Opening/What Makes a Hero and a Man and Ash Ketchum the Dream Eater Keeper's Life

*(We open on a black screen. Then a thin soft white mist slowly crossfades into the shot)*

The Black Cauldron Parodies Studios present....

*(Then we hear a voice of a wise man as the screen slowly revealed a huge shroud of gray mist, slowly dissipating to reveal an evil-looking black artifact with a symbol of a dark king with demon-like horns on his helmet-wearing head, and then we slowly zoom towards the image on the artifact itself as the image became a bit brighter for us to see it. And as that happens along with the narration, we also see a moving images-like slideshow of the whole story involving two figures and their figured armies, one side all white representing the light and the other side all black representing the darkness, as well as the two main figures' deaths, showing us what the narration is saying here)*

Narrator: (Voice-over) Legend has it, in the mystical land of Prydain when it was created to life, there were once two princes; Primus, the kind-hearted younger brother, and the other, Unicron, the older brother, who became so cruel and cold since their mother's passing at Primus' third birthday. Then come the day of their father's passing in their late teens, the kingdom had Primus and Unicron compete to see who would be suited to rule next. When Unicron presented his way of how he'll rule Prydain, through power and rebirth, the kingdom was appalled and refused such a vision. It was then that Primus made his well-made speech of how a kingdom shall be run wisely and how honor and glory shall help Prydain to a good future, which in turn, led to Primus being the new king instead. Consumed by hatred and envy towards his little brother being the King of Prydain instead of himself, along with their people who turned against him, Unicron created and gained a dark power called Dark Energon that made him an almighty warrior, and formed himself an oppositional army against Primus and all of Prydain, becoming a dark king in the process. They overtook and ruled Prydain with an iron fist, that even the kingdom, its Gods and Goddesses, and God Himself, feared him. Eventually, Primus and the rest of the kingdom discovered a way to defeat Unicron, and that is to call upon the three Ancient Goddesses who created Prydain and the world; Din, the Goddess of Power, Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom, and Farore, the Goddess of Courage, led by God Himself. This led to the creation of the Gold Crest, an ancient symbol of power that bestows three heroic Chosen Ones of the Goddesses' powers the ability to neutralize Unicron's dark power. With God and the Goddesses' aid, Primus and three other heroes chosen by Din, Nayru, and Farore by God's destiny blessing led the kingdom against Unicron and his army and were able to retake Prydain again, convincing Unicron's army to defect. Upon his defeat and arrest, Unicron was imprisoned within his own castle's torture chamber by his former army. However, since no other prison such as the current one could hold him due to his dark powers, he was executed by Primus, being thrown alive into a crucible of molten iron, but during the execution, he took Primus with into his own demise. However, both Primus' pure spirit and Unicron's demonic spirit, courtesy of the Gold Crest and Dark Energon respectively, were captured into six separate objects; Primus' spirit took shape in the form of five mystical artifacts fit for the Chosen Ones; The Allspark, Enchanted Light Bow and Arrows, Enchanted Longshot, and the two most powerful of all, the Enchanted Sword and Matrix of Leadership, the former being evil's bane in which no other evil can dare touch. As for Unicron, his spirit took shape in the form of a lone artifact with great dark magic dubbed the Black Cauldron. As he perished with Primus, Unicron cursed his last dying words; "My power and mortality shall return, for whoever finds my dark reincarnation I dub the Black Cauldron, if that one has a heart as evil as mine, will gain complete power, for my blood and Dark Energon will flow with his and together, he and I shall destroy and rule the world, reincarnating it into a world full of death and darkness." As for Primus' reincarnation, he used the last moment of his life to pray to be reincarnated for a future purpose to stop Unicron. And so, for uncounted centuries, the Black Cauldron, within it, the Spirit of Unicron, have been sought by evil forces who searched for it, for Unicron's cursed prophecy came to fruition; Whoever possesses the Black Cauldron, would have the power to resurrect both Unicron and an army of deathless warriors. And with them, destroy and rule the world, and destroy any who stand in their way, whilst Primus and his legendary weapons chose their Chosen Ones, by God and the three Goddesses' destiny blessing, who would stop Unicron and the Black Cauldron. Eventually, Unicron and the Black Cauldron, upon their last evil controllers' defeat and demise, have vanished off the face of the Earth, hopefully to never be found again. But if such an event were to come, Primus hid himself and his weapons somewhere in Prydain, hoping alongside God and the Goddesses that three new Chosen Ones they will choose by fateful sensing will come and find them, and stop another attempted apocalypse....

*(Then we crossfade to black again. Then, the title magically appeared and materialized by a golden light)*

The Black Cauldron (Ash Ketchum Version)

*(Then the title magically materialized into some magical golden rays of light, making the screen black again. Then we crossfade to a blue misty background)*

Starring....

Sarah Natochenney as Ash and Delia Ketchum and June Darby

Lisa Ortiz as Kaya Ketchum, Confetti the White Cubstar, Amy Rose, and Erika

Haley Joel Osment as Sora, Vanitas, and Max the Wolf

David Gallagher as Riku

Jesse McCartney as Roxas, Ventus, and Pokey Pierce

Jason Dohring as Terra

Billy Crudup as Ashitaka (Speaking)

Tom Hulce as Ashitaka (Singing)

Ewan MacGregor as Rodney Copperbottom

Zachary Gordon as Hayner

Tristian Chase as Pence

Quinton Flynn as Lea, Silver the Hedgehog, and Hot Rod

Ikue Ōtani as Pikachu and Pichu

Etsuko Kozakura as Eevee, Cheese the Chao, and Froggy

Lara Jill Miller as Chirithy

Joshua Seth as Leo the Red Lionstar

Haven Paschell as Winter the Silver Snowpup, Kogane the White Hedgestar, Princess Serena Makino, and Danielle "Dani" Goldman

Jason Marsden as Crescent the Black Pupmoon

Sean Astin as Lucas the Red Foxstar

R. Martin Klein as Flippy the Orange Otterstar

Kirk Thornton as Tonto the Brown Horstar, Saix, Dropkick, and Quintesson 1

Yeardley Smith as Pyra the Orange Fenstar and Flipside

Eddie Murphy as Mushu and Blaster

Frank Welker as Cri-Kee, Megatron, Galvatron, Soundwave, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Ravage, Devastator, Sludge, Steeljaw, Thug 1, and Terrorcon 1

Chris Wedge as Wonderbot, Scalpel, and Insecticon 1

Hayden Panettiere as Kairi

Alyson Stoner as Xion

Meaghan Jette Martin as Namine

Willa Holland as Aqua

Ashley Boettcher as Olette

Halle Berry as Cappy

Amy Birnbaum as Lillipup, Cosmo the Seedrian, and Charmy Bee

Kerry Williams as Lollie the Pink Kitstar

Scott Menville as Lobo the Blue Wolfstar

Kate Bristol as Rainbow the Rainbow Pupstar

Emily Jenness as Molly the Rainbow Monstar

Michael Donovan as Wes Weasley

Matt Hill as Ed, Soarin, Anthony Carter, Lightning Sergeant, Vehicon 1, and Terrorcon 2

Samuel Vincent as Edd "Double D" and Party Favor

Tony Sampson as Eddy and Quintesson 2

Dan Castellaneta as Fender Pinwheeler, Megavolt, and Louie Walters

Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler

Drew Carey as Crank Casey

Harland Williams as Lug

Drew Barrymore as Nadia (Speaking)

Sarah Lasko as Nadia (Singing) and Female Wolfbot

Hank Azaria as Bartok, Kahmunrah, and Johnny Tightlips

Christy Carlson Romano as Yuffie Kisaragi

Rachael Lillis as Jessie and Cream the Rabbit (Singing)

Eric Stuart as James

Jeff Bennett as Ace D. Copular, Big William "Billy" W. Williams, Grubber J. Gribberish, Eject, and Insecticon 2

Tom Kenny as Sanford "Snake" D. Ingleberry, Li'l Arturo de la Guerra, Wheelie, Insecticon 3, and Terrorcon 3

Kazumi Evans as Adagio Dazzle and Larguetto Bedazzle

Diana Kaarina as Aria Blaze

Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer

Marÿke Hendrikse as Sonata Dusk

Kathleen Barr as Trixie, Marie Kanker, and Dandy Lion

E.G. Daily as Moonracer, Meowzie, Rinoa Heartilly, and Young Ashitaka

Michael Bell as Quackerjack, Swoop, and Lead Insecticon

Wallace Shawn as Bushroot

Keith Ferguson as Liquidator, Marluxia, Astrotrain, and Quintesson 3

Carter Cathcart as Meowth

Richard Epcar as Myotismon and Malomyotismon

Jane Lynch as Hunter J

Leonard Nimoy (May he rest in peace) as Master Xehanort

Paul St. Peter as Xemnas, Onslaught, and Quintesson 4

Gina Torres as Airachnid

Michael Dorn as Lord Darkar

Josh Keaton as Valtor (Speaking) and Jack Darby (Speaking)

Sean Schemmel as Valtor (Singing)

Dan Green as Mephiles the Dark, Thug 2, and Vehicon 2

Christopher Lloyd as Rasputin (Speaking)

Jim Cummings as Rasputin (Singing), Negaduck, Ray, Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard, Male Prydain Knight 1, Lead Vehicon, and Thug 3

Jude Law as Pitch Black

Jim Broadbent as Madame Gasket and Thug 4

Liam O'Brien as Infinite

Andrea Martin as Splatter Phoenix

James Monroe Iglehart as Taurus Bulba and Bonecrusher

Greg Kinnear as Phineas T. Ratchet

Derek Stephen Prince as Demidevimon and Vexen

Martin Short as Skywarp

Steve Martin as Thundercracker

James Patrick Stuart as Xigbar, Sideswipe, and Vehicon 3

Ryan O'Donohue as Demyx

Robin Atkin Downes as Luxord and Sunstreaker

Shanelle Gray as Larxene

David Sobolov as Shockwave and Ape God 1

Corey Burton as Blitzwing, Wolf God Pups 1 and 2, King Volteer Makino, and Ape God 2

Grey DeLisle as Shatter and Heart Aide

Jeff Bergman as Enemy, Male Prydain Knight 2, and Male Fairy 1

Emily Blunt as Tempest Shadow

Steven Jay Blum as Starscream, Vincent Valentine, and Darksteel

Daran Norris as Knockout and Ape God 3

Adam Baldwin as Breakdown

Tony Todd as Dreadwing

Richard Green as Skyquake

Claire Danes as San (Speaking)

Judy Kuhn as San (Singing)

Amanda Seyfried as Kayla Cooper

Cree Summer as Ilumina

Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha

Brighton Rose as Gray

Michael Leon-Wooley as Louis the Alligator

Nancy Cartwright as Gosalyn Mallard, Tank Muddlefoot, and Louie Walters Jr.

