Last time found our heroes trapped in separate deadly illusions, but thanks to some timely intervention from Leon and the others, they broke out of the living nightmares and continued on their way to the workshop of The Puppeteer. One thing lead to another, resulting in Tess, whose soul is still in Kairi, battling the vile sorcerer in her original body. But the fight was a trap that left our heroes and allies helpless. But then Alegra Wells jumped in and intercepted a deadly blow meant for Kairi, sealing away the dark Keyblade of The Puppeteer, but at the cost of her own life. This act of self sacrifice lead to Tess's soul to be restored, balanced out by the love of her friends and the unadulterated hate of The Puppeteer. Tess's soul forced its way back into her body and kicked out the twisted, black soul of the sorcerer, whom then summoned a giant monster to crush our heroes and allies. Having all three Sentai groups transformed, as well as the timely arrival of their giant machines, the enemy monster was defeated in a cataclysmic battle. Sora and the others chased The Puppeteer to his workshop where he bargained for his existence, in exchange for helping everyone against an even greater, darker foe. Our heroes and allies would have none of that and they destroyed The Puppeteer once and for all, then escaped The Möbius Continuum, leaving The Lord of Illusions to fall forever through the primal darkness. 'Nuff said, on with the show!

Epilog: One Last Surprise

…Radiant Garden…

Everyone had just exited the portal, powered down to their normal attire and was catching their breath in the street outside of Merlin's house. At the same time, the Power Animals, Shinobi Machines and Bakuryu were in a large, adjacent empty lot, where the vehicles of the ninjas were parked, while the Power Animals were 'talking' with the Bakuryu, with Tyranno and Gao Lion having a rather complicated discussion about the nature of the universe.

As for our heroes, the Keyblade Wielders, the Super Sentai and the rest of our heroes were being questioned on what happened in The Mobiüs Continuum by Ansem, Merlin and Sylvia, yet none of our heroes and allies were in any mood to talk.

One of their own had sacrificed herself to help defeat a great and terrible evil and it was only now that they had the chance to mourn the loss. Eventually the tale of what happened in the primal darkness was told to Ansem, Slylvia and Merlin.

"I still can't believe it," said Tess in a numb tone, "Alegra, she…she saved me."

"She saved us both," said Kairi.

"Why did she do that?" Aiden asked, "I could have gotten in front of Tess and blocked The Puppeteer. Any of us could have done it, so why did she have to let herself die like that?"

"You heard what she said," remarked Riku, "she was tired of immortality, tired of constantly fighting evil, just plain tired."

"So it was suicide," said Leon.

"No, it was more than that," said Sylvia. She was now kneeling beside Alegra's body, tears flowing from her eyes yet she was still able to talk coherently, "she…Alegra knew that her powers could seal away that dark Keyblade. And she also knew that Tess needed to be motivated in order for her soul to heal itself. She needed a reason to hate, truly hate, The Puppeteer," she looked at Sora and the others, "you all provided the love, while Alegra's death triggered the hate."

"A balanced soul," said Malcolm.

"But she didn't need to do that!" exclaimed Tess, whom was now on the verge of crying, "I had all the hate I needed already. Yeah, I know you could say that Alegra gave me the extra push I needed, the righteous fury to defeat The Puppeteer, but I really didn't!" she then glared down at Alegra, "you stupid bitch! You just had to be in control of everything, didn't you!" a single teardrop then fell down from her eyes onto Alegra's face.

As if the teardrop was a magical trigger, Alegra's eyes snapped open as she sharply sat up, gasping for air. Everyone except for Sylvia backed away in horror at the sudden resurrection, even Sylvia was startled by this.

"You…you're alive!" exclaimed Sylvia.

"Well of course I'm alive," said Alegra in a matter of fact tone, "what, you'd think I'd just give up the ghost like that, when I was so close to seeing my greatest enemy finished for good?"

"But, you used your heart to seal away the dark Keyblade," said Sora, "we saw it!"

"I know," said Alegra as she stood up, "my heart was used up in that act, and I did die. But I already told you that I can't die, or rather, I just can't stay dead. It took a while, but my body regrew my heart and here I am, alive and kicking!"

"Then it really was all an act," said Tess as she glared irately at Alegra, "you being tired and wanted to die in peace! You knew you'd come back!"

"Yeah, sorry about that," said Alegra.

