Friends Like Us/Merlock, Vanitas, Negaduck, and their Goons' New Plan

*(Back at the palace that same night, Serena's group is in their room, on their own beds and in their pajamas, crying silently. Serena is now wearing a fuchsia long-sleeved silk pajama jacket with buttons and pockets, fuchsia long silk pajama pants, and fuzzy fuchsia sleep slippers, and without her hat. Sora is now wearing a yellow short-sleeved nightgown with poofy sleeves and a dark yellow sash around her waist, and without her hat. And Kiki is now wearing a purple short-sleeved pajama shirt, purple capris, and red sleep slippers, and without her hair ribbon. Tawna's group, Pura, Polar, and Baby T are nearby, looking calmly worried. Volteer's group came in to check on them upon noticing)*

Volteer: (Concerned) Girls?

Grace: (Concerned) Oh, girls.

Haruhiko: (Concerned) What's wrong, sweethearts?

Serena: (Tearfully, sniffles) Merlock's group and their men have, done something terrible.

*(Hearing this, Volteer's group upon feeling sorry for Serena's group, looked at Tawna's group, Pura, Polar, and Pawna with looks that reads "Is that true?" Tawna's group, Pura, Polar, and Baby T gave a calm concerned silent nod, confirming that it's true)*

Grace and Toshiko: (Reassuringly, hugging Serena's group in comfort) Oh, there, there.

*(Grace and Toshiko, feeling sorry, then hugged Serena's group closer to them, Volteer, and Haruhiko as Volteer's group came over to the princesses and held Serena's group closer in comfort)*

Toshiko: Rest assured, we can make things right.

Volteer: Now, tell us what happened.

Haruhiko: What have Merlock's group and their men done?

*(Back at the underground of the desert where the Cave of Wonders once stood, Ash is still unconscious while Ash's gang, Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku are trying to wake him)*

Group: Ash?

*(Eevee chirped a bit in concern)*

Bushroot: Hey Ash, if you're alive, start moaning, buddy.

Pikachu: (Calmly concerned) Pikapi, pika...?

*(Aku-Aku, thinking quickly, conjured some water with his magic and then gently splashed Ash's face with it, waking Ash up slowly)*

Tombo: Ash, you're okay!

Matt: Thank goodness.

Ash: Man, my head. Is everyone alright?

Matt: Yeah, we're okay.

Crunch: Though you may want to think of setting up home here.

Coco: Yep.

Aku-Aku: Looks like we're stuck.

*(Ash looked up and sees that the entrance has been sealed in)*

Ash: We're trapped.

Matt: (Angrily) That two-faced son of a jackal!

Pikachu: (Angrily agreeing) Pika!

Kaya: (Nonchalantly dagger glaring at Megavolt and Quackerjack) And guess whose fault it is that we're stuck down here?

Quackerjack: Hey!

Megavolt: We both said we were sorry already.

Quackerjack: But you touched the gem first, Sparky.

Megavolt: (Angrily) Don't call me "Sparky!"

TK: Enough, all of you!

Matt: (Sighs) Well, it doesn't matter.

Tombo: Whoever he was, he got away with the lamp.

*(Hearing Tombo say that, Kaya, Eevee, and the Fearsome Four gave smug smiles, much to their confusion)*

Group: What?

Megavolt: (Smugly) Oh, really?

Liquidator: Did you really think that stranger would leave full-handed? Did you also really think we'd be here empty-handed?

*(Megavolt holds up the lamp, the same lamp that Vanitas just lost and the one Ash just found)*

Kaya, Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator: Ta-da!

*(At the same time Kaya, Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator exclaimed "Ta-da!", Eevee chirps a "Ta-da" as well, impressing everyone)*

Liquidator: So, look no more, we have the lamp!

Ash: Heh. You crazy thief.

Megavolt: (Shrugs) What can I say? I try.

*(Ash takes the lamp from Megavolt and looks it over)*

Ash: I wonder what's so important about this that the guy wanted it so badly.

Kaya: It looks like a worthless piece of junk to me.

Coco: Not necessarily.

Ash's gang: (Confused) Hm?

Coco: There's more to things than meet the eye, you know.

Matt: (Confused) What does that supposed to mean?

*(Then Ash spotted something on the lamp)*

Ash: Hey, I see some writing on it. But it's hard to read.