Katie Leigh as Honker Muddlefoot

Kath Soucie as Morgana Macawber, Calves, Plyix, and Jinx

Susan Silo as Neptunia

Joey Camen as Stegmutt

Lin Manuel-Miranda as Gizmoduck/Fenton Crackshell and Straw Hat Crow

Terrence McGovern as Launchpad McQuack

Alan Young (May he rest in peace) as Scrooge McDuck

Russi Taylor (May she rest in peace) as Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webigail "Webby" Vanderquack

Rip Taylor (May he rest in peace) as Genie "Gene"

Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle, Slipstream, Chloe "Joy" Cartwright, and Regina Tightlips

Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Chromia

Andrea Libman as Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Tulip Grover, Cloudy Quartz, and Star Sapphire

Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity, Comet Tail, Alexis Thi Dang, May Kanker, Granny Smith, and Cookie Crumbles

Rebecca Shoichet as Sunset Shimmer

Brian Drummond as Caramel

Michael Daingerfield as Braeburn

Trevor Devall as Thunderlane

Vincent Tong as Flash Sentry and MLP Rumble

Peter New as Big MacIntosh, Hondo Flanks, Igneous Rock, and Male Wolfbot

Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom

Claire Corlett as Sweetie Belle

Madeleine Peters as Scootaloo

Ingrid Nilson as Marble Pie, Maud Pie, and Limestone Pie

Cathy Weseluck as Spike

Ali Milner as Ember

Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Male Prydain Knight 3, Terrorcon 4, and Narrator

Josh Hutcherson as Mikey Goldman

Will Friedle as Bumblebee and Glasses Crow

Andy Pessoa as Rafael "Raf" Esquivel

Sumalee Montano as Arcee

Roger Bart as Jack Darby (Singing)

Kevin Michael Richardson as Bulkhead, Barricade, Jazz, and Preacher Crow

Tania Gunadi as Miko Nakadai

Jeffrey Combs as Ratchet

James Horan as Wheeljack and Fat Crow

Steve Staley as Renaldo "Reno" Smith

Nolan North as Smokescreen and Skylynx

Michael Ironside as Ultra Magnus

JD McCrary as Jacob "Jake" Fowler

Helen Hunt as Elita One (Speaking)

Heidi Mollenhauer as Elita One (Singing)

Susan Egan as Firestar

Ming-Na Wen as Windblade (Speaking)

Lea Salonga as Windblade (Singing)

Ernie Hudson as Agent William Fowler

Roger Craig Smith as Sonic the Hedgehog

Amy Palant as Miles "Tails" Prower

Travis Willingham as Knuckles the Echidna

Karen Neill as Tikal

Jason Griffith as Shadow the Hedgehog

Karen Strassman as Rouge the Bat

Michael Sinterniklaas as E-123 Omega and Kranix

Bella Hudson as Blaze the Cat

Rebecca Honig as Cream the Rabbit (Speaking)

Matthew Mercer as Espio the Chameleon

Keith Silverstein as Vector the Crocodile

Oliver Wyman as Big the Cat

Daisy Ridley as Kayla the Wolf

Steve Burton as Cloud Strife

John Eric Bentley as Barret Wallace

Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart

Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough

Max Mittelman as Red XIII/Nanaki

Greg Ellis as Cait Sith

Chris Edgerly as Cid Highwind

Brielle Miller as Marlene Wallace

Doug Erholtz as Squall Leonhart

Kayzie Rodgers as Mr. Mime

Mark Hamill as Master Eraqus

Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony

Harry Shearer as Legs

Tress MacNeille as Michael D'Amico

Jaynse Jaud as Lee Kanker and Sunrise Shimmer

Octavia Spencer as Queen Mab

Peter Mensah as Predaking

Gregg Berger as Grimlock

Neil Ross as Slag and Springer

Hal Rayle as Snarl

Erica Schroeder as Queen Grace Makino

Veronica Taylor as Impa

Jamieson Price as Eagus and Male Prydain Knight 4

Charles Demer as Night Light

Patricia Drake as Twilight Velvet

Jason Deline as Bow Hothoof

Sarah Edmondson as Windy Whistles

Bill Newton as Bright Mac

Felicia Day as Pear Butter

David Godfrey as Mr. Shy

Colleen Winton as Mrs. Shy

Ian Hanlin as Sunburst

Adam Greydon Reid as Firelight

Alex Zahara as Jack Pot

Mel Brooks as Bigweld

Jennifer Coolidge as Aunt Fanny

Dwayne Johnson as Cliffjumper

Tony Daniels as Kup

John Moschitta Jr. as Blurr

Wil Wheaton as Perceptor

Rob Paulson as Arblus and Ramhorn

Townsend Coleman as Rewind

Idina Menzel as Rosanna

Eric Idle as Wreck-Gar

Julia Winter as Princess Junkelina

Joe Ochman as Jim Crow and Vehicon 4

Dom DeLuise (May he rest in peace) as Jeremy

Rupert Everett as King Oberon

Emma Thompson as Queen Titannia

Stanley Tucci as Puck

Maurice LaMarche as Garfield, Male Crow 1, Thug 5, Vehicon 5, and Insecticon 4

Gary Oldman as Ignitus

Pierce Brosnan as Sentinel Prime

Jane Seymour as Mystic Prime

John DiMaggio as Male Prydain Knight 5, Lead Thug, Vehicon 6, and Terrorcon 5

Keke Palmer as Female Junkion 1

Charlie Adler as Vehicons 7 and 8 and Terrorcon 6

And

Patrick Stewart as Primus and Unicron

*(Then after we slowly crossfade to black screen again, we then hear a chorus singing as we slowly crossfade into a beautiful sunrise rising over a darkened colored area)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Olim, olim, Deus accelere* (Someday, someday, Godspeed)**

***Hoc sæculum splendium* (This bright millennium)**

***Accelere fiat venire olim* (Let it come someday)**

*(Then a ray of sunlight struck the screen, finally revealing a beautiful day in Prydain Castle Town as we hear the chorus vocalizing some notes. As soon as the vocalizations ended, we then slowly zoom and pan into the town as another male voice is heard singing)*

Male voice: (Voice-over) **Morning in Prydain**

**The kingdom awakes**

**To the Knights of Prydain**

**Even the fisherman fishes**

**The bakerman bakes**

**For the Knights of Prydain**

**To their barked orders as loud as the thunder**

**To their little cheers as soft as a psalm**

**And recently, a week ago, this one golden moment is led**

**By the Chosen Ones**

**So says the Knights of Prydain**

*(Then we finally and gently end the zoom in and panning to a wooden puppet theater stage where a male figure is entertaining some children who are watching this happily, enjoying the entertainment. The male figure is a male anthro duck with short light brown hair on the top of his head, white feathers, light blue eyes, black pupils, a gold yellow beak and webbed feet, big white buckteeth, and wearing a red and purple jester hat with gold jingle bells on the tips and also acts like his upper face mask, a pale blue court ruff around his neck, a purple knee-length bodily jumpsuit with a yellow waist line-like belt, long orange sleeves, one with red polka dots and another with red stripes, and purple sleeve rims, white gloves, and red jester-like shoes. He is Quackerjack, but we'll get to who he is later, hopefully. After he finished his song, he then began narrating away)*

Quackerjack: Pretty impressive story so far, right? So many colors of themes, so many changing moods. Because a week ago, like I said, they didn't save the world by themselves.

*(Then he pulled out a small doll resembling a male anthro banana creature with yellow peel-made skin, which is made of fabric, light yellow banana-like skin, also made of fabric, pale green eyes with black pupils that lack visible irises, a small orange nose, an overbite with small white oversized teeth, and wearing a teal green short-sleeved shirt, white gloves, dark blue shorts, and black shoes called Mr. Banana Brain and began acting like he and the doll are talking to each other via ventriloquy)*

Quackerjack: (In a high-pitched voice) They didn't? *(In his normal voice)* No, Mr. Banana Brain. For you see, a team of knights, warriors, and misfits alike, helped save the world with the Chosen Ones, one of them a young lad. But who is this boy? *(In a high-pitched voice)* Who? *(In his normal voice)* What was his backstory? *(In a high-pitched voice)* What? *(In his normal voice)* How did our victory come to be there last week? *(In a high-pitched voice)* How? *(In his normal voice, pretending to bonk on his Mr. Banana Brain doll's head once with a tiny toy club in annoyance)* Hush! *(In a high-pitched voice, while the children giggled a bit at this entertainment)* Ow.... *(In his normal voice, putting away his Mr. Banana Brain doll and now proceeding to tell the story to the happily interested children)* And I, Quackerjack, will tell you, it is a tale of a boy, who became a legendary hero with his team....

*(Then we slowly zoom towards the interior of the puppet stage until it slowly crossfades to black. Then we pan to the left into a night from 13 years ago, revealing a huge boat flowing down from the ocean, through the Great River, all the way to the edge of the Deep Woods. And on board the boat are a group of Prydain Knights, two of them, along with a male creature, caring for two infants, one boy and one girl with the baby boy a year older than the baby girl, and a baby male creature bundled in three separate blue blankets in a portable basket-like crib, and the baby girl is heard getting edgy that she is crying, while the baby boy and male baby creature, on the other hand, stayed quiet. The first Prydain Knight is a handsome man with short spiky dark auburn hair (With light yellow hairs as the end), a dark auburn pointed goatee, brown eyes, dark auburn eyebrows, and wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt with a black V-neck, blood red pants, gold yellow shoes, and a deep crimson long-sleeved jacket tied around his waist. He is Ignitus, a Prydain Knight and apparently the babies' father. His wife is a woman with long mahogany hip-length hair tied in a ponytail, amber eyes, and wearing a mint blue hair tie, a light yellow tanktop underneath a pink short-sleeved sweater that fastens with a single fuchsia button at the neck, a periwinkle skirt, and white slip-on shoes. She is Delia Ketchum, Ignitus' wife, another Prydain Knight, and the babies' mother. And the male creature with them is a male Psychic/Fairy-type mime-like bipedal, humanoid Pokemon with with a round, white body with a magenta spot in the middle, light pink arms and legs that are connected to his body by magenta spheres, knees that have small, white coverings, magenta pads on the tips of his white fingers, and his dark blue feet curl upward at the tips, blue hair-like growths resembling clown hair extending from the sides of his pale pink head, and magenta circles on his cheeks, and a jaw that is curved inward, resembling the mouth of a wooden dummy. He is Mr. Mime, or by his friends, Mimey, Delia’s Pokemon partner and the Ketchums’ loyal butler and servant)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **Dark was the night**

**When our tale was begun**

**At around 13 years ago**

*(The two male Prydain Knights immediately whispered to Delia to quiet her crying baby girl)*

Male Prydain Knight 1: (Whispering) Quiet your daughter, will you?

