Detour in Mobian Valley/New Recruits in Sonic and Leatherhead's Groups and the Fearsome Four

*(At Camelot, the royal repairmen were fixing the roof from when Demidevimon, Snuff, Banzai, Shenzi, and Ed bursted in the other night and the knights returned, having had no luck in finding the villains. In their room, Hubie, now wearing a harness on his bandaged arm, and Marina hear a knock at their door)*

Hubie and Marina: Enter.

*(Rocko and Wizardmon come in)*

Hubie: Have the knights found the villains yet?

Marina: Any luck?

Wizardmon: I’m afraid not, you’re majesties.

Rocko: Nada.

*(Hubie and Marina sighed softly, disappointed. Then Wizardmon spoke up again in a reassuring tone)*

Wizardmon: But there is hope still.

*(Hubie and Marina looked at him, giving calm silent looks that means “Continue.”)*

Rocko: Tell them.

*(So Wizardmon continued)*

Wizardmon: Christopher’s group, my pupils, and Princess Zelda are not the only ones looking for Excalibur for you.

*(Hubie and Marina got interested calmly)*

Marina: Who else is helping them?

Hubie: More volunteers?

Wizardmon: From what I sensed with my magic, a group of children, creatures, and magic assistants of Babamon, are helping them. And they called their team “Team Excalibur.”

Marina: Children, creatures, and magic assistants?

Hubie: Team Excalibur?

Wizardmon: And a bear-turned human.

*(Hubie and Marina, along with Rocko, pondered for a bit, then realized something and asked away)*

Hubie: Was one of the children Hercules’ niece?

Marina: And the bear was originally…?

Wizardmon: Yes. Elise is among them, and her mother was accidentally turned into a bear, why?

*(Hubie, Marina, and Rocko smiled softly, and Wizardmon recognized that smile and smiled softly in agreement)*

Wizardmon: I take it you have confidence in them like I do, right?

Hubie, Marina, and Rocko: (Nods) Yes.

Rocko: We have no reason to doubt them.

*(They look at the window at the sky)*

Hubie: Hercules, wherever you are in Heaven, watch over Team Excalibur on their quest.

*(Then we crossfade back to the edge of the Forbidden Forest leading to a sierra red colored canyon, as Team Excalibur were walking when they noticed the edge)*

Chip: Well, looks like we found the exit to the Forbidden Forest.

Amy: That was easy getting to Camelot.

*(Team Excalibur, on the other hand, knew otherwise)*

Ness: Not necessarily.

Paula: Ness’ right.

Meta Knight: It takes three days from here to reach Camelot.

Chip and Amy: Three days?

Sword Knight: Yes.

Knuckle Joe: Don’t you know the distance timing between here and Camelot?

*(A short pause)*

Amy: When I was a kid going to Camelot long ago, it didn’t feel like three days.

*(They cross the border towards the canyon and as the fog slowly faded away as they walked, their surroundings revealed they are in the canyon. Luna got a little nervous)*

Neptunia: What is this place?

*(Gizmoduck, after slowly scanning the area, answered her)*

Gizmoduck: Mobian Valley.

*(Realizing, Team Excalibur smelled the air)*

Poo: Hence the weird smell.

Jeff: And it looks like we’re gonna go through here as a detour.

Elise: What do you mean by “Detour?”

*(Deciding to explain, Jeff was about to speak, but then stopped himself and turned to his fellow teammates)*

Jeff: Does anybody have a map of our kingdom? Whether it’s digital or paper?

*(Team Excalibur shook their heads no. But Gizmoduck on the other hand….)*

Gizmoduck: I have a digital map.

*(He projects a virtual 3D map of the kingdom)*

Christopher: I can’t see, Jeff. How am I gonna know what you’re talking about?

Gizmoduck: Not to worry, Christopher. Jeff’ll be as descriptive as possible.

Jeff: And I can guide your hand on the map if you like.

*(Christopher nods in agreement)*

Christopher: Okay.

*(Jeff then explained away while Christopher lets him navigate his hand on the map, to which Christopher understood easily and silently, much to his impressed look)*

Jeff: According to the map, we are in Mobian Valley, which is in the middle of the Forbidden Forest. If we cut through Mobian Valley, that’ll take us back to the Forbidden Forest on the other side. Then we trek through more of the Forbidden Forest for two more days, among the areas we’ll pass by are; The Living Trees area, where, according to Hawkmon's group, Excalibur is, then Tamatoa’s Lair, then the Golemon's lair, and passing by a single road leading to the ruins of Scarabland. And then after that, we’ll be where, Christopher?

*(Christopher, now impressed and getting it, answered)*

Christopher: Camelot.

Jeff: Correct.

Amy: And *that* take two days after Mobian Valley?

Webby: I may not like walking too much, but I actually don’t mind a good journey through the Forbidden Forest.

Gene: Yeah!

Huey: It’s like a hike in the woods, but in two days.

Dewey: Well, like Jeff said, we’ll have to walk it.

*(Gizmoduck deactivated the map and Jeff released Christopher’s hand)*

Morgana: Luna, it’s okay.

Stegmutt: We’ll make it through.

Poo: Yeah, no problem.

*(Comforted by their words, Luna calmed her nervousness down and nods. Then they cautiously walk through the area, looking out for any danger that might strike. Then noticing the non-serious members of Team Excalibur getting exhausted, the others went up to them in concern)*

Launchpad: You tired, DW, guys?

Scrooge: (Panting with a nod) Aye, tired as a bunch of wee babies, Launchpad.

*(Then noticing a cavern, Team Excalibur walked up to it cautiously. Gizmoduck scanned the cavern)*

Gizmoduck: Sensors indicate this cavern is empty.

*(He finished scanning)*

Darkwing: We’re good.

*(Team Excalibur got relieved. As they approach the cavern, a medium-sized boulder landed near Elise, Launchpad, and the kids, making them stop in their tracks. Luna, Scrooge, and Darkwing noticed and got concerned)*

Elise: We’re alright, Mom, Scrooge, DW.

