Vicious' Group and their Army's Recovery and Going After Team Excalibur/New Allies in Owlicious' Group for Team Excalibur, Tempest Shadow, and Fat Tony's Gang

*(Back in Dragon Valley, Vicious’ group and their army are still trying to stop the shooting-out-of-control tommy gun and laser guns. Finally, Starscream snatched them away roughly, preventing any bullets and laser bullets from hitting himself and/or any other villain)*

Starscream: (While grabbing the tommy gun and laser guns) That's it!

*(But unknown to the villains, a nearby laser bullet struck a nearby sleeping dragon's nose horn, waking it up with a bolt. Starscream then throws the tommy gun and laser guns down onto the ground, breaking them and finally ending their out-of-control firing. Recovering slowly, the villains panted a bit as the villains dispersed the barrier that protected them from the bullets and laser bullets. Then calmly fuming in anger slowly, Vicious' group and Megatron grasped part of the ground their own hands laid upon, ready to blow their tops, much to the other henchmen's calm concern. Then Demidevimon, Dijon, Puppetmon, MLP Grubber, the Komodo Brothers, and even Bebop and Rocksteady, on the other hand, spoke up, being cheerful)*

Puppetmon: Well, look on the bright side....

Rocksteady: At least none of us got shot.

MLP Grubber: Otherwise, we all would've been holed up like swiss cheese.

Bebop: Yeah. *(Snorts)* Lucky us.

Dijon: Lucky as a four leaf clover.

Komodo Joe: Or better yet....

Komodo Moe: A Khamsa.\*

\*A Khamsa, or Hamsa Hand, is a symbol of good luck from the Middle East for Jewish and Muslim communities, where they can wear the charm facing up or down, and it's said these charms protects people from negative energy and brings happiness to its owner.

*(Noticing Vicious' group and even Megatron about to psychologically explode, Starscream tried to shush the Komodo Brothers)*

Starscream: (Trying to quiet them) Uh, boys...?

Komodo Joe: (To Starscream) Good idea, they might not know what that is. *(To Vicious' group, about to explain away what Komodo Moe said)* A Khamsa is a great actual good luck charm from the Middle East where Moe and I cam....

*(Cutting Komodo Joe off, Vicious' group and Megatron verbally snapped in anger finally, zipping around at Vicious' group's army and Starscream)*

Vicious' group and Megatron: SILENCE!!

*(That shout literally made the non-serious henchmen and even Starscream shrink down in fear, for they definitely don't want to mess with their masters' tempers)*

Dijon: (Shaking in fear a bit) M-Maybe you would prefer the four leaf clover analogy I said?

*(Their tempers starting to boil over from Dijon's clueless question, Vicious' group and Megatron almost got ready to attack the cowering non-serious henchmen when suddenly, they attacked something else above Vicious' group's army, striking it down. It was the dragon that Starscream unknowingly woke up accidentally. Recovering with a snarl as Vicious' group's army noticed, the dragon slowly approached them and Vicious' group, cornering them in a rocky corner, ready for the kill like the predator it is against its prey of attempted slaughtered pigs. Then as soon as the dragon reached its face closer to Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream, it began to bare its teeth, drooling some acid saliva from its mouth and slowly opened its drooling mouth, about to breath fire on them as the non-serious villains and even Starscream shook and cowered in fear while Vicious' group and Megatron stood their ground with calm glares with a hint of annoyance)*

Starscream: (Scared out of his wits) Uh, nice dragon....

*(He then nervously tried to push one of the Storm King's guards right in front of the dragon)*

Starscream: (Terrified) You wouldn't want to eat me! *(Fearfully gestures to the guard he pushed in front of himself)* Eat him! He has more meat!

*(The guard, despite being frightened as Starscream, immediately gave Starscream a dagger glare upon hearing Starscream saying that while begging for his own life to the dragon like the coward he is. But the dragon ignored Starscream and the guard and continued getting ready to blast his fire breath at Vicious' group and Megatron. Then with nonchalant glares, Vicious' group and Megatron, with single powerful punches of their own, complete with holding his Keyblade for Xehanort, Vanitas, and Anti-Sora's case, actually knocked the dragon aside, stunning it, much to Starscream and the non-serious henchmen's stumped and aghast surprise. Then Starscream snapped out of his reaction and got gloating)*

Starscream: (Smugly) I was gonna do that as well, but....

*(Megatron roughly grabs Starscream by his neck)*

Megatron: (Smugly, giving a combined dark dagger glare and evil smirk at Starsream) Then here's your chance to do that.

*(He gestures his index finger to the stunned dragon. Then after Megatron released Starscream's neck smugly with an evil smirk, Starscream, upon recovering and rubbing his freed neck, made a brief staring contest at the stunned dragon, then cautiously approached the dragon with an evil smirk, his blaster ready. Just when he got ready to shoot the dragon on its forehead, the dragon jumped up in recovery, roaring. A brief staring contest, then Starscream screams a bit, almost like a girl and runs back to the henchmen, cowering behind them)*

Starscream: (Sheepishly) Uh, *you* take care of it.

Vicious' group and Megatron: (Giving smug evil smirks) I rest my case.

*(Then Megatron aimed his blaster at the dragon's forehead, making the dragon stop growling, as if reacting in surprise, and then, with one offscreen blast as the henchmen watched this in surprise, Megatron successfully offscreen blasted the dragon to death with his blaster. Later, the dead dragon is now cooked up and being eaten by the villains, with Infinite having already taken off his helmet and Phantom Ruby, Mephiles in his fake form, Vicious having already taken his helmet off, and Kahmunrah having already taken his Khepresh off, exposing his bald head)*

MLP Grubber: (With his mouth full) Mmm.... So delicious!

*(With Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream, they were eating their own pieces while talking)*

Pete: It's bad enough that those meddling Team Excalibur punks and traitor-turned punks just took away Tempest and the mafia, but....

Vicious: More than bad enough.

Shredder: Way more.

Kahmunrah: This is actually *worse* enough!

Myotismon: Considering that we were gonna use Tempest and those mafia patsies as our pawns in our conquest.

Storm King: But now, we need the game plan change if we are to find Excalibur and take over Camelot.

Starscream: But you have your hostages at your wagon train.

Merlock: Not all of them.

Bob: There's more of our hostages in our conquest than it meets the eye. Our eyes to be exact.

Starscream: (Realizing) Oh, yeah, that's right. Most of the Team Excalibur meddlers are our remaining hostages.

Krang: (Smugly) See? You didn't think it through. For like we said, some of our hostages are still on the loose.

Katella: With some of the parents being part of Volteer's group also being our tickets to get us into Camelot.

*(Ripper, cluelessly excited upon hearing Hunter J say that, bounced up to them with his plate sitting on his head, complete with his dragon meat leg piece)*

Ripper: (Excitedly) "Tickets?!" We're gonna see a show at Camelot?!

*(A short pause as Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream looked at Ripper with calm nonchalant looks that reads, "You're kidding me?", and then Katella savagely grabs Ripper's plate from the top of his head and bonks him on his head with it, dizzying him)*

Katella: No, you idiot!

Negaduck: We already told you *and* them on why we're using them!

Uka-Uka: They are to get us into Camelot so we can take over!

Pitch: But first, we need to find Excalibur by following the meddlers!

Hunter J: All the while recapturing them and the escaped hostages!

Infinite: Because without them and Excalibur....

Mephiles: Our conquest would all be moot.

Vanitas: Can't you remember anything we tell you, or are you just senile and forgetful like the stupid psycho you are?

*(Recovering from his dizziness, Ripper smiled goofily, getting it)*

Ripper: Ooh, okay. The ol' in-out-in....

*(Savagely covering Ripper's mouth in annoyance, Cortex speaks up)*

Cortex: *Not* what we meant by how we get into Camelot, Ripper.

*(He ungags his hand off of Ripper's mouth and Ripper nods goofily)*

Ripper: Okey-dokey!