*(Ash rubs the lamp to clean the writing. But then the lamp begins to shine and everyone jumped back. Suddenly, three figures appeared out of nowhere, roaring. When all is clear, the group sees the three figures clearly upon the three finishing their roaring. The first figure is a first male bandicoot with orange fur, a gold yellow underbelly, a black nose, green eyes, pink ear innards, a dark orange spiky mohawk on top of his head, dark orange bushy eyebrows, and wearing brownish red fingerless gloves, blue pants, white socks, and red shoes with white shoelaces. The second figure is a second male bandicoot with little bit muscular arms, red fur, a butter yellow underbelly, short dark red spiky emo-like hair, a black nose, brown eyes, dark red ear innards, a silver cyborg-like mechanical left arm and left hand, and wearing a white-furred shoulder plate on his left shoulder with a gray support belt, black pants with a navy blue armored waistline, black knee-high armored boots, and sometimes wields a silver thick-bladed sword with a navy blue handle and two red orange and yellow Wumpa fruit with green leaves image engravings on both sides of the blade's tip. And the last figure is a young male anthro duck with white feathers, an orange beak, legs, and webbed feet, light blue eyes, light brown eyebrows, and wearing a red turban with a red feather and an emerald green jewel on a gold brooch, a lavender long-sleeved Arabian shirt, a violet Arabian vest with gold lining, gold hoop-shaped earrings (If he has ears), a red waistband, green harem pants, and brown Arabian shoes. The first bandicoot and boy duck then held their own necks in pain while the second bandicoot rubbed his back in calm pain)*

Male bandicoot 1: (Groans a bit in pain) Ten thousand years will give ya such a crick in the neck.

Male bandicoot 2: (Finishing rubbing his back) My sentiments exactly.

Boy duck: (Finishing rubbing his neck along with the first male bandicoot finishing his rubbing) I'll say.

Male bandicoot 1: Hang on, will ya?

*(The first male bandicoot then magically hangs Ash on a nearby rock. To everyone's surprise, the first male bandicoot and boy duck took their own heads off and spun them around while yelling, then puts their own heads back down on their own necks. At the same time they did this, the second male bandicoot stretched out his torso like a rubber band while groaning a bit, and then snapped back in place, feeling good. Ash's group then helped a confused Ash down while Coco's group, who helped as well, got calmly happy, as if they know the two male bandicoots and boy duck)*

Boy duck: Does it feel to be out of there?!

Male bandicoot 1: Yep-er-rooney!

Male bandicoot 2: It even felt good to stretch again.

*(Suddenly the first male bandicoot makes three microphones appear, making himself, the second male bandicoot, and boy duck accept them, and the cave turned into some sort of talk show)*

Male bandicoot 1: (To the group) Hi folks! Great to be back at last!

Male bandicoot 2: (To the group) Pleased to meet all of you, ladies and gentlemen!

Boy duck: (To Ash) And you, kid, hey.

Male bandicoot 1: (To Ash) Where ya from?

Male bandicoot 2: (To Ash) What's your name?

*(They hold their microphones up to Ash)*

Ash: Uh.... Ash Ketchum.

Male bandicoots and boy duck: Ash Ketchum!

*(A neon light appears above with Ash's name lighting up with chase lights. Even the sign changed to reflect the first male bandicoot's next line)*

Male bandicoot 1: Ash, welcome to the show! Do you want to be Ashley? Or maybe just Ketchum? Or how about Laddie?

*(The first male bandicoot suddenly turns into an orange dog wearing a kilt)*

Male bandicoot 1: Like "Here boy. Come on Laddie!"

*(The second male bandicoot and boy duck chuckled a bit. Ash's gang got confused even more)*

Ash: I must have hit my head harder than I thought.

Tombo: I didn't.

Matt: Yet we still don't believe this.

Male bandicoot 1: Don't mind if I smoke, right?

*(The first male bandicoot then explodes into smoke and then reappeared, giggling a bit, making the Fearsome Four jump back)*

Megavolt: What're ya, nuts?!

Quackerjack: Ya nearly gave us a heart attack!

Bushroot and Liquidator: Yeah!

Male bandicoot 1: (Sheepishly, chuckles a bit) Sorry about that. Hope I didn't mess the fur and water.

Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku: Hey, guys. (you three.)