"You're sorry?!" exclaimed Tess, "you manipulated me even at the cost of your own life and you're sorry?!" with that she punched Alegra in the face, knocking her to the ground.

"Tess!" exclaimed Riku.

"Stop doing that!" snapped Sylvia.

"No, it's alright," said Alegra as Sylvia helped her back up. Alegra was now sporting a handsome black eye, yet she seemed perfectly happy, "I deserved it, yes, I admit that I shouldn't have been so reckless, but it got the job done. The Puppeteer is gone and Tess is back in her body."

"Well, yeah, the ends do justify the means, this time," said Aiden.

"What?!" snapped Tess as she glared at Aiden, her fist raised to give him a black eye.

"Well, it does," said Aiden as he held up his hands in a placating manner, "this time."

"He's right, Tess," said Riku as he walked over and placed a calming hand on her shoulder, "you're fine and the enemy is gone."

"Would you rather you were still stuck inside of me?" Kairi asked, "and that The Puppeteer was still in your body?"

At that Tess began to calm down, "no, I wouldn't." she then looked at Alegra, "I'm sorry I hit you, again, but you've got to stop using me, it's pissing me off something fierce."

"I can assure you, Tess," said Alegra, "you've finished your part in my plans, and you've done magnificently."

"Yeah, well, ask next time, will you?" Aiden asked, "I'm sure we wouldn't have made such a fuss if you had just asked for our help."

"I'll remember it the next if there's another problem I need help with," said Alegra.

"No, there won't be a next time," said Tess as she glared at Alegra again, "we're not helping you with anything anymore, we're done, finished. If you have a problem with something, if there's some serious doomsday situation going on, if you've got some kind of villain to defeat, ask someone else.

"If I even get a hint that you're coming back, that you even want to say hello, go somewhere else. The next time I ever see you, you won't be walking away with a black eye," she then pulled out her razor, "you won't be walking at all, because I'll kill you myself. And when you come gasping back to life, I'll just kill you again, and again and again, for as long as it takes to finish you off for good."

"You'll be standing over me for a long time then," said Alegra, "but I get the gist of it. You won't be seeing me again, ever." She then smiled mischievously, "on the other hand, reality is a big, big place, and I've got all the time in the world. We may just run into each other, and by then you may have a bit more of a cool, mature head and heart."

"Keep pushing my buttons," said Tess, "just keep grinding my gears, you'll see what you get."

"I hear you," said Alegra, "I'll go, but I've a few strings to tie up first," she then looked at Sylvia, "my friend, we've had quite a few adventures together."

"None of them I'll ever forget," said Sylvia, "and some of which I wish I could."

"Really? Which ones?" Alegra asked.

"That time we were banished from Raxacoricofallapatorius," said Sylvia as she started counting on her fingers, "and that time on Apalapucia, that wasn't pretty. Then there was the time when we nearly killed by The Autons, The Great Intelligence, and don't get me started on when you pissed off The Judoon."

"Okay, I get it," said Alegra, "we had some rough times. But now it's over, you're free to go."

"You're sacking me?" Sylvia asked.

"More like an indefinitely extended vacation," said Alegra, "you're home, your son is alive and you've even met your granddaughter. I took you away from your life once, I'm not that much of a manipulative bitch as to take you away from it again, so consider yourself on holiday for the foreseeable future."

"You hear that, grandma?" Tess asked as she lovingly held onto Sylvia's arm, "you're here to stay!"

"I guess I am," said a smiling Sylvia.

Alegra then addressed the Gaorangers, Abarangers, Huricangers, Goraigers and Shurikenger, whom was still wearing his green outfit and helmet.

"I'm sorry I dragged you all into a conflict that none of you had anything to do with," said Alegra, "but victory wouldn't have been achieved without your help."

"Of course it was our business," said Yousuke, "the universe was threatened by The Puppeteer, so we had to help."

"We would have come anyway," said Ranru, "no one messes with innocent lives if we can help it."

"He would have one day come to our world," said Blue, "it was better that we finished him here and now."

"But one thing's bothering me," said Yukito, "well…two things," he then looked at Mikoto, "why are you still here? Now that the crisis is over, shouldn't you be going back to the other side?"

"Yeah, that's what happened after we teamed up with the Dekarangers," said Ryoga.

"That's what's been bothering me as well," said Mikoto. He then looked at Alegra, "why am I still in the land of the living?"