*(Then MLP Grubber approached, finishing his piece. Then Vicious' group and Megatron called him over to them)*

Vicious' group and Megatron: MLP Grubber!

MLP Grubber: (Smacking his lips a bit) Yeah?

Bulba: Enough with your food lip smacking and come here.

*(MLP Grubber approached)*

MLP Grubber: What do you need?

Splatter Phoenix: We'd like for you to go back to our wagon train and make sure that the rest of our non-escaped hostages playing our big conquest role do not escape.

MLP Grubber: (Dumbfounded) Whaaaa...? Why can't I stick around with you and help with your search for Excalibur?

Pinstripe: (Approaching with the other henchmen) Because most of us goons were responsible for accidentally losing Excalibur.

Koala: Yep.

Dijon: And if we're to succeed and find Excalibur, we need all of our hostages, like the Masters said.

*(Even Kerborg screeched a bit in agreement. Groaning a bit in disappointment, MLP Grubber walked over to Rasputin and Darkar's reliquaries)*

MLP Grubber: Well, I guess I won't let you down, but....

Rasputin: (Frowning in annoyance with Vicious' group) What're you complaining about?

Ruggedo: (Frowning in annoyance with Vicious' group) What's wrong now?

Darkar: (Frowning in annoyance with Vicious' group) Tell us.

MLP Grubber: (Gestures in calm casual defense) Nothin'. *(Turns to Rasputin and Darkar's reliquaries)* It's just that I was hoping to meet up with Tempest again because I would somewhat consider her my friend.

Starscream: (Sarcastically) Oh, boo-hoo. Sorry for excluding you on *our* mission. *(Seriously)* We clearly said she and the mafia are our pawns.

Darkar: And just because she and the mafia are our soon-to-be disposable pawns at this moment due to being abducted, doesn't mean Tempest is your friend.

MLP Grubber: (Shrugs) Well, pawns or not, I don't think we will succeed if we accomplish any of those missions for Camelot conquest. Possibly also making your immortality for the Devil deal moot.

*(He picks up Rasputin and Darkar's reliquaries, much to Vicious' group's notice)*

Vicious: What're you...?

MLP Grubber: I guess these reliquaries are broken.

*(He tosses them aside nonchalantly, much to Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream's shock, for those two reliquaries hold the key of immortality for Vicious, Katella, Myotismon, Hunter J, Darkar, Ruggedo, Kahmunrah, Xehanort, Pitch, Mephiles, Infinite, and the Storm King due to selling their souls to the Devil into that reliquary, with Rasputin and Darkar being the living human-behaving corpse-transformed ringleaders of that deal)*

Ruggedo: Catch it!

*(In desperation, Rasputin jumped onto the ground and literally stretched his hand out from his arm, detaching it and on cue, his hand caught his reliquary and he reattached his hand back onto his arm with his saved reliquary in tow. Even Darkar briefly transformed his right arm into a giant winged talon-like arm and caught his reliquary as well, and as soon as he caught it, he reverts his right arm back to its human skeletal form again. As he and Rasputin calmly panted in anger while Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream glared at MLP Grubber, he and Dijon tried to calm them)*

Megatron: (Glaring at MLP Grubber) You idiot!

Dijon: Uh, do you remember your blood pressures?

MLP Grubber: Some of you *do* have them.

*(Then easing their anger down, Vicious' group, now in tranquil fury instead, proceeded to let Rasputin, Darkar, and Kahmunrah explain away in calm fury while Megatron and Starscream eased their anger down after Merlock said the following line)*

Merlock: (Trying not to lose his temper) Okay, we'll try not to lose our tempers.

Rasputin: (Trying not to lose his temper) Vicious' group, Darkar, and I worked really hard to find a way to become immortal for our vengeance conquest against Camelot, then come yesterday, we were able to find it at last.

Darkar: (Trying not to lose his temper) Resulting myself and Rasputin to sell ours and some of the members of Vicious' group's souls to the Devil himself to fuse with the potion we bought from that witch *(Gestures with Rasputin to their own reliquaries they still held onto)* into these two reliquaries, also containing the said potion.

Kahmunrah: (Trying not to lose his temper) Also in other words, our lives, especially Rasputin and Darkar's since they were the ones who helped us sell our souls to make the deal, our immortal lives, our immortal existence, depends on them.

*(Then Rasputin savagely grabs MLP Grubber by his neck and, with Darkar's help, forces him to look at their reliquaries)*

Rasputin and Darkar: (Finally somewhat losing their tempers) And you, you little dessert-loving rodent, almost destroyed them!

Merlock: (Also finally somewhat losing his temper) Get the picture?!

MLP Grubber: (Choking a bit) Okay, okay, I get it! You break it, you buy it.

Vicious: And see to it that you remember, you miserable rodent!

*(Rasputin and Darkar then threw MLP Grubber into Dijon, knocking them both down, and causing Dijon's pants to slip off upon the two sliding a bit on the ground upon MLP Grubber's impact onto Dijon)*

Dijon: (Sarcastically, still laying on his back with his pants down) Oh, sure. Blame the armored hedgehog for almost destroying your two Pandora's Boxes of Immortality.

MLP Grubber: (Still laying on his back) Heck, hedgehogs like myself and even Bartok's bat species are easy targets.

Starscream: What's your point you're muttering about?

*(MLP Grubber then explained away in a boasting way while he and Dijon got up again, with Dijon pulling up and resecuring his pants again)*

MLP Grubber: The point being, is that if I just went with you, I could just do the job for you on the other meddlers who are not our hostages while we recaptured the hostages and take back Tempest and the mafia. I'd give them a.... *(Does a karate chop and shout)* Then a.... *(Makes a kung fu stance with another karate shout)* And a.... *(Makes another karate shout while performing an upperkick, and then gestures a gentle kick on the ground)* And then I'd kick 'em, Masters.

Dijon: (To MLP Grubber, shrugs in agreement) Well, you do have the skills of a warrior.

Koala: Yeah, an amateurish warrior.

Bebop: Why, Rocksteady, Koala, and I can handle them.

Rocksteady: Ooh, yeah!

Shredder: (Sarcastically) With what, more muscle power?

Krang: (Sarcastically in agreement) That's all you're ever good at.

Koala, Bebop, and Rocksteady: (Proudly missing the point Krang made) And really good at it.

Pinstripe: (To himself, under his breath while rolling his eyes in annoyance and crossing his arms) If you combined your brawns with brains.

*(Then Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream scoffs lightly with an evil smirk while the rest of the army finished their dragon meat meal)*

Vicious: Oh, we'd take care of them, all right.

Bob: But in a more intelligent way besides brawns.

Koala, Bebop, and Rocksteady: (Almost smugly agreeing at first) Yep, that's.... *(Then got confused)* Wait, what?

Pitch: It's also going to take brain power as well.

Megatron: Especially since Optimus and Bumblebee are now with them.

Starscream: And I think I know just the plan for us, courtesy of me and Megatron.

*(Hearing him say that, Vicious' group and Megatron smirked evilly in agreement, getting what Starscream's getting at)*

Vicious' group and Megatron: Ah-ha.

Ruggedo: A certain greed-oriented monster.

Russ: Compared to Ruggedo's greed-oriented nature.

Drake: With a hint of his certain lights.

Ratigan: Enough to sneak-attack.

Starscream: Exactly. And to make this plan work, we just gotta tell a bunch of certain tall tales regarding the meddlers with him.

Megatron: And with his blind help, complete with his greedy nature, Starscream and I will personally take those non-hostage meddlers out.

Starscream: While the escaped hostages with them will be recaptured, while we torture Tempest and the mafia by seeing to it that they can escape their deaths with them, so we can bring them back here.

Megatron: (Agreeing) By pretending to leave Tempest and the mafia to their so-called upcoming demise.

