it even licked it up, much to the non-serious members of the hero group’s disgust. Then they see the entrance to the cavern, and awaiting them in there is Granite, who noticed and ushered them inside quietly. Suddenly, the ship started to flow off-course by something powerful)*

Sonic: (Whispering) What the…?

*(The hero group suddenly gasped quietly, for the powerful force that is making the ship flow off-course is a sleeping Apple Mantis letting out powerful snores, inhaling them towards its mouth. Thinking quickly, Granite and Gale immediately veered the ship back towards the safety of the river’s cave entrance. Once in the clear of that danger, Granite then headed down a tunnel in the cave. The hero group then quickly prepared to disembark there upon seeing the start of the rapids up ahead)*

Thumbelina: If we’re to get to the other side without rapids, we’re going down that tun….

*(Suddenly, an Apple Mantis emerged from the river, having been awakened by Thumbelina’ speaking, growling menacingly, and even making the ship flow down the river even more. Concerned and having no other choice upon seeing them veering far away from the shore, the hero group then got determined and sailed the ship down towards the start of the rapids)*

Thumbelina: On second thought…!

Cornelius: Rapids, it is!

*(Then just when the Apple Mantis bites at the ship, it missed, thanks to Crysta, with Zak and Batty’s help, shooting it down with her powers, resulting the ship to quickly sail away on the rapids. After going down some rapids, the ship immediately resumed its smooth sailing, much to the hero group’s relief)*

Speedy: Aye-aye-aye, that was a close one.

*(Then after Iridsella and Megavolt lit the way with their glowing bodies, they sailed cautiously, avoiding any rocks, when suddenly, Chip points out more rapids ahead of them)*

Chip: Uh, guys? Another rapid problem!

*(Suddenly, a Biolumonster emerged from the water and steered them off-course. Then the magic wielding members of the hero group quickly placed a barrier over the ship and the hero group just when the Biolumonster bites at them, knocking it back and making it hit its head, dizzying it. Then, in determination, Launchpad and Louie immediately steered the ship back on their right course)*

Launchpad and Louie: Forward, ho!

*(Then the dizzied Biolumonster bumped into the ship, making it flow to the right course in reverse)*

Launchpad and Louie: Reverse, ho!

Fat Tony: If you don’t stop talking and not make us keep crashing, I’ll give you the heave-ho!

*(Then the ship went down more of the river’s rapids, leaving the dizzied Biolumonster alone. But then the ship keeps jerking back and forth from the rapids’ powerful currents that the barrier was accidentally dispersed while the hero group hung on for dear life, getting soaked by the rapid’s waves. Suddenly, they see more powerful rapids coming up)*

Chip: Oh, boy, we’re in trouble.

Knuckles: And that doesn’t mean getting caught for doing something bad!

*(Then the ship flowed down quickly through more rapids when the rapids suddenly started sinking the ship a bit as it flowed down deep into the cavern, with the ceiling becoming lower and lower)*

Louie: Either the water is getting higher!

Launchpad: Or the ceiling is getting lower!

Cornelius: This is one of the two final obstacles with the rapids!

*(Thinking quickly, the magic wielding members of the hero group immediately surrounded themselves, the hero group, and ship with their barrier again, this time, protecting themselves from drowning in the rapids as they and their ship sunk into the water. Then as soon as it calmed down, the ship reemerged to the surface. Then the barrier dispersed by will of the magic wielders as the ship continued its flow, regardless that the hero group is now soaking wet, even coughing a bit)*

Legs: (Coughs a bit) That was a close one!

Fawn: So far.

*(Suddenly, they heard a waterfall up ahead. Realizing, the hero group turned to Thumbelina and Cornelius, and just when they immediately explained, they suddenly spotted something and shushed them quietly. They turned, and saw, to their shock, some sleeping Biolumonsters nearby on the shore. Then Thumbelina and Cornelius immediately explained quietly)*

Cornelius: (Whispering) That’s our short waterfall.

Thumbelina: (Whispering) Our final obstacle on the rapids.

Toby: (Whispering) How will we know when we’re out of the Biolumonsters’ hearing range afterwards?

Cornelius: (Whispering) After we go down that waterfall.

*(Then they proceeded to sail towards the waterfall cautiously. Then, as they got closer and closer, the hero group immediately braced themselves as they hung on tightly to the ship’s railings and/or support braces and beams)*

Sally: (Whispering) Whatever you do, don’t scream loudly!

Steelbeak (Whispering) My sentiments exactly!

*(Then on cue, the ship dropped down the waterfall, with the non-serious members of the hero group, while hanging on, letting out a quiet mutely scream while the serious members hung on quietly. Then the ship crashed into the pond and sank beneath the water. Then it emerged quickly and parked at the pond’s shore, with the hero group panting a bit, soaking wet, and by now, they are talking loudly now that they’re away from the Biolumonsters’ hearing range, after looking back at the waterfall)*

Launchpad: (Sighs in relief) Well, at least we all made it safely.

Darkwing: (Taking his wet hat off and wringing the water off) Yep, yep, yep. Now, what’s left is the door and Vann’s test.

*(Then he puts his hat back on. Then we crossfade to later, the hero group have just dried themselves off and packed up Chuck’s walker-like vehicle and Fat Tony’s ship after Vector magically separated them again with Vanilla, Cream, Cheese, and Toby's help. And right now, some of the members’ clothing have altered; Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Sally, Cosmo, Amy, Morgana, Vanilla, and Minerva’s safari shirts are now taken off, now exposing Sonic’s white tanktop, but still wearing his royal blue neck bandana, gloves, pants, and shoes, Tails' black tanktop, but still wearing his goggles over his head, gloves, pants, and boots, Knuckles’ gray tanktop, but still wearing his gloves, pants, and boots, Sally’s sky blue cropped tanktop and vest, but still wearing her neckerchief, fannypack-like pouch, safari shorts, socks, and cargo boots, Cosmo's green tanktop, but still wearing her belt with pouches, safari shorts, socks, and cargo boots, Amy's red tanktop, but still wearing her headband, bracelet rimmed gloves, belt with pouches, safari shorts, socks, and cargo boots, Morgana's black cropped tanktop, but still wearing her belt with pouches, safari shorts, stockings, and cargo boots, Vanilla's pink tanktop, but still wearing her gloves, belt with pouches, safari shorts, knee-high socks, and and leg boots, and Minerva’s violet tanktop, but still wearing her safari shorts, stockings, and high-heeled boots, Amy, Vanilla, and Minerva's respective safari hats and bonnet-like hat are now off, Fat Tony’s jacket is now taken off, exposing his long-sleeved shirt only, now with his long sleeves rolled up to his elbows and his neck collar flap opened and unbuttoned on one button, exposing his gold chain necklace, but still wearing his watch, pants, white socks, and shoes, and Legs, Louie, and Johnny’s business suits and neckties are taken off, exposing their long-sleeved business shirts only, but with their long sleeves rolled up to their elbows and their neck collar flaps opened and unbuttoned on one button, exposing Legs’ black stringed shark tooth necklace and Louie and Johnny’s own gold chain necklaces, and belts, but still wearing their watches, pants, white socks, and shoes, and all four's handkerchiefs are now packed in Fat Tony's shirt pocket and Legs, Louie, and Johnny's pants pockets. After that’s all done, they were now ready to head down the tunnel in front of them as soon as Granite would meet up with them)*