Launchpad: Nothing to worry about, Luna, DW, and Mr. McD.

Gosalyn: But I think something just knocked this boulder down.

*(They look up and saw a shadowy figure walk by above. As they slowly backed away towards the cavern entrance with Elise holding her hand onto a magic arrow in her magic quiver and Darkwing pulled his gas gun out, his and Luna’s left rear feet suddenly stepped on a dry brown shelled pile of dried slime and removed it to find it covered in wet green slime. The male heroes then covered their noses from the repulsive smell while the female heroes grimaced in disgust)*

Elise: Ugh! Gross!

Scrooge: What did you step in?!

*(Hearing them, Team Excalibur turned and saw the group grimacing at the slime pile as Luna and Darkwing shook all of the slime off their feet. Recognizing the slime pile, Morgana gags a bit while the others got calmly grossed out from the appearance and the smell)*

Morgana: That’s actual scat.

*(Elise, Luna, Launchpad, Darkwing, Scrooge, and the kids got confused)*

Elise, Launchpad, Scrooge, Darkwing, and kids: “Scat?”

Jeff: You know, “Leavings.”

*(Silence, then Elise, Luna, Launchpad, Scrooge, Darkwing, and the kids realized in shock and ran back to the others at the cavern in disgust)*

Launchpad: That explained the smell!

Huey, Dewey, and Louie: What a disgusting stench!

*(Suddenly, they heard a male teenage voice speak out)*

Male teenage voice: (Voice-over) You’ll get used to it later.

Gosalyn: (Unaware at first in sarcasm) Thanks for the tip!

*(She suddenly realizes someone is speaking to her and Team Excalibur along with Darkwing and their friends)*

Gosalyn: Wait a minute! Who said that?

Male teenage voice: (Voice-over) I did.

*(Gizmoduck scanned the area)*

Gizmoduck: Sensors sense a figure nearby.

Male teenage voice 2: (Voice-over) Heh. Imagine that.

*(Then a calm male adult voice suddenly spoke up)*

Calm male adult voice: (Voice-over) We're coming out to show ourselves, if you want to know who you're talking with.

*(Listening to the conversation, Team Excalibur cautiously walked to the sources of the voices and found something in the shadows talking behind a rock)*

Team Excalibur: Excuse us?

*(The figures heard them and came out, revealing themselves as male Mobians. The first male Mobian is a male 17 year old hedgehog with blue fur, peach skin, green eyes, a black nose, blue spiky quills, and wearing white gloves, and red and white shoes with a yellow buckle. He is Sonic the Hedgehog. The second male Mobian is a male 8 year old two-tailed fox with gold yellow fur, white fur patches, blue eyes, a black nose, and wearing white gloves and red and white shoes. He is Miles "Tails" Prower. The third male Mobian is a male 16 year old echidna with red fur, long red dreadlock-like quills, a white crescent moon symbol on his chest, peach skin, a black nose, purple eyes, and wearing white gloves with two spikes on the knuckles, and red and yellow shoes with green ankle rims. He is Knuckles the Echidna. The fourth male Mobian is a male strict and brood-looking hedgehog who is the same age as Sonic with black fur, red markings all over his body, black curved spiky quills with red markings, tan skin, red eyes, a black nose, a white wing-shaped patch of fur on his chest, and wearing white gloves with red rims and gold ring bracelets, and white hover shoes with red, yellow and black rims. He is Shadow the Hedgehog. The fifth male Mobian is a male red, black, silver, and yellow armored robot with a green gem on his belly and toes, red electronic eyes, and a red omega symbol on his left shoulder. He is E-123 Omega. The sixth male Mobian is a psychokinetic male hedgehog who is the same age as Sonic and Shadow with silver white fur, tan skin, gold eyes, a black nose, silver white wavy spiky quills, a white patch of fur on his chest, and wearing white gloves with gold rims and aqua blue light-up linings on his palms, and rims, and white boots with black and aqua blue markings, gold ankle rims with a pink gem, and an aqua blue light-up lining on the ankle rims. He is Silver the Hedgehog. The seventh male Mobian is a strict-looking male chameleon with purple scales, peach skin, a yellow horn on his forehead, yellow eyes, black small spikes on his back, and wearing white gloves with purple diamond-shaped symbols on them, black wristband-like containers containing ninja stars, black ankle gauntlets with white wrappings, and purple shoes with black rims. He is Espio the Chameleon, a member of Team Chaotix. The eighth male Mobian is a male 6 year old bumblebee with black and peach skin, a black and yellow striped rear and antennae, yellow eyes, a black nose, clear blue bee wings, a white stinger, and wearing a black aviator helmet with a red rim and with orange and black goggles, white gloves with black rims, an orange zip-up sleeveless shirt with black shoulder rims, a white neck rim, and a yellow bumblebee symbol on the side, black pants, and orange and white shoes. He is Charmy Bee, another member of Team Chaotix. The ninth male Mobian is a male crocodile with green scales, a green and light yellow crocodile beak and light yellow underbelly, orange eyes, red block-like spikes on his back and tail, light green arms, and wearing black headphones on his head, a gold chain necklace, black shoulder rims, white gloves with black rims with a yellow lining and buckle, and black shoes with white and yellow linings. He is Vector the Crocodile, the last member of Team Chaotix. And the last male Mobian is a male 16 year old Mobian wolf with red fur, peach-colored skin, blue eyes, and wearing a pair of brown aviator goggles on his light brown newsboy hat with his ears sticking out on top, a black tanktop, a brown sleeveless vest, white gloves, dark blue shorts, white socks, and brown cargo boots. He is Max the Wolf)*

Cosmo: Why have you come to us?

Tails: Well, we were curious to know what you’re doing here.

*(Team Excalibur got surprised, then Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Blaze, and Kayla spoke up)*

Amy: Let me guess; You never get visitors.

Tikal: Is that why?

Tails: Sure.

Sonic: Why else...?

*(Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, and Max, upon suddenly seeing Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Blaze, and Kayla in front of them, softened a bit and blushed bashfully, although Shadow remained calm while blushing a bit)*

Sonic, Tails, Knuckle, Shadow, Silver, and Max: Wow, pretty....