*(Liking the plan, Vicious' group smirked evilly in agreement)*

Vicious: (Chuckles evilly a bit) That is the most brilliant plan I ever heard.

Vanitas: And for that, you both shall go do that mission.

Rilla: But where will we meet?

Tropy: Where else?

Xehanort: The other side of Dragon Valley.

N. Gin: Back in more of the Forbidden Forest.

Krang: Are there any other locations you can think of?

N. Brio: And according to my holographic map, I have a feeling the meddlers are gonna be heading to the said monster's area pretty soon.

Oxide: Seeing how they jumped into a nearby underground cavern escaping us.

N. Brio: Which, if they outsmart us, leads them to the Forbidden Forest again.

Shredder: Which we need to be prepared for.

*(Then the villains got ready as they got up and Infinite puts his helmet and Phantom Ruby on, Vicious puts his helmet back on, Kahmunrah puts his Kheprish back on, and Mephiles changes back to his true form. As MLP Grubber is packing up to get ready to return to the army's wagon train, he got confused)*

MLP Grubber: (Confused) Are you sure you wanna torture...?

Starscream: (Casually cuts MLP Grubber off reassuringly) Of course we're sure.

Vicious: And we're definitely certain that once we have Excalibur and the hostages, we will go into Camelot, destroy Ignitus, and rule forever!

*(Then after he and his group let out a brief evil laugh, a bolt of green lightning emanated from the reliquary, startling the non-serious henchmen. Then Vicious' group begins singing)*

Vicious, Myotismon, Rasputin, and Darkar: **In the dark of the night**

**We were tossing and turning**

*(His army, except a dumbfounded MLP Grubber, smirked evilly in agreement)*

Hunter J, Negaduck, and Megatron: **And the nightmare we had**

**Was as bad as can be**

*(MLP Grubber was about to speak when the serious henchmen glared daggers at him, making him quiet. Then Rasputin and Darkar broke into pieces like skeletons)*

Xehanort and Shredder: **It scared us out of our wits**

Rasputin and Darkar: **A corpse falling to bits**

Starscream: **Then we opened our eyes**

**And the nightmare was**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **Us**

Bulba: Tell them!

*(After reassembling again, Rasputin and Darkar placed their own reliquaries onto the table as Splatter Phoenix sang)*

Splatter Phoenix: **We were once**

**The most important knights in all of Camelot**

Megatron: **And the kingdom**

*(Vicious' group's army vocalized a bit)*

Myotismon: **When Ignitus and his people betrayed us**

**They made a mistake**

Starscream: **Along with two certain someones**

*(Vicious' group's army vocalized a bit again as Rasputin and Darkar conjured an image of Team Excalibur, Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony's gang, and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups walking through the cavern they're currently in. Mostly on Serena's group)*

Katella: **Our conquest will make them pay**

Cortex: **But this little girl will get in the way**

Rasputin and Darkar: **Serena Makino, beware**

Vicious' group: **Vicious' group's awake**

*(After the image vanished, Vicious' group's army are the only ones who started singing as Bebop and Rocksteady swung MLP Grubber back and forth)*

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**Evil will find them**

**In the dark of the night**

**Just before dawn**

Vicious, Myotismon, Rasputin, Darkar, Megatron, and Starscream: **Revenge will be sweet**

Vicious' group, Megatron, Starscream, and army: **When the conquest is complete**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **They'll be dead**

*(While Bebop and Rocksteady threw MLP Grubber down onto the ground roughly, Onyx and her NightMare army briefly conjured up some black sand female singers)*

Pinstripe: (Attempts to flirt with them) Hey, gals.

*(But Koala and Kerborg yanked him away in annoyance while Onyx and her NightMares dispersed the singers)*

Mephiles: **We can feel that our powers**

**Are slowly returning**

*(MLP Grubber tried to get up quickly, but Machinedramon almost bites him into making him get up)*

Rasputin: **Tie my sash**

Darkar: **And a dash of cologne**

Rasputin and Darkar: **For that smell**

*(Pinstripe then placed a honey blonde wig that resembles Serena's hair on Rasputin and MLP Grubber and Dijon quickly and nervously sprayed a bottle of cologne at him and Darkar as Rasputin pretended to brush his “Hair.” After that’s done, Rasputin and Darkar took the little statue figurines of Team Excalibur)*

Megatron: **As the pieces fall into place**

Darkar: **We'll see them crawl into place**

*(On “Place,” he and Rasputin crushed the figurines to pieces as Rasputin removed the wig from his head)*

Rasputin: ***Do Svidaniya*, you're meddling graces**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **Farewell**

*(They then march down a staircase on the cliffside to the lower level leading to another cavern entrance as they continue to sing, all except MLP Grubber on the singing, that is)*

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**Terror will strike them**

Infinite: **Terror's the least we can do**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**Evil will brew**

*(Vanitas and Starscream respectively picked MLP Grubber and Dijon up, as if to cradle them)*

Vicious' group, Megatron, Starscream, and army: **Soon they will feel**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **That their nightmares are real**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

Vicious' group, Megatron, Starscream, and army: **They'll be through**

*(On “Through,” Vanitas and Starscream threw MLP Grubber and Dijon onto the steps and walked on them both like a rug, stunning them a bit as the song continued)*

Vicious' group's army: (While MLP Grubber and Dijon recovered) **In the dark of the night**

**Evil will find them**

Metalseadramon: **Find them**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**Terror comes through**

*(Puppetmon, while still singing, noticed some bugs crawling on Rasputin and Darkar's reliquaries and just flicked them off in annoyance)*

Metalseadramon: **Doom them**

*(At the other cavern entrance, Rasputin and Darkar placed their own reliquaries in the center)*

Rasputin and Darkar: **Our dears**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **Here's a sign**

Vicious' group, Megatron, Starscream, and army: **It's the end of the line**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**In the dark of the night**

*(Rasputin and Darkar, with help from the soul-sold members of Vicious' group, activated their own reliquaries and they powered up their army while Megatron and Starscream stepped back)*

Vicious' group and Megatron: **Come, my minions**

**Rise for your masters**

Hunter J, Negaduck, and Starscream: **Let your evil shine**

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

Vicious' group: (To Megatron and Starscream, gestures to the other cave entrance) **Find them now**

**Yes, go ever faster**

*(Megatron and Starscream then charged ahead into the other cave entrance as the power-up finished, knocking MLP Grubber aside)*

Vicious' group's army: **In the dark of the night**

**In the dark of the night**

**In the dark of the night**

Vicious' group, Megatron, and Starscream: **They'll be dead**

*(The song over, Vicious' group and their army watched Megatron and Starscream disappear down into the cavern entrance. Then Vicious' group turned to MLP Grubber)*

Bob: Now, as you were.

Storm King: Back to the wagon train you go now.

Vicious' group: At once.

MLP Grubber: (Salutes nervously) Yes, Masters!

*(Then with that, MLP Grubber left for the wagon train while Vicious' group and and their army headed for the direction of the rest of the Forbidden Forest to meet up with Megatron and Starscream later. In the deeper part of the underground caverns, Team Excalibur, Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony's gang, and Iago, Michael, and Bugs' groups were walking until they sat down to rest for a while, with Iago and even Bartok flopping onto their own stomachs onto a nearby flat rockbed on the ground to rest from all the flying they did during the trek, while panting a bit in exhaustion. As they rested, Rainbow Dash noticed Tank trying to climb onto another rockbed in exhaustion, but at a slow slug pace, much to her and even Team Excalibur's notice and concern. And by now, Calves' jacket's sleeves are rolled down and his jacket is zipped up again and Fat Tony's neck collar rim is buttoned up again)*

Rainbow Dash: You trying to get up there, Tank?

*(Tank nods and tries again. Rainbow Dash approached him, about to offer to help him)*

Rainbow Dash: Want me to help?