"Because you are still needed," said Alegra, "as well as a few other warriors whom passed on in the past; Black Condor, Dragon Ranger, Time Fire, you're all needed. The Puppeteer was telling the truth about Zangyack, as well as the time difference between your world and the realms of light. By now Zangyack has sent its advanced forces and are clashing with the Goseigers. They'll hold their own for a while, but it's only a matter of time before the main invasion force arrive and overwhelm them."

"That answers my other question," said Yukito.

"Who are the Goseigers?" Sora asked.

"Another Super Sentai," said Alegra, "rather like guardian angels with super powers."

"Then we've got to go back," said White, "now, and help the Goseigers before Zangyack really gets serious."

"Oh, they already have help coming," said Alegra, "as we speak, all the Super Sentai groups, from the Gorangers to Shinkengers, they're all getting ready to help the Goseigers, but yes, you three groups would definitely be a great help." She then looked at Ansem, "I assume the portal projector still works?"

"It just needs a minute or so to recharge," said Ansem, "then I'll open one big enough for all of them, including their large friends."

"Do we have to go already, pura?" Ptera asked.

"But we just got here, kero!" said Tricera.

"And I'm in the middle of something, tera!" said Tyranno. He then nodded at Gao Lion, "sorry, but we'll have to finish our talk later." Gao Lion then growled something.

"Yes, I know, but it'll have to wait, tera!" said Tyranno, "I'm not happy about this either, you know."

"Patience is a virtue, no matter what shape you take, bura!" said Brachio. At that Gao Bison snorted something, which Gao Tiger agreed with a soft growl of her own.

"I guess this is goodbye," said Sora to the Gaorangers, Hurricangers, Goraigers, Shurikenger and Abarangers, "thanks, all of you."

"And if you need help with Zangyack," said Kairi, "just let us know."

"Will do," said Yousuke. Everyone then said some hasty goodbyes.

Ansem then powered up the portal projector, creating a portal big enough for all the various giant creatures to walk through, while on the other world, Oboro had recalled the Shinobi machines through smaller portals.

One by one the warriors walked into the portal alongside the Power Animals and Bakuryu. Ryoga, Yousuke and Red were the last to go through.

Yousuke merely waved back to Sora and the others before stepping through the portal. Ryoga and Red had a few words to say first.

"Remember, Sora!" Ryoga shouted as he tapped heart, "Dino Guts!"

"And Neba Giba!" shouted Red.

"We won't forget!" Sora shouted to them.

Ryoga walked through the portal, but before Red could follow him, White stuck her head back through, "oh, I nearly forgot. Malcolm?" she asked, "good luck with Merida. She's a nice girl, I hope you two are happy together." With that she pulled her head back in, then Red walked into the portal and it closed up after him.

"What was that now?" Aiden asked Malcolm, whom was blushing heavily in embarrassment.

"Malcolm's got a girlfriend on another world," said Kairi.

"I…I don't know if we're a couple yet," said Malcolm, "we just met. Which reminds me," he then summoned his enchanted writing desk, "I really ought to send her a letter, she'd want to know what happened."

"So you do have a girlfriend on another world," said Aiden, "so do I."

"Really?" Malcolm asked.

"Two actually," said Aiden, "twins, and super-hot twins to boot."

"Well, my girlfriend is the best archer in her kingdom," said Malcolm.

"My girlfriends know magic and martial arts," said Aiden.

"Mine accidentally turned her mother into a bear," said Malcolm.

"Mine can turn into dragons," said Aiden.

"They'll be at this for a while," said Alegra as she spoke to Sora, Riku, Kairi, Tess and the others, "now, all I can say to you Keyblade Wielders is that you've got a lot of work ahead of you."

"I know, we've got The Mark of Mastery coming up," said Sora, "and speaking of which…"

"I think we've had enough vacation time," said Kairi, "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready to go to Hogwarts."

"Me too," said Tess, "and don't any of you start on how I just got my body back and need time to rest, I've done plenty of that already."

"You sure you're alright?" Riku asked.

"Never better," Tess insisted.

"Okay," said Sora, "I'll let The King know that we're ready to go."

"I'm sure you'll enjoy Hogwarts and all it has to offer," said Alegra, "but there's more."

"We know," said Tess irately, "Maleficent's back in action."