*(The male bandicoots and boy duck noticed Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku and they happily greeted each other)*

Male bandicoots and boy duck: Hey, Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku!

*(They hug each other for a bit)*

Boy duck: Great to see you three again!

Aku-Aku: The feeling's mutual.

Male bandicoot 2: How's everything with you?

Crunch: The usual.

Coco: Yeah.

Crunch: Until Ash, Kaya, and their friends showed up.

Aku-Aku: And they mean no harm.

*(The male bandicoots and boy duck looked at Ash's gang)*

Boy duck: Well, we know Ash's name already.

Male bandicoot 1: But which one is this Kaya?

Male bandicoot 2: And what about the rest?

*(After Ash's gang introduced themselves, the male bandicoots and boy duck understood)*

Boy duck: Ah, okay.

Male bandicoot 2: Pleasure to meet you all.

Male bandicoot 1: Especially with Kaya being Ash's little sister.

Gabumon: And you, Coco, say that this guy *(Gestures to the first male bandicoot)* is your older brother, and that he *(Gestures to the second male bandicoot)* is your boyfriend?

Coco: Yep.

Male bandicoot 1: (Nods) All part of the genes.

Male bandicoot 2: (Agreeing) We've been dating for the past ten thousand years whenever me, her brother, and our friend are out of the lamp, give or take.

*(Then the first male bandicoot noticed how tall Ash is)*

Male bandicoot 1: (Measures his hand up to Ash's level) Say, you look bigger than me and my two buddies' *(Gestures to the second male bandicoot and boy duck)* last master. Or maybe because I'm shrinking. *(Looks at himself)* Am I getting really that small to you?

Boy duck: Nah, you're always small besides me.

Male bandicoot 2: And me.

Male bandicoot 1: (Relieved cheerfully) Oh, well, that's a relief!

Matt: Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Patamon: You said "Master?"

Ash: I'm your master?

*(The first male bandicoot slaps a diploma in Ash's hand and a mortarboard on his head)*

Male bandicoot 1: That's right! You can be taught!

Boy duck: So what do you want from the three of us?

*(The second male bandicoot then transforms into Arnold Schwarzenegger)*

Male bandicoot 2: (Imitating Arnold Schwarzenegger) The ever impressive....

*(The male bandicoots and boy duck then put themselves in a cube after the second male bandicoot returned to normal)*

Male bandicoots and boy duck: (Straining, with the second male bandicoot in his normal voice) The long contained....

*(Then the male bandicoots and boy duck now have puppet versions of themselves on their hands)*

Male bandicoots and boy duck: (Mouthing their puppets) Often intimidated....

*(The male bandicoots and boy duck ditched the puppets)*

Male bandicoots and boy duck: But never duplicated...

*(The group, while Ash's mortarboard and diploma vanished, watches as the male bandicoots and boy duck makes clones of themselves while spinning around, repeating "Duplicated" until it ended. They then make an announcement like a ring announcer)*

Male bandicoot 1: Crash Bandicoot...!

Male bandicoot 2: Sombra Bandicoot...!

Boy duck: Genie AKA Gene...!

*(The male bandicoots and boy duck, now revealed to be Crash and Sombra Bandicoot and Gene, concluded their announcement)*

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: Of the lamp!

*(Crash then transforms into Ed Sullivan as Sombra, Gene, and the three's clones applauded for him)*

Crash: (Imitating Ed Sullivan) Right here direct from the lamp, right here for your enjoyment wish fulfillment. Thank youuuuu!

Ash's gang: Wait, wait.

Ash: "Wish fulfillment?"

*(Crash changes back to normal and his, Sombra, and Gene's clones vanished)*

Crash: (In his normal voice) That's right!

Gene: And we can grant you three wishes.

Sombra: And you cannot wish for any more wishes.

*(Gene then turns into a slot machine, pulls his arm down like a lever, and the mini versions of Crash, Sombra, and Gene each appeared in each three windows)*

Mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene: Three!

*(The mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene came out of the slot wearing sombreros speaking Spanish)*

Mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene: *Uno*, *dos*, *tres*.

*(Crash then turns into Groucho Marx and walked by the group)*

Crash: (Imitating Groucho Marx) No copies, exchanges, or refunds.

*(Then Gene appeared hanging on a rope as a normal duck holding the sign "Refunds")*

Kaya: (Chuckling a bit) Are you sure that I am not the one dreaming, guys?

