Author's Note: This is the final chapter of One Choice Can Change Everything. I hope everyone enjoys the final installment of my little fic!

Chapter 16: A Revisited Character (And Other Things...)

Riku was pacing the floor. He needed to go after her. But how? Where could she have gone? There were endless possibilities.

"I have to go after her," he told Namine.

"Of course, honey. I understand."

God. This woman was amazing.

"Thank you so much. I owe you."

Riku was a little rusty with his Keyblade, but it wasn't something he couldn't handle. He made a Corridor of Darkness appear and went through.

I emerged in a very dark and gloomy place. The sky was pitch black save for a bright yellow moon. I appeared to be on a lamplit street. I looked around. The lamps were shaped like pumpkins and the streets had walls made of dark grey bricks. I got chills just from looking around the place.

With nowhere to go, I decided to go forward. After reaching the end of the street, it opened up into a town square. In the middle was a fountain spewing out green liquid. I couldn't shake that creepy feeling. I heard footsteps and hid behind a nearby statue.

I saw A girl who reminded me of a ragdoll walked out into the square. It looked as if she had been sewn together and she wore a dress of the same manner. She looked troubled.

"Oh Jack...If only you would see how much I cared," she said, talking to herself.

She stood there for another moment, then went on her way. Shortly after she left, a tall, skeletal man with a black and white pinstripe suit walked into the seemingly empty space. He stood in front of the fountain also, in the exact same spot she stood, only on the other side of the square. He appeared to have something on his mind as he was pacing back and forth. Then he left through an open gate. He left as well.

With nothing else to do, and not wanting to be caught alone here, I decided to follow him as best I could without him noticing. We eventually came to an oddly shaped hill with a curled tip. He then began to sing.

There are few who'd deny, at what I do I am the best

For my talents are renowned far and wide

When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night

I excel without ever even trying

With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms

I have seen grown men give out a shriek

With the wave of my hand, and a well-placed moan

I have swept the very bravest off their feet

Yet year after year, it's the same routine

And I grow so weary of the sound of screams

And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King

Have grown so tired of the same old thing

It was at this point that I noticed the ragdoll girl hiding behind a nearby tombstone.

Oh, somewhere deep inside of these bones

An emptiness began to grow

There's something out there, far from my home

A longing that I've never known

I'm a master of fright, and a demon of light

And I'll scare you right out of your pants

To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky

And I'm known throughout England and France

And since I am dead, I can take off my head

To recite Shakespearean quotations

No animal nor man can scream like I can

With the fury of my recitations

But who here would ever understand

That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin

Would tire of his crown, if they only understood

He'd give it all up if he only could

Oh, there's an empty place in my bones

That calls out for something unknown

The fame and praise come year after year

Does nothing for these empty tears

While he was singing, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the guy/man/skeleton-thing. Who knew that people like him could be unhappy with their lives. While comprehending everything I had just seen, I noticed something. Or someone, rather. It was the ragdoll girl again and she had the same look on her face. She left.

After wandering aimlessly, I suddenly fell down a hole and hit my head. Again. I got up and looked around. To say that my surroundings were weird was a HUGE understatement. There was a small table in the middle of the space that surrounded me. I didn't get a good enough look before I had to hide. I heard noises; someone was coming.

I took shelter in the darkness while a blob/sack-thing approached. He looked mad. He was about to speak when I mad a noise.

"Hm? All this noise and NOW I CAN'T THINK!" he shouted. I noted that people in this world seemed to like to talk to themselves a lot.

He was standing right in front of me. I didn't realize my foot was in the light.

"Well, well, well...What have we here?" He grabbed me by my foot and dragged me out. Then he lifted me up and plopped me on the table. That was followed by him tying me up. I growled at him and struggled to get away, but he was too strong.

"Now, let me see...What should I do with you? How to frighten you the most?" he thought aloud, again.

"You don't scare me at all," I told him. "A blob like you isn't very terrifying..."