Male Prydain Knight 2: (Whispering) We'll be spotted.

*(Immediately doing what they said, Delia, with Mr. Mime's help, gently shushed Delia's baby girl, calming her and putting her, along with the male baby creature and her baby boy, to sleep by gently rocking them back and forth)*

Delia: (Whispering, calming her baby daughter and putting her, her older baby brother, and the baby male creature to sleep) Hush, little ones.

Ignitus: (Whispering, soothing his sleeping babies and the sleeping baby male creature) We'll be fine.

Mr. Mime: (Whispering, soothingly) Mime, mime.

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **Six cautious knights**

**Sailed silently nearby**

**The Deep Woods of Prydain**

*(As Quackerjack is heard singing his narration at this part, the knights docked their boat on the shore near the Deep Woods and disembarked cautiously, with Mr. Mime carrying the basket carrying Ignitus and Delia's still sleeping babies and sleeping baby male creature)*

Male Prydain Knight 4: (Whispering) I hope we are in the clear now.

*(But that was wishful thinking from what he just said, for no sooner that he finished saying that, an arrow and laser blaster struck nearby on the ground, alerting the knights, that they armed themselves upon spotting four male viking-like thugs and a group of six human-sized villainous-looking robots, three of them humanoid and the other three insect-like, led by five figures. The humanoid-like robots are a group of human-sized robots of varied genders with slick thin body armors with a purple color scheme, with some of them even having wheels on the side of both their shoulders and have chrome-colored heads with a glowing red optic visor. The first group of alternate forms are the Miners, which have a slightly different appearance to other of their identical troops, yet they are slightly smaller than the Warrior Class of their kind's Troopers, having a lighter purple paint job, their heads are purple instead of chrome-colored and they have two glowing red optic visors instead of one. The second group of alternate forms are the Flyers, which look just like the Troopers except the Flyers have wings on their backs and they don't have wheels on their shoulders and legs due to being a Flyer. The last group of alternate forms are the Seekers, looking exactly like flyers, except the only thing different is the paint job that is silver and their heads are black instead of chrome-colored and their glowing red optics are, instead, resembling highlights. They are the Vehicons. The insect-like robots are a group of half gigantic, half human-sized insect-like robots of varied genders and/or insect species, with the tall ones at around 11 meters in a crouched position and 11.5 when standing straight from head to toe, with their black body armors being massive with big black and silver Digitrade (Which are bent ankles) feet and large arms with four long gray claws, three long clawed toes, two big gray ones on the front and one gray one behind the heel, torsos that are far more massive than their legs, with a large yellow outwards-pointing horn on their backs, animalistic-like heads with two light olive green mandibles around the cheeks and a big glowing red v-shaped visor as optics, two long yellow and silver insect-like claws on their chest areas, which they use in combat, small, but powerful, built-in black and olive green cannons on their arms, and, like most regular insects, usually crawl, able to walk across walls and ceilings, and they also have horrid screeches and hums similar to elephants when on the attack. One of their alternate modes resembles a large beetle (Like a Hercules Beetle) with six silver and olive green armored insect legs and one long black armored horn at the top of their heads, which can transform into a long cannon, with their heads having more glowing red eyes and two dark olive green jabber mandibles, while beneath their backplates, they possess four black, orange, and olive green armored insect wings, which allows them to fly. They are the Insecticons. The first figure is a male anthro hedgehog that resembles a certain calm, strict, and brooding hedgehog with black fur, pale slate bluish gray markings all over his body, black curved spiky quills with pale slate bluish gray markings, pale gray skin, green snake-like eyes, a black nose, no mouth, a white wing-shaped patch of fur on his chest, and wearing white gloves with pale slate bluish gray rims and pale silver gold ring bracelets, and white hover shoes with pale slate bluish gray, pale silver gold, and black rims. He is Mephiles the Dark. The second figure is a male anthro duck who is an evil version of a certain heroic male anthro duck with white feathers, light blue eyes, a gold yellow beak, legs, and webbed feet, and wearing a red fedora with a black band, a black eyemask, and a red long-sleeved turtleneck shirt underneath a yellow long-sleeved coat with four black buttons. He is Negaduck. The third figure is a female anthro duck with white feathers, light blue eyes, a gold yellow beak, legs, and webbed feet, long black hip-length hair, and wearing green dangly earrings, if she has ears, black eyeshadow, a black medium-sleeved blouse with puffy shoulder sleeves, a purple sleeveless halter dress with a yellow sash around her waist, black fingerless gloves, black thigh-length leggings, and black cuffed boots, and sometimes carries a paintbrush with black paint. She is Splatter Phoenix. The fourth figure is a male hulking well-built anthro bull with indigo fur, a peach snout and mouth, white horns, and wearing a red long-sleeved business suit with four gold buttons, a pale purplish blue long-sleeved collar-flapped, button-up business shirt, an orange necktie, purple business pants, brown shoes, and a white long-sleeved lab coat. He is Taurus Bulba. And the last figure is a male anthro jackal with black fur, a black nose, white markings on his back and tip of his tail, white tendril-like hair, a blue pupiled right eye, a yellow pupiled left eye, an old healed slash-like scar over his right eye, and wearing a silver metal mask-like helmet over his face with his left eye exposed to the red eye visor only and his right eye covered by a black bolt-shaped visor-like screen and metal bat-like ears with the interiors colored black and white ringed, a glowng dark red medium-sized diamond-shaped jeweled brooch on his chest area over a white neck bandana, black gloves, and silver and black armored boots with small glowing dark red lights underneath his boots' soles. He is Infinite. Then the thugs, Vehicons, and Insections quickly surrounded the knights as the knights prepared themselves with their weapons in determination)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **But a trap had been laid for the knights**

**And they gazed up in fear and alarm**

**At eleven figures whose power and fists**

**Were iron almost as much as the knights**

*(Then on Quackerjack's last two verses, eleven more villainous figures appeared, riding on their own dark-looking horses, with only ten of them wearing black cloaks with hoods over themselves. The first villainous figure is a male Ultimate-leveled vampire-type Digimon with short dirty blonde hair, red eyes, pale gray skin, small white sharp vampire-like fangs, and wearing a red bat-shaped eyemask, a blue long-sleeved bodily jumpsuit with red bat symbols on his shoulders, yellow buttons and rims, and green sleeve rims with yellow buttons, a red cravat tucked in his jumpsuit, a small yellow bat-shaped brooch holding a black Dracula-esque cape with red trimming, gray gloves each with one light gray bat symbol on them, two olive green belts with gold buckles on his waist and two more olive green belts looped on the sides of his waist on the bottom belt, and black boots with silver skull symbols on the feet section. But we'll be introduced his name almost immediately. The second villainous figure is a cruel-looking woman with short pale purple hair, blue eyes, and wearing a dark purple tunic with a right arm long sleeve over a red long-sleeved bodily jumpsuit, a metal armor gauntlet on her left forearm with a built-in blaster, red gloves with the thumb, index, and middle finger sections fingerless, a light purple belt with a pale purple buckle, red knee-high high-heeled boots, and sometimes carries a pair of dark brown scanner-like sunglasses to wear at times. She is Hunter J. The third villainous figure is a hunched old man with thin white eyebrows, a curled silver goatee, pointed ears, yellow eyes, broad and hunched shoulders, a crooked back, and wearing a white and black long-sleeved coat with a red inner lining over a white long-sleeved shirt with two thin black belts, white gloves, and black calf-high boots. He is Master Xehanort. The fourth villainous figure, and the only one not wearing a cloak, is a male-looking figure wearing a black long-sleeved dress coat over a black tanktop, black jeans, and black boots, black gloves, and sometimes carries two glowing red swords called Ethereal Blades as his weapons, and his coat's hood is up, completely covering his head, that we can't see his head and/or face underneath, for now. And we'll also get to know more about him later. The fifth villainous figure is a tall male human-sized humanoid-like robot with dark gray armored body resembling both a gladiator and samurai's spiky armor, dark purple armored bodily interior, a dark gray armored gladiator/samurai helmet-like cowl, a dark gray armored mask-like face with short tiny thin black outlines resembling wrinkles, glowing red eyes, a dark purple face emblem on the center of his chest, and sometimes carries a dark purple blaster called the Fusion Cannon on his right forearm that he can shoot from. Like the first villainous figure, we'll also be introduced his name almost immediately. The sixth villainous figure is a female human-sized robot spider-like Insecticon with black, purple, white, yellow, and dark pink body armor, a long black mechanical scorpion-like tail, a white mask-like face, glowing dark pink eyes, medium-sized black horns on her head (Similar to Maleficent's horned headdress from "Sleeping Beauty (1959)"), black lips, purple armored clawed hands on her black armored arms, and all six black armored feet from her six black armored spider-like legs styled to resemble high-heeled shoes, making them a total in the style of an actual spider's eight legs. She is Airachnid, the Queen of the Insecticons. The seventh villainous figure is a fair skinned human man with short gray hair, dark grayish blue eyes, a somewhat well-built body, and wearing blood red armor over his body and torn red glowing fabric on the back of his armor's torso part. He is Lord Darkar. The ninth villainous figure is a human man with pale skin, short black ponytailed hair, yellow eyes, red pupils, a long black beard, crooked teeth, sharp nails, and wearing a brown long-sleeved hooded monk's robe and black boots. He is Rasputin. The ninth villainous figure is a man with long strawberry blonde shoulder-length hair, red orange eyes, and wearing a dark maroon red long-sleeved ankle-length coat with a purple interior, a white ruffled cravat, a violet sleeveless vest with three light purple straps and three small light orange diamond-shaped buttons, on the front, over a white long-sleeved shirt with white ruffled sleeve rims, dark purple gloves, a purple belt with two small sand beige circular-shaped buttons, violet pants with light purple linings for pocket rims, and dark purple knee-high boots. He is Valtor. The tenth villainous figure is a dark-looking man with pale dark gray skin, short black spiky hair, gold eyes, and wearing a black sleeveless bodily jumpsuit underneath a black long-sleeved floor-length robe-like coat and black leg-length boots. He is Pitch Black, the Boogeyman. The last villainous figure is a tall bald muscular man with brown eyes, tan skin, and wearing a gold and black armored Egyptian-like war crown called a Khepresh with fake black braids sticking out at the bottom to make it look like his hair, black and gold wristband-like gauntlets, a gold and turquoise armored sleeveless tunic, sometimes mistaken for a dress much to his annoyance, with some small red gems engraved at the armored collar rim, and gold and turquoise armored boots. He is Kahmunrah. And the dark-looking horses they're riding on are pitch black horses made from pitch black sand called Nightmare Sand with pitch black manes, tails, and hooves also made from Nightmare Sand and glowing gold yellow pupil-less eyes. They are the NightMares, Pitch's loyal horse henchmen and army, with Onyx, their female leader, being Pitch's loyal main steed, which Pitch is riding on right now. Upon spotting them, the Prydain Knights got shocked and then determined while the rest of the villains calmly smirked evilly upon spotting the eleven villains upon recognizing them)*

Male Prydain Knight 2: Myotismon, Megatron, and their group!

