Cave Trek/Escape (Ashladdin Version)

*(Later in the desert, the hunchbacked boy (Vanitas) lead Ash's gang while the wind is picking up wind like mad on a bunch of horses. Later, the disguised villain calls forth the Cave of Wonders once more. Ash and his gang looked at it in amazement)*

Tiger head: Who disturbs my slumber?

Ash: (Nervously) Uh, it is I, Ash Ketchum.

Matt: (Nervously) Matt Ishida.

Tombo: (Nervously) And I'm Tombo.

*(The tiger head nods after observing them)*

Tiger head: Proceed, along with your comrades. Touch nothing but the lamp!

*(The tiger head opened up with a roar. Ash's gang sees the stairs from where they are at)*

Hunchbacked boy (Vanitas): Remember, boys. First, fetch me the lamp. And then you shall have your reward.

Tombo: (Curiously) What is it about a lamp that is so important to him?

Ash: Who knows?

Matt: (Whispering to a nervous Ash's gang) Come on, guys.

Kaya: (Whispering in agreement) Let's get going now.

Fearsome Four: (Nervously nodding) S-S-Sure.

*(Ash's gang entered the entrance and goes down the stairs. The stairs leading down ended at the bottom where Ash’s gang entered a room. They looked astounded. The room was filled with treasure as far as the eye can see)*

Ash: Would you look at that!

Matt: Cool!

Tombo: This whole horde of treasure could make us even richer than the sultan and sultaness' group.

Megavolt and Quackerjack: Let's go for it!

*(Megavolt and Quackerjack ran for a nearby jewel but Ash and his gang yelled, stopping them)*

Ash's group: Megavolt, Quackerjack!

Megavolt and Quackerjack: (Turning) What?!

Ash: (Enunciating) Don't, touch, anything.

Tombo: Remember?

Matt: We got to find this lamp.

Megavolt and Quackerjack: Fine.

*(Ash's gang walked on. Unknown to them, three figures are spying on them, two bandicoots and a magic floating tiki mask. The first bandicoot is a male muscular anthro bandicoot with red brown fur, a small red brown mohawk-shaped patch of fur on top of his head, a peach underbelly, a tiny dark brown goatee on his chin, thick dark brown eyebrows, blue eyes, a silver mechanical cyborg-like right forearm and right hand, and wearing a silver armored armband on his left shoulder, a black belt with a silver buckle, a pair of green and black army camouflage pants, and black boots. He is Crunch Bandicoot. The last bandicoot is a female anthro bandicoot with long blonde hair tied in a ponytail, orange fur, a gold yellow underbelly, green eyes, and wearing a pair of gray aviator goggles with cyan lenses and a brown strap on her forehead, a purple flower on the left side of her head on her hair, a white short-sleeved shirt, blue overalls with the left side strap buckled up only and a pink heart-shaped patch sewn on the right knee section, a pink watch-like bracelet on her right wrist, a pink belt with a silver buckle, a pink laser gun holdster on the left side of her belt, and pink shoes with white soles. She is Coco Bandicoot, Crunch's best friend. And the magic floating tiki mask is a male tiki mask with four feathers on top, two yellow feathers in the middle, one red feather on the left side of his head, and one blue feather on the right side of his head, glowing yellow eyes, brown wooden skin, red thick wooden eyebrows, a medium-sized light brown wooden nose, pink wooden lips, white wooden teeth, and two thick green leaves acting as his goatee. He is Aku-Aku, Crunch and Coco's wise friend)*

Coco: (Whispering) I wonder who they are, Aku-Aku and Crunch?

Crunch: (Whispering) Must be treasure hunters, Coco.

Aku-Aku: (Whispering) But what are they here for?

Crunch: (Whispering) Let's go see.

*(The three begin to follow them quietly. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu sensed something)*

Quackerjack: Wait a minute....

Megavolt: I sense something....

Pikachu: (Suspiciously) Pika...?

*(Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu turned, but Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku hid in time. Pikachu looked puzzled then moved on along with a suspicious Megavolt and Quackerjack. Aku-Aku and the bandicoots followed again. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu sensed them again and turned quickly. The three followers hid in the treasure. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu saw a gold coin roll down upon that movement and ran to Ash and his gang)*

Megavolt: Guys, you may want to take a look at this!

Quackerjack: And Megavolt's not making it up!

Pikachu: (Calmly concerned) Pikachu!

Ash: Quackerjack, we have no time for treasure finding with you and Megavolt, and don't freak out, Pikachu.

*(Megavolt and Quackerjack groaned a bit)*

Megavolt: (Mumbling to Quackerjack) I know you, Pikachu, and I saw something....

Quackerjack: (Mumbling in agreement) Yeah, we did....