*(Tank politely gave a "No" gesture, believing he can do it, but to his chagrin, he failed again. Then he looked at Rainbow Dash with an exhausted sad awkward look, which made Rainbow Dash sympathetic and reassuring)*

Rainbow Dash: Are you sure you don't want my help?

Louie Walters: (Cutting in) Oh, he's sure.

*(They turned to him, Fat Tony, Legs, and Johnny)*

Louie Walters: I mean, he's a turtle.

Legs: What could you expect from a slow-moving animal like him?

Fat Tony: Nothin', that's what.

Johnny: He's just the slowpoke creature he is.

*(Fat Tony's gang then chuckled a bit. Flatly glaring at Fat Tony's gang with Team Excalibur at first, Anna, Elsa, and Blaze approached Tank)*

Blaze: We'll show you who the slowpoke is.

Elsa: Because we have a feeling he's more than that.

Anna: Courtesy of us.

*(Hearing her, Fat Tony's gang scoffs with a smug chuckle)*

Fat Tony: (Sarcastically) How? Give him a rocket that'll launch him into speed?

*(His gang laughs a bit at this)*

Michael's group: (Calmly scoldingly) Papa.... (Daddy....)

*(Then, as if smugly answering Fat Tony's snarky sarcastic question while ignoring Michael's group's response, Anna, Elsa, and Blaze then casted a spell over Tank, and then, to his amazement, especially Rainbow Dash, Tempest Shadow, and Fat Tony's gang, Tank immediately climbed up the rockbed quickly without exhaustion. Surprised to see that, Fat Tony's gang were suddenly shocked and speechless. Then Anna, Elsa, and Blaze turned to them smugly)*

Anna: (Smugly) You were saying, boys?

Elsa: (Smugly) Is he still the slowpoke creature he is?

Blaze: (Smugly) Let alone the slow-moving animal he is?

*(A short pause, then Fat Tony's gang snapped out of their reaction, completely outwitted from those roasted comments coming from three magic assistants in a nonchalant way)*

Johnny: You know what, none of us ain't sayin' it, especially me.

*(Snapping out of her surprise reaction with Team Excalibur, Rainbow Dash asked away, amazed)*

Rainbow Dash: (Amazed) What did you do to Tank?

Gosalyn: (Amazed) It's like he's....

Anna, Elsa, and Blaze: Gave him speed to help him.

Olaf: That spell's permanent thankfully.

*(Then they looked at Tank, who is also amazed)*

Rumble: (Getting an idea by now) You know what, come to think of it....

*(Getting where Rumble is going at, Rainbow Dash and even Sonic agreed)*

Sonic: We can help him test out his speed.

Rainbow Dash: In a little race.

*(Even Team Excalibur and Michael, Iago, and Bugs' groups agreed)*

Bumblebee: One must be safe than sorry.

Rotom: It can also improve his skills.

*(Happy to hear that, Tank joined Rainbow Dash and Sonic in testing out his newly given speed in happy determination)*

Sonic: Let's see who'll eat one's dust.

Rainbow Dash: (Nods) You're on.

Shadow: (Joining in) Count me in.

*(Amazed with everyone else that even Shadow is joining in, Rainbow Dash, Tank, and Sonic then allowed Shadow to join in the race)*

Sonic: Ah, Shadow at his best.

Rainbow Dash: And my guess, along with everyone else's; Your rivalry is more friendly-oriented.

Sonic and Shadow: (Nods) Yep! (Yes.)

Sonic: Shadster and I always like to compete who's the best and fastest.

Shadow: Just for the fun of it because it's more than just talents and abilities.

*(Then Wes acted at the race referee, complete with even a stereotypical black and white checkered race flag he has)*

Wes: On your marks....

*(Rainbow Dash, Tank, Sonic, and Shadow stanced themselves with calm determined smiles, with Shadow's being more like a light smirk)*

Wes: Get set.... Go, Palsies!

*(Then Rainbow Dash, Tank, Sonic, and Shadow raced and quickly jumped around the area with their speed, with Shadow having his speed with his hovershoes helping him, calmly surprising even Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang as they watched with Team Excalibur, Michael and Iago's groups, and the rest of Bugs' group, who are actually cheering them on)*

Darkwing: (During the cheering) Come on, Tank! Show your speed!

Megavolt: (During the cheering) Don't let your screw-ups make you blow it!

Iago: (During the cheering) Show 'em who's the speedster, Turtle!

Zazu: (Correcting Iago during the cheering) His name is Tank.

Iago: (Shrugs during the cheering) Whatever.

Jack: (During the cheering) Go, go, go! Come on!

*(On Jack shouting "Come on!", Wiggum accidentally smacked Bunny in his face while cheering, knocking Bunny right into North, who then dropped his bag. Noticing the bag, Tempest Shadow secretly went up to the bag and upon picking it up, she peeked in there, and to her calm surprise, she noticed something in there. Then she silently got Fat Tony's gang's attention, and they, too, saw the something that's in North's bag. Back with Team Excalibur, Michael and Iago's groups, and the rest of Bugs' group, they continued to cheer while Bunny recovered, rubbing his nose a bit)*

Bunny: (Rubbing his nose a bit during the cheering) Crikey! Careful, Wiggum, you conked my nose really good.

Wiggum: (Sheepishly apologetic during the cheering) Oh, sorry about that.

Bunny: (Nods casually in recovery during the cheering) It's fine, mate. It happens to me occasionally.

*(Then finally, Tank finished the race off, having passed his speeding test with flying colors. Then the cheering from Team Excalibur, Michael and Iago's groups, and the rest of Bugs' group got a bit wild and after that died down calmly, they, along with even Rainbow Dash, Sonic, and Shadow, congratulated Tank)*

Mr. Mime: (Happily) Mime mime mime!

Pikachu: (Happily) Pika!

*(Then after that's done, North noticed his bag laying on the ground, casually picked it up, and carried it again. Then he and the others noticed Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang walking away)*

North: Where are you five going suddenly?

Lou: What's going on?

*(Hearing them, Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang turned to them and explained away in a calm casual tone)*

Tempest Shadow: We just gotta go badly.

Fat Tony's gang: Yeah.

Louie Walters: (Holding his index finger up to make a "Number one" gesture) Number ones.

*(Realizing what they mean, Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups understood)*

Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups: Oh, okay. (That's fine.)

Quackerjack: You have to go to the bathroom privately.

*(Then with that, Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang left. After they were gone, Team Excalibur and Bugs' group then noticed Michael and Iago's groups giving calm looks of suspicion)*

Team Excalibur and Bugs' group: (Confused) What?

Meowth: Did it occur to you that they sounded...? Casual?

Bartok: Let alone go off on their own suddenly?

Homer: (Shrugs) Well, if they gotta go, they gotta go badly.

Charmy: I bet they even have to do a number two in privacy.

*(Everyone else cleared their throats awkwardly from what Charmy meant)*

Vector: (To Charmy, through gritted teeth) Ix-nay on the otty-pay humor.

Charmy: (Realizing, then chuckles sheepishly a bit while rubbing the back of his head a bit in a sheepish ways) Oh! Sorry.

*(Then we pan to the right to reveal Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, on their own in another part of the cavern, walking. Then suddenly, they rested a bit in relief suddenly. Then they gave calm smug smiles as Fat Tony's gang revealed to have, shocker alert, their weapons given back to them suddenly)*

Fat Tony: (Smugly) Good eyes finding our weapons, Tempest.

Tempest Shadow: (Shrugs nonchalantly) What can I say?

Johnny: (While he, Fat Tony, Legs, and Louie laid their weapons on their laps) You don't have to say nothin' for now.

Fat Tony: And as we planned, we're gonna get back to Vicious' group and with their help, rescue Michael and Iago's groups.

Tempest Shadow: And get our freedom back once we get to Camelot.

