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Chapter 12 - chapter 12

Sora: "Aha! Over here!"

He sprints toward the wall and punches through it with his Keyblade. Behind the cracked wall, a glowing golden symbol floats above a trapdoor. The clock is ticking down fast.

Sora: "There it is! The symbol!"

He quickly presses the symbol, causing the door to open. The trapdoor leads straight to the top of the labyrinth, where Yuffie is waiting with a mischievous grin.

Yuffie: "Heh, looks like you guys made it! But—"

Donald: (panting) "Please tell me we're done…"

Yuffie: "Not quite! You've made it through the maze, but now for the real test!"

The floor beneath them begins to crumble, and the sky turns dark as ominous clouds swirl above. From the shadows, a gigantic, evil-looking Heartless—The Golden Shadow—emerges. Its body is covered in armor and shimmering gold, with multiple arms holding deadly weapons.

Sora: "Wait… Yuffie! You didn't say anything about fighting this thing!"

Yuffie: "Oh, don't worry! I'm sure you can handle it. After all, it's just a little Heartless, right?"

The Golden Shadow roars and charges at them, swinging its giant weapon down toward the group. Sora leaps forward with his Keyblade, ready for battle.

Sora: "Let's do this!"

The group splits up to dodge and counterattack the Heartless. Donald fires powerful magic bolts while Goofy blocks and attacks with his shield. Meanwhile, Sora dances around the Golden Shadow, waiting for an opening.

Goofy: (blocking a strike) "This thing's tough!"

Donald: "And fast!"

Yuffie: (cheering from the sidelines) "You guys are doing great! Keep going!"

The Golden Shadow's attacks are relentless, and the trio is on the edge of exhaustion. Just as the Heartless is about to strike Sora down, Donald charges forward with a massive Blizzard spell.

Donald: "Take this!"

The Blizzard spell freezes the Golden Shadow's arm, giving Sora just enough time to land a powerful blow with his Keyblade, shattering the Heartless' armor.

Sora: "Now, Goofy!"

Goofy slams into the weakened Heartless with his shield, knocking it to the ground. Sora follows up with a finishing combo, striking the Heartless one last time and making it explode into a burst of light.

Yuffie: (clapping) "Not bad! You guys really are tough!"

Donald: (panting) "Tough?! We almost got crushed by that thing!"

Goofy: "Gawrsh, that was quite a battle. But I think we made it!"

Yuffie: "And for your ultimate prize…"

Yuffie tosses them a shiny treasure chest. Sora opens it, revealing a pile of shimmering gold coins.

Sora: (grinning) "Alright, treasure!"

Yuffie: "Just kidding! That's not the real prize! Your prize is—wait for it—a brand new vacation with me! You've earned it!"

Donald: (sighing) "A vacation... with you?"

Goofy: (chuckling) "Well, at least we survived another one of your crazy challenges!"

Sora: "I think we've all earned a break. But next time, please no more explosions?"

of mild annoyance but amusement dancing in her eyes. "Anna, I swear, I will never let you live this down. And you, Sora... you know this is not how you should behave around friends."

Sora looked from Elsa to Anna, then back to Donald, who was still smirking. "But— I mean— I didn't— it's just—"

"I think Sora's trying to say he's very embarrassed," Goofy finally spoke up, his voice filled with exasperated amusement. He shook his head as he watched the shenanigans unfold. "Geez, you all sure do make things complicated."

Sora's face turned even redder, if that was even possible. "Donald, you better not tell anyone about this. Please, I'm begging you."

Donald raised an eyebrow, still amused. "Oh, I don't know, Sora... I think it's too funny not to share. I can practically hear Kairi's reaction right now."

Sora, desperate, lunged at Donald once again, but this time, Elsa stepped in, a playful smirk on her face as she raised her hand, creating a wall of ice in front of Sora. He collided with it, bouncing back with a surprised yelp.

"You're not going anywhere, Sora," Elsa said with a wink, her voice laced with teasing. "Let's keep it civil."

Sora groaned and slumped to the floor, exasperated. "Okay, okay. I give up. You win. But I swear, Donald... if you tell Kairi and Riku, I'll never forgive you."

Donald crossed his arms and tilted his head. "Well, I'll think about it."

"You better not!" Sora grumbled under his breath, his cheeks still burning with embarrassment.

Anna leaned over toward Elsa, a knowing smile on her face. "So, Elsa... what do you think? Should we start planning the wedding?"

Elsa shook her head, though she was clearly trying not to laugh. "Stop it, Anna. You're going to drive him crazy."

Sora groaned loudly, lying flat on the floor in utter defeat. "I can't believe you all are doing this to me."

Goofy sighed and put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Aw, Sora, it's all in good fun. You'll laugh about it later."

"You're not helping, Goofy..."

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