Pikachu: (Mumbling in exasperation) Pika....

*(But regardless, they continued walking. Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku came out of hiding and resumed following. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu turned around, but the three zipped, or flew in Aku-Aku's case, behind Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu very fast. Crunch smirked playfully and pulled on Pikachu's tail, making the Kanto electric mouse-like Pokemon jump in terror, startling Megavolt and Quackerjack)*

Pikachu: (Jumping in terror) Pi!

*(Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu got into a fighting position, with Pikachu and Megavolt preparing their electric shock in determinatio, but Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku hid behind the three of them just in time as Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu got suspicious)*

Pikachu: (Determinedly) Pika...!

Megavolt: (Determinedly) Come out!

Quackerjack: (Determinedly) Show yourselves!

*(Coco quietly takes Quackerjack's hat and plays around with it. Crunch and Aku-Aku began to laugh a bit. But unfortunately, their laugh was too loud and Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu heard them. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu turned and, upon seeing them, jumped in alarm)*

Pikachu: (Terrified and surprised) Pika!

Megavolt and Quackerjack: (Screams and at the same time as Pikachu) Monsters!

*(Aku-Aku and the bandicoots yelped in alarm and ran and hid. Megavolt, Quackerjack, and Pikachu ran to Ash's gang and knocks them down)*

Ash: Pikachu, guys, are you crazy?!

Megavolt: I may sometimes be proud being crazy, but look!

Quackerjack: See for yourself, wise guy!

Pikachu: (Worriedly) Pikachu!

*(Ash's gang looked and saw Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku peeking from a pile of treasure)*

Coco: Hey.

Aku-Aku: Our apologies for scaring your friends.

Crunch: Just goofing around.

Ash: Whoa, two talking anthro bandicoots.

Tombo: And a talking magic tiki mask.

Matt: Hey, come out.

Ash: We're not gonna hurt you.

*(Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku comes out. Upon them approaching, Pikachu got concerned while Megavolt got suspicious)*

Crunch: You sure your three friends won't hurt us?

Matt: Nah, not really.

TK: Megavolt and Quackerjack are like that when they're stupid.

Megavolt and Quackerjack: Hey!

TK: (Laughing a bit) Just joking around.

Matt: (Chuckling a bit in agreement) Get a grip.

Pikachu: (Looking at Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch in concern) Pika....

Megavolt: (Suspiciously) I bet they want to rob us.

Ash: (Reassuringly, to Pikachu and Megavolt) It's okay, Pikachu, Megavolt. I'm sure they mean no harm. *(To Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch)* Right?

Coco: (Nods in agreement, reassuringly) We're harmless.

Crunch: (Reassuringly) And we're not thieves.

Aku-Aku: (Reassuringly, to Pikachu and Megavolt) So rest assured, electric ones. I may be a powerful magic tiki mask and my bandicoot friends, here, may be dangerous in combat, but we are harmless to any friend we make.

Coco: In other words, we don't bite.

*(Sensing the sincerity in Aku-Aku and Coco's tone of their voices, Pikachu and Megavolt eased down and approached the three)*

Pikachu: (Curiously and hopefully) Pika?

Megavolt: (Hopefully) Are you sure?

*(Aku-Aku nods and then conjured up a gentle electric shock via a calm meditation. Seeing this, Pikachu and Megavolt returned the same gentle electric shock to him. After their gentle electric shocks connected and then ended upon Aku-Aku calmly snapping out of his meditation with a soft smile, Pikachu and Megavolt smiled happily, deciding to trust him, Coco, and Crunch)*

Pikachu: (Happily) Pikachu!

Megavolt: (Happily) Okay, I guess you're trustworthy.

Aku-Aku: (Nods) Glad we cleared this misunderstanding between us.

Quackerjack: (Impatiently) And my hat?

*(Realizing, Coco dusts off Quackerjack's hat and gives it back to Quackerjack. Quackerjack takes it and, while putting it back on, scolded her, Crunch, and Aku-Aku in a snobbish tone)*

Quackerjack: (Scoldingly in snobbish anger) And never touch my hat again!

Coco: (Flatly) Sorry.

Crunch: (Shrugs) No need to get snobby towards us.

Aku-Aku: (Reassuringly to Quackerjack) And besides, it's just that my friends and I never seen that kind of hat before.

Quackerjack: (Confused) Really?

Aku-Aku: (Nods) Yes.

*(After contemplating a bit, Quackerjack gave in with a shrug and got ready to shake each of Coco and Crunch's hands at a time, after secretly putting a buzzring on his right hand's index finger after pulling it out)*

Quackerjack: Well, apology accepted.

*(But Coco and Crunch saw the buzzring with Aku-Aku and smugly shook their hands with Quackerjack's other hand, much to his surprise)*

Crunch: Nice try with the buzzring prank.