"It's not? Well then...Maybe I ought to open up to you a little," he replied with a sly grin on his face.

He opened his mouth to reveal tiny bugs. Lots of them. All crawling on top of each other. Disgusting.

"Scared now?" he asked.

I didn't want to admit it, but I was a little scared. Ok. A LOT scared.

Then there was a soft wooshing noise behind us. I stretched my neck trying to see who it was, but the talking blob was in my way. The sack turned around.

"Come on. You people ruin all the fun."

"Save it, Oogie. I'm not here to gamble," Riku said.

"Then to what do I owe the pleasure?" Oogie asked with fake politeness.

"I'm here for my daughter."

I was silent. Was he really here to save me? And he still thought I was his daughter?

"I see... But the thing is, I'm not willing to let her go just yet. I'm having so much fun with her! Can I at least finish my game?" he asked.

"No."

Riku, (I forgot he was my dad for a second), summoned his Keyblade(?). But Oogie knew his tricks and was ready for him. But apparently the villain didn't know all of them because Riku came from behind and cut the ropes binding me.

"So that's how you wanna play? OK THEN! LET'S PLAY!" Oogie exclaimed.

We were transported outside to face a giant version of Oogie Boogie.

"Crystal," Riku said as he helped me to my feet.

"Yeah?"

"You wanna fight with me?" he asked.

"Sure. I mean I might as well do something other than stand around," I replied.

"That's the spirit!"

I summoned my Keyblade and both of us charged. We tried to rip him, but his size made that tactic useless.

"Wait. If he's a burlap sack, isn't he flammable?" I asked with determination.

"Yep," Riku agreed. "Let's see if we can light him up. On three."

"One," he said.

"Two," I said.

"THREE!" we said together.

We both put out massive fireballs from our Keyblades. Oogie started to burn. I noticed one more thing. There was a loose thread hanging from his body.

"Look, Riku! A loose thread!"

"You know Dad works just fine," he said.

I shrugged and decided to go along with it. "Ok. Dad, look there's a loose thread."

"I see," he responded.

He pulled the thread and Oogie's sack shell fell apart.

"NO!" Oogie shouted angrily. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? LOOK AT MY PRECIOUS BUGS! LOOK AT THEM!"

We started to smoosh them one by one until they were all gone.

"Now that's what I call bug squashing!" I said excitedly.

Just then, someone stumbled in front of me.

"Axel?" I inquired.

"Crystal!" he said. "I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"I haven't been looking for you."

My memories of his lies surfaced.

"Look," he said. "About last time. I was scared and I didn't know what to do. So I lied to you. And then you left and-"

"Look."

I repeated his phrase, cutting him off.

"That doesn't matter. What matters, is that you didn't get your butt kicked leaving Castle Oblivion."

"Yeah," he said.

He looked into my eyes and I met his gaze.

"Excuse me," Riku/Dad interrupted. "What exactly am I witnessing here?"

I sheepishly responded, "Dad, this is-"

Axel interrupted me.

"Hi. My name is Lea. My real name anyway. I met your daughter a few weeks ago. And I have to say, she is one tough girl."

"Thanks," I said.

"Well Lea," Dad said, "Any friend of my daughters is a friend of mine."

We started to stroll through the town when I blacked out.

I opened my eyes to my Tinker Bell Green bedroom. I got out of bed, put on my slippers, and went down to the kitchen. There was a plate of waffles cut up with butter. Just the way I like it.

"Hey Crys."

"Hi Dad," I responded.

"How'd you sleep last night?" he asked.

"Great. I had the craziest dream.

END

Author's Note: Well, that's the end! I hope all who made it to this point, enjoyed my story! There will be more KH fics coming. Hopefully soon...I'm just finishing up my school musical. Thanks to all who read. A very special thank you to Is Og Ild, moonyprongspadfoot, I Am Maleficent, S Danyal Allen, and PocketMage! They are all such great friends! Once again, I hope you all enjoyed, and please feel free to review/suggest/comment! Next time my dear readers!