*(Then they, while agreeing with Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's plan, sat down to repolish Fat Tony's gang's weapons with Fat Tony's gang's white handkerchiefs, for it turned out that back there with Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups, Tempest Shadow found Fat Tony's gang's formerly confiscated weapons in North's bag and upon seeing them with her, Fat Tony's gang was able to get them back secretly thanks to Tempest Shadow being able to secretly pickpocket them out of it and giving them back to Fat Tony's gang, who then secretly hid the weapons on themselves)*

Legs: But first, a little repolish.

Louie: Then to find our way outta here.

*(Then as soon as they finished repolishing Fat Tony's gang's weapons, Fat Tony's gang puts their handkerchiefs away in their pockets and just when they were gonna put their weapons away as well while they and Tempest Shadow got up, Louie's knife was dropped on the ground, with him, Tempest Shadow, and the other three men completely unaware at first, when a small feathered wing-like arm reached out, picked it up, and held it out to Louie, giving a soft bird chirp. Hearing the sound in obliviousness with Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony, Legs, and Johnny, Louie noticed his knife and accepted it)*

Louie: Thanks.

Johnny: (About to speak) Good thing you didn't forget your knife, for oth....

*(Then just as Louie was about to put his knife away as Johnny said that, they, Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony, and Legs suddenly stopped in confusion and surprise)*

Johnny: Wait a minute!

*(They turned around and finally saw the source of the wing-liked arm, a small male owl, but a friendly-looking one. The male owl has dark grayish amber eyes, pale, light grayish amber feathers, grayish amber wings, horns, eyebrows, and tail, and an orangish yellow hooked bill and feet. And nearby him, some small animal-like figures, also looking friendly. Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang calmly yelped in surprise upon seeing them finally that Louie dropped his knife again, opening its blade. Confused, the owl's group approached. Then Fat Tony's gang quickly pulled their guns out and aimed them at the owl's group, terrifying them at first, when they got confused again when Fat Tony's gang pulled their own guns' triggers, and no bullets came out. They tried to shoot again, but still, no bullets, just some empty clicks. Then Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang looked inside of the guns, and realized, to their shock and then anger, there are no bullets in the guns)*

Louie: (Shocked and angry) Our guns are lacking bullets!

Fat Tony: (In angry agitation while shocked) *Le nostre pistole sono prive di proiettili*?!\*

\*(”*Le nostre pistole sono prive di proiettili*?!" means “Our guns are bullet free?!” in Italian)

*(Then just when Louie was about to grab his knife, the owl picked up the knife first in confusion, unknowingly aiming its blade at Louie, much to his and even Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony, Legs, and Johnny's shock)*

Louie: (Nervously backing away) Uh, nice owl, give me that knife....

*(But the owl and his animal figured group just got dumbfounded even more. Then Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang got annoyed)*

Louie: Just give me my knife, will ya?!

*(But the owl then gently, and carefully, fiddled with Louie's knife in curiosity)*

Louie: Oh! Knives are *not* playthings for animals like you!

Legs: (Enunciating, trying to speak with the owl) Look, give us his knife, or we'll do somethin' to whack....

*(But Fat Tony became shocked on Legs almost threatening an ultimatum to the owl, backslaps Legs' shoulder, quieting him)*

Legs: (Upon being backslapped) Ow! *(To Fat Tony, confused at first)* Boss...?

*(Then he realized upon seeing Fat Tony dagger glaring and silently gesturing at him towards the owl)*

Legs: (Realizing) Oh, sorry.

*(Then Fat Tony turned to the owl, attempting to be nice and negotiative towards him and his animal figured group)*

Fat Tony: (Enunciating) Look, why don't we negotiate, shall we?

*(The owl and his animal figured group got confused at first, then suddenly suspicious, still with confusion. Then Fat Tony tried to reason with them casually)*

Fat Tony: (Casually) Why not give the knife back, and we will leave you alone while you leave us alone.

*(A short pause, then the owl gestured to Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, as if trying to communicate with them, much to the five's annoyance)*

Johnny: (Palms his face in annoyance) *Marone a mi*...! *(To Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony, Legs, and Louie, annoyed still)* We are literally trying to negotiate with non-talking animals.

Fat Tony: (Agreeing in annoyance) If only we should've brought any one of our talking animals to translate them.

*(Then the owl's animal figured group emerged from the shadows, revealing themselves to be various small animals, consisting fifteen animals, eight males and six females, and two creatures, one male and one female. The first male animal is a male gecko with yellow scales, green eyes, dark yellow scaled eyebrows, yellow spikes on his back resembling bumps, a white chin and underbelly, a long pink tongue, and black spots all over his body. The second male animal is a male raccoon with taupe fur, black hands, light grayish brown feet, triangular ears with light grayish brown interiors, a black nose, light blue eyes, a black and white striped tail, and a white muzzle, belly, and whiskers. The third male animal is a small male porcupine with light brown fur, peach skin, light brown quills, pink ears, hands, and feet, a small brown nose, and black dot-shaped eyes. The fourth male animal is a big male bear with dark olive greenish brown fur, rounded ears with olive greenish brown interiors, an olive greenish brown muzzle, underbelly, and small hairs, gold yellow eyes with red irises and black pupils, a black nose, and sharp white teeth. The fifth male animal is a fully grown buck with white fur, tan markings on his head (Ending in a heart-shaped mark on the forehead) and running along down to his tail (With a black tip), black tipped ears with light tan interiors, light gold yellow markings on his shins running along down to his hooves, a black nose, green eyes, two light yellow branched antlers held up by two gold cuffs (Each one with a small purple jewel in the center), tan markings under his eyes, and wearing a big light gold necklace with a red heart jewel pendant holding a healing potion and a purple draw tassel braided by two gold yellow bands. The sixth male animal is a young buck with tan fur, black tips on his ears, a white muzzle, underbelly, underside of his tail, and ear interiors, brown eyes, a black nose, black hooves, two light yellow crescent shaped antlers, and wearing a light brown necklace with a brown barrel pendant and a green draw tassel. The seventh male animal is a fully grown buck with light brown fur, cream colored ear innards, a black nose, hooves, and tip on his tail, amber eyes, and wearing a yellow necklace with a yellow barrel pendant and a yellow biker's helmet with two light yellow branched antlers. The last male animal is a fully grown buck with brown fur, a tan muzzle and ear innards, a black nose, hooves, and tip on his tail, amber eyes, and wearing a red necklace with a red barrel pendant and a red biker's helmet with two light yellow branched antlers. The first female animal is a female bunny rabbit with white fur, long ears, a white cottontail, big black eyes, a small pink nose, and gray whiskers. The second female animal is a female bird with red feathers, black dot-shaped eyes, a yellow beak, light red wing tips, and black feet. The third female animal is a fully grown doe with dark brown fur, an ivory white muzzle, underbelly, ear interiors, and underside of her tail, red markings on her shins running along down to her hooves, a black nose, light brown eyes, two light yellow branched antlers, and wearing a red necklace with a light brown barrel pendant, a red rug on her back, and a red headpiece resembling an Arabic cup-like helmet with a head cloak. The fourth female animal is a young female reindeer with light yellow fur, pale yellow tipped ears with swirled black interiors, pale yellow markings at the muzzle, underbelly, and underside of her tail, two mint green antlers, short wavy turquoise green and teal green hair, teal green eyes, hooves, and freckles on her cheeks, and wearing a red ribbon around her neck with a gold yellow bell on it. The fifth female animal is a teenage female reindeer with pink fur, pale pink tipped ears with swirled black interiors, pale pink markings at the muzzle, underbelly, and underside of her tail, two pale pink antlers, short wavy dark pink and magenta hair, magenta eyes and hooves, and wearing a butter yellow sleeveless minidress with orangish yellow lining and a white stripe in the center of her bodice and gold yellow bell earrings. The last female animal is an elderly female reindeer with a few wrinkles, mint green fur, light mint green tipped ears, light mint green markings at the muzzle, underbelly, and underside of her tail, two dark mint green branched antlers, raspberry eyes, dark mint green hooves, short curly pink and light pink hair, and wearing a pair of small circular gold yellow rimmed pince-nez glasses with pale cyan lenses, a raspberry shawl with a gold yellow bell used as a neck clasp, and a dark mint green hair tie. The male creature is a male fire-themed phoenix with brilliant orange, gold, and vivid crimson feathers, brilliant amber and light brilliant yellow wings and claws, pale pink skin, a light yellow beak and feet, and light brilliant yellow pupil-less eyes. And the female creature is a female fire-themed phoenix with vivid amaranth and luminous vivid gamboge feathers, pale pink skin, a light yellow beak and feet, and light brilliant yellow pupil-less eyes. Nearby, Pikachu and Meowth, who are wandering around, looking for Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, suddenly spotted them, cornered by the owl's group)*

Meowth: (Whispering, to Pikachu) Not good!