*(Then Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Blaze, and Kayla flatly glared and were unimpressed)*

Rouge: Flattery won’t get you anywhere.

Blaze: I guess we’ll take those things you said as a “Yes.”

Cream: Now, why do you want to know why we’re here?

Silver: Technically, we wanted to know why you’re here because, like one of you pointed out, we hardly get travelers in this valley.

Max: (Eyeing Kayla) And if we'd known you six are lovely, we would’ve asked away.

*(A short pause, then Kayla shoved Max away onto Charmy, who caught him and stood him up)*

Max: Too romantically cliché, miss?

Kayla: You think?

*(Suddenly, they heard a growl approaching and they ran out of the cave and hid themselves in a nook. Suddenly, Elise gasped at something)*

Elise: (Gasps) Monsters!

*(Then a male monotone voice coming from a shadow she spotted spoke up in a panic)*

Male monotone voice: Monster, where?!

*(Then the figure, behind a nearby boulder, where the shadow came from and Elise spotted each other and then screamed in a panic. Elise nearly fell over but thankfully, Christopher and Luna caught her)*

Christopher: Are you alright, Elise?

Elise: (To Christopher) Yes. *(To the figure)* I was talking about a monster like you!

Male monotone voice: I'm not a monster. Just misunderstood.

*(Then three other male voices from behind the same boulder spoke up)*

Male nasal voice: You think *you're* misunderstood?

Male echoey voice: That's false advertising on you.

Male normal voice: Talk about being showoffish!

*(Knuckles then poked his spiked knuckles gently at the boulder impatiently)*

Knuckles: Are you coming out or not?

*(Then the boulder broke apart, revealing the four figures, as well as two more. The first figure is a male mutant rat with peach skin, small eyes, white buckteeth, small whiskers, a black nose, and wearing a yellow and orange plug hat, dark blue goggles, a red, white, yellow, and silver battery pack with a blue crisscross outlet plug-like buckle clipped around the torso, a blue belt with a plug wire-carrying wheel on the left side, turquoise rubber gloves, turquoise boots, and a yellow long-sleeved jumpsuit with a neck collar flap. He is Megavolt. The second figure is a male anthro duck with white feathers, an orange beak and webbed feet, big white buck teeth, short light brown hair on the top of his head, and wearing a red and purple jester hat, both with jingle bells and acts like a mask, a pale blue court ruff around his neck, white gloves, a purple knee-length jumpsuit with a yellow waist line-like belt, long orange sleeves, one with red polka dots and another with red stripes, purple sleeve rims, and red shoes. He is Quackerjack. The third figure is a male mutant half-duck, half-plant creature with green feathers, an orange beak, vines for arms, leaves for hands, brown root legs, purple dandelion-like hair, three tiny purple pollen-like antennae, and blue eyes. He is Bushroot. The fourth figure is a male blue water-like anthro dog. He is Liquidator. The fifth figure is a male fruit bat with brown fur, yellow eyes with light red pupils, a pig-like nose, black wings and feet, short beige hair, and a small white antenna attached to the right side of his head. He is Batty Koda. And the last figure is a male goofy-looking dragon with purple scales, a violet underbelly, gold yellow horns, spikes, claws, and wings, and yellow eyes. He is Figment)*

Figment: Uh, hi there.

Batty: (Eyeing Christopher) Sorry if we freaked out your girlfriend there.

*(He giggles a bit. Realizing he's still holding Elise along with Luna, Christopher blushed along with Elise and released her with Luna, helping Elise stand up)*

Elise and Christopher: Oh! Um...!

Elise: We're not...!

Christopher: We're not dating at all.

Batty: Sorry about that. I just thought with you being together, I thought it was like this....

Liquidator: (Annoyed) Oh, not the "Romeo and Juliet" reference....

*(Then Batty imitated Juliet)*

Batty: (In a high-pitched voice) Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore are thou, Romeo?

*(Then Megavolt asked away, cutting off Batty rudely)*

Megavolt: Why are you here specifically?

Batty: (In normal voice) Hey!

*(Later, all was explained on why they are in Mobian Valley)*

Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: Camelot?!

Team Excalibur: Yes.

Honker: We’re looking to find and deliver Excalibur back to King Hubie and Queen Marina.

*(Interested, Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups thought it over and got an idea that Sonic snapped his fingers)*

Sonic: Well, we can escort you guys through this valley until we reach the other side to the Forbidden Forest.

Max: (Flirting with Kayla) If it’s okay with you.

*(Kayla shoves him away)*

Kayla: Keep away from me!

*(Max recovered)*

Max: All I said was…!

Kayla: I’m okay with the escort, but there’s a boundary between me and my friends!

Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, and Blaze: That's right!

*(Realizing, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, and Max respected it)*

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, and Max: Sorry.

*(They back away a bit)*

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Silver, and Max: This better?

Amy, Cosmo, Tikal, Rouge, Blaze, and Kayla: Better.

*(Then they exit the nook)*

Big: Are you guys sure you know the way?

*(Froggy croaks in question)*

Sonic and Fearsome Four’s group: Yep!

Figment: Just trust us.

Megavolt: We know this valley in the back of our hands!

*(Then he noticed the back of his hand in confusion)*

Megavolt: Whoa, what the heck is that?

*(Quackerjack rolled his eyes in annoyance. Team Excalibur shrugged, deciding to trust them. Then they follow Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups through the valley. At one point, Luna nearly fell on a stalactite, but Shadow, Quackerjack, and Elise caught her, saving her. Then after trekking some more, they heard quiet, yet familiar, chattering, although it wasn’t familiar to Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups. After hushing Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups, they secretly peeked and saw to their calm shock and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups’ silent confusion….)*

Team Excalibur: (Whispering) Drake’s group and their army!

*(Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups got confused)*

Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: (Whispering) You know them?

Team Excalibur: (Whispering) Know them?

Porky: (Whispering) They’re our enemies!

Picky: (Whispering) The ones who attempted to steal Excalibur!