Sonic: (Tying his dried neck bandana back on his neck) There, much better.

Knuckles: Now, where is Granite?

*(Then as if answering his question, Granite arrived, and nods)*

Knuckles: Ah, there’s my answer.

Meowzie: That was fast.

*(Then the hero group, including Granite, walked down the tunnel, with Iridsella and Megavolt's bodies and some of the members’ flashlights lighting the way)*

Louie: How long is this tunnel anyway?

Cornelius: Three miles, give or take.

Megavolt: Well, we can handle three more miles for this and Aztlán.

Hero group: (Gladly agreeing) Oh, yeah.

Vanilla: And bright side; We’re *definitely* doing better than Eggman’s group, Merlock’s gang, and the Badnik Thieves are doing for their share of our quests.

Fat Tony: (Shrugs) Until they find out the Golden Hand of Midas they have is the fake.

*(Back with Eggman’s group, Merlock’s gang, and the Badnik Thieves, speaking of them, they are still trekking through the forest for the Temple of EnEmE’s location, still unaware that the Golden Hand of Midas they still have in tow is the fake. By now, Dijon, Puppetmon, Hunch, and the Komodo Brothers are exhausted, and upon seeing this, Eggman and Merlock’s group urged them to keep going angrily that they stopped walking for a bit)*

Infinite: Come on, no rests!

Eggman: We are not taking a break until the cows come home!

Merlock: Keep up the pace, people!

Komodo Brothers: But we don’t have any cows.

Negaduck: He meant until we unleash EnEmE, you morons!

*(Then just when they resumed their trek, Dijon, Puppetmon, Hunch, and the Komodo Brothers mumbled a bit in annoyance)*

Dijon: (Mumbling in annoyance) Do we have to keep going if we’re tired?

Puppetmon, Hunch, and Komodo Brothers: (Mumbling in annoyance and agreement) And hungry?

*(Hearing them mumble something, Eggman and Merlock’s groups turned to them in anger)*

Eggman’s group: What?!

Merlock’s group: What did you and our henchmen say, Dijon?!

*(Nervous, Dijon, Puppetmon, Hunch, and the Komodo Brothers immediately lied on what they mumbled)*

Dijon: (Nervously) Oh, I said “Going to the Temple of EnEmE to awaken EnEmE is fun galore!”

Puppetmon, Hunch, and Komodo Brothers: (Agreeing nervously) And we agreed!

*(They chuckled nervously a bit. Then regardless that Eggman and Merlock’s group palmed their own faces in annoyance while Infinite continued to dagger glare at them darkly in suspicion at first, they believed that lie anyway)*

Eggman and Merlock’s groups: Good!

*(Then they resumed their trek. Then sure enough, they spot a dark gold colored temple upon emerging into a clearing)*

Merlock’s gang: Is that…?

Eggman’s group: (Smirking evilly in realization) The Temple of EnEmE.

*(Then they walked towards the entrance. Suddenly, Eggman’s group gestured to Merlock’s gang and the Badnik Thieves to stop, which they do in confusion)*

Merlock’s gang and Team Rocket Thieves: What?

Eggman: We have to be smart and cautious.

Infinite: This temple is full of booby traps.

Brer Fox: (Agreeing) Not to be confused with Pois….

*(Poison Ivy bonks him on his head in anger and annoyance)*

Poison Ivy: *Don’t* mention that!

*(Then they cautiously entered the entranceway. Noticing some sunlight spots in the tunnel, Infinite picked up a nearby rock and with his virtual powers, threw it into a nearby sunlight spot, and on cue as soon as the rock landed in there, a giant dart shot out and obliterated the rock into pieces, making Dijon nervous. Then immediately, the villains proceeded to go through the tunnel carefully without touching and/or entering the sunlight spots. After passing that, they then come up a chamber containing spikes on the side walls. Seeing a button on the floor right at the entrance of the chamber in front of them, the villains then carefully entered without stepping on it. But unfortunately, Puppetmon, Dijon, and Hunch, the last to enter, accidentally tripped on the Komodo Brothers’ tail, making the five to roll into the button, activating the spiked walls into approaching the villains with the doors slowly starting to close. Then immediately, the villains make it through the other door before it closed. And as soon as they made it through, Brer Fox and Dijon realized their respective hat and pants fell off back in the chamber, and quickly grabbed them out of the room before the door closed up at the last second. Then Brer Fox and Dijon puts their respective hat and pants, as well as secure the latter one, back on. Then he, Merlock's gang, Eggman’s group, and the Badnik Thieves glared at Dijon, Puppetmon, Hunch, and the Komodo Brothers)*

Dragon Breath: Alright, who pushed the button back there?!

*(The five immediately pointed at each other accusingly)*

Dijon, Hunch, Puppetmon, and Komodo Brothers: They did it!

*(They then glared at each other)*

Dijon, Hunch, Puppetmon, and Komodo Brothers: I did not, *you* did!

Merlock's group: (Ending the argument) ENOUGH!!

Infinite: Let's focus on our mission right now!

Eggman: Yeah!