Pikachu: (Whispering in agreement) Pika.

*(Then they hurried back to Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups' direction, unaware that the owl's group almost gave Louie's knife back to Louie. Once back to Team Excalibur's group, Pikachu and Meowth explained away in desperation)*

Meowth: Hey!

Pikachu: (In desperation) Pika pika pika, pikachu!

Talking animal members except Meowth: (Suddenly shocked) What?!

Meowth: You heard him! Come on!

*(Then they hurried ahead, following Pikachu and Meowth, and sure enough, they found Tempest Shadow, Fat Tony's gang, and the owl's group still at the spot they're at, right after Louie had already put his returned knife away)*

Serena: Hey, back off!

Bart: Leave them alone, man!

*(Their attention caught with Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, the owl's group noticed Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups and becoming scared, backed off in defense, as if ready to fight in an amateurish way. As soon as they arrived to Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang's side, Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups checked on them)*

Michael: Papa, guys, are you alright?

Billy: And is that why you took long after your number ones?

Zazu: Cornered by those small animals?

Tempest Shadow: (In her matter of fact tone) Well, yes.

Fat Tony: (Pulling a cigar out) You have no idea.

*(Then the owl's group, seeing how friendly Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups appear to be, approached cautiously, and upon being spotted by them, they hesitated at first, until Serena and Ash's groups gently coaxed them towards them reassuringly)*

Twilight Sparkle: Come on, it's okay.

Applejack: No need to be scared.

Fluttershy: Yeah, nothing to be afraid of.

Rarity: You appear friendly.

Lisa: So, could you please come over to us?

Colin: And we can have a heart-to-heart?

Serena and Ash's groups: Please?

Pinkie Pie: With a cherry of top?

*(Sensing their honesty, the owl's group approached slowly and upon seeing Marge, they panicked a bit at first, until Ash calmed them gently)*

Ash: It's fine. This female Ursaring was once a human woman.

Serena: (With a hinted twinge of guilt) Because of a spell my cousin and I accidentally put on her.

Bart: (With a hinted twinge of guilt) Yeah, and we never meant it.

*(Even Serena and Ash's groups' non-talking animal and creature friends/pets reassured them gently with some animal noises while close to their friends/owners)*

Talking animal and creature friends/pets members: (Giving a reassuring nod) It's fine.

*(Sensing more honesty, the owl's group approached them again, and then, to everyone's surprise, the owl's group allowed themselves to be greeted by the heroes by letting themselves be held gently in Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Sunset Shimmer, the Dazzlings, Stallion Eight, and Rumble's arms, much to their surprised amazement)*

Apple Bloom: Wow....

Webby: They seem to have grown fond on you suddenly.

*(Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang became aghast)*

Louie Walters: (Aghast while Fat Tony puffed his lit cigar) Are you kidding us?!

Legs: Are you seriously trusting those little guys that almost attacked us?

Johnny: We would *not* recommend you trusting them if any of us were you.

Tempest Shadow: They can pull tricks.

*(The owl's group, however, objected desperately while leaping out of Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Sunset Shimmer, the Dazzlings, Stallion Eight, and Rumble's arms to the ground gracefully)*

Scootaloo: I got a feeling they're trying to tell us otherwise.

*(The owl's group nods at what Scootaloo said. Then Fat Tony blew some smoke out from his cigar flatly)*

Fat Tony: (In flat sarcasm) I see, none of them can understand *us*, yet they can *you*.

*(Confused, Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups got somewhat suspicious)*

Gene: Wait a minute....

Scrooge: What did you mean by that?

Morgana: You somehow knew they wouldn't hurt you.

*(Then something clicked in their heads and then they gave stern looks of suspicion while crossing their arms sternly)*

Jack: Is there some secret that you're keeping from us?

*(A short silence while Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang kept their hesitance barely hidden upon that question, then tried to act innocent and casual)*

Johnny: We ain't keepin' secrets.

*(But then sure enough, the owl's group gestured to the five to the others, causing Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang to finally become hesitant physically)*

Discord: (Confused with the talking animals and creatures members) What?

*(The owl's group gestured some more as if explaining away on what really happened)*

Olaf: (To the talking animals and creatures members) What're they saying exactly?

*(Then the talking animals and creatures members translated as the owl's group made more gestures in their explanation)*

Nadia: (Translating) We thought, they were lost, and we wanted *(Realizing while translating)* to help?

Meowzie: (Translating) But they pulled, their weapo....

Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups: (Realizing in shock upon what Meowzie almost said) "Weapons?!"

*(Then Bunny, Bumblebee, and Mr. Mime immediately searched Fat Tony's gang, making Fat Tony drop his cigar and Bumblebee immediately crushing it with his foot upon noticing that)*

Louie Walters: (While being searched) Hey!

*(Then sure enough, Bunny, Bumblebee, and Mr. Mime pulled out and took back Fat Tony's gang's weapons and then they and the heroes' got calmly angry at them and Tempest Shadow)*

Homer: What?!

Rainbow Dash: You tried to get away from us?!

Rainbow: Let alone steal your weapons back from us?!

Wiggum: (Angrily in a stern way) And you five said you had to go to the bathroom.

Lou: (Sternly agreeing) Sure fooled us before.

*(Then Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang tried to lie their way out of trouble)*

Tempest Shadow: (Interjecting) Hold it! *(Points at the owl's group accusingly)* Those little creatures took the weapons from you and scapegoated us!

*(But the owl's group interjected and gestured some more, making the heroes glare at Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang sternly)*

Liquidator: Well, well, well. It appears that the innocent party never lies.

Dedede: The guilty ones do the lying for themselves.

*(Seeing the jig is up finally, Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang got calmly bitter)*

Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: Alright, (Okay,) fine!

Fat Tony: We did try to get away from you.

Tempest Shadow: And *I* took the weapons back for them.

Optimus: (Sternly) That is not being fair!

Neptunia: (Sternly) And besides, we made a deal.

Darkwing: (Sternly) And you vehemently agreed to it.

Neptunia: (Sternly agreeing) That's right.

Louie Walters: (Points at his confiscated gun's empty bullet section) But does that excuse you for hiding our bullets from us?

North: (Shrugs) Meh, we took extra precaution in case you did steal them back from us.

Johnny: Precaution, my *piede*!\* Those weapons defended us from any dangerous situations!

\*(”*Piede*" means “Foot” in Italian)

Gizmoduck: And like we agreed on, you're not getting them back until we learn to trust one another.

Fat Tony: Oh, yeah? What if something bad were to happen to any of us, and we needed something to protect us?

Tails: Then we'll see to it that you don't double-cross us.

Tank Muddlefoot: That's right.

*(A short pause, then....)*

Fat Tony: (Nonchalantly) What I just asked ain't a trick question, you know.

Legs: It *could* happen.

*(Then Ash ended the whole argument impatiently)*

Ash: All right, enough arguing! We got a sword to find and a kingdom to save right now.

Pikachu: (Also impatiently agreeing) Pika!

Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: (Scoffs, then aghast) "We?"

Louie Walters: What's this "We" stuff you're sayin', kid?