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **The Knights of Prydain**

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Kyrie Eleison* (Lord have mercy)**

*(The eleven villains, the first and fifth villainous figures now revealed to be Myotismon, the leader and their Dark King, and Megatron, the Vehicons and Insecticons' leader and Airachnid's partner, respectively, calmly stopped their NightMares' walks by gently pulling their reins a bit)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **Myotismon's group longed to purge the world**

**Of light and freedom**

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Kyrie Eleison* (Lord have mercy)**

*(Then the thugs, Vehicons, and Insecticons proceeded to capture and tie up the knights in Stasis Ropes, except for Ignitus, Mr. Mime, and Delia, the latter carrying their babies and baby male creature, who just leapt away gracefully during the brief scuffle, in which the captured knights put up a good fight against the enemy. And during this moment, Quackerjack is heard singing in narration below)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **And they seek two of the future Chosen Ones**

**And destroy them and capture an Oracle Dream Eater**

*(As Myotismon proceeded to give out his order, Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime, in determination upon recovery, proceeded to destroy a nearby Portable Case for the Stasis Ropes tying up the knights)*

Myotismon: Bring those knights to our castle at once.

Darkar: You heard him.

Thug 2: (Noticing Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime successfully destroying the Stasis Ropes' Portable Case) You there!

Lead Vehicon: What are you...?!

*(Then the Stasis Ropes deactivated and the knights broke free from their bindings, resulting them to fight back successfully and escape)*

Valtor: (To Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime, sarcastically) Very clever!

Hunter J: (To Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime, seriously and agreeing with Valtor) Not!

*(Then after the thugs, Vehicons, and Insecticons were defeated and they retreated by Myotismon's group's "Retreat" gestures due to being outnumbered, as well as the knights retreating to safety by Ignitus' "Retreat" gesture as well, Myotismon's group then noticed the babies and male baby creature, now revealed to be the Oracle Dream Eater, still bundled in their blankets in Delia's arms as she, Ignitus, and Mr. Mime made their getaway on their horses after Mr. Mime quickly and temporally held off Myotismon's group with his psychic barrier)*

Myotismon's group: The two Chosen Ones and Oracle Dream Eater!

Megatron: (After dispersing the psychic barrier inflicted against him and Myotismon's group) We mustn't let them get away!

*(Back in the present briefly....)*

Quackerjack: That's when they ran!

*(Back in the past, Ignitus, Mr. Mime, and Delia, the latter still carrying the bundled Oracle Dream Eater and her and Ignitus' bundled babies, were riding on their horses like mad through the Deep Woods, trying to lose Myotismon's group, who also gave chase on their NightMares and Onyx. During all of this, the chorus was heard singing in the background)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Dies iræ, dies illa* (Day of wrath, that day)**

***Dies iræ, dies illa* (Day of wrath, that day)**

***Solvet sæclum in favilla* (Shall consume the world in ashes)**

***Teste David cum sibylla* (As prophesied by David and the sibyl)**

***Quantus tremor est futurus* (What trembling is to be)**

***Quando Judex est venturus* (When the Judge is come)**

*(At one point during the chase, Valtor noticed something far away in the woods and ushered the rest of Myotismon's group, who noticed as well, to keep going without him before heading off to the mysterious something he spotted. Back at the chase, Ignitus and Mr. Mime finally pulled his crossbow out and conjured a psychic blast respectively and fired their respective arrow and psychic blast at both Rasputin and Darkar's respective cloak's hoods, knocking the two into the nearby mouth of the Great River, whose strong currents were pulling them under, much to their panic, causing the villains, along with Valtor, who returned from his brief mission with his fingers soaked in a little bit of blood and dispersing some electricity he somehow conjured up, to stop and go back to help Rasputin and Darkar as Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime seemed to have made their getaway)*

Rasputin: (Struggling with Darkar as they are being pulled into the river and Myotismon's group rushed up to aid them) Our comrades, help!

Darkar: (Struggling with Rasputin as they are being pulled into the river and Myotismon's group rushed up to aid them) Get us out!

*(But before Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime disappeared deeper into the Deep Woods while the background chorus resumed, Myotismon's group, including Valtor and the struggling Rasputin and Darkar, then pulled out their blasters and fired away at Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Quantus tremor est futurus* (What trembling is to be)**

***Quando Judex est venturus* (When the Judge is come)**

***Dies iræ* (Day of wrath)**

*(Two blasts struck Ignitus and Delia offscreen, much to their and Mr. Mime's shock and horror as they escaped. With Myotismon's group, they tried to help Rasputin and Darkar after giving an evil victory smirk before resuming attempted rescue upon seeing Rasputin and Darkar sinking and being pulled under deeper. But alas, Rasputin and Darkar were completely pulled under after only their own arms and hands remained at the surface before being pulled under as well. With Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime, they have successfully lost the villains, but to their concern and horror, they checked on Ignitus and Delia upon the two wincing a bit in pain as they clutched at where they've been shot at)*

Ignitus: (Groaning a bit) Are we...?

*(He and Delia finally spotted their offscreen bullet wounds along with Mr. Mime and calmly gasped in horror, realizing the imminent doom that will soon befall upon the two of them)*

Mr. Mime: (Gasps with Ignitus and Delia) Mime!

Ignitus and Delia: (Groaning a bit) Not good!

*(Then, as the chorus resumed up until they vocalized a bit and then finished, they frantically looked around after glancing at the still sleeping Oracle Dream Eater and their still sleeping babies in concern, until they spot a familiar landmark in the form of a medium-sized twirled bark-styled tree with blooming flowers, much to their relief. Then, after noticing a baby male Electric-type mouse-like Pokemon and a baby female Normal-type fox-like Pokemon rush up to them in recognition and concern, in very big pain and whatever strength they have left in them with Mr. Mime and even the baby male Electric-type mouse-like Pokemon and baby female Normal-type fox-like Pokemon helping them in desperation out of undying loyalty, they quickly climbed off of their horses and ushered them to run without them. The baby male Electric-type mouse-like Pokemon is a small ground-dwelling male electric mouse-like Pokemon with pale yellow fur, black angular ear tips, collar, and tail, two small light pink circles on his cheeks that store small amounts of electricity, black eyes, and a tiny black dot-shaped nose. He is Pichu. And the baby female Normal-type fox-like Pokemon is a female Normal-type fox-like Pokemon with primarily brown fur, a cream-colored large furry collar and tip of her bushy tail, short slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot, violet eyes, long pointed ears, and a small black nose. She is Eevee. Then, again with whatever strength is left in them as they bled a bit, with Pichu and Mr. Mime and it started to rain like mad, they hurried to another direction nearby the landmark that seemed familiar to them in the form of a beautiful rustic cottage-like farmhouse with a closed-up barn and well nearby it)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Solvet sæclum in favilla* (Shall consume the world in ashes)**

***Dies iræ, dies illa* (Day of wrath, that day)**

*(Then on cue as the vocalizations ended, Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime pounded on the front door in desperation)*

Quackerjack, Ignitus, and Delia: (Briefly cutting between the past and present as lightning briefly flashed) "Help!"

Quackerjack: (Voice-over, after cutting back to the past) Cried the two desperate knights.

*(Then the door opened, revealing a man and woman who immediately recognized Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime in shock, confusion, and concern as Pichu and Eevee entered in desperation and concern. The man is a young man with slightly tanned skin, short black hair, and wearing a tan short-sleeved shirt, a burnt orange long-sleeved kimono with loose sleeves, dark green neck and sleeve rims, and a dark green obi sash, white stockings, dark green pants, and brown sandals. He is Master Eraqus, an old friend of Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime's. And the woman is a young woman with white skin, short black chin-length hair, dark brown eyes, and wearing a dark red headband, a white short-sleeved minidress, a dark red long-sleeved kimono with loose sleeves and the top part colored light yellow (With the breasts and sleeves decorated with light blue Pokeball prints), white stockings, and black flipflop sandals. She is Erika, Eraqus' wife, a Grass-type Pokemon Specialist, and another old friend of Ignitus, Delia, and Mr. Mime's)*

Eraqus: Ignitus, Delia, and Mimey? You came!

*(Then they see their covered bullet wounds and quickly helped Pichu, Eevee, and Mr. Mime usher the two mortally wounded knights inside in concern)*

Erika: (Ushering Ignitus and Delia inside in a hurry in concern with a concerned Eraqus, Pichu, Eevee, and Mr. Mime's assistance) But what happened? Tell us!

*(Then as Ignitus and Delia collapsed on the floor upon Erika's line, they proceeded to weakly explain away through song as they lay dying)*

Ignitus: (Weakly) **See here the innocent blood**

**We have spilt**

**From our enemies' inflicted bullet wounds**

Eraqus: (Realizing in shock and concern with Erika) So, Myotismon's group did this to you?

Ignitus, Delia, Pichu, and Mr. Mime: (With Ignitus and Delia being weakly and Mr. Mime, Pichu, and Eevee agreeing) Yes. (Pichu.) (Mime.)

Delia: (Holding out her sleeping bundled babies and the sleeping bundled Oracle Dream Eater to Erika) **Now you must add our children and Oracle Dream Eater**

**Under your care**

**In the Deep Woods of Prydain**

Erika: (In concern as she accepted the babies and Oracle Dream Eater gently) Please hang on!

Eraqus: (In concern) You mustn't die!

*(But Ignitus and Delia, continuing through song, insisted weakly in desperation)*

Ignitus: (Weakly) **We understand your reluctance and concern**

Delia: (Weakly) **That this responsibility is thrust upon you**

Ignitus and Delia: (Weakly) **But you and Mimey must take them in at once**

**And until they are old enough and ready**

**They must not know that they're like us**

**The Royal Knights of Prydain**

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Kyrie Eleison* (Lord have mercy)**

*(Then as Quackerjack is heard narrating in song, Eraqus and Erika, while Mr. Mime nods silently in agreement in desperation, calmly realized in silence that Ignitus and Delia are right; The two knights are, indeed, dying of their bullet wounds and their infant children and the Oracle Dream Eater, as well as Mr. Mime, have nowhere else to go and live without them if they died)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **And with this realization in their minds**

**For the sake of the infants and Oracle Dream Eater**

Chorus: (Voice-over) ***Kyrie Eleison* (Lord have mercy)**

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **Masters Eraqus and Erika felt compelled**

**For they and Mimey must help their dying friends' cares**

*(On Quackerjack's above song-like narration, another lightning strike was seen and heard from afar. Then Eraqus and Erika, along with Pichu and Eevee, were confided silently about who the babies and Oracle Dream Eater are by Mr. Mime and the dying Ignitus and Delia and what was going on when this happened, but we will save that for later. Understanding, Eraqus, Erika, and even Pichu and Eevee accepted)*

Eraqus: We understand.