*(Realizing they're right, they then resumed their trek, with Dijon, Hunch, Puppetmon, and the Komodo Brothers casually deciding to stop blaming each other. Upon reaching an elevator, Eggman looked at the hieroglyphic symbols on the wall near it and explained)*

Eggman: It says that the only way to activate this elevator to EnEmE’s prison, is to push a button on the floor, but avoid a rolling stone.

*(After hesitating a bit, Merlock’s gang and the Badnik Thieves pondered)*

Dynamight: So, who would dumb enough to activate the elevator?

Pitch: Obviously someone who is also gullible.

*(Then they looked at Dijon, who got confused at first)*

Dijon: Me?

*(Then he realized and got determined)*

Dijon: Oh, I get it….

*(Then he approached the button on the floor nearby)*

Dijon: No worries, for I, the great Dijon, will outwit the trap!

*(Then he activated the button by stepping on it, and a rolling stone rolled down quickly at him, but he jumped out of the way smugly)*

Dijon: Ta-d…!

*(Suddenly, the rolling stone lands right on him, dizzying him)*

Dijon: (Dizzily) Is there a doctor in the temple? Let alone anybody getting the number of that rolling stone?

*(Then the elevator activates, and the villains quickly boarded, with Electro dragging the still dizzied Dijon on board. Then as soon as they began their slow descent, Brer Bear slapped Dijon’s face a bit, snapping him out of his dizziness)*

Dijon: (Recovering) Wha-what? *(To Brer Bear)* Are we on our way?

Brer Bear: Yep.

*(Then they stood in the elevator as they continued their slow descent)*

Warren: How long is this descent?

Eggman: Thirty feet below.

*(Surprised at first, Merlock’s gang and the Badnik Thieves got bored)*

Merlock: This may take a while.

Duke: But here’s the bright side.

Baron: We’re *definitely* doing better than the meddlers are doing for their share of our missions.

*(Then they continued their slow descent. Back at the tunnel, the hero group continued their trek down the tunnel)*

Thumbelina: We’re almost there.

*(Suddenly, they soon come upon a huge door blocking the way out, and on the lock mechanisms are five small shrines, representing water, fire, earth, air, and light each by their elementals’ colors and symbols. Then on cue as soon as they approached the door and the hero group turned their flashlights off while Iridsella deactivates her light a bit, the magic wielding and/or flying members of the hero group, consisting Tails, Cosmo, Vector, Cream, Cheese, Toby, Chip, Marahute, Megavolt, Bushroot, Liquidator, Meowth, Meowzie, Morgana, Milo, Sophia, Spike, Xandra, Longclaw, Celebi, Victini, Zorua, Latios, Latias, Crysta, Zak, Batty, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist, Tink, Vidia, Rosetta, Iridessa, Fawn, Silvermist, Zarina, Terrence, Bruni, Granite, Gale, and Iridsella, immediately were caught by some blue magic barrier-like tendrils and then got cocooned, tied up, and stuck onto its barrier-like wall around their torsos, pinning their arms down, by the said tendrils, much to the normal members of the hero group’s shock and concern)*

Normal members of hero group: Guys!

*(But Cornelius stopped them by shouting)*

Cornelius: You can’t free us by force!

Thumbelina: He’s right!

Iridsella: We told you before that the only way we magic/flying members can get freed is if you normals can figure out how to activate those shrines at the door!

Megavolt: (Struggles to free himself a bit) And you better hurry! My ankle’s itching already.

*(Then the normal members of the hero group approached the shrines and began to take a closer look at them to try and figure it out)*

Tails: Well, Thumbelina and Cornelius did say that the normal members from their last expedition somehow used some normal techniques related to the elemental magic.

Sonic: Except we don’t know how they did it because they never got the chance to tell them.

*(Then Quackerjack knocked on the earth shrine)*

Quackerjack: There’s got to be a mechanism of some kind to open or activate them.

Thumbelina: There is.

Cornelius: You just got to find a way to use the elemental technique of its corresponding shrine.

Stupid: What does that mean?

Smarty: He means use something related to that element on a shrine.

Amy: Like, for example, use something involving water for the water shrine.

*(After thinking and thinking a bit, she, in agitation while standing in front of the air shrine, groaned a bit in annoyance while resting her hands on the altar’s table)*

Amy: We’re never gonna open it.

*(Then she sighed, exhaling onto the air shrine itself when suddenly, the air shrine’s mechanism opened a bit. Seeing this in surprise, Amy called everyone over)*

Amy: Hey, guys! Come here!

*(They came over and began clamoring to Amy on how it opened, until Quackerjack shouts at them to be quiet)*

Quackerjack: QUIET!!

*(They quiet down)*

Cosmo: How did you do it exactly?

Tails: Tell us step by step.

*(Then Amy recapped what she did)*

Amy: I was standing like this, my hands laying on the table on each side of this shrine, I stared down at it, and then I just mumbled “We’re never gonna open it.”

*(A short pause, but nothing. Then Silvermist asked away)*

Silvermist: Are you sure that’s how you somehow opened it?

Amy: I’m sure.

*(Then Minerva asked away)*

Minerva: Did you do anything else after you said that?

Amy: (Remembering) Oh, yes, I did. I just took a breath….

*(She inhales a bit)*

Amy: (Holding her breath in with her mouth open) And then….

*(She exhaled a bit, and then, to their surprise, the air shrine’s mechanism opened a bit more again)*

Amy: (Surprised) It opened, just like that.

*(Then realization clicking in his head, Launchpad approached the air shrine, and then explained what he figured out)*

Launchpad: Amy found our answer…. If a gust of wind from our breath can activate the air shrine here….

*(Realizing as well, the hero group got it)*

Legs: Then that said magic wielder/flying member can be freed and/or half freed from this barrier.

*(Then he pulled his flashlight out, turned it on, and shined it onto the light shrine, making it activate its opening mechanism quickly and then activate its white light. Then on cue of the light shrine’s activation, Iridsella, Xandra, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Iridessa, and Megavolt are freed and untied from their cocoon tendril barriers, making Megavolt itch his ankle, while Vector, Cream, Toby, Meowzie, Morgana, Longclaw, Celebi, Zorua, Victini, Latios, Latias, Crysta, Tink, and Terrence’s cocoon tendril barriers started to weaken a bit, yet they still can’t break free. Getting it even more, the hero group got determined)*

Chuck: Well, what’re we standing here for? Go activate the other shrines!