Coco: But other than no cigar, I'm glad you accept our apology regardless.

Aku-Aku: That's right.

Megavolt: (Impressed, agreeing) He did that to me once when we apologized to each other.

Quackerjack: (Impressed, taking his buzzring off and putting it away) Huh, you're really smart.

*(With that done, Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch changed the subject)*

Aku-Aku: (Changing the subject) Now, why are you here in the Cave of Wonders, out of curiosity?

Ash: Well, seeing that you're curious, we sorta need your help.

Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch: (Interested) Really?

Ash: Sure.

Tombo: You three know your way around here?

Gabumon: Out of curiosity?

Crunch: Yeah.

Coco: We know this cave on the back of our hands!

Aku-Aku: (To Coco) Even though I don't have hands. *(To Ash's gang)* And trust us, we know this place.

Crunch: What are your names?

*(After introductions, Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch understood)*

Aku-Aku: So, you're just here for the lamp?

Ash's gang: (Nods) Yep.

Patamon: That's why we're here.

*(After giving a nod to each other, Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch gave in in calm happiness)*

Aku-Aku: I don't see why we'll refuse to help.

Crunch: We can take you to it.

Coco: And we know where it is.

Ash's gang: Great!

Ash: Lead the way!

Aku-Aku: Of course.

Coco: But not on foot.

*(She pushes a button on her watch and a Gummi Ship emerged, impressing Ash's gang)*

Coco: Behold, my Gummi Ship.

Bushroot: Alright!

Liquidator: Now we're talking fast!

Tombo and Megavolt: Indeed!

Quackerjack: I'll say!

Pikachu: (Happily) Pika!

*(Ash's gang then climbed onboard Coco's Gummi Ship with Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku and Coco piloted the Gummi Ship through the cave to where this lamp is located. After continuing through a bunch of long caves, they soon reached a giant underground cavern. Once they landed, Coco, upon Ash's gang, her, Crunch, and Aku-Aku disembarking from her Gummi Ship, pointed to a big pillar with stairs going to the top of it, with the stairs and pillar being surrounded by water with stones used as steps, and a beam of light is shining on top of the pillar)*

Coco: There it is.

Ash's gang: Thanks!

*(Ash turned to his gang)*

Ash: Wait here.

*(His gang nods. Ash began to step on the stones and make his way towards the stairs. As he does, Megavolt and Quackerjack turned away for a second and then saw a statue holding the biggest red jewel they have ever seen)*

Megavolt: Whoa, mama....

Quackerjack: Sheer perfection....

*(Megavolt and Quackerjack began to go to it. Unaware of this, Ash has reached the stairs and begin to climb them quickly. Ash's gang, Aku-Aku, and the bandicoots turned and gasped as they see Megavolt and Quackerjack heading to the jewel)*

Coco: Megavolt, Quackerjack, don't!

Patamon: Hands off it!

*(They tackled Megavolt and Quackerjack. Then the group, except a concerned Aku-Aku who tried to use his magic to break it up, began to fist fight. Unaware of what's happening below, Ash finally got to the top and saw what is on the top of the pillar; A golden lamp. Ash picks it up and looks at it in wonder)*

Ash: This is it? This is what we came all the way down here to...?

Matt, Tombo, and Kaya: Ash!

Aku-Aku: We got a problem!

*(Ash looked and gasped as he saw Megavolt and Quackerjack get out of their fist fight with the group and are about to grab the jewel)*

Ash: MEGAVOLT, QUACKERJACK, NO!!

Ash's gang: STOP!!

*(But too late, for Megavolt grabbed the jewel first. But then the room begins to shake, much to the group's concern)*

Tiger head: (Voice-over) INFIDELS!!

Megavolt: Oh, crud.

Tiger head: (Voice-over) You have touched the forbidden treasure!

(Realizing his and Megavolt's mistake, Quackerjack glared at Megavolt)

Quackerjack: (Sarcastically) Nice going, Sparky!

Megavolt: (Nervously and in a sing song voice, through gritted teeth) Don't call me "Sparky."

*(Megavolt puts the jewel back sheepishly, but both the jewel and statue began to melt)*

Tiger head: (Voice-over) Now you will never again see the light of day!

*(Ash moves quickly with the lamp as flames roared to where the lamp used to be. Ash ran down the stairs, but they turned into a ramp, making him slide down it. Ash then finds himself flying into the air. The water itself turned into lava and Ash is about to fall into it. Luckily, Coco's Gummi Ship arrived in the air, piloted by Coco, and caught Ash on time. After gathering Aku-Aku, Crunch, and Ash's gang, except Pikachu, they start to fly around quickly, looking for Pikachu. Pikachu ran across the stone steps, but stopped when he sees that they are exploding into the lava. Pikachu panicked as the last rock he's on is about to explode. But the group flew by and both Ash and Megavolt grabbed him just in time)*

Megavolt: Gotcha!