Ash: What I'm saying is that we need to continue on.

*(Then Silver used his psychokinetic powers to magically conjure up torso restraints onto Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang's waists)*

Silver: So you won't escape.

Espio: And only Silver can remove them.

Bunny: (Making the "I am watching you" gesture) And we'll be watching you good, *(Sarcastically)* mates.

Legs: (Crossing his arms bitterly) So says the Easter Kangaroo.

*(The heroes got shocked and surprised at what Legs called Bunny)*

Milhouse: Oh, boy....

Jack: (Feeling a bit uneasy, under his breath) I wouldn't call him that.

Bunny: (Getting calmly angry) Wh-what did you call me?

Legs: (Turning to him angrily) Must I reiterate? I said....

Bunny: (Slowly approaches Legs with tranquil anger, cutting him off) I am *not* a kangaroo, for your information.

Legs: (Bitterly and sarcastically) Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were. *(Goes up to Bunny's face with his death glare, as if challenging him)* What are you exactly?

Bunny: (Goes up to Legs' face in tranquil anger, also giving the death glare) I'm a bunny. The *Easter* Bunny. And a lot of people, especially children, believe in me, you no-accounted standover man!\*

\*"Standover man" is an Australian slang term for a male who is part of gangs, let alone a mafia

*(After a brief death glare staring contest, Legs and Bunny then backed off bitterly, with Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang bitterly complying to the heroes again, angry by the fact that they almost escaped, only to get snitched on by the owl's group and then caught and having their weapons confiscated again)*

Fat Tony: (To the owl's group, in tranquil bitterness and his mafia tone) You're not friends, you're not pets. You're nothing to us.

Sunset Shimmer: (Casually bitter) Take it easy on them.

*(Then the female phoenix approached Tempest Shadow, as if to calm her upon seeing her really tensed and angry in a bitter way)*

Tempest Shadow: (Attempting to give the female phoenix the cold shoulder) Go away. I don't need y....

*(Then the female phoenix gently patted her shoulders, quieting her suddenly. Then Tempest Shadow suddenly felt almost calm silently, as if falling under a spell that calms someone's anger down)*

Tempest Shadow: (Trying to fight the magic, but to no avail) What're you...?

*(Noticing that, Fat Tony was about to slap the female phoenix away when Party Favor and Darkwing stopped him)*

Party Favor: Don't do that.

Darkwing: My friends and I have seen this kind of magic before.

*(Doing what they said, Fat Tony backed off, and sure enough, the female phoenix finished her magic and as soon as she backed off from Tempest Shadow, the latter was soon calmed down in a somewhat bitter way)*

Tempest Shadow: (Turning to the female phoenix in very little bitterness with a hint of gratitude) All right. I'm good.

*(Then they turned to the owl's group while Fat Tony's gang were amazed and speechless by what they saw happened to Tempest Shadow that even she, herself, is calmly surprised by what she just said)*

Regina: What did that phoenix do to her?

Ralph: (To Wiggum) Daddy, did it calm her anger issues down?

Wiggum: (Nods) Yep.

Eddie: That's part of a phoenix's magical nature.

Launchpad: (Getting it) They not only heal injuries and become reborn from death....

San and Zelda: (Getting it) But also soothes one's anger away in a breeze.

Ashitaka, Link, and Aryll: (Agreeing) Which, in turn, heals their anger in a psychological way.

Honker: (Agreeing) Exactly.

Sora: (To the owl's group) Do you have names?

Kairi: If you do, tell us.

Lea: So we can commit it to memory.

*(Then the owl's group used their claws and/or grabbed each a nearby stick they picked up to write their names on the dirt, and then each member of the owl's group, after discarding the sticks, approached each written name to show who's who by those names. Immediately, everyone got it)*

Hayner: Ah, those are your names.

Serena: (Pointing at each member of the owl's group) Owlicious, Angel, Ray, Philomena, Peewee, Ringtail, Constance, Spiny, Harry.

Aqua: (Finishing up for Serena, which she lets her) King Aspen, Blackthorn, Alice, Bori, Aurora, Bramble, Buckskin Forest Guard, and Chestnut Forest Guard.

*(The owl's group, now revealed to be Owlicious' group, consisting Owlicious the Owl, Angel the Bunny Rabbit, Ray the Gecko, Philomena the female Phoenix, Peewee the male Phoenix, Ringtail the Raccoon, Constance the Bird, Spiny the Hedgehog, Harry the Mini Bear, King Aspen, Blackthorn, Buckskin Forest Guard, and Chestnut Forest Guard the Deer, and Alice, Bori, Aurora, and Bramble the Reindeer, nods proudly. Impressed, Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups thought about this and came to a decision)*

Xion: Then if that's the case....

Roxas: I guess you can help Bugs' group guide us through this cavern.

Team Excalibur and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups except Xion and Roxas: Yeah. (Yes.)

*(Happy to hear that, Owlicious' group came up to them in a hopeful way)*

Mushu: (With Cri-Kee happily giving a chirp in agreement) Dang, yeah.

Daffy: The rest of us, including myself, need all the help we can get.

Bugs: (Flatly glaring at Daffy) Does that include *moi*, Daffy?

Daffy: (Nonchalantly gestures to Bugs) As well as the fuzzfoot here.

Serena: (To Owlicious' group) In other words, you can assist us.

*(Even Lillipup happily barks a bit in agreement. Owlicious' group cheered some animal noises a bit in happiness and then Team Excalibur's group, including Owlicious' group, resumed their journey. Then a few minutes later during the trek, Owlicious' group was brought up to speed involving the search for Excalibur and saving all of Camelot)*

Martin: And that's our mission.

Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: (To Martin, under their breath) *Your* mission, that is.

Tooth: (Hearing them with the others) What?

Tempest Shadow: Let's just say that Fat Tony's gang and I, along with Michael and Iago's groups, want freedom for ourselves.

Johnny: Not that it matters for you.

*(Interested, Owlicious' group made some animal noises in questionable curiosity to Team Excalibur's group, to which Leatherhead answered gladly)*

Leatherhead: That because we got dreams.

Team Excalibur's group except Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: To become heroes and knights.

Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: And freedom.

Tempest Shadow: Yet they're not our dreams.

Fat Tony: Because dreams are for propaganda amateurs.

*(A short pause while the heroes and Owlicious' group gave respective calm aghast looks and confused looks at first, then they got cheerful)*

Wes: Well, to put it bluntly....

Vector: Let's spill about it!

*(Then he pulled a trumpet out of his bag and played a bit, starting a song with him and Bugs' group singing first, telling their dreams)*

Vector: **When I become a heroic knight**

**I'd head straight for adventures and rescues**

Bugs: **And I'd even perform so hard and strong**

**Like no other celebrity they've ever seen**

*(Then Wes accidentally knocked Tempest Shadow, Legs, Louie Walters, and Johnny into a nearby small water puddle while dancing ahead to take his turn, much to the four's chagrin and annoyance as they recovered)*

Wes: **You've heard of Robin Hood, right?**

**Maybe even Errol Flynn?**

*(Team Excalibur's group, except Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, nods, having heard of those two before Sonic took his turn)*

Sonic: **All those boys better step aside**

**When they see these guys do their heroic works**

**Check it out**

*(Then Vector played his trumpet some more, and then climbing onto Marge, Khan, Optimus, and/or Bumblebee's backs, Bugs' group concluded their turn, doing some grand finale poses)*

Bugs' group: **When we're heroes**

**As we hope to be**

**We're gonna bring those bad boys to justice**

**'Til the cows come home**

**And everyone's gonna cheer for us**

*(Then Daffy showed off)*

Daffy: Thank you, thank you!

*(He blows some kisses, making Bugs roll his eyes in annoyance at him, annoyed by his bragging even more)*

Daffy: Thank you very much. Love ya, too, doll!