Erika: And we promise.

Pichu and Mr. Mime: (With Pichu being softly while confirming in agreement with Eevee, who gave a brief confirmation of agreement chirp) Pichu. (Mime.)

Ignitus and Delia: (Weakly) Thank you....

*(Then silently, Ignitus and Delia calmly (Sorry, Ignitus and Delia fans....) passed on peacefully, glad to see that their babies, Oracle Dream Eater, and even Mr. Mime will now have a safe new home without them in Eraqus and Erika's home and that even Mr. Mime will help take care of their babies and Oracle Dream Eater. Then later, after the rain ended, Eraqus, Erika, Pichu, Eevee, and Mr. Mime have just buried Ignitus and Delia's lifeless bodies in respect in their graves and brought in twelve younger boys, one of them a younger male robot, and a younger girl, and during all of this, Eraqus and Erika's voices were heard speaking, as if they were speaking upon Ignitus and Delia having just died)*

Eraqus: (Voice-over) We must do Sir Ignitus and Lady Delia's honor and favor.

Erika: (Voice-over) We, along with Mimey, shall take their children and Oracle Dream Eater in, and keep them safe like they wanted.

*(Then we see Eraqus and Erika speaking with the boys and girl)*

Eraqus: (To the younger boys and girl) You all understand, right?

Younger boy 1: Yes, but....

*(But Eraqus gently cuts the first younger boy off in song, as if reassuring him)*

Eraqus: (Gently cutting him off, reassuring him) **Just so they're kept away from the world**

**Until their time to know will come**

*(Understanding now, the boys and girl gave a silent nod. Then Eraqus and Erika, while speaking and then singing, gently laid the sleeping babies and Oracle Dream Eater in their two extra cribs, one for the babies, which Pichu and Eevee kept company in sleep, and the other for the Oracle Dream Eater)*

Erika: And as for this Oracle Dream Eater, we must keep his powers hidden as well.

Eraqus: Along with Mimey and these children, until it is time.

Mr. Mime. Mime, mime, mime.

Eraqus and Erika: **Eventually, these two children may**

**Yet prove one day to be**

**The Chosen Ones of Destiny**

*(Then a red and purple cloak flowed across the screen, cutting to the present as Quackerjack continued his story in a more happy dramatic way)*

Quackerjack: And so, Eraqus and Erika, with Mimey, raised the Dream Eater and two orphaned children, the latter two named as Dream Eater Keepers; Ash and Kaya Ketchum.

*(Then he flowed the cloak over the screen again, changing it to a shadow puppetry-styled story, revealing Eraqus, Erika, Mr. Mime, Pichu, Eevee, and the boys and girl with them raising and taking care of the Oracle Dream Eater and babies, the two latters' names now revealed to be Ash and Kaya Ketchum, yet we don't see what they look like yet)*

Quackerjack: (Voice-over) **Now here is a riddle**

**To guess if you can**

**Figure out for the Knights of Prydain**

**What makes a hero**

**In a boy, like a man?**

Quackerjack and chorus: (Voice-over) **As we sing the Oath, Oath, Oath, Oath (Oath, Oath, Oath, Oath)**

**Oath, Oath, Oath, Oath**

**Of the Knights of Prydain**

*(As the song came to its conclusion with the above last lyrical part of the song, the shadowy puppetry show ended with the cloth sheet zipping by, revealing a young-looking male figure, with a small male mouse-like creature by his side, riding a female unicorn-like horse through a somewhat open forested glen near the cottage on a beautiful day, practicing his combat skills on horseback, hitting some wooden targets, as the chorus' vocalizations were heard singing out loud, concluding the song. Then on cue as the song and background vocalizations ended, the young male figure, with the small male mouse-like creature on his shoulder, rode back to the cottage with the young male figure's female unicorn-like horse, and jumped off her back, landing on his feet gracefully. Then he and the small male mouse-like creature escorted the female unicorn-like horse back to her stable at the barn as we slowly truck towards the cottage's front door as a brief subtitle slowly appeared and then disappeared)*

13 years later....

*(Inside, Eraqus and Erika are reading old maps as a lazy orange tabby cat named Garfield waited impatiently, apparently hungry, while Mr. Mime himself, still the same as from 13 years ago, is happily reading a cookbook while cooking his and the residence some lunch. Eraqus is now a 37 year old man with slightly tan skin, jagged scars over his right eye and left cheek inflicted by Master Xehanort, much like the wounds Braig received from Terra, short black shoulder-length hair that is tied into a short high topknot, with one bang falling off to the right side of his face, a short triangular soul patch, and a black skinny mustache, and wearing a white long-sleeved red-lined haori that has a hood, along with it being slightly shorter than normal, a light-colored hakama, a navy blue long-sleeved shirt with a large white X-shaped pattern on the front, a dull blue-green section that covers his abdomen, which sports the same symbol worn by his students near the top, and gold, black, and dull blue-green armored boots. And Erika is now a 35 year old woman still with her short dark blue chin-length hair and dark green eyes, and now wearing a red headband, a small red ribbon on the right side of her breast section, a teal green short-sleeved turtleneck-styled dress with white linings, and red high-heeled shoes. As they read, Eraqus and Erika got concerned and angry calmly as the young male figure, still with the small male mouse-like creature, started to enter the cottage)*

Eraqus: There's something wrong, Erika....

Erika: I know. And we can't seem to ignore it.... Even the Fairies of the Fairy Realm sense it.

Eraqus: And Myotismon's group, especially Megatron, those black-hearted barbarians!

Erika: My sentiments exactly! And for Megatron's case, that black-Sparked barbarian.

Eraqus: Indeed.

*(Garfield spoke up impatiently)*

Garfield: Any time for my food?

Mr. Mime: (To Garfield, in a stern gentle scolding tone) Mime!

Garfield: (Changing his tone) Please?

*(Realizing, Eraqus and Erika turned to Garfield)*

Eraqus: Our apologies, Garfield.

Erika: Just lost in thought.

Mr. Mime: (Happily patting Garfield's head a bit) Mime, mime.

Garfield: (Shrugs nonchalantly in a casual tone) Yeah, yeah, I know.

*(Suddenly, Erika smelled something in the air)*

Erika: Smells like something's burning.

Eraqus: (Unaware and agreeing at first) Yes, some....

*(Then taking a double take, Eraqus, Erika, and even Mr. Mime realized and ran to the stove)*

Erika: Something burning?! Oh my God!

Mr. Mime: (Panicking a bit) Mime, mime, mime!

Eraqus: Our pupils, come here!

*(They removed a pot full of cooked porridge and checked it while twelve boys, the young male figure being one of them along with the small male mouse-like creature, and two girls, all grown up along with a familiar small female fox-like creature, arrived in concern. The first boy, the young male figure himself, is a 14 year old boy with short black spiky hair, brown eyes, and wearing a red baseball cap with a white bill and a black and green Pokeball print, a blue vest with yellow lining, a white short-sleeved shirt with a red stripe across the chest, royal blue shorts with black side lines, and black and blue shoes with white soles and X’s on the tongues. He is Ash Ketchum, the baby boy from the intro now a 14 year old teenager. The second boy is a 16 year old boy with short dirty blonde spiky hair, blue eyes, and wearing a silver chained necklace with a silver crown-shaped pendant, a dark blue tanktop with white sleeve and neck rims, a black short-sleeved jacket with a red hood, six small gold buttons, red, white, and gray lining, and black, red, and green checkered interiors, gray, white, red, and yellow fingerless gauntlets, a dark blue belt with a silver buckle, dark green capris with red belts and dark bluish-gray ankle rims, gray overpants, and yellow and dark green shoes with dark green crisscrossing straps and ankle rims, and sometimes wields a key-shaped sword called a Keyblade. He is Sora. The third boy is a 17 year old boy with short silver hair, aqua green eyes, and wearing a pale blue tanktop, a steel blue short-sleeved jacket with a black hood, two small yellow lines on the shoulder parts, eight small platinum buttons and black and white checkers on the bottom of his jacket, steel blue elbow-length fingerless gloves, blue capris with navy blue straps on the sides, platinum buckles, a steel blue purse on one of them, and black and white checkers on the ends, dark gray socks, and steel blue cargo boots with periwinkle laces, steel blue straps on the tops, and black waffle-stomper soles. He is Riku, Sora's older brother. The fourth boy is the same age as Sora with short blonde curved spiky hair, blue eyes, and wearing a black zipped-up tanktop, a white short-sleeved jacket with a red interior, a black and white checkered wristband on his left wrist, a small black fingerband on his left index finger, a small white fingerband on his left middle finger, black and gray pants, and black, gray, and red shoes. He is Roxas, Sora's twin brother and Riku's little brother. The fifth boy is a 20 year old well-built boy, almost a man, with short brown slick and spiky hair, blue eyes, and wearing a short-sleeved slate gray shirt with black armor pieces on the sides of his torso, a black wristband on his right wrist, a red, brown, black, and gold arm armor on his left arm with his other black wristband on his left wrist and a dark brown fingerless glove on his right hand underneath it, a red X-shaped belt around his torso and back area, a blackish green obi-sash with a black belt with a gold heart-shaped crown buckle, beige obi-pants, and red, brown, and gold armored boots. He is Terra, Sora, Riku, and Roxas' older brother. The sixth boy is the same age as Sora and Roxas with the same hairstyle and color as Roxas, blue eyes, and wearing a black sleeveless turtleneck shirt, a red, black, and white short-sleeved jacket with one half representing Sora's KH2 shirt and the other representing Roxas' shirt, a pale green and gray armored shoulder plate with a black strap on his left shoulder, a pale green and gray armored belt, a black X-shaped belt around the chest and back area with a small silver heart-shaped crown buckle in the middle, black, white, gray and slate gray pants, and red, black, white, gray, slate gray, and pale green armored shoes. He is Ventus, Sora and Roxas' triplet brother and Riku and Terra's little brother. The seventh boy is a 17 year old boy with brown eyes, light skin, dark eyebrows, short, spiky, blonde hair, and wearing baggy, medium blue capris, a short, dark gray vest with black and red checkers on the ends, a white tanktop decorated with a drawn black skull and crossbones, a red wristband with small, dark gray stones on his left wrist, and dark gray shoes with black and red checkered tips and two intersecting, black belts in place of laces. He is Hayner. The eighth boy is a 15 year old heavy-set boy with light skin, brown eyes, short, black, spiky hair and eyebrows, and wearing a dark gray headband, a black long-sleeved shirt with white stripes and torso that also sports a black silhouette of a seemingly skeletal dog with three bones above it, with the phrase "Dog Street" printed along the left side in large, white letters, which may be a nod to another Square Enix made game, "The Bouncer", black pants with dark gray lining, white socks, red, orange, yellow, and white shoes with black soles, and a yellow, orange, and brown striped bandana around his neck. He is Pence. The ninth boy is a 17 year old boy with short red thick spiky hair, light blue eyes, and wearing a black tanktop with red flame designs on the bottom, white wristbands with a red stripe in the center, khaki pants, and black and red shoes. He is Lea. The tenth boy is a male thin humanoid robot with a short blue-green armored mohawk-like hair on top of his head, a blue-green color schemed armored body with white and silver highlights and brown-gray and silver insides. He is Rodney Copperbottom, a friend and mentor of Ash's group besides being one of Eraqus and Erika's pupils. The eleventh boy is an 18 year old boy with short dark brown hair, gray blue eyes, and wearing a light blue short-sleeved short kimono-like tunic, dark blue cloth-like arm gauntlets that cover his hands, arms, and shoulders and tied together underneath the tunic, a dark blue obi belt, white pants, dark blue legwarmers tied around the lower part of his legs, and yellow cloth-like shoes with a white yellow strap tied around the ankles. He is Ashitaka, the same boy who, at his young age 13 years ago, was the one who said to Eraqus "Yes, but...." earlier in this story. The last boy is a 16 year old boy with short indigo spiky hair, blue eyes, and wearing a light gray long-sleeved hooded sweatshirt-like jacket, a black tanktop with a crew neck, blue jean pants with rolled up ankle rims, and light brown shoes with black soles. He is Mikey Goldman. The first girl is a 13 year old girl with short auburn hair, brown eyes, and wearing a cyan neckerchief, a mint green cropped tanktop with a pink heart print with a Pokeball print inside it on the front, a white Poketech watch with a pink strap on her left wrist, fuchsia shorts, a white fannypack belt, blue socks, and purple and white strap-on gym shoes. She is Kaya Ketchum, Ash's little sister and the baby girl from the intro now a 13 year old teenager. The last girl is the same age as Kaya with short blonde hair tied in pigtailed minibuns, blue eyes, and wearing two medium blue hair ribbons, a white short-sleeved shirt with a V-neck, a teal blue vest with yellow linings and three yellow buttons going down the front, fuchsia shorts with a purple plaid pattern, white socks, and dark red shoes with white soles and laces. She is Danielle "Dani" Goldman, Mikey's little sister. The small male mouse-like creature is a male Electric-type mouse-like Pokemon with yellow fur, long and pointed yellow ears with black tips, black eyes, brown pupils, two red circles on his cheeks that stores electricity, two small brown stripes on his back, and a small brown spot on the start of his yellow furred medium-sized lightning bolt-shaped tail. He is Pikachu, Ash's Pokemon partner and the same Pichu from the intro now already evolved into Pikachu. And the small female fox-like creature is Eevee, the female Normal-type fox-like Pokemon with the same appearance from the intro, but now grown up, and is now Kaya's Pokemon partner. Anyway, as they arrived, they looked concerned)*