Ash: Let's get outta here!

*(The group began to fly back through the caves, dodging walls and debris doing so. Megavolt and Bushroot panicked and grabbed Ash and Matt by their respective shirt and head, even covering Matt's eyes)*

Bushroot: (Panicking) We're gonna die!

Matt: Megavolt, Bushroot!

Ash: This is no time to panic!

*(Ash and Matt yanked Megavolt and Bushroot off of their respective shirt and head and then Kaya sees that they are about to collide into a wall, getting their attention)*

Kaya: Uh, guys....

Ash: Start panicking now.

*(Coco then piloted the entire group in the Gummi Ship down, avoiding the wall, and the non-serious members of Ash's gang even screaming like Goofy. Then the group returned to the treasure cave as the lava poured out after them, melting all the treasure in the room. The group then got out of the room back towards the entrance. At the cave entrance, the tiger head itself roared furiously and is about to close. The group was almost to the top when a boulder crashed into the Gummi Ship, sending it, Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch to the ground, with Ash's gang flying right onto the steps near the entrance. As Ash's gang grabbed onto the ledge, Ash holds on for his life as the others climbed out. He looked up and sees the disguised Vanitas at the top, within reach)*

Ash: (Holding out his hand) Give me your hand!

Hunchbacked boy (Vanitas): Throw me the lamp!

TK: Can't you see he can't hold on?!

Kaya: Help him!

Ash: (Almost slipping) Give me your hand!

Hunchbacked boy (Vanitas): First give me the lamp!

*(Not wanting to argue for his life is at stake, Ash takes the lamp out and hands it up. Vanitas grabbed it and holds the lamp over his head laughing sinisterly a bit)*

Hunchbacked boy (Vanitas): (Laughing evilly a bit) Yes! At last!

*(Vanitas puts the lamp into his cloak pocket. He turned and saw Ash's gang helping Ash out. The villain kicked them aside and grabbed Ash by his right wrist)*

Ash: (Shocked) What are you doing, stranger?!

Hunchbacked boy (Vanitas): Giving you your reward. *(Darkly)* Your eternal reward.

*(Vanitas pulled his Keyblade out and is about to stab Ash with it. But the Fearsome Four appeared out of nowhere and Quackerjack bites the disguised dark boy's left forearm, making the villain yell in pain and let Ash go, making Ash fall back into the cave. Then Kaya and Eevee joined the Fearsome Four in fighting Vanitas, but Vanitas angrily grabbed the six and throws them in and then shoved the rest of Ash's gang in the cave as well. Back below, Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch, upon freeing the still working Gummi Ship from the boulders, saw Ash's gang falling, with Patamon flying and carrying TK for dear life. Aku-Aku, Coco, and Crunch climbed back onboard quickly and Coco flew up and caught Ash's gang in time. Ash hits the wall too many times on his way down and fell unconscious. The tiger head up above back outside roared one last time before sinking back into the sand from where it came from. Vanitas looked astounded as he sits in the sand. Vanitas then laughs evilly a bit and threw his disguise off on the ground, making Meowth and Fidget pant in relief, glad to be out while Merlock's group and their henchmen appeared)*

Vanitas: We did it!

Merlock: (Laughing evilly a bit in agreement) And the lamp's all ours!

*(Vanitas reached into the cloak's pocket where he put the lamp in. But all he could feel is nothing but air. Vanitas searched the pocket frantically)*

Vanitas: Wait, where is it?

Merlock: (Shocked) What?!

Negaduck: (Getting angry) You lost it?!

*(Suddenly realizing, Vanitas spoke up)*

Vanitas: Those three stupid boys must have took it!

Dijon: Then open the cave again!

*(Jessie and James noticed the two scarab halves have melted)*

James: Uh, big problem....

Jessie: You're not gonna like this....

*(They see the melted halves and got shocked)*

Merlock's group: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

*(The shout then echoed a bit into the night)*

***Coming up: Ash's gang, along with Aku-Aku, Coco, Crunch, and Coco's Gummi Ship, have survived, but are trapped in the closed empty underground cave. They then discover what the lamp is upon close inspection; A magic vessel containing two certain male bandicoots and a certain male boy duck who'll help grant only Ash three wishes and help them escape the cave. Back at the palace, Volteer's group learn from their daughters/nieces about the secret execution and after Merlock's group, their henchmen, and even Darkwing's group, with Darkwing and Gizmoduck as Drake and Fenton, are berated for this, Merlock's group and their henchmen then secretly decide to come up with a new plot to get the throne.***