"And Xehanort is still out there," said Riku, "and now they're working together."

"They're alliance is more fragile than even they think," said Alegra, "just give it time and they'll tear each other to pieces, not enough to destroy themselves, but enough to weaken themselves so that you'll have the advantage. But I'm talking about something else.

"The Puppeteer was just one of many villains out there that you'll eventually run into; some weaker, some much stronger. I'm not trying to undermine your own confidence in your abilities and in each other, just be on your guard. Evil is never truly defeated, it just comes back in another form."

"We'll be ready," said Kairi, "no matter what evil throws at us, we'll be ready for it."

"You better believe it!" said Sora, while Riku nodded in agreement.

"That's all I can ask," said Alegra.

"Are you finished?" Tess asked irately, "because I'm running out of patience with you."

"I'm going," said Alegra. With that she summoned a portal of her own and was about to step through, but then looked back, "oh, I assume you don't want me to keep my earlier promise, right?"

"What earlier promise?" Tess asked suspiciously.

"The one where I introduce you to your real family after The Puppeteer is destroyed," said Alegra. She then pulled out her PDA, "it's all arranged. I just need to send them a text and they are just a portal jump away. But," she then set her PDA to delete the contact, "since you're so set on having nothing more to do with me, I'll just…"

"NO!" Tess shouted, "I never said anything about that!"

"Oh, alright then," said Alegra as she stepped away from the portal, which closed up. She then sent the text, "they'll be here momentarily."

"What?" Tess asked in a worried tone, "I…I can't meet my parents now…I…I'm not ready."

"if you're not ready now," said Alegra, "then you never will be."

"I…I guess so," said Tess.

Just then a portal opened up and from emerged a man and a woman in their early 40's, he with dark brown hair that was slightly graying, with green eyes behind glasses and wearing a blue and gray business suit, and she with long black hair and blue eyes behind glasses, wearing a red and orange business suit, both of them smiling expectantly

"Tess," said Alegra, "meet your real family, Joshua and Janice Baker."

"Tess?" the woman, Janice Baker, asked, "little Tessa? Is it really you?"

"She has both our eyes," Joshua Baker, "they're the same as the were when she was born."

"Mom? Dad?" Tess asked. Without any further words, with tears of joy streaming from her eyes, Tess ran up to and embraced her parents.

"So her real mother and father really are alive," said Aiden as he and the others watched the happy reunion, "but what happened to them?"

"Nothing," said Sylvia, "after Alegra found out that Tess was marked as the next host for The Puppeteer, we went to Mr. and Ms. Baker and told them the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It took a while to convince them that their daughter was in mortal danger, but eventually we convinced them to give Tess up, at least until The Puppeteer was defeated.

"Naturally we couldn't tell them where we Tess would be going. Not even I knew for sure. If I had known that Alegra was going to send her to that hellhole Metamore and have her grow up during the tyranny of Phobos, I would have kept her myself. But she turned out alright in the end."

Tess then ran over, looking happier than she had been in a long time, "guys! My parents, they're accountants!"

"Accountants?" Kairi asked.

"Both of them," said Tess, "and very successful ones. I've also got an older brother, and two younger sisters."

"Hmmm," said Malcolm, "your real family name is Baker, yet your parents are accountants. On the other hand, your adopted name is Thatcher, yet your adopted father was a barber."

"What are you getting at?" Roxas asked.

"Just an observation," said Malcolm as he began writing a letter on the enchanted writing desk, "a little something I'm going to tell Merida."

Just then Cid and Aerith, whom had been watching the whole time and just had a word with Mr. and Mrs. Baker, walked over to Sora and the others, "we just talked with Tess's parents," said Aerith, "and they want to know if they can move here."

"They want to move to Radiant Garden?" Kairi asked.

"They said that they can move the whole family over from Azati VII so they can be closer to me," said Tess, "Sylvia kept them in the loop of what I've been doing since becoming a Keyblade Wielder and they're all for it, so now they want to move to Radiant Garden.'

"And balance the town budget," said Cid, "after that Chet Smith turned out to be responsible for the Kovorsin attack, we're in need of a new accountant."

"And now we've got two," said Aerith.

"Well, I can say that this has been a very happy ending," said Sora.

"And how," said Riku. But then Tess grabbed his hand and pulled him over to meet her parents.