Ash's group: What?! What is it?!

Pikachu: (Worriedly) Pika pika?!

*(Eraqus and Erika turned to them with a firm glare while Mr. Mime checked on the porridge to make sure it's not burnt)*

Eraqus: We told you not to leave this pot's side while it's cooking the porridge!

*(Realizing, Ash's group felt guilty and went over to the pot)*

Ventus: Sorry.

Ash: We just got lost in thought.

Rodney: Again.

Eraqus: (While Mr. Mime taste tested a tiny sample of the porridge with a small wooden spoon) About becoming Prydain Knights again?

Ash: Yeah. I mean, what if we became knights too late when the tyranny of Myotismon's group and Megatron ends?

Erika: (While Mr. Mime happily got relieved to find that the porridge is all done and not burnt upon tasting it) Ash, how many times do we have to tell you? War is not a game.

Mr. Mime: (Happily at the same time as Erika's above line) Mime, mime!

Eraqus: Erika's right. You, like most people, will get hurt.

Garfield: Or worse, killed.

Erika: (Scoldingly in a gentle fashion) Garfield!

Ash: But my sister, friends, and I aren't afraid.

*(He reaches to get the pot, but burned his hand a bit by accident)*

Ash: Ouch!

Pikachu: (Checking on Ash in concern) Pikapi, pika?

Erika: (Giggling a bit) See? From what all of us see, you'll have a great deal to worry about than just a burnt hand if Myotismon's group ever got their hands on you or Kaya.

Rodney: (Chuckling a bit) Let alone even Megatron trying to get his hands on you.

*(They both chuckled a bit, until Ash and even Pikachu glared at them, making Erika and Rodney stop chuckling in realization and cleared their throats)*

Rodney and Erika: (Cleared their throats a bit) Sorry.

*(Then Mikey scooped some porridge into a bowl that Ash picked up)*

Garfield: And I was hoping it was lasagna, not porridge.

Eraqus: (Reassuringly) Don't worry, Garfield. Erika and Mimey can make you the most delicious lasagna you'll ever love to eat.

Erika: That's right.

Mr. Mime: (Happily) Mime, mime, mime, mime.

Ashitaka: The type of seasoned lasagna you always loved.

Garfield: Really?

Ashitaka: Yes.

Sora: Never doubt it.

Kaya: And besides, this porridge is for Chirithy and the other Dream Eater pets.

Lea: Dream Eaters, I understand, but it's mostly always Chirithy, Chirithy, Chirithy! It's *always* about Chirithy!

*(Eraqus and Erika sternly glared at Lea, making him change his answer)*

Lea: Not that I'm complaining, mind you both, if you got that memorized.

Ash: It's alright, Lea.

Ventus: We love Chirithy, too, very much.

Mikey: I mean, even if we're bored of being Dream Eater Keepers, we can't just make them *and* Chirithy starve to death.

Terra: My sentiments exactly.

Eraqus: Those four have a point.

Kaya: Yeah.

*(She and Dani hugged Ash and Mikey respectively)*

Kaya: That's what I love about you, Ash, my older brother.

Dani: Ditto for Mikey!

Pikachu: (Also hugging Ash's cowl happily in agreement) Pika pikachu!

*(Even Eevee happily chirps a bit in agreement. Ash and Mikey smiled softly and hugged their sisters, Pikachu, and Eevee back)*

Ash and Mikey: Thanks, Kaya, (Dani,) Eevee, and Pikachu.

Erika: And one day, if it comes, you'll all understand why this is about taking care of Chirithy.

Hayner: Besides the other Dream Eater pets.

*(Erika changed the subject then)*

Erika: Anyway, better get that porridge to them before it gets cold.

Eraqus: And no daydreaming while you're outside doing your work.

Ash's group: We won't.

Pence: (Realizing something) Oh! The rest of our friends and neighbors are coming here, you said.

Eraqus: (Nods in agreement) Yes.

Erika: (Agreeing) Mushu, Cri-Kee, Wonderbot, and the rest of the Dream Eater pets.

Lea: With the rest of the Dream Eater pets having the porridge besides Chirithy.

Roxas: Oh, yeah.

Sora's group except Roxas: (Agreeing) Yep.

*(They walk out with Ash carrying the bowl of porridge. Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime then went over to Garfield)*

Erika: Okay. One lasagna, as promised.

Mr. Mime: (Happily) Mime!

Garfield: (Relieved in exasperation) Finally!

*(Outside, Ash's group walked over to a small cottage with the bowl of porridge still in Ash's hand, all the while, passing by some of their farm animal friends they gently petted a bit while passing by, among them two steed-like animals. The first steed-like animal is a male Red Elk with orange fur, a cream underbelly, a pink nose, black eyes, long slate gray antler-like horns on his head, small light gray deer-like hooves, and wearing a pair of red reins. He is Yakul, Ashitaka's loyal best friend and steed. And the last steed-like animal is a female Psychic/Fairy-type unicorn-like horse-like Pokemon with white fur, a pointed deep violet horn with a spiraling white line running its length on her forehead, small pale blue eyes, triangular ears with red innards, a long pink curly mane that streams from the back of her head and tail that trails from down her back with light teal green strands, and small-lengthed pink fur on her fetlocks, slender legs, and deep violet hooves. She is a Galarian Rapidash nicknamed, by her friends, Faenacorn, or Faena for short, Ash's loyal best friend, besides Pikachu, and steed, and the same female unicorn-like horse-like creature Ash and Pikachu rode on earlier during Ash's combat skills training)*

Lea: (A bit frustrated) I don't understand why Eraqus and Erika treat us, *(Gestures to Ash and Kaya)* mostly you two, like babies all the time!

Roxas: We're not babies anymore!

Lea: Tell me about it.

Ventus: Yeah.

Riku: What we'd give to prove we're grown-up.

Terra: So, you'd rather fight in a dangerous war against a group of evil kings and an evil Decepticon leader than stay safe?

Lea: It wouldn't hurt.

Roxas: But war would.

Kaya: Yet we read every book about them.

Sora and Lea: And memorized them.

Riku: Along with every history and lesson book about everything else in this kingdom.

Ashitaka: Which is amazing despite the fact that none of us ever left this farm for the outside world beyond the Deep Woods.

*(At the small cottage, Ash placed the bowl on its porch's nearby table while Pikachu gently knocked on its front door for a bit)*

Ash: I agree. I share the same dream with you too, but that doesn't mean we should suddenly disobey Eraqus and Erika.

Lea: I know, but I just want to do more than just take care of some...!

*(The others, except Lea, notice a grown male Dream Eater emerge with a curious look. The male Dream Eater is a small male tiger-like spirit with gray fur accented by black stripes, a large spherical head with small ears, narrow blue eyes, a white snout, stubby, fingerless limbs, and a stubby tail, and wearing a gold and blue cape that conceals a Spirit sigil on his back and a small pink purse around his neck that bears the Lux emblem. He is Chirithy, the same Oracle Dream Eater from the intro, now grown up, and also having become Ventus' Dream Eater pet)*

Chirithy: Take care of some what? A Dream Eater like me and the other Dream Eater pets? Especially a special kind of Dream Eater who has special needs?

*(Realizing Chirithy is there, Lea tried to make up something)*

Lea: Oh, no. It was some other Dream Eater.

*(Chirithy and even Ventus and Pikachu gave Lea a flat look)*

Ventus and Pikachu: (Sternly) Lea, tell the truth. (Pika....)