*(Then, while Daffy said that last line, upon seeing with Shadow and Michael and Iago's groups Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang calmly pouting in a brooding way, Vector playfully went up to them and loudly blew his trumpet in the five's faces, startling them at first, then making them somewhat annoyed while everyone else, including Shadow, chuckled a bit. Then Shadow turned to Ash, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups)*

Shadow: What about you?

*(Then Ash, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups took their turn while Calves rolled his jacket's sleeves up and Legs, Louie Walters, and Johnny unbuttoned their business suits to let them air out due to them being wet from the puddle earlier)*

Ace: **When we're also heroes eventually**

**We want just the life we need**

Liquidator: **A great big party to celebrate our heroic deeds**

*(Megavolt then gave Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang a nudge-nudge, wink-wink gesture playfully while the five just rolled their eyes in annoyance)*

Megavolt: (While giving the nudge-nudge, wink-wink gesture) **That doesn't sound too bad**

Bushroot: (Gesturing with Owlicious' group) **Some animal friends here by us**

Ash: (Gesturing with the rest of his, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups with Pikachu's help) **Some human friends there by us**

Calves: **Or maybe a loved one or two**

**To fight by our side**

Iago: **Now that seems to be just right**

**Know what I mean, guys?**

Rotom: **Life is short**

**When you're done, you're done**

Kaya: **We're meant to be on Earth**

**To do the right things**

Leatherhead: Preach it, brothers and sisters!

*(Then Ash, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups concluded their turn as they and Team Excalibur's group balanced themselves on a bouncing log creature, who is caught in the groove of their song until they made it to the other side)*

Ash, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups: **When we're heroes**

**As we're gonna be**

**We're gonna right the wrongs**

**And make crimes not pay**

**And that's a royal guarantee (Gar-run-tee)**

*(At the last moment of their turn with Ash and Leatherhead's groups, Michael and Iago's groups playfully gestured to Maggie and the non-talking animal and creature members of Team Excalibur and Owlicious' group, making them respectively giggle a bit and do some cute animal noises as if giggling a bit, until Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang impatiently ended it calmly)*

Fat Tony: We're on a mission here!

Louie Jr.: (Shrugs casually with everyone else) Okay.

Lisa: (Casually while Maggie gave a casual shrug in agreement) If you want freedom, then you have to work *and* have fun with us.

Johnny: That's what you think.

*(Calmly surprised at Johnny's comment, Serena and Amy's groups took their turn, as if trying to talk some sense into Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang while somewhat revealing their dreams)*

Amy: **Your arrogance can become you**

Elsa: **With some senses of responsibility**

*(Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang were about to interject, but Homer cuts them off, taking his turn)*

Homer: **But we worked and played hard for all of us**

Lisa, Milhouse, Nelson, Martin, and Ralph: (Agreeing) **And that's the way it's supposed to be**

*(Marge gave an awkward shrug with a hint of hesitance due to her usual concern for Serena and Bart)*

Serena and Amy's groups except Serena and Bart: **For when we're heroes as well**

**At least we'll do what's really best**

Olaf: **If you do your best**

**Each and everyday**

Anna: **Good things are sure**

**To come your way**

Kristoff: (Nods in agreement with Sven) That's right.

Serena: **What you'll give and fight for**

**Is what you'll get**

**My uncle taught us that**

**And we will never forget it**

Bart: (While Santa's Little Helper happily gave an approval bark) **And we'd recommend that to you**

*(After Bart finished his verse along with Santa's Little Helper's happy approval bark, everyone, including a nonchalant Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, who shrugged nonchalantly at what they've been told, began the conclusion of their song)*

Team Excalibur's group: **When we're heroes**

**Which we're gonna be**

Bugs' group: **We're gonna be the star heroes**

*(Vector blows his trumpet for a bit)*

Ash, Leatherhead, Michael, and Iago's groups: **We're gonna do our friends and loved ones proud**

Serena and Amy's groups: **We're gonna take our place**

**Amongst the honor of knighthood**

Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang: (On the last verse) **And get our freedom**

*(Then they noticed as they were traveling through the cavern, Billy is suddenly stuck in a giant narrow log due to his fat belly. Then getting an idea, Daffy plucked a feather from his arm and tickled Billy's nose, hoping a powerful sneeze from him can free him)*

Team Excalibur's group: (While Daffy tickles Billy's nose to free him) **When we're heroes**

*(Then on the song's last verse's finale, Billy's sneeze built up from Daffy tickling his nose with his feather and then as soon as the verse is completed, Billy sneezed a powerful sneeze, sending him flying out of the log, freeing him, and even unknowingly dragging Daffy, with Daffy dropping his feather, with like he's a skier right across a nearby water puddle, until they crashed into a nearby rock and Daffy's beak striking onto the said rock like a dart hitting a dartboard. As soon as that, along with the song, is over, everyone, having saw the whole thing, ends up snickering a bit at this. Even Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang almost snickered a bit with them, but they immediately stopped themselves, despite the heroes seeing them do it)*

Wiggum: We saw you about to snicker.

Johnny: We ain't snickerin' at nothin' Chief.

Wiggum: (Playfully) Whatever.

*(Then after Charmy pulled Daffy free while Michael's group helped an unharmed Billy recover, Snake snickered a bit at a now recovered Daffy)*

Snake: The waysss you shot out like that wasssss epic!

*(Ace, upon seeing Daffy flatly glare at Snake, immediately, punched Snake, making him comply upon seeing Daffy's flat glare being direct at him)*

Snake: (Rubbing his punched cheek) I meansss, you should be more careful.

Daffy: (In flat sarcasm) Ho, ho. Yes. Very funny. And I should be more careful.

*(Then they, including Team Excalibur's group, begin to resume their journey)*

Snake: (Under his breath flatly with a shrug and small scowl) You didn't need to roasssst me that badly.

*(Then Team Excalibur's group, including Owlicious' group, resumed their trek through the cavern)*

***Coming up: After Team Excalibur's group gets some encouragement from Serena and Bart to face fear with confidence by whistling a happy tune besides fighting for what’s right while trekking through the cavern full of cave monsters, including a wise giant bird and her babies they befriend, Team Excalibur soon gets separated from Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang by a small landslide, where the five have a brief reunion with Megatron and Starscream, who persuades them to lure Team Excalibur's group into a trap in order to "Rescue" Michael and Iago's groups in the form of a certain greed-filled treasure-obsessed bioluminescent monster in the cavern, who Megatron and Starscream have already tricked into helping them both as well. But when Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang reunite with Team Excalibur's group, they tricked them into the trap by claiming that they need to defeat the said monster, but when Tamatoa attempted to even try to kill Michael and Iago's groups with Megatron and Starscream's help, Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang, shocked at what the three are trying to do to Michael and Iago's groups suddenly, soon almost get their comeuppance with Tamatoa and the two Decepticons trying to kill them in a tormenting way, which Starscream secretly intended to do behind Megatron's back, resulting Team Excalibur's group, including Michael and Iago's groups, to save Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang. Then once back in the Forbidden Forest after outwitting Megatron, Starscream, and Tamatoa and saving Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang the second time from falling to their deaths, Team Excalibur's group, upon resting in recovery, not only accept Bugs and Owlicious’ groups into Team Excalibur, but also, while Tempest Shadow, with some help from Fat Tony's gang, comforts Serena and Bart upon learning from them of Eraqus being their uncle and finally showed some gratitude for them, reveal their origins to each other, all except Fat Tony's gang and Bugs, Michael, and Iago's groups on the origins reveal, that is. And sure enough, after Vicious' group learn of the failure, as well as the real betrayal and attempted left for death on purpose plot against Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang by Starscream, from Megatron and Starscream, the villains decide to crank up their conquest plan up to eleven because of it. All the while as they rest for the night afterwards, Team Excalibur will finally allow Tempest Shadow and Fat Tony's gang to be respectively accepted into their team and staying with them for a while as part of their deal.***