Ash's gang: I guess.

Pikachu: (Shrugs) Pika.

Ash: I, certainly, am not dreaming about this.

Crash: (While Gene returned to normal) Master, I think you should realize what we got for you here.

Sombra: So why don't you just ruminate, whilst we illuminate the possibilities.

*(Then Crash, Sombra, and Gene began singing)*

Crash: **Well Ali-Baba had them forty thieves**

*(The forty thieves appeared with swords and surrounded Ash's gang)*

Sombra: **Scheherazade had a thousand tales**

*(Suddenly, Crash, Sombra, and Gene appeared in Ash's shirt and vest)*

Gene: **But Master, you in luck because up your sleeve**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You got a brand of magic that never fails**

*(Crash then sticks his arms out and punches the thieves away. Next, Ash is in a boxing ring, being massaged by Sombra)*

Sombra: **You got some power in your corner now**

Crash: **Some heavy ammunition in your camp**

*(Crash turned into fireworks and exploded like crazy upon Sombra and Gene lighting him up by the fuse)*

Gene: **You got some punch, pizzazz**

Crash: **See all you gotta do is rub that lamp**

*(Crash, Sombra, and Gene then appeared from the lamp, grabbed Ash's hand, and made him rub the lamp)*

Sombra: **And we'll say**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **"Mister Ash Ketchum, Sir**

**What will your pleasure be?"**

*(Ash's gang, Coco, Crunch, and Aku-Aku then find themselves at a table and chairs that appeared out of thin air, with Crash writing things on a notepad like a waiter with Sombra and Gene acting as servers)*

Crash: (In a French accent) **Let us take your order, jot it down**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: (With Crash in his normal voice) **You ain't never had some friends like us**

Sombra: **No no no**

Gene: **Life is your restaurant**

Crash: **And we're your maitre' ds**

*(Sombra gives a dish to Ash. When Ash removes the lid, he jumps back as he sees Crash turning into a chicken. Crash then turns back to normal, but then blew his mohawk up)*

Crash: **C'mon, whisper what it is you want**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never had some friends like us**

*(Crash, Sombra, and Gene now became barbers, giving Ash a shave, haircut, and manicure)*

Sombra: **Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service**

Gene: **You're the boss, the king, the shah**

*(Ash's gang is now in big chairs, surrounded by treasure and women fanning them as Coco giggled a bit while Crunch and Aku-Aku chuckled a bit)*

Crash: **Say what you wish**

Sombra: **It's yours, true dish**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **How about a little more Baklava?**

*(Gene then dumps a bunch of baklava all over everyone. Ash's gang is now seen jumping from column A to column B)*

Crash: **Try some of column A**

Gene: **Try all of column B**

*(Ash's gang then fell, but luckily, they fell on a cushion-turned Gene, courtesy of a big Crash)*

Crash: **We're in the mood to help you, dude**

*(Crash opens his mouth and his tongue turned into stairs. Then the mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene, back to normal, came out, dressed like magicians)*

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never had some friends like us**

*(The mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene then began to dance with the big Crash's hands, with Crash and Gene scatting a bit. They are soon done and the big Crash's hands squashed the mini Crash, mini Sombra, and mini Gene into nothing. Then the three reappeared next to Ash's gang)*

Crash: **Can your friends do this?**

*(Crash takes his head off, makes copies of it, and spins them around)*

Sombra: **Can your friends do that?**

*(Sombra, after Crash hands his heads to him, tosses Crash's heads to Ash, Pikachu, and Quackerjack, who juggled them with the three giving light playful smirks on their faces. The three then spun each of their own three heads of Crash's like a basketball before giving them and the rest of the heads back to Crash. Gene then tries to pull himself out of a hat)*

Gene: **Can your friends pull this**

**Out their little hat?**

*(Crash then turns into an orange rabbit, then a giant orange dragon)*

Crash: **Can your friends go poof?**

*(Crash spits out flames which then turned into three cute girls dancing around Ash's group, much to their delight)*

Crash: **Well looky here**

*(He chuckles a bit)*

Crash: **Can your friends go "Abracadabra," "Let 'er rip?"**

Sombra: **And then make the sucker disappear?**

*(Ash's group's delight turned into annoyance as the girls disappeared after dancing around. Crash then imitated Ash's gang, so to speak)*