*(Then Lea gave in)*

Lea: All right. Just you.

Rodney: (To Chirithy, reassuringly) And our friends and I are pretty sure Lea here *(Gives Lea a brief stern glare, as if telling Lea to understand and agree)* never meant to say those things like that.

Ventus: (To Lea, still giving the stern glare) Right?

Lea: (Realizing and agreeing) Oh! Yes, that's right. *(Briefly points at his right sided temple where his temporal lobe is located)* Got that committed to memory.

Ventus: (Relieved with a soft smile and a nod) Good.

Chirithy: (Gives an understanding "I forgive you" nod with a reassuring soft smile) Lea, I understand you and your friends are waiting to become Prydain Knights, but that doesn't mean you should rush to it.

Riku: And besides, you gotta give these things some time.

Ash and Roxas: No hurries whatsoever.

*(Remembering the porridge, Ash changed the subject and points out the porridge bowl on Chirithy's table in front of Chirithy)*

Ash: Anyway, Chirithy. We made the porridge for you and the other Dream Eater pets. Eraqus, Erika, and Mimey's orders.

Pikachu: (Happily realizing in agreement) Pika pika chu.

*(Noticing the slop, Chirithy got happy)*

Chirithy: Wow, thanks!

*(He magically conjures up a spoon and eats some porridge with it and then let Pikachu take a spoonful from him when he held it out to him)*

Chirithy: A little crispy, but good.

Pikachu: (Happily satisfied upon tasting his spoonful) Chaaaa!

*(After magically discarding his spoon, Chirithy left his cottage and approached Ash's group)*

Chirithy: You wanna play with me?

*(Remembering Eraqus and Erika's orders not to daydream about being knights out on the farm during their work, Ash's group hesitated)*

Ashitaka: Well....

Pikachu: (Feeling hesitant) Pika....

Rodney: I don't know if we should....

Chirithy: (Reassuringly) I understand Eraqus and Erika said no daydreaming during farmwork out here, but just try to be as quiet about it as possible.

*(A short pause, then Ash's group, knowing that Chirithy made a good point on that, happily gave in)*

Ash's group: Aw, all right.

Pikachu: (Happily giving in) Pikachu.

*(Even Eevee gave a soft happy chirp in agreement)*

Hayner: How can we refuse?

Pence: Just so long as we keep quiet?

Ash and Kaya: Yeah.

Ventus: What game shall we play?

*(After thinking about it, they suddenly got an idea)*

Kaya: I know! How about we role-play a game of war against Myotismon's group and Megatron?

*(Suddenly, they heard a male's voice)*

Male voice: (Voice-over) You forgot us in the game!

*(They turned and saw eleven figures arriving, and they recognized them happily. The first figure is a small male Chinese dragon with red scales and a yellow underbelly, dark red claws, blue tiny horns, dark red stubby spikes on his back, yellow whiskers, and a long serpentine-like tail. He is Mushu, a comedic smart-mouthed, but loyal, guardian dragon and Ash's group's friend and neighbor, and the one who just spoke. The second figure is a small slender male cricket with purple skin, a lavender face, a blue belly, a navy blue shell that can be used as wings, and black antennae and legs. He is Cri-Kee, Mushu's best friend and partner, a good luck-bringing cricket, and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The third figure is a male lion cub with light auburn fur, beige paws, a brown mane and tuft on his long tail, rounded ears with pink interiors, beige eyelids, one light yellow star on his forehead, another light yellow star on his tail just below the tuft, two white stars on his ear interiors, four beige stars on his legs, a small brown nose, a beige muzzle and underbelly, and light blue eyes. He is Leo the Red Lionstar, Sora's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbors. The fourth figure is a female wolf pup with silver fur, long bushy tail, triangular ears with white markings and pink interiors, white eyebrows, a big shiny yellow snowflake on her forehead, yellow and cyan stars on her back, yellow and cyan snowflakes on the underside of her tail, a black nose, a white muzzle, legs, neck ruff, underbelly, and underside of her tail, and cyan eyes. She is Winter the Silver Snowpup, Riku's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The fifth figure is a male wolf pup with black fur, a long bushy tail, triangular ears with orange interiors, a yellow crescent moon on his forehead, two yellow stars on his ear interiors, three yellow stars on his back, a black nose, a white muzzle, paws, neck ruff, underbelly, and underside of his tail, mustard yellow eyebrows, and yellow eyes. He is Crescent the Black Pupmoon, Roxas' Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The sixth figure is a male fox kit with red fur, brown paws, a long bushy tail with a white tip, triangular brown ears with pink interiors, a dark brown nose, one yellow star on his forehead, three yellow stars on his back, a white muzzle and underbelly, and slanted dark teal green eyes. He is Lucas the Red Foxstar, Terra's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The seventh figure is a male otter pup with peach fur, brown paws, a brown tip on his long tail, rounded ears with brown interiors, a light yellow star on his forehead, five light yellow and orange stars on his back, a small brown nose, a white muzzle, neck ruff, and underbelly, rosy cheeks, and deep violet eyes. He is Flippy the Orange Otterstar, Ventus' other Dream Eater pet, besides Chirithy, and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The eighth figure is a male foal with brown fur, a dark brown name, tail, hooves, and eyelids, triangular ears with pink interiors, a yellow star on his forehead, four yellow stars on his back, and black eyes. He is Tonto the Brown Horstar, Hayner's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The ninth figure is a female baby hedgehog with pink skin, white fur, gold yellow quills, triangular ears with pink interiors, a shiny yellow star on her forehead, a dark pink nose, small fuchsia eyes, three black stars on her back, and white and gold yellow confetti all over her spiky body. She is Kogane the White Hedgestar, Pence's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. The tenth figure is a female fennec fox kit with light orange fur, big triangular ears with pink interiors and brown tips, and fluffy light cream colored markings, beige paws, long bushy tail with a brown tip and three yellow and lavender stars, rounded ears with pink interiors, beige eyelids, one light yellow star on her forehead, another light yellow star on her tail just below the tuft, two white stars on her ear interiors, twelve beige dots on her legs, a small navy blue nose, a beige face, muzzle, neck ruff, and underbelly, six yellow and lavender stars on her ear tufts, cyan eyes, three yellow and lavender stars on her neck ruff, two yellow stars on her back, and long deep violet eyelashes. She is Pyra the Orange Fenstar, Lea's Dream Eater pet and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor. And the last figure is a small male sentient machine with four kitchen spoons on the top of his head, which he uses like the blades on a helicopter to help him fly, a large cup-made head with two blue cute mechanical eyes peeking out from underneath, a small fragile neck with a tiny body protected by a small bowl like it's his torso-styled armor, and three thin and long silver wiry limbs which can be used as his arms and hands, as well as create pictures for visual communication. He is Wonderbot, Rodney's pet robot helper and best friend and Ash's group's other friend and neighbor)*

Ash: (Sheepishly) Oops. Sorry, Mushu, guys.

Pyra: It's alright.

Mushu: Yeah, it's cool.

*(Mushu's group walks up to them. Then the Dream Eater pets noticed the porridge bowl and got happy)*

Kogane: Hey, look!

Leo: Our porridge meal besides Chirithy's!

Chirithy: (Gestures to them to go ahead and have the rest) Pikachu and I already had some.

Pikachu: (Nods in agreement) Pika pika.

Dream Eater pets except Chirithy: Thanks!

*(Then they ate the rest of the porridge. Later, the farm animals, except the interested Faena and Yakul, watched with boredom, watching Ash's group playing their game, being as quiet as possible as Chirithy suggested)*

Kaya: (Playing a damsel-in-distress with a smile) Save me, Ash, guys!

Lea: (Pretends to laugh evilly a bit while playing as a bad guy) You'll never save your sister, boy!

Hayner: (Playing another bad guy) That's right!

*(Ash, Pikachu, Rodney, and Ashitaka jumped in front of them, wielding their own wooden toy sword and toy shield and wooden practice bo staff)*

Ash: Oh, yeah?! Try me, Myotismon and Megatron!

Ashitaka: You and the rest of Myotismon's group will never get away with this!

Rodney and Pikachu: (In pretend determination) That's right! (Pika!)

*(Ash and Pikachu turned to Chirithy)*

Ash: Look at me, Chirithy! I can do it!

Pikachu: (Happily) Pika pika pika!

Chirithy: (Giggles a bit, then plays along) Go get them with your group, Ash! Save Kaya!

*(Wonderbot then played along by squeaking a battle's bugle fanfare for a bit. After putting Kaya down, Hayner and Lea then play dueled with Ash's group)*

Ash: Take that!

Rodney: And that!

*(Then he, Rodney, and Mikey pretended to stab Hayner and Lea once they caught the two boys offguard)*

Hayner and Lea: (Pretending to die) Oooohhhhh!!!!

Hayner: (Pretending to die) Curse you, Ash's group!

Lea: (Pretending) Farewell, cruel world!

*(They fall and pretend to die. The "Good guys" then cheered)*

Kaya: My big brother a hero!

Ash: Thank you, thank you.

Pikachu: (Feeling flattered) Pikachu!

*(Impressed, the farm animals, including Faena and Yakul who did this a bit calmly, then made noises as if applauding and cheering. Then Ash's group bowed as if it were a play)*

Pence: We sure won the audience over.

Hayner: Word!

Mushu: (Boastingly) Thank you, thank you! If it weren't for my buddies....

*(During Mushu's line, Ash's group then started to head to the main cottage while Chirithy got ready to head back into his small cottage when suddenly, Mushu, Chirithy, Flippy, Kogane, and Wonderbot, on cue of Mushu's line being cut off, tripped on a nearby rake and stumbled onto Ash's group and even Chirithy, making them roll into a mud puddle, making the farm animals "Chuckle" a bit, except for Faena and Yakul who just gave a wince reaction out of calm concern, that is)*

Lea: (Sarcastically, while he, Ash's group, and Chirithy recovered in the mud puddle and flings some mud off of himself) Great! Prydain's greatest "Hero" and his friends are dirty!

*(Pikachu and Eevee shook some mud off of themselves while Faena and Yakul walked up to Ash's group and gently nuzzled Ash and Ashitaka respectively a bit, resulting Ash, Pikachu, and Ashitaka to accept it gently with soft smiles by gently petting them respectively. Even Chirithy, Pikachu, and Eevee checked up on the rest of Ash's group, Ash, and Kaya respectively)*

Ash: Thanks, Faenacorn.

Pikachu: (Happily and calmly) Pikaaaa.

Ash: (Chuckles a bit in agreement) Or by short, Faena.

Kaya: (To Ash) Yeah. *(To Eevee)* Thanks for worrying about us with them, Eevee.