*(Then Darkwing went up to the water shrine, Jessie and Johnny went up to the fire shrine, and Steelbeak went up to the earth shrine. Then Amy blows on the air shrine, activating its opening mechanism completely and then activating its yellow light. Then on cue of the air shrine finally being activated, Gale, Tails, Chip, Marahute, Crysta, Zak, Batty, Tink, Vidia, and Terrence are freed and untied from their cocoon tendril barriers while Vector, Cream, Cheese, Toby, Meowzie, Morgana, Longclaw, Celebi, Victini, Latios, and Latias’ cocoon tendril barriers weakened even more and Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist, Rosetta, Fawn, Silvermist, and Zarina’s cocoon tendril barriers started to weaken a bit as well. Then Steelbeak realized he and the hero group are standing on the ground made of dirt and scooped some dirt up and placed it onto the earth shrine, activating its opening mechanism quickly, and then activate its green light, absorbing the dirt pile into it. Also on cue of the earth shrine being activated, Granite, Cosmo, Bushroot, Meowth, Morgana, Milo, Sophia, Spike, Celebi, Rosetta, and Fawn are freed and untied from their cocoon tendril barriers while Vector, Cream, Cheese, Toby, Meowzie, Morgana, Longclaw, and Victini’s cocoon tendril barrier weakened even more. Then Darkwing pulled his canteen bottle full of water out and poured the water onto the water shrine, activating its opening mechanism quickly, and then activate its blue light, absorbing the water into it. Also again on cue of the water shrine being activated, Liquidator, Latios, Latias, Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist, Silvermist, and Zarina are freed and untied from their cocoon tendril barriers while Vector, Cream, Cheese, Toby, Meowzie, Morgana, and Longclaw’s cocoon tendril barrier weakened even more again. Then the hero group turned to Jessie and Johnny at the fire shrine)*

Jessie: Okay, does anybody have a match or a lighter to activate the fire shrine?

Fat Tony: Me, Legs, and Louie have ‘em.

Louie: (Showing his and Fat Tony’s damaged lighters) But they got damaged from our river rapid trip back there.

Legs: (Showing his damaged lighter) Like this.

*(After they put them away, they suddenly noticed Johnny smiling smugly)*

James: Ah, is your lighter still working, Johnny Tightlips?

*(Johnny then pulled his lighter out, and activates it for a bit)*

Johnny: (Smugly) Does that maybe answer your question?

*(Glad to see that, the hero group nods)*

Johnny: Okay, stay back, and don’t make me move quickly or breath on this.

*(Then, while the hero group did what he ordered, Johnny goes up to the fire shrine and using his lighter carefully and a bit slowly so he doesn’t let the breeze from his movement and/or breath to put the fire out, he burns the fire shrine, activating its opening mechanism quickly and then activate its red light, absorbing the flames into it. And finally, on cue of the fire shrine activating last, Bruni, Vector, Cream, Cheese, Toby, Meowzie, Morgana, Longclaw, and Zorua are the last to be freed and untied from their cocoon tendril barriers finally. Then as soon as the nine are freed and untied last and Johnny deactivates and puts his lighter away, the five shrines glowed a powerful light and then unlocked the door upon vanishing. Then the door opened, showing the exit. Then after Vector magically fixed Fat Tony, Legs, and Louie’s damaged lighters, they and the hero group proceeded to exit the cave and emerge onto a beachside. The seawater itself is aqua greenish blue with the seafoam and bubbles gold colored with hints of seafoam green and white like regular seawater. The hero group immediately knew what that means upon seeing the seawater)*

Hero group: The Gold Azure Sea….

*(Then they approached the shore on the beach itself and saw up ahead far away into the distance….)*

Meowzie: There’s Aztlán.

*(Suddenly, something creeped through the seawater, much to their notice and then the Shirabad group, Darkwing, and Launchpad approached)*

Launchpad: Is that you, Vann?

*(Then slowly emerging from the water, forming into a bodily figure made of water, is the Water Nokk itself. The Water Nokk is a male horse with his entire body and both his hair on the back of his neck and his tail made of blue water and glowing blue eyes. The Shirabad group, Darkwing, and Launchpad recognized him as….)*

Darkwing: It’s been a long time, Vann.

*(Then the Water Elemental, revealed to be Vann, approached them calmly, as if remembering them. After he nickered softly a bit at them, Iridsella responded)*

Iridsella: Yes. And these people….

*(She gestures to the hero group)*

Iridsella: Are our friends.

*(Then Thumbelina and Cornelius gently led Meowzie up to Vann, who looked at her. Then Liquidator saw Vann’s eyes and he and Vann, upon seeing him, recognized each other)*

Liquidator: Those glowing blue eyes from the creek back in the forest…. That was yours?

*(Vann gave a soft neigh of suspicion while giving a nod)*

Iridsella: (To Liquidator) Apparently, Vann seems to have remembered seeing you at the creek before. *(To Vann)* Rest assured, he's also a friend.

*(Understanding, Vann nods. Thumbelina and Cornelius then introduced Meowth, Meowzie, Milo, and Sophia to Vann)*

Cornelius: This male cat scratch Pokemon is our daughter’s husband.

Thumbelina: And the kittens are their son and daughter.

*(Vann then looked at Meowzie questioningly)*

Thumbelina: Yes, this is mine and Cornelius’ daughter, Meowzie.

*(Vann then takes a closer look at Meowzie to observe her, and then immediately remembered her, that he gently nuzzled her face)*

Meowzie: My guess; You must’ve known me when I was a newborn baby on the day the war began.

*(Vann nods. Then he noticed Meowzie’s ring and she showed it)*

Meowzie: Yes, this is my ring. I am, in fact, the Tamer of Elements and the next Fairy Princess of Shirabad.

*(Vann nods, getting it. Then he looked at Meowth, Milo, and Sophia)*

Meowzie: (Nods) And yes, that is my husband, all the way from Agrabah, along with our children.

Meowth: My name is Meowth.

Milo: Milo's the name, fun is my game.

Sophia: And I’m Sophia.

*(Meowth holds his paw-like hand out to Vann)*

Meowth: Nice to meet you.