*(Realizing, Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups understood)*

Figment: (Whispering) Hence why they’re not the friendly types.

*(Noticing their path on the other side past Leatherhead and Drake’s groups and Drake's group's army, Team Excalibur quietly followed Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups to get there without getting spotted. With Leatherhead's group and the villains, most of the henchmen are seated around, playing poker. With them, Leatherhead is playing poker when he grinned)*

Leatherhead: I got it!

*(He throws his cards down in victory)*

Leatherhead: Go fish, by gumbo!

*(The villains playing glared at him)*

Pigma: Cheater!

Bebop: Yeah!

*(He snorts)*

Rocksteady: Oooh, cheater!

Wolf: And for the tenth time, we’re playing “Poker,” not “Go Fish!”

Leatherhead: (Scoffs) So says the jerks that threatened me and my friends.

*(Then Rocksteady yanked Leatherhead up to him in anger by his snout, much to Leatherhead's group's concern)*

Rocksteady: Ooh, what does that supposed to mean?!

*(Leatherhead grunted in pain and freed himself from Rocksteady’s grip in anger)*

Leatherhead: Never touch me by the new snout!

*(The villains snickered wickedly as Mepps yanked him by it again repeatedly, making Leatherhead annoyed)*

Mepps: (Playfully) I’m not touching you, I’m not touching you.

*(Leatherhead snapped that he grabbed Mepps savagely)*

Leatherhead: See here…!

*(Then Drake and Myotismon shouted out)*

Drake and Myotismon: Stop it!

*(Then everything went quiet and calm as Leatherhead bitterly dropped Mepps on the ground and the anthro cat recovered with a glare. With Drake’s group, they are eating some fried pig)*

Drake: (Scoffs) Acting like immature children.

Fat Cat: In a stupid way.

Myotismon: You said it.

*(Hunter J bites a chunk of her pig slice and ate it)*

Hunter J: (Swallows her chewed chunk) And if we ever get our hands on those hostages, *(Darkly)* they are gonna wish they were never born.

Vanitas: Wow. Awesome dark tone you made.

Hunter J: Thank you.

Myotismon: More darker than me, but I’m impressed.

Scar: Even Vanitas could surpass that.

Ratigan: Same with Jenner here.

Jenner: Exactly.

*(Nuka cleared his throat in annoyance)*

Nuka: And me?

Scar: (Flatly) And Nuka.

Myotismon: Leave him be, Scar.

Hunter J: He may be the youngest, but we need someone besides Vanitas and Jenner to rule strong after me, Myotismon, and Drake's group.

Zira: That's right.

*(Vanitas, Jenner, and Nuka smirked evilly at their mothers in agreement)*

Nuka: Nice!

Jenner: Thank you.

Vanitas: Who could ask for better parents?

*(Suddenly, Megavolt exclaimed out loud)*

Megavolt: “Parents?!”

*(Hearing him, the villains got suspicious and looked around while Leatherhead's group just got confused. Then Bebop and Rocksteady pulled their laser gun out and looked around in suspicion towards where Megavolt's voice came from. They peeked at what was Team Excalibur’s hiding spot while sneaking by, they found….)*

Bebop: (Snorts) Nothin’.

*(They go back to the villains)*

Rocksteady: Must be a monster's snarl that sounded like a shout.

*(With Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups in another hidden spot near Drake’s group, they silently sighed in relief, having gotten lucky not to get caught. Then they glared at Megavolt briefly)*

Quackerjack: (Whispering) Good going almost getting us caught, Sparky!

Megavolt: (Whispering) Sorry, and don't call me "Sparky!"

*(Then they resumed sneaking by. As Gygas fiddled his finger on a black glowing reliquary, he spoke up)*

Gygas: My Shadow Reliquary. Your dark radiance ever so entrancing.

*(He chuckles evilly a bit)*

Gygas: (To Drake’s group) Don’t you agree?

Drake’s group: Indeed.

Myotismon: All of us got lucky we got eternal life because of that gem.

Vanitas: All except me, Negaduck, Fat Cat, and Nuka on having eternal life, of course.

Doom: We were lucky to have been saved with the reliquary’s power because of Gygas.

Gygas: Precisely.

Negaduck: Never doubt those powers.

*(Gygas smirked evilly in agreement and resumed looking at his reflection on the Shadow Reliquary, when he suddenly noticed something reflecting on it. He looked closely and realized who it was. He turned and saw Team Excalibur quietly sneaking by, appearing to have almost made it without “Getting caught,” and got Drake’s group’s attention. They noticed and smirked evilly as well. Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups almost made it when suddenly, Nuka grabbed Elise from behind while Drake’s group stood there, ready to grab Elise, getting Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups’ attention, much to their shock. Then Elise pulls a magic laser arrow out and jabs the laser stonehead into Nuka’s hand, making him release her, and even some lasers hit Drake’s group, stunning them. Angered at Elise’s actions, Drake, Doom, and Myotismon shouted out to their army)*

Drake: Men!

Myotismon: It seems we found the cats out of the bag!

Doom: That's right!

*(The henchmen got confused)*

Drake, Doom, and Myotismon: Get the hostages and their friends, idiots!

*(Realizing, the villains charge after Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups. Now caught, Team Excalibur make a run for it as Leatherhead's group and the villains give chase. Rocksteady picked up a large boulder and threw it at Team Excalibur, but Liquidator punched it, breaking it to pieces, much to Rocksteady’s anger. After sliding down a rocky slide, Team Excalibur make it to a rock pile hill and started climbing to the top quickly as Leatherhead's group and the villains charged after them. As they make it to the top, they suddenly hear Elise and the kids call out to them)*

Elise and kids: Guys!

*(Luna, Darkwing, Scrooge, and the others heard them and got concerned upon seeing the girl and kids starting to slide downwards, screaming, and Leatherhead's group and the villains climbing after them. But luckily for Elise and the kids, Darkwing, Scrooge, and even Christopher and Luna quickly grabbed Elise and the kids and pulled them up to safety. Then seeing Bebop and Rocksteady coming closer, Luna swiped her claws at them, knocking them back to the villains, knocking them back to the bottom while Leatherhead's group jumped back onto the bottom safely. And Bebop and Rocksteady’s arms are scratched from Luna’s claws, much to their anger. Then Wart and Leon noticed a shortcut to the top)*

Wart: A shortcut!