Crash: **So don't you sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed**

Gene: **We're here to answer all your midday prayers**

*(Crash turns into a certificate and rolls up, surrounding Ash)*

Crash: **You got me bonafide, certified**

Sombra: **You got three genies for a charge d'affairs**

Gene: **We got a powerful urge to help you out**

Crash: **So what you wish we really want to know**

*(Sombra removes a list of different languages out of Ash's ear and then Crash accepted it from him and uses the list to dry himself off like he just stepped out of the shower)*

Sombra: **You got a wish that's three miles long, no doubt**

Crash: **So all you gotta do is rub like so**

**And oh**

Gene: **Mister Ash Ketchum, Sir**

**Have a wish or two or three**

*(A bunch of guys appeared and bowed to Ash's gang before disappearing. The same three dancing girls appeared and smiled softly. Ash's group smiled softly and leaned to kiss each girl, but the girls turned into a giant Crash, who giggles a bit, much to Ash's group's alarm)*

Crash: **We're on the job, you big nabob**

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never had some friends, never had some friends**

*(Crash, Sombra, and Gene then made four dancing elephants appear)*

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never had some friends, never had some friends**

*(Four dancing camels then appeared as the big finale begins)*

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never**

**Had some**

**Friends**

**Like**

**Us**

*(Soon as the big finale is about to end, Megavolt grabs a few treasure)*

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: **You ain't never had some friends like us**

*(Crash, Sombra, and Gene then turned into a combined cyclone to wrap the song up and everything disappeared. Even the treasure Megavolt has been collecting. The cave is once again empty except for everyone and a neon "Applause" sign Crash put on the wall, making Coco, Crunch, Aku-Aku, and even Pikachu, Kaya, Eevee, Gabumon, TK, Patamon, Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator applaud and/or cheer a bit while Crash imitated a microphone being dropped)*

Aku-Aku: That was wonderful as usual!

Coco and Crunch: Bravo, Crash, Sombra, and Gene!

Kaya, Gabumon, TK, Patamon, Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator: Very impressive show!

*(Megavolt then noticed the treasure he collected is gone and then pouted a bit)*

Megavolt: (Pouting) Great.

Crash: (To Ash) So, what'll it be, Master?

Sombra: Name your wish.

Ash: So, Crash, I get any wishes I want from you, Sombra, and Gene?

Sombra: Well, not really.

Crash: (Imitating William Buckley) And there are some provisos, a couple of quid pro quos.

Coco: In other words, limitations.

Crunch: Yep.

Gene: That's right.

Aku-Aku: There are some wishes Crash, Sombra, and Gene cannot grant no matter how much you want them.

Ash's gang: Like what?

Crash: (In his normal voice) There are three rules on the wish granting.

Ash's gang: Three rules?

*(Crash sat next to them)*

Crash: Rule number one; Sombra, Gene, and I can't kill anyone.

*(Crash "Cuts" his head off and holds it in one hand)*

Crash: So don't ask. Rule number two....

*(Crash puts his head back on as he continued)*

Crash: Sombra, Gene, and I can't make someone fall in love with someone else.

*(Crash's head turns into a big pair of red lips which kissed Ash sweetly before turning back to normal)*

Crash: (Cooing) You are so cute.

*(Then he fell flat on his back)*

Crash: Rule number three...!

*(Next, Crash turns into a green ghostly figure, which got up and freaked out Ash's gang a bit)*

Crash: (Imitating Peter Lorre) Sombra, Gene, and I cannot bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture! *(Grabs and shakes Tombo)* And we don't like doing it!

*(Crash then turns back to normal and into a giant with Sombra and Gene, smiling)*

Crash: (In his normal voice) Other than that, you got it.

Sombra: That's right.

Gene: Now, name your wish.

*(The three then bowed to Ash, covering their own faces with their own hands. Ash's gang paused to think, then they smirked playfully, having an idea)*

Kaya: (Whispering to Megavolt) On second thought, it's not your fault we're stuck down here.

Quackerjack: (Whispering to Megavolt in agreement) And sorry for calling you "Sparky" for that.

Megavolt: (Whispering smugly) I knew it, and apology accepted.

Ash: (Whispering) Just follow my lead.

*(Then they spoke loudly, pretending to be aghast)*

Tombo: Provisos?

Kaya: Like limits on stuff, including wishes?

