A Dark Alliance

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]"OH hohohoh!" The strange heartless chuckled, almost purred, her emerald eyes bending upward again, hinting she was smiling toward the woman, " You have the neatest things, Queeny~"

She walked over to the machine, but walked back to Maleficent's side, her hair flowing like a black pool behind her. It was easy for Maleficent to lose her in the darkness, since the thief -- when she turned around in such a dark room, her eyes seemed to vanish from sight and she would camouflage with her surroundings. Only her voice would echo around cutely, and mischievously, "Oh, and to know it hurts is such a great plus...It makes me very happy..."

Her green orbs suddenly appeared right near Malefy's face, round and curious. Was the woman... floating in front of the Queen?

"But," She leaned a bit forward, her eyes softening again, "... Queeny, you seem a little tired, why not rest for today? You shouldn't overwork yourself... it's bad for your health.... besides, when was the last time that you ate something? You can't kill anyone on an empty stomach... why don't I fix you something nice and yummy? What do you like? Pancakes? Lemon muffins? Coffee? What do you desire to eat?" [/glow]

[Hades]

A few moments after Maleficent had called to the darkness for a God... one came. In a burst of fire and smoke, he appeared, the Lord of the Dead, the head honcho of hell, the grand pooba of purgatory, the one and only Hades! He turned around in place, arms wide with a playful "Ba-boom," to signal his entrance.

"Malefy, baby, listen, ya can't keep calling me over every little-" he started, but suddenly stopped when he saw the naked form of Shego(?) so close to Maleficent, making offers for tea and companionship. The God held up his hands quickly, an eyebrow lifting and a coy smile playing across his place.

"Whoah-whoah-whoah, hey... I'm not interrupting here, am I, cuz hey! I can come back later..."

[MeadowSong]

[glow=Purple,2,300]Everything was changing, but that was all right for the Mistress of All Evil, so long as it worked in her favor.

And when Hades arrived, she stood up straight and wiped a stray tear away and waved off Shego. She collected her sceptre tight and turned on the Lord of the Dead.

"A-ah, Hades, you've finally shown your face. I have summoned you here for a reason, and I'm certain you will oblige. The hero is not yet deceased, but will soon be. I require something from you--a bit of a down payment on your part--for your my services."

The First Black Faerie turned back to the Eldritch Machine, and examined it for the fourth time this day.

"Your full supply of power, if you do not mind; like I told Jafar, it will replenish after some hours of rest, and you will be free to lay siege on Ancient Greece. I will attend to Hercules for you when I am finished."[/glow]

[Hades]

The dark god looked up, blinking at the machine behind him. "What, this thing?" he asked, then looked to Maleficent. "Jeesh, diggin' around in the antiques, aren't ya?" he jabbed his thumb over his shoulder to indicate the whirling gears. "That thing's full to bursting as is, you sure you want me to uhh..." he jestured with his hand, indicating adding more power to it.

Turning in place, he put his hands on his hips, appraising the old machine. "Hmmm... Yeah, here's the thing. I don't do deals unless I see results FIRST, suger-bumps..." he muttered, then looked over his shoulder at her. "But hey, I'm in a funny mood..."

He snapped his fingers and in his hand a ball of fire appeared. Into it he poured his power. With a flick of the wrist, he tossed it to Maleficent as if it were nothin. "Call it a thank-you for all the business you've sent me. Don't drop it now!" With that, he poofed out of existance...

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]The mysterious shadow turned, her eyes round, glowing green as she watched the God of the Underworld arrive. Then her eyes turned into frowns, a sign that she was smiling widely, "It's Sparky~!" she giggled, seeming to disappear from sight before appearing next to him, " How you dooooin'? How's the dead stuff? Would you also like something to eat? I'm gonna bring some yummy treats for Mali~ OH, want an espresso??"

Like a switch, her eyes narrowed to resemble snake eyes, "Espresso to hell...?" she hissed, before turning completely happy again, her eyes again circles "Cuuuuz~ I can send you one if you need to go~ nice and hot. Kay bye~" she would call out to the disappearing God, "I'll send him one later."