Leon: This way!

*(They go to the path. Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups were running until they stopped, panting in concern. They look back, and got calmly relieved, glad to have seemingly lost the villains. Just when they resume their trek, Leatherhead's group and the villains jump out in sneak-attack form and surrounded them. Just before Team Excalibur could make a move, Andrew throws a huge ball of laser ropes into the air at them. Then it exploded into laser ropes and they tied up and gagged Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups like they were mummies)*

Andrew: Got you!

*(Then they go to grab their captives as we pan up to the sky. Then later, as we pan down at the villains’ resting spot, the villains, with Bebop and Rocksteady scratches healed thanks to Vanitas' Keyblade magic, threw Leatherhead's group onto the ground savagely, much to their annoyance and anger)*

Vanitas: This is your last chance, wimps!

Myotismon: You stay here and watch the prisoners and hostages while we go hunting for food.

Doom: We deserve to get more food for us and not you!

Drake: Now stay!

Ratigan: Or we’re gonna cut your scalps off for good!

Pigma: Yeah!

Snout: Like they said!

*(The villains laugh evilly in agreement as Leatherhead's group got calmly concerned while still looking angry. Then they were kicked down by the villains)*

Gygas: We’ll be back soon.

Myotismon: Now, again, stay!

Wolf: And don’t help the prisoners and hostages!

Leon: And while you’re at it….

*(Pigma and Mole picked up a dirty bowl and a trash bag)*

Mole: Do the trash duty.

Pigma: And clean our dishes!

Negaduck: Now get to work!

*(After Mole and Pigma threw the dirty bowl and trash bag at Leatherhead's group, the villains leave to go hunting while laughing evilly a bit. As they recovered, Leatherhead's group got up in disgust and anger and threw the trash bag and dirty bowl aside to go to where the captives are. With Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups, they are untied and ungagged from the laser ropes, but now their hands are tied behind their backs, their arms tied down on their torsos, and ankles tied together, all by escape-proof ropes, and locked in a huge cage. They just sat there silently, wondering what fate will be in store for them in concern. Suddenly, they see Leatherhead's group walking up to them, angrily mocking the villains, but luckily, since half of Team Excalibur knew they didn’t help the villains much and half of Team Excalibur knew they are still the apartment resident servants they knew and are friends with, they didn’t hold bitter grudge against them, and neither did Leatherhead's group)*

Dedede: (Mockingly in anger) “Or we’re gonna cut your scalps off for good!”

Smart Guy: (Mockingly in anger) "We deserve to get more food for us and not you!"

Escargoon: (Scoffs angrily) Who do those punks think they are?!

Leatherhead: (Angrily) And that Mepps had the nerve to pick on me earlier!

*(Escargoon grabs a nearby stone)*

Escargoon: (Angrily) They make us so mad, that we’d, we’d…!

*(Then he crushes the rock to bits, much to Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups’ surprise, making Leatherhead's group flatly glare)*

Escargoon: (Flatly) Probably crush their heads like sparrow’s eggs between the thighs.

Wheezy: (Sighs) Who are we kidding, Escargoon?

*(They look up at the sky)*

Stupid: Herc, wherever you are, give us a sign to free us from the crooks pushing us around and beating us.

Psycho: And that we get even with them, hopefully.

*(Feeling sorry for them, Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups nods to each other and Elise calls out to them)*

Elise: That’s a good prayer.

*(Hearing her, Leatherhead's group got calmly surprised and turned to them, giving looks of defeat)*

Smart Guy: (Sarcastically) Yeah, and that a dime.

Webby: No, really.

Ness: That *is* a good prayer.

Tiff: And if you need a sign, you could just….

*(Leatherhead gives a fake haughty chuckle, then spoke up seriously)*

Leatherhead: No. All we need is courage to stand up.

Christopher: And we commend you for it.

Leatherhead's group: (Hopefully) Really?

*(Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups nod)*

Liquidator: The rest of us may not know you guys more, but we commend you as well.

Stupid: Define "Commend."

Bushroot: It means support.

Liquidator: (Sarcastically) Thank you, Bushroot.

*(Impressed, Leatherhead's group were interested)*

Leatherhead's group: (Impressed) Huh.

*(Then Leatherhead's group thought over something, but they shook it off)*

Smart Guy: No, get real!

Greasy: They’ll cut our scalps off!

Tuff: They really threatened you that bad, huh?

Smart Guy: Ya think?

Greasy: And I almost lost my scalp because of that threat!

*(Leatherhead crossed his arms)*

Leatherhead: And what makes you think we’ll be safe from their threats if we help you, you betcha?

*(Glad to hear him ask that, Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups knew what to do in situations like this)*

Hawkmon: If you help us instead of those creeps, we’ll make sure nothing bad happens to you.

Leatherhead's group: (Hopefully) Really?

Team Excalibur and Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: Yeah.

*(Impressed by their honesty, Leatherhead's group then looked at their regular and monstrous hands respectively, and getting determined, Leatherhead, Dedede, and Escargoon then proceeded to break the cage apart, growling in the process as Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups watched in amazement silently. As soon as the cage is completely broken, Greasy then proceeded to cut the ropes with his knife throwing techniques from his hands, untying Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups, freeing them for good and the weapon wielders of Team Excalibur re-equipping their weapons)*

Team Excalibur and Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: Thank you.

Leatherhead's group: You’re welcome.

*(Luna then growled softly at Leatherhead's group in happiness)*

Kayla: She says “I will reward you dearly when we get back home after this adventure.”

*(Leatherhead's group got flattered)*

Leatherhead's group: Well….

Dedede: (To the Fearsome Four) But you four had powers when you tried to escape us earlier.

Escargoon: (Agreeing) Why did you try to free yourselves like that, despite the ropes being escape and magic-proof?