…Maleficent's Cavern and Castle Oblivion…

"Oh yes, enjoy the happy ending," said Dio Brando as he and the other villains watched Tess introduce Riku to her parents, "enjoy it while you can."

"We should destroy them now!" said Regina, "now while they're weak!"

"Especially now that those wretched Super Sentai are gone," said Lady Tremaine.

"They're far more dangerous than you think," said Sephiroth, "I've heard many tales of the various Super Sentai groups, and of the many villains whom tried to defeat them. Everyone who tried to either conquer or destroy that particular Earth has met an explosive death."

"Then we should stay away from that Earth," said Maleficent, "at least for now."

"In the meantime," said Xehanort, "Our other plans should move forward, starting with the project our resident mad scientist, assuming he is ready."

"Almost ready," said Insano, "I just need to finish a few calculations, calibrate some machines and run a final physical check on my test subject, and then the experiment can begin!" he then giggled madly.

"My project is almost ready as well," said Maleficent, "very soon, I shall be ready to transform Lady Tremaine, she will soon have dark powers beyond her wildest dreams!"

"I can hardly wait," said Lady Tremaine.

"Since we are both nearing completion of our projects," said Xehanort, "perhaps we can share the final phases, an event of completion."

"Yes, yes that would be quite an event," said Maleficent, "so be it, we shall have a grand celebration of the projects, together."

"But where?" Regina asked.

"At Castle Oblivion, of course," said Xehanort, "I shall prepare a special reception for you lovely ladies."

"We shall be waiting the formal invitation," said Maleficent.

…Radiant Garden…

"We never really had a choice in any of it, right?" Kairi asked Alegra as they stepped away from the others for a private talk, "all of it was your design and we were just pawns, right?"

"Of course you had a choice in the matter," said Alegra, "you and the others could have walked away from the mad situation any time you wanted. Of course, if you had chose to walk away, the chances of destroying The Puppeteer would have gone down drastically. The point is that you chose to fight the good fight. All I did was help point all of you in the right direction."

"I guess that's okay," said Kairi, "but I'd appreciate it if you didn't push my friends and I too often."

"I only intervened because the situation called for it," said Alegra, "too many random factors were at play to allow events to unfold naturally. I can't promise that you Keyblade Wielders will never see me again, but I can promise that if we do cross paths again, it'll be for something of grave importance." She then smiled, "now, I'm sure you've got a lot of questions."

"Yeah," said Kairi, "but one thing is bugging me most of all. In all your years, did you ever once got back to Jack Harkness?"

At that Alegra was slightly taken aback, as if this was a question she hadn't expected. But then she smiled again, "no, I never did. I've thought about it, many times. But I never returned to Jack Harkness while he was on Earth."

"Oh," said Kairi.

"Though I did run into him several times in the far, far, far future," said Alegra, "by this time Jack had lived for millions and millions of years and had evolved into The Face of Boe, quite possibly the oldest and wisest telepath in all of time and space, almost like a living god."

"I guess that makes sense," said Kairi, "you've picked up some pretty cool powers after only a thousand years, so maybe hundreds of millions of years can do just about anything to you."

"Including becoming a giant head," said Alegra, "seriously, that's all the Face of Boe is, a giant head inside an environmental containment unit."

At that Kairi was slightly taken aback.

"It's alright," said Alegra, "he remembered me and had matured enough to respect our friendship," she laughed slightly, "yeah, hundreds of millions of years can mature just about anyone."

"Aren't you worried that…you'll evolve into a giant head?" Kairi asked in an uncomfortable tone.

"What? Me? Become a giant, telepathic head in a big glass jar?" Alegra asked, "can you imagine that? I certainly can't. No, I'll probably make one too many mistakes at some point and be completely destroyed in one manner or another. But that's for much, much later. Anyway, one last thing for you Keyblade Wielders before I have to leave."

"Do you have to go so soon?" Kairi asked.

"Unfortunately yes," said Alegra, "there's always some place for me to go, things to see, people to help and evils to defeat. Now, my last bit of wisdom for you and your friends; Be careful."

"We always try to be," said Kairi.

"I know," said Alegra, "but still, be on your guard for the darkness. As Tess recently learned the hard way, things aren't always what they seem. Evil comes in all shapes and sizes. Most of the time you see it for what it is, other times you need a closer look to realize the danger, and sometimes you don't know the evil is there until it's too late. My point is that you need to keep your senses sharp and your wits about you. 'Constant vigilance!' as my old friend Mad-Eye Moody would say."