*(Eevee happily gives a "You're welcome" chirp to Kaya)*

Ashitaka: I'm glad you, Pikachu, and Faena care for us, Yakul.

Rodney: (Eyes Eevee and Chirithy with a soft smile in agreement) Along with Eevee and Chirithy.

Chirithy: (Nods in agreement as he and Ash's group smiled softly) Indeed. And it's alright. It's just mud.

Kogane: Sorry.

Flippy: Didn't mean to trip us.

Ashitaka: (Gently pets Yakul back for a bit) It's fine.

Ash: (Gently pets both Pikachu and Faena back for a bit) Despite that we're a bit muddy.

Kaya: (Gently pets Eevee back for a bit) But what matters most is none of us are hurt.

*(Ash's group nods with a smile and a brief chuckle. Suddenly, they snapped out of it upon noticing Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime standing over them, looking a little impatient in a calm fashion)*

Ash's group: Masters Eraqus and Erika and Mimey!

Eraqus: (Scoffs lightly) Not quite the blade for a hero, huh, Erika?

Erika: Nope.

Mr. Mime: (Sighs in flat agreement) Mime.

*(They helped Ash's group up while the animal partners helped themselves, Pikachu, Eevee, and Chirithy up with Faena and Yakul backing off gently)*

Ash: Sorry.

Rodney: We just got dirty.

Erika: While daydreaming again.

Mr. Mime: (In a stern nonchalant tone) Mime, mime....

*(Ash's group and even Chirithy winced a bit in guilt and embarrassment, realizing that they were being too loud instead of their intended being quiet on their role-play. Later, after washing themselves off and cleaning their clothes, Ash's group sat down with Eraqus and Erika along with Mushu's group and Chirithy, eating lunch after Faena and Yakul were returned to their stables)*

Ash: Masters, when will Kaya, our friends, and I ever be anything other than Dream Eater Keepers?

Eraqus: When you're hopefully older.

Erika: So, for now, all in good time.

*(Curious and confused, Ash and Kaya asked away)*

Ash and Kaya: "Older?"

*(Eraqus, Erika, Mr. Mime, and even Pikachu, Eevee, and the rest of Ash's group just remained quiet after Eraqus and Erika cleared their throats and walked back inside)*

Ash: What do you mean "Older?"

*(Eraqus and Erika turned to them with reassuring soft smiles)*

Erika: It means that when you're older, you'll understand.

Kaya: Why now?

Eraqus: (Reassuringly) Because you wouldn't bear it today. *(Softly with a calm solemn look)* Erika and I should know.

*(Then he and Erika began singing)*

Eraqus: **The world is new**

Erika: **The world is dangerous**

Eraqus and Erika: **It's us alone who you must trust within these woods**

Erika: **We are the only dependable ones**

Mr. Mime: (Nods in agreement gently in reassurance) Mime.

Erika: **Us who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you**

Eraqus: **Us who look after you for your late parents**

**Yet how can we protect you two, unless you always**

Eraqus and Erika: **Stay right here**

**Away right here?**

*(Then they go upstairs to Ash's group's room as they continued)*

Eraqus: Remember what Mimey and us told you and Kaya, Ash.

*(Then they recapped everything Eraqus, Erika and even Mr. Mime told Ash about himself and Kaya being too young to be ready for the world before)*

Eraqus: **You are too young**

Ash: **We are too young**

Erika: **And you're not ready**

Ash: **And we're not ready**

Eraqus: **And that world out there is full of dangers besides beauty**

Erika: **Yet you can still dream secretly at times**

Ash: (Nods in agreement) **You are mine and Kaya's only family**

Pikachu: (Nods in agreement in calm gladness) Pika.

Eraqus: **Out there, there are villains, wild animals, and monsters**

Ash: **That is definitely true**

Erika: **Out there, they will unfortunately try to kill, hunt, or eat you**

Ash: **When defenseless**

Erika: **Why bother going out there unready and defenseless?**

Eraqus: **Please stay right here**

Eraqus and Erika: **Be faithful to us**

Ash: **And we're faithful**

Eraqus and Erika: **And you will soon understand**

Ash: **We understand, Masters**

Eraqus: **Until you are ready**

Erika: **Just obey**

Ash, Eraqus, and Erika: (With Ash giving a confirmation nod with his group) **We'll (And) stay right here**

Pikachu and Mr. Mime: (Agreeing) Pikachu. (Mime, mime.)

*(The song over, Ash and his group understood)*

Ash: (To himself) Older.... *(To Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime)* We understand, Masters and Mimey.

*(Ash's group, Chirithy, Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime smiled softly, glad to have gotten this over with easily again. Then as Eraqus and Erika were about to walk downstairs from Ash's group's room, they stopped, turning to Ash's group and Chirithy with soft smiles)*

Erika: And since we're inside and you're off-duty now....

Eraqus: Proceed with your daydreaming as you wish while cleaning your room up with Mimey's help.

Erika: Just so long as it's....

Ash's group, Chirithy, Eraqus, and Erika: (With Ash's group and Chirithy giving a nod in an understanding way with soft smiles) Not outside.

Pikachu and Mr. Mime: (Agreeing happily in a casual way) Pikachu. (Mime, mime, mime.)

*(Then Eraqus and Erika go downstairs, leaving Ash's group, Mr. Mime, and Chirithy alone in Ash's group's room. Then, Ash smiled softly and, while helping Kaya, Mr. Mime, Chirithy, and the rest of Ash's group organize their collection of history and lesson books and cleaning the room up, sang his heart out as they, at some points, pretend fight gently like they're knights as they cleaned)*

Ash: **Safe within these woods and those stables made of wood**

**Gazing at the blue sky up above us**

**All our life, we hope that we would become something different**

**Hungry for the adventures that await us**

**All our life, we memorize the Prydain Knight code**

**Knowing them as they will never know us**

**All our life, we wonder how it feels to pass a day**

**Not as some Dream Eater Keepers**

**But part of Prydain Knighthood**

**And out there**

**Living like heroes**

**Give us one day out there**

**All we ask is one**

**To hold forever**

**Out there**

**Where they all live big and wisely**

**What we'd give**

**What we'd dare**

**Just to be heroes out there**

**Out there, among the royalty and their servants and their people**

**Beyond these woods, we can be with them**

**Every day, they shout and bark out orders all their lives**

**Heedless of the gift it is to be them**

**If we were in their skin**

**We'd treasure every instant**

**Out there**

**Marching by the palace walls**

**Taste a morning out there**

**Like any Prydain Knight**

**Who freely walk about there**

**Just one day and then**

**We swear we'll be content**

**With our share**

**Won't resent**

**Won't despair**

**Young, but hopeful**

**We won't care**

**We'll be like them, one day** **out there**

*(After finishing singing, Ash sighed in relief, having finished cleaning the room along with Kaya, Mr. Mime, Chirithy, and the rest of Ash's group. Then Pikachu, Chirithy, and Mr. Mime looked at Ash with soft reassuring smiles)*

Chirithy: Someday, Ash. You and your sister and friends' dreams *will* come true in time.

Pikachu: (Agreeing happily in a reassuring tone) Pika pika.

Mr. Mime: (Happily in agreement) Mime!

Ash: Thanks, guys.

*(Then Eraqus and Erika returned)*

Eraqus and Erika: Our pupils, we....

*(They suddenly saw how clean the room is and got impressed)*

Erika: (Impressed) Wow....

Eraqus: (Impressed) You certainly did well cleaning up this room.

Ash's group, Chirithy, Pikachu, and Mr. Mime: (With Pikachu and Mr. Mime also feeling proud and happy for themselves) Thank you. (Pika.) (Mime.)

Riku: But other than that, what is it you came in here for?

Lea: What's up?

*(Remembering, Eraqus and Erika explained away)*

Eraqus: Well, we came up here because we realized that you forgotten to give the Dream Eater pets and Pokemon, except Mimey, a bath.

Erika: But since they're a little dirty from the dirt in this room you cleaned up, that makes it easier.

Ash's group: (Smiling softly in agreement) You got it, Masters.

Mr. Mime: (Happily agreeing) Mime!

Chirithy: (Happily) I love baths!

Leo: (Happily) You're not the only one.

Pikachu: (Happily) Cha!

*(Once outside, Ash's group, Mr. Mime, and Chirithy arrived at a nearby trough-like bathtub. After Ash's group and Mr. Mime washed some of their sweat off of their own faces with some water from a nearby washing barrel, they then placed the Pokemon and Dream Eater pets in the tub and proceeded to give them their bath, much to the Dream Eater pets and Pokemon's peaceful enjoyment.* *Suddenly, Chirithy sensed something and began panting calmly and then freak out and scream out a bit in a panic like crazy, as if spooked by something. Ash's group and even the Pokemon and rest of the Dream Eater pets noticed and tried to calm him in concern)*

Ash and Ventus: Chirithy?

Mr. Mime: (Concerned and confused) Mime, mime?

Kaya: What's wrong, something bad?

Lea: Easy there!

Pyra: Stop!

Pikachu: (Concerned and confused while Eevee chirps a bit in confusion and concern) Pika pika chu?!

*(Eraqus and Erika ran out in concern, having heard Chirithy's loud screaming panic attack episode)*

Eraqus: What happened to Chirithy?

Erika: What's going on?

Ash: Chirithy's acting crazy suddenly!

Sora: As if panicking for some reason!

*(Chirithy suddenly exclaimed)*

Chirithy: Kings and Queens of Evil, evil artifact, undead!

*(Hearing those words, Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime, along with Ash's group, except for the confused and concerned Ash and Kaya, got concerned and ushered everyone inside)*

Rodney: Come on!

Mr. Mime: (Desperately) Mime, mime!

Eraqus: Get inside!

Ash and Kaya: (Suddenly confused and concerned even more) Why?

Erika: Just do it!

Ashitaka: Hurry!

Pikachu: (Ushering Ash's group and Chirithy) Pika!

*(Ash's group, without a moment's hesitation to argue on what's going on, then quickly did what Eraqus, Erika, Mr. Mime, and even Ashitaka, Rodney, and Pikachu said, carrying a still panicking Chirithy in concern)*

***Coming up: Chirithy, once calmed down, reveals his magical abilities to see the future, much to Ash's group's, mostly Ash and Kaya's, interest. Then realizing that a group of certain Kings and Queens of Evil and their army are searching for Chirithy to find a certain evil artifact containing a certain evil spirit of a deceased old evil king, Eraqus, Erika, and Mr. Mime send Ash's group to take Chirithy to shelter where he'll be safe. Later, at the same time, a small group belonging to the said certain Kings and Queens of Evil, along with their army convoy, get ambushed by a certain pack of animal gods and animalistic-like robot creatures, among the said pack two human-like figures.***