Quackerjack: Let's just say our powers ain't working right.

*(Megavolt zaps a little bolt at a nearby rock, charbroiling it instead)*

Megavolt: See? My zap can't break a rock.

Liquidator: My punch can, but even my water powers are lacking power.

Bushroot: Same with me and my plant powers.

*(Bushroot and Liquidator tried to lift a nearby rock with their powers, but nothing. They look at Quackerjack)*

Gene: What about you?

Quackerjack: My powers are wackiness and toy making skills.

Scrooge: Really?

Quackerjack: Yeah, but my toys pack a powerful punch!

Megavolt: (Sarcastically) Sure they do, Quackie.

Quackerjack: Says you!

Leatherhead: (Changing the subject, to Luna) Anywho, we can tell that you, Luna, have been turned into a bear accidentally by Elise?

*(Luna nods)*

Elise: (Feeling guilty) Yeah.

*(Then Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups got confused)*

Batty: What’re you talking about? *(Imitating Dick Tracy)* I deserve a good confession!

*(Later, all was explained)*

Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: I see.

Figment: And you guys are their servants?

Leatherhead: Yep.

Toon Patrol: Work 24 hours a day with a smile.

Big: I know this may sound awkward, but…. What insects do you like?

Cosmo: Big, that’s not approp….

*(Leatherhead's group interjected)*

Stupid: No, no, it’s okay.

Smart Guy: It’s okay with that question.

Leatherhead: (To Big) We have so many insect favorites, but Escargoon has a favorite.

*(Big turned to Escargoon)*

Big: Then, Escargoon, what is your favorite insect?

*(Froggy croaked in question. Escargoon then thought over through his memory and remembered)*

Escargoon: I like butterflies with big golden wings and blue and green tips.

*(Big and Froggy smiled softly at that. Then Webby and Tiff clamored happily)*

Webby and Tiff: Me too, Escargoon!

Kirby: (Happily) Poyo!

*(Psycho butted in)*

Psycho: I like Swiss cheese ice cream.

*(Ness brightened up)*

Ness: Me too, Psy!

Psycho: Wow, really?

*(Ness nods. Then Leatherhead realized something and exclaimed to Jeff)*

Leatherhead: Wait, wait, wait! What be your favorite book?

Jeff: (Proudly) Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”

Leatherhead: (Impressed) Wow, me too!

*(Team Excalibur and Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups chuckled a bit along with Leatherhead's group. Then they started singing)*

Leatherhead: **I can tell**

**We’ve got an awful lot**

**In common**

Dedede: **Even though**

**We look as different as can be**

Sonic: **We don’t even have to try**

Knuckles: **To see things eye to eye**

Tails: **It just comes to us, naturally**

Ness' group: **Come to think of it**

**I think we fit together**

Link's group: **Playing enemies**

**Won’t get us very far**

Kids: **There’s no need to feud and fuss**

Figment: **When it isn’t really us**

Batty: **Let’s you and us**

**Be who we are**

*(Then they started dancing around a bit)*

Team Excalibur and Sonic and Fearsome Four’s groups: **We’re a team-o**

**A team-o**

**A group of dreamers**

**Who were meant to be a team**

**Oh, a team-o**

**It’s true-o**

Leatherhead: **Wherever we go**

**We’re going us and you**

*(They then just sang again)*

Escargoon: **No matter what now**

**We’ve got one another**

Silver **We’ll be there to pick each other**

**Off the floor**

Shadow: **Anytime you’re feeling glum**

Elise and Gizmoduck: **I’ll count on you**

**To be a chum**

Morgana: **If you get an itch attack**

Gene: **We’ll be there to scratch your back**

*(Then Chip landed on Leatherhead’s back, which he lets him)*

Smart Guy: **Now, who could ever**

**Ask for mooooooore**

*(Then Chip playfully tickled Leatherhead’s back, making him laugh)*

Leatherhead: (Laughing) Oh, stop! Oh, stop!

*(Then the tickle ended happily)*

Leatherhead: (Playfully) No, don’t stop! More, more!

*(Then they resumed singing)*

Toon Patrol: **We’re friends**

Magic assistants: **And that’s what friends**

**Are for**

*(Then they danced around some more)*

Team Excalibur, Sonic, Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups: **We’re a team-o**

**A team-o**

**A group of dreamers**

**Who were meant to be a team**

**Oh, a team-o**

**It’s true-o**

**If we’re ever in a stew**

**We know we can**

**Make it through**

**‘Cuz you’ve got me**

**And I’ve got you**

*(Then they high-fived)*

Team Excalibur, Sonic, Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups: Yes, sir!

*(Then as soon as the song ended, Luna stepped on a string nearby, accidentally triggering the alarm, much to Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead’s group's concern. Then, as if on cue, Drake’s group and their army returned with some hunted deer and got calmly shocked. Noticing them, Team Excalibur, along with Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups, knew what they must do now)*

Team Excalibur, Sonic, Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups: Bye!

*(Then they run towards another part of the valley. Drake’s group and their army snapped out of their calm shocked looks and got angry)*

Drake: Those traitors!

*(They chase after them. As the villains chased after Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups, Bebop and Rocksteady pulled their laser guns out and fired away at them. But luckily, the lasers missed and then nearly struck down Luna, but hit some rocks, much to Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's group’s concern)*

Elise: Mom!

*(Bebop and Rocksteady smirked evilly in victory along with the villains as they finished shooting)*

Bebop and Rocksteady: (Smirking evilly in victory) Gotcha!

*(Luna recovered, unharmed and panting as Elise and the others checked on her)*

Elise: Mom, you okay?

*(Luna felt herself and sighed in relief. Glad to see she’s fine, Elise climbed on Khan’s back with Luna’s help and while some Team Excalibur members climbed on Luna’s back, the rest ran while those who could fly just flew as they ran away again. Realizing this “Bear” is unharmed, Bebop and Rocksteady got shocked along with the villains)*

Rocksteady: What the…?!

Bebop: How...?!

Myotismon: Don’t just stand there!

Gygas: Fire!