*(Then Vann held his hoof out to Meowth and shook hands with him, wetting Meowth’s hand. After that’s done, Meowth dried his wet hand onto James' shirt)*

James: (While Vann gently nuzzled Milo and Sophia, much to their delight) Yep, made of water, all right.

*(Then Vann neighed to the hero group, and Iridsella explained away)*

Iridsella: These outsiders, along with us, wish to go to Aztlán for answers on what caused the start of the war, the Sixth Elemental Spirit, and the Golden Hand of Midas.

*(Vann then neighed softly a bit to them, as if either refusing to let them. Then he neighed gently a bit next, as if agreeing on the condition that Meowzie pass his test to prove her and the hero group’s worthiness, especially when he points his hoof at Meowzie)*

Iridsella: (To Vann) Thank you. *(To Meowzie and hero group)* He says “He will let Meowzie prove our worthiness in his test before he’ll allow us entry to Aztlán.”

*(Relieved, the hero group smiled. Then Meowzie looked out at Aztlán in the distance, and then, determination kicking in, Meowzie agreed to accept the test)*

Meowzie: I’ll do it.

*(Then Vann nickered a bit, making Iridsella translate)*

Iridsella: He said, “If you are going to do the test and prove you are really the Tamer of Elements you claim to be, then I recommend you removing any objects that you might lose in the water.”

*(Realizing he means her ring, Meowzie understood and took it off, giving her ring to Thumbelina, who hung onto it. Then Meowzie accepted Sally's neckerchief from her neck and tied it a bit tightly around her head like a ninja bandana)*

Vector: (Briefly changes into a ninja teacher, imitating him) Nice touch, grasshopper.

*(Then after Vann dove into the seawater, ready to put Meowzie to his test, the hero group backed off, wishing Meowzie luck)*

Doom and Toon Patrol: (During the luck wishing from the hero group) You better not drown on us!

*(Determined after hearing them, Meowzie stanced herself, and then charged onto the seawater’s surface, running across with her magic. Then Vann conjures up a tidal wave, and just when Meowzie prepared to outwit it, the wave became too much that it splashed her back onto the beach, much to the hero group’s concern)*

Meowth: Meowzie!

Milo and Sophia: Mom!

*(But Meowzie got up in recovery and determination, dripping wet with seawater)*

Meowzie: Okay.

*(Then she charged back onto the seawater’s surface again. Vann attempted to splash another tidal wave onto her again, but she outwitted it this time by using her ice magic to reach a nearby boulder, dodging the wave that then splashed into the water behind her, impressing Vann. Then she used her ice magic to make an ice-made slide and slid off the boulder before resuming her run across the seawater’s surface. Then Vann conjures another tidal wave, making the hero group, watching this back on the beach, silently and calmly gasp in concern. But Meowzie, in determination, blasts her ice magic onto the wave, creating a giant ice-made platform for her to run across to avoid the wave. But Vann powered up the wave, making its powerful splashing impact to crack the platform into pieces, causing it to break apart and make Meowzie lose her footing and fall and disappear into the seawater with a yelp)*

Vector: (Briefly imitating a surfer after Meowzie disappeared into the water) Whoa, wipe-out, man!

*(Underwater, Meowize recovered and began to swim to the surface when she saw Vann appear in front of her, his silhouette camouflaging his body with the ocean water, and attempted to push her away to the beach. But she dodged and broke the surface upon reaching it, gasping for air, much to the hero group’s relief upon seeing her emerge. Then she saw Vann coming up at her beneath the seawater via his silhouette and after quickly conjuring up an ice-made raft, she climbed onto it when Vann bursted through the seawater’s surface, breaking the raft and pushing Meowzie underwater in an attempt to push her back to the beach. But Meowzie conjured her ice magic and froze Vann’s body solid, But he broke free from the ice and dispersed into bubbles. Then Meowzie broke the surface again, only for Vann to charge at her from another wave, submerging her again. But this time, she cranked it up to eleven by conjuring an ice shield, countering Vann’s attack, making the shield break, before breaking the surface again. Then Vann attempted to drag Meowzie by her right paw-like hand with his mouth back to the beach like a ragdoll through the water, but Meowzie, despite coughing up some water, fought back by conjuring up ice-made reins with her left paw-like hand and placed them onto Vann’s face, making him release his mouth off Meowzie’s right paw-like hand. Once released, Meowzie leapt onto Vann’s back and rode him around, trying to keep him under control)*

Vector: (Briefly imitates John Wayne) Ride ‘em up, cowgirl!

*(Then after bucking back and forth, Vann finally gives in by his nature after Meowzie made one more forceful tug on the reins, calming down and standing still on the surface of the seawater as Meowzie remained seated on his back, panting a bit. Then Vann looked at Meowzie in calm amazement, as if impressed by her tenacity, making Meowzie smile softly and gently pet his face, which he lets her)*

Meowzie: (Gently stroking his face) Good boy, Vann.

*(The hero group then cheered a bit, congratulating Meowzie. Even Doom, calmly somewhat impressed by her tenacity, even gently applauded a bit, being that he’s the only one not cheering a bit. Then Vann let Meowzie ride him back to the beach and she disembarked to Meowth, Milo, Sophia, Thumbelina, and Cornelius, making the six happily hug each other, laughing a bit)*

Cornelius: Wonderful job, dear.

Thumbelina: We’re so proud of you.

Meowth: You had me and the kids scared for a second.

Milo: A little.

Sophia: (Playfully smug to Milo) Riiiight.

Milo: (Giving in with a happy shrug) Okay, a lot.

*(Then the hug ended, and, after Vann’s ice rein dispersed by Meowzie and Vector magically dried Meowzie off, Thumbelina then returned Meowzie’s ring back to her, and after untying Sally's neckerchief from her head and giving it back to Sally, who then tied it around her neck again, puts her ring back on. Meowzie then noticed, along with the hero group, that the blue crystal is now bright like the other five crystals, except the pink crystal representing the Sixth Elemental Spirit. She looked at Vann with a smile)*

Meowzie: I have tamed all five Elemental Spirits.

*(Vann, Bruni, Granite, Gale, and Iridsella nods)*

Iridsella: Indeed.

*(Vann then touched his hoof onto the seawater, and emerging from the sea is a golden ship, with him as the driver to pull it. After gesturing to Meowzie to climb on his back, Vann then let Meowzie climb onto him. Then he sputtered a bit to Meowth, Milo, and Sophia to climb on as well)*

Meowth: Me and the kids, ride with Meowzie?