Fearsome Four: (Scoffs) They're fakers!

Pikachu: (Smugly agreeing) Pikachu!

Gabumon, TK, and Patamon: Some all-powerful genies they are!

*(Even Eevee smugly chirps in agreement. Crash, Sombra, and Gene frowned in calm anger at this as Ash's gang began to walk away)*

Matt: Can't even bring people back from the dead.

Tombo: And I guess they can't get us out of here either.

Ash: Well, I guess we should go find another way out.

*(Before Ash's gang could get further, Crash puts his foot out, a literally giant one, that is, blocking the way, ticked off with Sombra and Gene)*

Crash: (Imitating Robert de Niro) Excuse me? Did you rub our lamp, did you wake us up, did you bring us here, and all of the sudden, you're gonna walk out on us?!

*(Ash's gang looked amused as Crash, Sombra, and Gene continued to get ticked off)*

Sombra: We don't think so!

Gene: Not when we're around!

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: You're getting your wishes, so sit down!

*(Coco then activates her Gummi Ship and ushered everyone, except Crash, Sombra, and Gene, on board)*

Crunch: Boy, you made them mad.

Coco: Aw, don't worry.

Aku-Aku: We get used to it.

*(Crash, Sombra, and Gene then flew inside the Gummi Ship, next to them, happy again, and Crash acted like a steward of a plane)*

Crash: (Imitating a steward) In case of emergencies, the exit is here, here, here, here, here, everywhere!

*(Crash points out a bunch of exits with a bunch of arms, then reverted to normal)*

Crash: (In his normal voice) So folks, keep your arms, legs, and everything inside the Gummi Ship at all times!

Sombra and Gene: And why?

Crash, Sombra, and Gene: Because we're outta here!

*(Then Crash, Sombra, and Gene magically surrounded the Gummi Ship with everyone onboard with a barrier and with its powerful force, flew up to the ceiling alongside the Gummi Ship being piloted by Coco very fast and managed to explode out right back into the desert, flying off while escaping, and as soon as they're in the air in the desert, the barrier dispersed as Coco continued to pilot the Gummi Ship. Back at the palace, Merlock's group, with Vanitas back in his main attire, and their henchmen are in the throne room, getting scolded along with even Darkwing's group, with Darkwing and Gizmoduck dressed as Drake and Fenton again, and Don Karnage and his crew by an angrily upset Volteer's group with Serena's group, back in their daytime clothes, and Tawna's group, Pura, Polar, and Baby T next to Volteer's group)*

Volteer: Merlock's group, of all the things you have done, this is the lowest you have ever done!

Toshiko: If it weren't for the fact that you were loyal to us all these years, then we'd....

Grace: (Sighs a bit) Well, we'll let you, mostly DW's group and Don Karnage and his crew, off the hook for this.

Toshiko: (Agreeing) Considering that DW's group was, indeed, forced to carry this action out.

Volteer: So, from now on, talk to us about the fate of the prisoners.

Grace: *Before* they are to be beheaded!

Haruhiko: You can't just do it without our say so, understand?

Merlock and Drake's groups, Merlock's group's henchmen, and Don Karnage and his crew: (Nods) Yes.

Don Karnage and his crew: We apologize, you're majesties.

Drake's group: It won't happen again.

Merlock's group and their henchmen: We were only trying to keep the princesses safe, that's all.

Toshiko: For your sake, it better not happen again.

*(Volteer's group then brings an upset Serena's group over to Merlock and Drake's groups)*

Grace: Now then, I want this whole thing behind us.

Volteer: Put it behind us.

Haruhiko: And we can forgive and forget.

Toshiko: Please?

Volteer: Well, not completely forgotten, but....

Drake's group: Yes, we know.

Honker: Quite understandable.

*(Serena's group then gave a small smile and shook hands with Drake's group)*

Serena: Well, we'll accept your apology, guys.

Sora: Besides, I guess everyone *can* make mistakes.

Kiki: Indeed.

Vanitas: Again, Princesses, accept our humble apologizes.

*(Vanitas takes Sora’s hand in an attempt to kiss it, but Sora angrily pulled it back, bitter at Merlock's group and their henchmen with Serena and Kiki)*

Sora: (Bitterly) Okay.

Serena: (Bitterly) Fine, whatever.