*(Bebop and Rocksteady resumed shooting at Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups again, but missed still as they dodged the lasers and continued running or flying away. Grabbing a medium-sized stone while running by, Leatherhead, Dedede, and Escargoon threw it at Bebop and Rocksteady’s laser guns while Megavolt blasted an electricball at them, jamming it. The villains stopped and noticed it jammed. Bebop and Rocksteady tried punching them to unjam them, but to no luck, and in case they started firing again, the villains casted a barrier on themselves to protect them from the lasers. Even Team Excalibur and Leatherhead's group, thanks to Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups, found a chute on the side of the canyon wall and ran to it to dive in)*

Bebop: (Punching his laser gun angrily) Come on!

Rocksteady: (Punching his laser gun angrily) Work, you stupid...!

*(Then with another punch from each of them, the laser guns suddenly fired out of control, and it wouldn’t stop. The villains even tried to stop it, thanks to their barriers, but the laser guns continued firing out of control)*

Gygas: (While trying to stop the laser gun) No, no, no! You’re doing it wrong! Stop!

*(Then as the laser guns kept firing, Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups dove into the chute, disappearing below. Seeing this, Drake’s group got angry that they got away and Negaduck finally shouted out loud, all because Leatherhead's group had to go rogue on them)*

Negaduck: MORONS!! I’M SURROUNDED BY MORONS!!

*(Then the villains continued trying to stop the laser guns as they retreated somewhere else)*

Wart: (Shaking from the laser guns’ vibration) H-H-How do you s-s-s-s-stop this thing, Bebop and Rocksteady?!

*(Down in a cavern after sliding down the chute, Team Excalibur, Sonic, the Fearsome Four, and Leatherhead's groups recovered and then got happy and relieved)*

Meta Knight: (To Leatherhead's group) See?

Tuff: Told ya we wouldn’t let them hurt you.

Leatherhead's group: (Grinning) Never doubted you.

*(Elise then went up to Luna gladly)*

Elise: Thank goodness, Mom. My friends and I got scared you were shot back there.

*(Luna groans gladly in agreement)*

Christopher: And we’re especially thankful that none of us got shot either.

*(Khan neighs in exhaustion and they knew they must rest for a while. Later, after they sat down and Leatherhead's group introduced their names to Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups and half of Team Excalibur, Team Excalibur turned to Sonic and the Fearsome Four’s groups)*

Christopher: I guess I gotta admit you were the best escorts we ever had.

Cream: Yeah.

Cheese: (Happily) Chao, chao.

Rouge: I’ll admit it as well.

Kayla: Yeah.

Tails: Well, look on the bright side, we worked together to get this far.

Megavolt: (Sarcastically) Yeah, considering the fact that we got captured at first.

Bushroot: Excuse us, Megavolt?

Quackerjack: Be thankful that Leatherhead's group got us out of that.

Shadow: Quackerjack’s right.

Tails: Be especially thankful that you have each other.

Omega: I mean, what would you do if you hadn’t had each other?

Megavolt: (Glaring at Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator) Gee, good question.

Quackerjack: Well, excuse me for being a dork!

*(During the argument, Elise and the kids giggled a bit while Darkwing got calmly annoyed)*

Bushroot: And you, Liquidator, have no advertising experience!

Liquidator: Only because you’re holding me back! If I didn’t have you, I could do a lot of things!

*(Then they started singing as a bubble appeared and splits into four contain the Fearsome Four members separately in each bubble as the camera pans up to a dinosaur skeleton. Liquidator uses its ribcage as a xylophone)*

Liquidator: **I’d be rocking with the dinos**

*(He grabs the skeleton, which becomes a rhino)*

Liquidator: **Swinging with the rhinos**

Megavolt: **I’d redecorate this cave in a minute**

*(It then transforms into a pop culture-themed living room fit for Megavolt with a lava lamp, a chair, and a television with Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator’s heads inside. Megavolt turns off the TV)*

Megavolt: **Megavolt**

**They would say**

**That *I* would be the Electric King**

*(Megavolt imagines himself as a king, then, back in his main attire, drops back to his chair where a dartboard with Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator’s heads are seen in front of it)*

Megavolt and Liquidator: **I would love this world**

**Without you in it**

*(He throws the dart at Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator’s heads, transitioning the scene to a Lava Lamp)*

Megavolt and Liquidator: **If I didn’t have you**

Quackerjack and Bushroot: (Appearing in the lava lamp, aghast) **If *you* didn’t have me?**

*(Liquidator turns to the volcano pit that erupts a dish)*

Liquidator: **If I didn’t have you**

Quackerjack: **Well, how about if *I* didn’t have *you*, huh?**

*(Bushroot shoves an orange into Quackerjack’s mouth, the camera zooms into the orange, transitioning it to another scene where it shows the Fearsome Four)*

Fearsome Four: **Oh, what I could be**

**If there was only me**

**Oh, what I’d do**

**If I didn’t have you**

*(Elise’s silhouette appears and interrupts the song briefly)*

Elise: Stop bickering and get your act together!

Quackerjack: Act?

*(They collide together, transitioning to a spotlight scene where the Fearsome Four are acting with Quackerjack dressed in a kimono from "The Mikado," Megavolt dressed as Doc Brown from "Back to the Future," Liquidator dressed as Superman, and Bushroot as "The Phantom of the Opera")*

Quackerjack: Did someone say “Act?” *I* can act!

*(Then he started singing)*

Quackerjack: **If only *I* had separate parts**

*(He bonks Megavolt on the head with his fan, and the scene blows up, transitioning to Quackerjack with a sculpture of Bushroot in a Venus de Milo style. Quackerjack cracks the sculpture into bits with Bushroot’s eyes popping out and blinking)*

Quackerjack: **My career would be the arts**

Bushroot: **I’d be the star of Camelot**

*(He turns into a silhouette with a model of Camelot itself, then it turns into a ball)*

Bushroot: **You’d be the half of the whole world forgot**

*(It then shows Bushroot holding Liquidator’s head)*

Bushroot: **If I didn’t have you**

*(He hurls Liquidator's head in the air)*

Liquidator: **I should be so lucky**

*(Liquidator's head lands on his body)*

Megavolt: **If I didn’t have you**

Quackerjack: Oh wait! You’d be dead!