Milo and Sophia: On you?

*(Vann nods. Meowzie then held her hand out to them, and Meowth accepted with a smile while letting Milo and Sophia climb onto him. Once on Vann’s back, Meowth, after seating Milo and Sophia behind him and letting them hang onto him, hung onto Meowzie, which she lets him. Then after the hero group boarded the ship, Vann then led them across the Gold Azure Sea towards Aztlán. Vann neighed a bit and Iridsella translated)*

Iridsella: Vann just said, and the animals understand it, “You have passed the test wisely. And for that, you are all worthy of going to Aztlán, for the Sixth Elemental Spirit, Golden Hand of Midas, and answers you wanted.”

*(As they got closer to Aztlán, the hero group smiled calmly, happy to see that they’ve finally made it. Suddenly, Meowzie and Thumbelina heard the Sixth Elemental Spirit’s siren-like voice call out to them, this time loudly. And this time, the hero group finally heard it)*

Vector: Nice cadenzas.

Sophia: Sounds like an angel singing her heart out.

Cream: Or a heavenly choir.

Meowzie: (To Vector, Cream, and Sophia) It’s good to know you all can hear her this time. *(To Aztlán’s direction)* And we’re almost to you.

*(Then they see Aztlán’s appearance finally; It is, indeed, a giant island shaped like a turtle and in the center beyond its beaches and grassy field, is a giant golden castle, much to everyone’s amazement)*

Longclaw: So beautiful….

Chuck: Yes….

Meowzie: Our Shirabad friends are right!

Milo: It *is* shaped like a turtle.

*(Then they finally arrived on the shore, and as soon as everyone disembarked, Vann then sunk the ship down into the seawater again and walked up to the hero group)*

Sonic: You want to come with us?

*(Vann nods. Then he bowed down to them in respect. Bowing in respect in return, the hero group gave in)*

Greasy: Okay.

Fat Tony: You may come with us.

*(Then they walked up to the castle’s entrance. Then the Sixth Elemental Spirit’s voice called out again, resulting them to run to the entrance and entering the castle. Vector touched a nearby golden wall and shivered a bit)*

Vector: (Shivers a bit, then briefly changes into an Eskimo) Really cold like the arctic!

*(The hero group also touched the wall and felt the coldness as well)*

Johnny: Huh. I’ll say.

*(Then they proceeded inside, going deep into the castle. Then the Elemental Spirits, Latios, and goddesses lead the way for the hero group)*

Latios: Let us lead the way for you.

Zorua: To the Golden Hand of Midas, Sixth Elemental Spirit, and your long-awaited answers.

*(Complying, the hero group lets Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses lead the way. As they walked through a long-winding golden tunnel engraved with hieroglyphs, the hero group was calmly amazed. Then Meowzie started singing)*

Meowzie: **Every inch of me is trembling**

**But not from the coldness of the gold**

**Something is familiar**

**Like a dream I can reach**

**But not quite hold**

**I can sense you here**

**Like a friend I’ve always known**

**We are arriving**

**Yet it feels like I am home**

**I have always been a fortress**

**Gold secrets deep inside**

**You have secrets, too**

**But you don’t have to hide**

*(They come upon a chamber, and Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses let Meowzie use her magic to open the way even more from the door leading to the basement)*

Meowzie: **Show yourself**

**We’re dying to meet you**

**Show yourself**

**It’s your turn**

**Are you the one I’ve been looking for**

**All of my life?**

**Show yourself**

**We’re ready to learn**

*(Then she vocalized a bit for the Sixth Elemental Spirit, then sure enough, as soon as the Sixth Elemental Spirit’s voice vocalized, Thumbelina’s heart’s location suddenly glowed, much to the hero group’s confusion. Then they run down the basement stairs to where the Sixth Elemental Spirit’s voice came from as Meowzie continued singing)*

Meowzie: **I’ve never felt so certain**

**All my life, I’ve been lost**

**But I’m here for a reason**

**Could it be the reason I was born?**

**I have always been so different**

**Normal rules did not apply**

*(Then the hero group had Meowzie use her magic to activate some gold column-shaped stairs for them to go further down by jumping and/or gliding. After reaching the other side, they then slid down a golden slide)*

Meowzie: **Is this the day?**

**Are you the way**

**I finally find out why?**

**Show yourself**

**I’m no longer trembling**

**Here we are**

**We’ve come so far**

**You are the answer we’ve waited for**

**All of my life**

**Oh, show yourself**

**Let us see who you are**

*(Then as soon as the slide ended, they go up to a door and Meowzie used her magic to open it. They entered another huge chamber, containing some gold fountains on each side of a golden walkway and at the end, they see a familiar object sitting on an altar at the end. They soon realized what that is; The real Golden Hand of Midas)*

Meowzie: **Come to us now**

**Open your door**

**Don’t make us wait**

**One moment more**

*(Then after Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses nods at Meowzie to go up to it and take it, she goes up to it. Then as soon as she went up to it, she reached out slowly and grabbed the Golden Hand of Midas by its gold brown handle. Then on the next part of the song below here, the Golden Hand of Midas then conjured up magical golden lights, which then morphed into six colored lights representing the Elements along with their symbols; Blue for water, red for fire, green for earth, yellow for air, white for light, and pink for the Sixth Elemental Spirit)*

Meowzie: **Come to us now**

**Open your door**

**Don’t make us wait**

**One moment more**

*(Then as soon as she finished this verse, the lights then conjured up memory images of the past from the fountain’s golden water, and then, to the hero group’s surprise, Thumbelina’s heart glowed again and then, to the hero group’s confusion, the light emerged from her heart and floated into the images, revealing her past self’s image holding Baby Meowzie)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) **Where the east wind meets the sea**

**There’s a river full of memory**

*(During this verse, Thumbelina’s past image vocalized a familiar song as the pink light floated down to Meowzie. Surprised upon seeing this, the hero group got confused and speechless while Meowzie, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses calmly began to realize upon seeing the pink light vocalizing to her with Thumbelina’s past image. Then sure enough as soon as the chorus finished their verse, Thumbelina and Meowzie soon joined in the song in realization and happiness, the latter emotion making Meowzie tear up calmly and happily in realization, as the pink light gestured to the Golden Hand of Midas)*