Kiki: (Bitterly) But at least one good thing comes out of us finding a husband.

Serena: So, here's our proclamation; When my cousins and I are the new sultanesses, we will have the power to get rid of you.

Sora and Kiki: That's right.

*(Serena's group then stormed out)*

Volteer and Haruhiko: Well, now that's settled.

Grace and Toshiko: Girls, it's time go back to finding you proper suitors.

Volteer: Uh, girls?

Drake: Take a good guess where they're going right now.

*(He points it out. Volteer's group looked up and sees that Serena and Tawna's groups, Pura, Polar, and Baby T are leaving the room for the fountain. They turned to Don Karnage and his crew)*

Volteer's group: As your were.

Don Karnage: Of course.

*(Then Volteer and Drake's groups go after Serena's group while Don Karnage and his crew left the room as well, returning to their posts)*

Volteer's group: Girls!

*(Once alone in the throne room with Merlock's group and their henchmen, Vanitas scowled angrily along with them)*

Vanitas: Oh, if only I have gotten that lamp!

Dijon: Well, you didn't.

Negaduck: All on account of you dropping it in the cave by accident.

Meowth: (Imitating Serena) My cousins and I will have the power to get rid of you. *(In his normal angry voice)* Terrific, now we got to continue kissing up to those fools!

Jessie: And their naïve daughters for the rest of eternity...!

*(Merlock's group and their henchmen head to an outside balcony to see Volteer's group speaking with Serena's group with Drake and Tawna's groups, Pura, Polar, and Baby T watching them, bored-like, especially for Serena's group, that is)*

Merlock: No, Meowth and Jessie.

James: It's not until they find themselves naïve husbands.

Shere Khan: Then they will banish us.

Negaduck: Or worse, behead *us*!

*(The non-serious villains shuddered a bit at that idea)*

Bushroot: That is pretty gross.

James: And unpleasant.

Dijon: I do not want to picture it.

*(Meowth brightens up suddenly)*

Meowth: Wait, wait, wait. I got an idea!

Jessie: (Flatly) Why am I not surprised.

Fidget: (Flatly) Does it involve a scratching post?

Meowth: (To Jessie and Fidget) Not this time! *(To Merlock)* Maybe you, Vanitas, and Negaduck can be the naïve husbands, Merlock.

Merlock's group: (Confused) What?

*(Realizing where Meowth is going at, the henchmen agreed)*

James: (Realizing) What he means is that you marry the princesses.

Fidget: (Agreeing with a shrug) Through persuasion, that is.

Jessie: (Agreeing) And then you will be the new Sultans of Agrabah.

Dijon: Indeed!

Shere Khan: What do you think of this idea?

*(Merlock's group thought about this and smirked evilly at the idea)*

Negaduck: I see where you're getting at.

*(They go to the throne and sat down)*

Vanitas: Marry the shrews.

Merlock: Then we become rulers.

Shere Khan: This idea is merit.

Negaduck: (Agreeing) Despite that I'm married already.

Vanitas: And your wife luckily understands *and* knows that we and you'll plan on getting rid of your so-called new bride and ours and stay loyal to her.

Negaduck: Not one of the princesses, of course.

Merlock: (Nods) Yes.

Fidget: Yep.

Dijon: Merit, just like Shere Khan said!

Meowth: Then later, we can drop the in-laws, their servants, and the little women off a cliff.

Dijon: Just like this.

*(Meowth then pretended to fall, screaming a bit with Dijon, who used his hand as one of their future victims)*

Meowth and Dijon: (With Meowth landing on the floor and Dijon punching his fist on the floor) Ker-splat!

Merlock: (Chuckles evilly a bit) Dijon, Meowth, I love how your sinister minds work.

Merlock's group and henchmen: Indeed!

*(Then the villains, including a nervous Fidget, laughed evilly a bit as they begin their scheme)*

***Coming up: Upon arrival at an oasis, Ash makes his first wish to Crash, Sombra, and Gene to make him, Matt, and Tombo princes to help win Serena's group's hearts and marry them. Then they arrive as the princes, much to the delight of Volteer's group and the palace residents, the disgust of Serena's group, and the suspicions of Merlock's group and their henchmen. Then later at the palace's Harvest Festival, Ash's group then try to woo Serena's group with the traditional Harvest Dance, courtesy of some secret help from Crash, Sombra, and Gene.***