Kairi was about to ask who Mad-Eye Moody was, when she heard Sora calling for her. "I'll be right there!" she called out to him. She then looked back and saw that Alegra was gone.

"Huh…well, I guess that's that," said Kairi. She then rejoined Sora and the others.

"What happened to Alegra?" Aiden asked.

"Oh…she had to run," said Kairi.

"Oh, okay," said Tess, "well, she probably knows what she's doing."

"I sincerely hope so," said Sylvia.

Just then Riku hurried up to Sora and the others, "I just heard from The King. He talked with Ansem and made a few arrangements. As soon as Ansem reprograms the portal projector and we get packed, we can go to Hogwarts."

"Finally!" said Aiden, "I thought we'd never get there."

"I can hardly wait," said Sora, "Hogwarts, here we come!"

While Sora and the others eagerly began getting ready for their trip, Malcolm looked over the letter he was writing and put in a few finishing touches.

Dear Merida,

Well, we won. We saved Tess and defeated the enemy, The Puppeteer, whom I'll tell you all about later. Our friends The Gaorangers, and all the other Sentai teams, they've been a huge help and we're all bounded by a bond greater than friendship. They've gone back to their world to face a different crisis, so we can only wish them luck, and hope that we'll see them again in happier times.

As for that jerk, The Lord of Illusions, whose name is Leslie by the way, he's gone for good too. I can only imagine how horrible it is, falling forever through nothing. But he was a real monster and deserved his fate.

Enough words of dark times. How are you? How is your mother, father and brothers? And how are the young lords? Me, overall, I'm doing great. I had a few doubts about leaving my home and family for this madcap adventure across worlds and battling villains, monsters and Heartless. But after this battle, after meeting you, I'm convinced that I made the right decision.

A strange thought though. Tess's real parents have arrived. Their family name is Baker, yet they are accountants. On the other hand, Tess's adopted name is Thatcher, but her adopted father was a barber. I can't help but feel that it means something.

I hope that you and everyone on your world is well, even that crazy old witch and her crow of a husband. Most of all, I hope you are well and you are living life to the fullest, as I intend to.

When we next meet, I hope we can spend more time together and talk of things that fill our hearts with happiness.

Sora, Kairi and the others send their well wishes, as do I. May your heart be free of darkness and full of friendship, happiness, love and light.

Malcolm

…The Möbius Continuum…

'Well,' thought The Lord of Illusions as he fell through the endless expanse of the primal darkness, 'here I am.' Even though he knew he was falling, the trickster felt no sense of movement, no momentum, and without a proper atmosphere, no rush of wind. He even felt no need to breathe in this dark emptiness.

He knew that in this place where time and space had no meaning, he would no doubt lose his mind, with only his imagination for company. Yet for now, the trickster had resigned himself to his fate of solitude.

But then a portal opened up and he drifted through into it. Gravity suddenly returned, along with air. Yet all he cared about was the fact that the ground was rapidly approaching.

The trickster then suddenly stopped falling a few inches from the ground, hovered there for an instant, before resuming falling. He landed roughly, but then quickly got up and brushed himself off and realized where he was.

He had fallen, quite literarily, into hell. The entire landscape was a heat-blasted wasteland of sand and rock with erupting volcanoes off in the distance. Here and there on the ground were cracks that spat sulfuric gasses.

"Out of one hellhole and into another," said The Lord of Illusions as he stood up and brushed dust from his clothes.

"Hell for some," said a strange voice from behind the trickster, "paradise for others, and for some, a place of refuge."

The Lord of Illusions turned around and saw a man, or rather, a creature whom looked like an average sized human male with slicked back black hair, red eyes and wore red robes with black symbols.

"A refuge, you say?" the trickster asked.

"For a man of your talents," said the red robed man, "yes. Consider this a place of rest until you are ready."

"For what?" The Lord of Illusions asked.

"For your revenge against The Keyblade Wielders," said the red robed man, "this world is but one of many that has fallen to the darkness."

The trickster looked around and saw that the hellish world still had a sun, a blood-red one that gave the sky a sinister hue, "this darkness is probably the brightest I've ever been in."