She then vanished into a puff of black smoke before quickly appearing next to The Mistress of All Evil- seeming to be all over the place with happy, " I'll bring you something delicious, My Queen." and with a soft cackle, she vanished into the shadows once more, appearing outside the chambers holding her fingers up, "Now lets see... I need some eggs, flour, sugar, meats some poisons..." she paused a moment, one eye a half circle, "Oh wait... poisons are bad to digest right? Hmm... maybe some cloves for seasoning and some hemlock...oh, tee hee, silly willy me, that's a poison too. I need to write stuff down..." [/glow]

[Atticus the Fallen]

"You need to put some clothes on as well..." Atticus' voice spoke around the Heartless Shego before she could see him. He had opted to take the long way from one of the many prison rooms, giving her time to meet and greet with Maleficent in her new form. He slowly stepped into sight out of the shadows, holding something in his arms. Cuddles was bounding around his feet, seeming giddy before LEAPING up at Shego and cuddling at her neck happily. It seemed so releived that she was okay...

That is until it looked down to see its hands were on her breasts, at which point it pulled them back and seemed to blush. It chittered softly, its antennae flailing. Sorry... touchie'd...

"I have something to fix that..." Atticus said as he now stepped right up to the new femme fatale of fright... his wings wrapping around her quickly to cover her up even from his sight as he held the item to her. "I hope it fits..." the costume looked somewhere between her old catsuit and the new apprentice uniform, perhaps a bit more fractured due to the heartless' so-called skill in stitching. The Symbol of their kind was proudly displayed as a badge just over her heart.

He looked off, trying to be polite even though his wings basically kept her hidden from sight. "Dress quickly. There's work to be done..."

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]Ms. Go didn't seem to jump, but expect that he was around-- She could feel her brother so easily now. She giggled a little when she saw Cuddles, and she held out her arms for him, snuggling the small one in her hold, grateful to see him again. She blushed a little looking up to Atticus, her eyes circles at first before shrinking to a oval, petal like shapes, being flirtatious, " Already getting me clothes..." she winked, when she felt the wings wrap around her. She placed her small pet down, and she took the clothes, beginning to dress, "...don't you know how to treat a girl."

She lightly reached up with a new gloved hand to brush the fingertips lightly against his massive black wings, telling him that she was done, " Oh, I know there is much to do, Hun, like cooking a nice meal for Queeny- - have you seen how SKINNY she's gone? Oh, no that can't be good..."

The heartless thief waited for Atticus to retrieve his wings, before she leaned forward, resting a hand upon his chest and standing on her tip-toes, getting closer so as to be eye to eye with him, "...would you like anything, Atti-kins?" she spoke softly, her free hand playing with the brim of his hat.[/glow]

[Atticus the Fallen]

[glow=green,2,300]"...don't you know how to treat a girl."[/glow]

She sounded rather... flirtatious. Something he'd gotten used to with female heartless. No longer hindered by morality or social taboo's, they tended to express themselves more... a-hem... freely. "You're Heartless... as such, I care for you very deeply..." he returned, feeding her newfound freedom a little, to make her happy.

Then, she stroked his wing. He shivered a little, those feathered appendages being something of a weakness for him. He cleared his throat and pulled them away, the image much like Botticelli's Birth of Venus dipped in evil. His wings snapped back to their usual place behind his back with a "whooosh"of feathers.

He stood still as she stood on tiptoe to look him in the eyes, and even lifted a hand to gently stroke her cheek with the backs of his clawed fingers. "I appreciate your offer, but I'm busy..." he returned, then gently removed himself from her. "Perhaps later?" he added, reminding her he wasn't rejecting her, just that he had a lot on his plate right now. He went to walk past her into the Audience Chamber, speaking over his shoulder to her. "Try not to kill our queen, yes? She may soon join our family as well..." he disappeared through the door, but Cuddles would leap up into her arms again, his eyes indicating his smile. Treat?

Atticus, however, stepped into the chamber, walking up behind Maleficent, but giving her some space to work. "I see you gathered Hades' gift of power. Will the machine hold?" he asked, looking up at the already near-to-capacity weapon. "Can't have it breaking if it can do as you say..." he finished, feigning ignorance to allow her a moment to shine... so her fall to darkness would be all the sweeter.

[MeadowSong]

[glow=Purple,2,300]Maleficent stood holding the ball of fire an inch above her open palms. Staring into the mass, she grinned, and proceeded to the machine. Collecting the power ball in her one hand, she opened a latch to feed it through before Atticus appeared. When the latch was closed, the machine hummed faster, and spinning gears inside whirred louder.