Thumbelina: **Come, my darling, homeward bound**

Meowzie: (Happily tears up a bit) **I am found**

*(Then she, after composing herself, and Thumbelina together took the Golden Hand of Midas by its handle and held it up to the pink light, letting it and the other lights enter it)*

Thumbelina and Meowzie: **Show yourself (I’ll show myself)**

**Step into your power (I’ll step into my power)**

**Grow yourself (I’ll grow myself)**

**Into something new**

Thumbelina and her past image: **You are the one you’ve been waiting for**

Meowzie: **All of my life**

Thumbelina: **All of your life**

Thumbelina and Meowzie: **Oh, show yourself (Oh, I’ll show myself)**

Chorus: (Voice-over) **You**

*(Then as Meowzie and Thumbelina vocalized together, the magic of the lights in the Golden Hand of Midas then surrounded Meowzie’s neck, revealing and giving her a obsidian blue royalty choker-like necklace, but still wore the ring, and even bestowed her a pair of gold transluscent butterfly-like fairy wings on her back, much to everyone’s amazement and surprise, despite that the hero group, except a soft smiling Cornelius, Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses, is watching this in confusion. Then as soon as the song and vocalizing ended, the magic then spread across the chamber, conjuring up gold ice-like images from the past, with all the characters, including the hero group’s past selves, from the past there, and they could even hear their voices from those memories in them. Then the hero group looked at Meowzie, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Latios, the Elemental Spirits, and goddesses in confusion)*

Louie: What was that about?

Longclaw: Does that mean the Sixth Elemental Spirit is…?

*(Meowzie, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Latios, the Elemental Spirit, and goddesses gave a nod and smile)*

Meowzie, Thumbelina, Cornelius, Iridsella, Latios, and goddesses: Yes.

Meowzie: I am the Sixth Elemental Spirit all along.

Thumbelina: Because Latios and the goddesses, with Longclaw’s help, blessed her with permanent magic upon her birth.

Cornelius: Which means Meowzie is not only the Fairy Princess of Shirabad and the Tamer of Elements….

Iridsella: But also makes her….

Latios and goddesses: The rightful Fairy Queen of Shirabad and Aztlán.

*(Calmly amazed, the hero group smiled)*

Wile: So, in other words, the siren-like voice of the Sixth Elemental Spirit was Meowzie and Thumbelina all along, calling for Meowzie to come home right here.

Tempest Shadow/Fizzlepop Berrytwist: Yes.

Johnny: (Figuring it out) So, that’s what part of the lullaby meant.

*(Hearing him say, that, Meowzie then spoke the verse he was talking about, letting Johnny, Meowth, Milo, and Sophia figuring it out)*

Meowzie: “Where the east wind meets the sea, there’s a mother full of memory….”

Meowth, Milo, Sophia, and Johnny: Follow the voice of the east wind to Aztlán, where you and your mother’s memory rests….

Meowzie: “Come, my darling, homeward bound, where all is lost, then all is found.”

Meowth, Milo, Sophia, and Johnny: Where you will be home, no longer lost, but now found.

*(Understanding that means Meowzie will have to move to Aztlán after their adventure, the hero group, mostly Meowth, Milo, Sophia, and even Jessie and James, understood)*

Launchpad: That means Meowzie will have to stay here after our journey is over.

Steelbeak: That's right.

*(Darkwing smiled in agreement and looks at Fat Tony’s gang, who smiled back in agreement)*

Darkwing: That’s part of charting your own path.

*(Meowth, Milo, and Sophia then walked up to Meowzie and Meowth and Meowzie took each other’s paw-like hands calmly with soft smiles)*

Meowth: If that’s the case…. If you’re staying here to rule Shirabad and Aztlán....

Milo: To bridge the union between them and Agrabah....

Sophia: As well as magic and normals....

Meowth, Milo, and Sophia: Then we wish to rule with you….

(They look as Jessie and James)

Meowth: Jessie, James...?

Meowzie: Since you two are members of Team Rocket with Meowth....

Milo: Would you like...?

Sophia: You know....

*(Getting it, Jessie and James nods and joined them)*

Jessie and James: Sure.

Jessie: If you deserve an aunt and uncle/bodyguards....

James: Count us in as well.

*(Team Rocket, Milo, and Sophia looked at Latios, the goddesses, and Elemental Spirits)*

Team Rocket, Milo, and Sophia: If it’s okay….

Iridsella, Latios, and goddesses: (Nods in approval) Of course.

Iridsella: Since you, Meowth, are, indeed, married to Meowzie….

Zorua: And you have two beautiful children in Milo and Sophia....

Victini: And two loyal friends in Jessie and James....

Latias: You are now part of the Shirabadian and Aztlán royal family line.

Celebi: With you, Meowth, as the Fairy King of Shirabad and Aztlán, and Milo and Sophia as the Fairy Prince and Fairy Princess of Shirabad and Aztlán.

Latios: And the other three Tamers of Elements, with Jessie and James as your loyal bodyguards.

*(Then they looked around at the gold ice figured memories of their past selves. Then Sonic’s group, Chip, and Marahute spotted Chip's past self about to grab the red jewel in the Cave of Wonders, much to Chip’s discomfort)*

Sonic’s past self: CHIP!! NO!!

Chip: (Winces a bit) This had to record that memory I’m not proud of.

*(Then Sonic and Sally’s groups spot their memories of when Cloud and Aerith changed the law regarding what the princess will choose to marry, and they smiled at that memory)*

Cloud and Aerith’s past selves: From this day forward, the princesses are allowed to marry whoever they deem worthy.

Sally’s group’s past selves: Them! We choose.... We choose you, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna.

Sonic’s group’s past selves: Thanks.

Tails’ past self: And you can call me Tails.

*(Then they spot Vector and Vanilla’s happy memory of Sonic’s final wish)*

Vector: Hey, I love that memory of us!

Vanilla: The day we eventually married and had Toby and Cream.

Cream and Toby: And eventually adopted Cheese.

Cheese: (Happily agreeing) Chao, chao.

Vector’s past self: I'm history! No, more than that! I'm mythology! Aw, who cares, I'm free!

Vanilla's past self: That's right!