"Oh, there's all kinds of darkness," said the red robed man, "unlocking a Keyhole and flooding a world with Heartless isn't the only way of evil, you know. This world belongs to The Enigma Order, and you, Leslie Carlson, are welcome to join us."

"How do you know my real name?" The Lord of Illusions asked, "and who or what is The Enigma Order?"

"The Enigma Order has its eyes and ears everywhere," said the red robed man, "I am Brother Courtney, by the way."

At that the trickster laughed, "Courtney? That's a girl's name."

"So is Leslie," said Brother Courtney, "but I don't see you complaining."

"Hmm, good point," said The Lord of Illusions, "so, just who are you Enigma people?"

"We're a brotherhood of assassination, extortion, terrorism and overall evil," said Brother Courtney, "specializing in long-term dark plans. Want to bring down a benevolent king or government? Talk to us. Want to steal a large amount of money? Talk to us. Want to bring ruin to an entire planet? Talk to us."

"You sound like big time players," said The Lord of Illusions, "but why haven't I heard of you?"

"We like to keep a low profile," said Brother Courtney, "but I'm sure you've heard of our benefactors."

"Benefactors?" The Lord of Illusions asked.

"We had recently fallen on hard times," said Brother Courtney, "financial problems; poor investment choices, too many recessions on too many worlds, long story. We would have gone under for the last time, had it not been for Dai-Shocker."

"Now they, I've heard of!" said a grinning Lord of Illusions, "Dai-Shocker, made up of villains from multiple realities and multiverses with the single goal of total dominion over all of existence! But weren't they wiped out by Decade and his friends?"

"Defeated, but not destroyed," said Brother Courtney, "Decade, Diend and the rest of those traveling fools think we're long gone, but we're making a comeback; stronger and more wicked than ever!"

"So your Order wishes for me to join them, and through them Dai-Shocker," said The Lord of Illusions, "and destroy The Keyblade Wielders."

"Right in one," said Brother Courtney.

"What makes you think I'll join at all?" the trickster asked.

"Because you owe us, for one," said Brother Courtney, "without our intervention, you would still be drifting in the Mobius Continuum."

"Another good point," said the trickster.

"And here's another," said Brother Courtney, "we have resources and plans far surpassing anything those squabbling children, Maleficent and Xehanort, can possibly imagine. Maleficent wants more and more power, while Xehanort seeks immortality of his own, while both of them seek the secrets of Kingdom Hearts.

"But there are far greater secrets to discover, greater powers to obtain, greater acts of evil even the so called mistress of all evil can dare to aspire to. Enigma and Dai-Shocker will do it all, and nothing, not even Decade and all the other Kamen Riders can stop us!"

"Tempting," said The Lord of Illusions, "but you're going to have to do better than that."

"I figured as much," said Brother Courtney, "then how about this; The Enigma Order can allow you to take that fantastic imagination to new heights. Entire worlds and all their peoples will be yours to practice your illusions on. All of them shall be your playthings.

"And there's the one thing you want most of all; revenge. When the time is right, the fate of The Keyblade Wielders shall be yours to decide."

"You've made an offer I cannot refuse," said The Lord of Illusions, "I'll work with your Order and through it, Dai-Shocker. But don't expect me to wear those drab robes, I need color in my wardrobe."

"These are only official robes," said Brother Courtney, "we're a more casual group, quite different from Organization XIII."

"Don't get me started on those disgusting all black coats they wear," said the trickster, "anyway, I'm in."

"Smashing," said Brother Courtney as he and The Lord of Illusions shook hands.

"So," said The Lord of Illusions, "when do we start?"

"It has already begun," said Brother Courtney, "The Brotherhood has set its wheels set in motion long ago, and it will be much longer before our plans come to fruition, but in the fullness of time will come success, as will the plans of Dai-Shocker. In the fullness of time shall come the fruits of our labors, and such sweet fruits they shall be."

"I can hardly wait to taste them," said the Lord of Illusions with a vicious smile.

The End Of Volume 3.

For Shiloh, my dear friend.

And that's that for my grand Super Sentai crossover. I hoped you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed the writing. As for my earlier statement, in due time I'll do another crossover with Super Sentai, only this one will be different, much different. But that's for later.

As for Sora and the others, they are about to learn more in Hogwarts than they asked for in Volume 4 of Path of the Keyblade Master...

The Sign of The Sacred Heart

See you then!