V.F.D.

Chapter 17: Reminder

"Oh, but I'm right here, dearie!"

He giggled, as the group turned around to see Rumplestiltskin.

"What are you doing here?" Abel demanded harshly.

"No need to be angry, I'm just here to see Mr. G!"

Mike narrowed his eyes. "You. I won't let you use me."

"I don't want to use you, I just want to... Make a deal."

"No! No deals!"

The Dark One turned to Terra and smiled. "Terra... How nice to see you again."

"You killed Kavinsky. You're not going to kill another one."

"I'm not planning to."

"How do we know that?" Abel asked. "If he makes a deal, something bad will happen. That's how it always works for you."

His eyes glowed with fire, but Rumplestiltskin just stood there grinning.

"And who might all of you be?"

"You don't need any introductions." Hartman said angrily. "We know all about you."

"Of course you do! But you'll know more about him after I tell you the deal."

"No!" Abel shouted. "No deals!" His cross formed, and fire blazed.

"Well then... I guess I'll just have to set a reminder for your friend. He has until tonight to agree to the deal. And until he does agree...."

He snapped his fingers, and Gesaffelstein was gone.

Starboy was furious. He screamed, and rushed towards The Dark One, but he disappeared.

This made The Weeknd even more furious, so Wayne had to calm him down.

"Hey! Abel! Man! Chill! There's nothing we can do about it."

He had to jump in front of Abel to finally get him under control. The fire faded, and the singer sat on his couch.

"Man, I know it's not good, but we gotta do something about this."

"I know, but why does he want to make the deal so bad?"

"Maybe he's desperate." Eraqus suggested.

"But, why would The Dark One ever be desperate for anything?" Georgie asked.

Bill put his hand on his brother's shoulder and sighed. "We're all d-desperate for something, G-Georgie. I was desperate to have you b-back."

"He's right." Terra added. "Aqua and I were desperate to get Ven back too."

"I was desperate to see Terra, and to have a good friend like you." Ven said.

And the chain went on.

"I was desperate to kill Pennywise."

"I was desperate to save my sister."

"I was desperate to be free from Prufrock."

"I was desperate to keep Asahd safe."

"I was desperate to release 'Tha Carter V'."

"I'm desperate to adopt a baby."

...........

"I'm desperate to get out of here!"

Donna stood with her arms crossed, frowning.

"Donna, you have to be patient." Sam reminded.

"I don't care! What does this have to do with us?"

"You will have your turn." Eraqus reminded. "Soon."

Wayne turned to Abel. "It'll be alright, man. Let's go find your friend."

"But how? We don't even know where he is."

Suddenly, Hartman had an idea.

"Let's split up into groups, and move in on Rumplestiltskin from different paths. That way, we can get Gesaffelstein back."

"Good idea." Terra replied. "Ven, Georgie, Bill, Duncan, and Isadora; you go with Sam, Donna, DJ Khaled, and Lil Wayne. Aqua, Hartman, Eraqus, and Abel; you're with me."

"What? Terra, I wanna go with you!" Ven protested.

Terra shook his head. "I want you to be safe, Ven. Stay with your friends, and I'll see you soon."

Reluctantly, Ven nodded and went over to his friends.

"You realize these groups are kinda different in size?" Wayne pointed out.

"Well, there's more kids than we thought, so here we are."

Wayne chuckled and walked over to Khaled. "Let's hope they don't cause to much trouble."

So everyone went into their separate groups, and Terra teleported the groups to separate locations.

"Hey, I know this place!" Ven exclaimed.

"It's my house!" DJ Khaled announced.

"Wait, how have you been here before?" Wayne asked.

Ven grinned. "Terra's generous."

Donna groaned. "So we got sent here to wait until they figure something out?"

"I mean, probably." Khaled guessed. "But we could plan something."

"Screw that!" Donna shouted. "I never liked this team anyway! I'm going home."

"Uhh, Donna? You don't have a home." Sam reminded.

"Well, then I'll find one!"

She proceeded to walk away.

Sam sighed. "Well, I'm staying! I wanna help! If you wanna be unreasonable then go ahead! But I'm staying."

Donna turned around. "Goodbye, Sam."

Sam's eyes widened. "Donna....."

"It's ok, Sam. Let her go." Wayne said.

Georgie walked up to Sam and put his hand on his arm comfortably.

"I know what that's like, to feel like you just lost someone. But she'll come back. I know it."

Sam looked down at Georgie and smiled faintly. "Thanks, little person."

"It's Georgie."

"Alright, guys. Let's head in." Khaled gestured to his big house, so everyone entered.

Meanwhile, Terra's group went to The Keyblade Graveyard.

"What is this place?" Abel asked.

"The Keyblade Graveyard." Eraqus replied. "The place where the first keyblade war began. Terra, what are we doing here?"

"The mountain not far from here is where Rumplestiltskin kept Regina and killed Kavinsky."

"And you think he might have Gesaffelstein here." Aqua finished.

"Good guess, dearie! But, no."

There he was. The Dark One.

"Why are you here if you aren't keeping him?" Terra demanded.

"Well, because I knew you would come here. But you don't know where I'm actually keeping him. Keep looking, dearie! Maybe you'll find him." Giggling, he left.

911 words.