*(Then they spot another good memory of Meowth and Meowzie falling in love with each other, making the two present selves smile at that memory)*

Meowth’s past self: **I will always be there**

Meowzie’s past self: **You’ll have me there**

Meowth and Meowzie’s past selves: **I will always be with you**

*(Then they come upon Splatter Phoenix’s past figure on the day Sonic’s group rescued Meowzie from her and Merlock’s gang, and the members of the hero group who are enemies with those villains glared in calm bitterness and resentment at her)*

Splatter Phoenix’s past self: But you don't have a choice, Meowzie. You have special powers, you have healing powers, and for the record, I own you.

*(Meowzie scoffed at her)*

Meowzie: Not anymore.

Sophia: Mom's nobody's slave anymore, not even yours.

Milo: Especially her fountain of youth.

*(Then they bump into the memory of Vanitas’ group and their henchmen on the day they tricked Cloud into giving them Cloud’s ring to locate the Diamonds in the Rough, later revealed to be Sonic’s group, and like Splatter Phoenix’s memory, the hero group members, especially Meowth's group and Steelbeak, who are enemies with those villains, calmly and bitterly glared at them in resentment)*

Steelbeak: And to think Meowth's group and I once worked for them.

Meowth's group: Yeah.

Meowth’s past self: If I have to choke down on one more of those watery, raw fishes...! Bam! Whack!

Vanitas’ past self: Soon, we will all be new rulers, not that old fool and his naive wife.

*(Sally’s group glared at what Vanitas' past self said)*

Sally: Well, that didn’t happen, you traitorous monsters.

Cosmo: That’s right.

Amy: And Mother and Father are not old and naive, and especially not fools.

Agrabah palace residents: I agree.

*(Then Steelbeak, Meowth, Bushroot, and Liquidator bitterly goes to up Vanitas’ past self and with one flick, they crumbled that figure into pieces)*

Sonic: The flicking part we completely agree on.

Megavolt: That memory is not worth our breath.

Quackerjack: You said it.

Sally: Definitely not worth our breath.

*(Then the damaged memory repaired itself magically, then the hero group resumed their walk. Then they finally come upon the memory of the day the war between Agrabah and Shirabad began. There, the past selves of Eggman’s group, Oberon and his wife, Queen Titania, and Cloud’s parents, the original Sultan and Sultaness of Agrabah, are talking)*

Minerva: It’s your grandparents from Cloud's side of the family, Sally.

Sally: With Eggman’s group.

Cornelius: And my parents.

Fat Tony: I thought your grandmother died of...?

Sally: She did.

Cosmo: That's from our mother's side of the family, but not related to Cornelius and Oberon's.

Fat Tony: (Realizing) Ah, okay....

*(Then they listened to and watched the memory closely)*

Oberon’s past self: I’m sorry, but I simply cannot give you the Map of Aztlán.

Cloud’s mother's past self: What do you need the map for anyway?

Eggman’s past self: Infinite, our army, and I wish to find Aztlán’s treasures.

Infinite’s past self: To help in making the union between Agrabah and Shirabad become more stronger.

*(After their past selves contemplated, Oberon and Cloud’s father spoke)*

Cloud’s father’s past self: Oberon and I will discuss this later.

Oberon’s past self: Especially since my daughter-in-law is pregnant.

*(Then Oberon and Cloud’s father’s past selves leave Eggman’s group’s past selves alone. Once all alone, Eggman’s group’s past selves smirked evilly at Titania and Cloud’s mother’s past selves walking by, much to the hero group’s, even Fat Tony’s gang, notice and calm concern)*

Legs: Why did they just smirk at them?

*(Then Eggman’s group’s past selves walk up to Fat Tony’s gang’s past selves after casting aside their evil smirks)*

Eggman’s past self: Fat Tony, men….

Infinite’s past self: Go to the village and stay there until we return.

Fat Tony’s past self: (Confused) Are you sure?

Louie’s past self: What are you doing at this moment?

Eggman’s past self: (Casually) We’re just making sure Queen Titania and the Sultaness are safe.

Infinite’s past self: Now, go and join their celebration.

*(Fat Tony’s gang’s past selves became unsure, but gave in while Eggman’s past self pats a bit on Fat Tony’s past self’s shoulder reassuringly)*

Fat Tony’s gang’s past selves: Very well.

Johnny’s past self: Don’t ask, don’t tell.

*(Then Fat Tony’s gang’s past selves leave, much to the hero group’s confusion and concern. Then they watch Eggman’s group’s past selves walk away after Titania and Cloud’s mother’s past selves’ direction, and then vanish behind a nearby wall. The Shirabad citizens immediately realized where that is)*

Shirabad citizens: The deep depths of Aztlán.

Meowth: The kids and I had a feeling the answer awaiting us might go down there.

Milo and Sophia: Yeah.

Crysta: But regardless, we will have the Golden Flower, once we return to the village, to help any of us if we turn into golden statues.

*(They nod in agreement)*

Hero group: Yes.

Sonic: And remember our six virtues we need to follow?

*(They nod, except Fat Tony’s gang who got confused)*

Fat Tony’s gang: What six virtues?

Hero group: (Explaining away) Loyal, Brave, True, Kind, Pure, and Love, meaning Loyalty, Bravery, Truth, Kindness, Friendship, and Family.

*(Understanding and realizing this, Fat Tony’s gang nods, confirming their understanding. Then getting determined calmly, the hero group then, after Meowzie used her magic to open the way, entered the staircase and followed Eggman’s group’s past selves down)*

***Coming up: After arriving at the well of the deep depths of Aztlán, the hero group agree to let Meowzie sacrifice herself to get their answers, and sure enough, she not only finds them after flying down there with a lifeline rope tied around her waist, but also, using the last of her magic before turning into a gold statue, revealed the truth to the hero group of what she found, and then after pulling Meowzie’s petrified body out of the well with the lifeline rope, the hero group will soon discover more tragedies just when they prepare to head back to the Fairy Clan Village to revive Meowzie with the Golden Flower’s magic. At the same time this happens, the villains finally learn that they have the fake Golden Hand of Midas from EnEmE’s trapped spirit telling them and they soon will make a terrible crucial discovery from EnEmE’s spirit involving a way to unleash EnEmE from his prison with the real Golden Hand of Midas.***