*(He grins briefly, then frowns)*

Fearsome Four: **Oh, what I could be**

**If there was only me**

**Oh, what I’d do**

**If I didn’t have you**

*(Quackerjack pulls the projector screen down to reveal Megavolt, wearing a hockey mask a la Jason Voorhees and wielding a chainsaw at Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator, who avoided it. The chainsaw slices the screen, transitioning to a log scene with Megavolt reading his book with a lamp at the side and Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator tied down about to be sliced in half by a wood cutting blade)*

Fearsome Four: **Oh, what I’d do**

**If I didn’t have you**

*(It fades to a shot of a boulder rolling down on a curved slope with Bushroot's head laid down on it, about to be flattened)*

Bushroot: Trapped! Ah! Trapped!

*(The camera zooms into the boulder, as the Fearsome Four appear in view, in the same color as the boulder)*

Liquidator: Stuck here with you since our births!

*(Megavolt face-palms himself in the face)*

Megavolt: Oh dear, it’s learned to count.

*(He pokes Liquidator in the eyes, and it all goes black. It transitions to a scene where Quackerjack is on trial)*

Quackerjack: If you have gotten me a good lawyer, I would’ve moved years ago!

Megavolt: (As the judge) Now listen here pal! I didn’t come here to be insulted!

Bushroot: Oh. Where do you usually go?

Megavolt: (Morphing into Godzilla and breathing fire at Quackerjack, Bushroot, and Liquidator) **I’d be a fire-breathing lizard**

Quackerjack: (The flame transitions to the Fearsome Four as inflatables) **I’d be one high flying wizard**

Liquidator: **You'd be nothing without me**

**You’d be extinct**

**You’d cease to be**

*(He drills on the cliff where Megavolt and Bushroot are standing on, making him fall into the canyon in style of the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon)*

Megavolt and Bushroot: **I’m so tired of your nagging**

Quackerjack and Liquidator: **And I’m so tired of your bragging**

Quackerjack: (Chuckles a bit) **Without me, you’ll have no brains**

Fearsome Four: **With which to think**

*(Quackerjack sticks his glove-covered hand into Liquidator's ear, and then back out, leaving Liquidator stunned. The camera zooms into his other ear. As they overlap sing, inside, Bushroot runs up and flirts with Red Hot Riding Hood until she morphs into Megavolt. Then he runs into the camera, transitioning to Quackerjack looking at the mirror, until the mirror image morphs into Megavolt, Bushroot, and Liquidator. Quackerjack grabs hold of them and makes them into a bouncy ball and bounces them off-screen)*

Liquidator: **I’d be rocking with the dinos**

**Swinging with the rhinos**

Megavolt: **I’d redecorate this cave in a minute**

**Megavolt**

**They would say**

**That *I* would be the Electric King**

Quackerjack: (Overlapping with Megavolt and Liquidator’s verse) **If only had separate parts**

**My career would be the arts**

Bushroot: (Overlapping with Megavolt and Liquidator's verse) **I’d be the star of Camelot**

Fearsome Four: **I would love this world without you in it**

*(The ball bounces into a cave scenery, where it pops into four objects representing the Fearsome Four's powers; A lightbulb, a toy soldier, a flower, and a water-made fish figure)*

Fearsome Four: **If I didn’t have you**

Chorus: (Voice-over) **If I didn’t have you**

*(The objects then scuffled a bit)*

Fearsome Four: **If I didn’t have you**

Chorus: (Voice-over) **If I didn’t have you**

*(Then the objects danced away, until a cane hooks them away)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) **Yeah, yeah, yeah**

*(The Fearsome Four walk in from the side)*

Megavolt: This way, let *me* lead.

*(He tries to dance until Quackerjack lifts him up)*

Chorus: (Voice-over) **Yeah, yeah, yeah**

Quackerjack: No, this way, twinkle toes!

*(They fall into the camera, transforming themselves into Picasso-stylized stained glass window figures)*

Fearsome Four: **Life would be so sweet**

**If these were both my feet**

**Oh, what I’d do**

**If I didn’t have you**

*(They pull back from the camera and they pop out, dressed like the Beatles)*

Quackerjack: (Imitating John Lennon) **Hey, Jude**

Fearsome Four: **Oh what I’d do**

**If I didn’t have yooouuuuu**

*(Steam comes up from the bottom of the screen, engulfing it and transitioning to an spotlight stage scenery with the Fearsome Four, all dressed like Elvis Presley, and with their backs turned)*

Fearsome Four: (Imitating Elvis) **Ohhhhhhhhh**

**Well, if I didn’t**

*(They turn around)*

Fearsome Four: (Imitating Elvis) **Oh If I didn’t….**

**Have yooouuuuu**

*(They jump up and land in a thank you pose and in the voice impression of Elvis)*

Quackerjack: (Imitating Elvis) Thank you.

Liquidator: (Imitating Elvis) Thank you, very much.

Bushroot: (Imitating Elvis) Bushroot’s left the building.

Megavolt: (Imitating Elvis) Hey, you’ve never sang this before, have ya?

*(Liquidator socks Megavolt in the face, ending the song and cueing the Fearsome Four back in reality, no longer dressed as Elvis. After the song ended, Elise and even the kids applauded. Then after that’s done, they got up as Darkwing spoke up flatly in an impatient way)*

Darkwing: (Flatly) Shall we resume our journey?

Team Excalibur: Yeah.

*(Then with that, they began their trek through the cavern)*

***Coming up: Team Excalibur get some encouragement from Elise to face fear with confidence by whistling a happy tune besides fighting for what’s right while trekking through the cavern full of cave monsters and even befriending a certain giant bird and her chick. Then once back in the Forbidden Forest, they accept Sonic's group and even Leatherhead's group into Team Excalibur. And while resting for the night, some members of Team Excalibur, mostly Christopher and even Shadow, reveal their origins to each other.***