"Do not fret, my pet, for this machine could hold a year's worth of Hades' power balls. I've made sure of that." Her eyes narrowed, and she turned to stare the mage directly into his eyes.

A bit hesitant, she raised her hand, and then dropped it. She stepped forward and raised it again, this time bringing it up to caress the mass of feathers at his collar. "I am ready...whenever you are," she said. "Take my heart, and lead me into everlasting darkness, so that we may waltz together in our glorious victory."[/glow]

[Atticus the Fallen]

He watched her put the power into the machine... and then her turn to him. He stood still as she stroked his feathers lightly, his eys widening by a fraction of a degree. So soon? Well... if he'd have known it was THIS easy, he would have brought her past up sooner. She was giving of herself to the darkness... which meant a heartless with a mind... always a good thing...

Slowly, his arms wrapped around her, one around her waist to pull her close, the other trailing up her arm lightly, like a lover. His hellish yellow eyes pierced deeply into her own, growing soft as they usually did when accepting another into their family. His wings would wrap around her as well, safe and warm with her in his arms.

"Darkness be praised..." he whispered...

His hand moved from her shoulder to just over her heart. His fingers sharpened suddenly and forced their way inside, his grip tightening around her heart. "Another heart has found her way to our family..." he finished, mirroring perfectly Shego's descent. Two in a single day... what are the odds.

He ripped and tore her heart from her, pulling it from her body slowly to allow darkness to entwine it properly. He dropped the useless body to the ground, discarding it without a care from the safe haven of his hold, turning his back on it even as it dissolved into nothing. He held his hand out, slowly loosening his grip as Darkness accepted her as one of them... giving her new form, new powers, new life.

"Arise, my queen, to be free as your true self..." he called, Heartless beginning to gather all around to bare witness to the joining of another into their hive... Some were quickly putting together some clothes for her even now, seeing as they dropped the ball on Shego not too long ago.

"Arise... my lovely MeadowSong..."

[Shego]

[glow=green,2,800]Ms. Go continued to travel further down the dark hallway and stopped, listening to a set of familiar steps walking over to her. She blinked a little, tilting her head to the side. When the figure appeared she gasped, somewhat happily and rushed over to... her other half.

"MEeEEE~" She cheered, squishing Cuddles into a sandwhich, having him pinned between the breasts momentaily..

"Ack, hey! Y-...whoa.." The other would stand, looking normal but with dull eyes, "Watch it." she would warn, holding a finger up to poke at the others nose, " ... That was a close one... but I can't feel anything, it could of shot some nerves or something... I don't seem to care since I woke up... It's just weird, I don't feel anything!"

"TEE HEE, funny, cuz I feel a LOT." Ms. Go grinned, backing away to give Cuddles a little space, "So what cha' doiiiin? What brings you back here?"

"What do ya mean?" Raised the emerald eyed woman, looking at her counterpart, "I work for Queeny."

"Oh mah GOoosh! I work for Atti-kins! We could be, like, partners in making them happy!"

"...Atti-kins? What's wrong with you...?" She would mumble to 'herself', reaching up to cross her arms. She looked to Cuddles, wanting to feel happy that he was safe, but felt nothing. She reached over to lightly pat at his head, letting him know that she was glad for his well being before looking to her Shadow-self once more, " Anyway... what were you going to do?"

"Cook."

"......Cook?" She face palmed herself, "Ok... I guess, I'll just go see what I can do then. Let's meet up later."

"KAY~" Ms. Go reached over and gave the woman a tight squeeze before going off, skipping with Cuddles in her arms, "Be our guest~ be our guest~" one could hear her hum the rest, "Let's fry some lovely ducks and may~be some tasty duckettes~"

Shego shivered, watching her counterpart vanish into the nothingness of.....er....darkness. She sighed and walked over to the chambers, knocking on the door lightly before entering, "Queeny?" she would blink, watching the Scarecrow with the Witch, "... Am I interrupting?" she would ask plainly, her eyes seeming emotionless, though trying to recollect some sort of reaction for the machine... and Atticus taking the Mistress' heart!

She walked a few feet forward, knowing that SOMETHING was going on, but uninterrupted it, having heard the conversation. She watched as Atticus did to Maleficent, as he once did for her... this is what it looked like from the back seats. She stayed there, her arms crossed, her dim eyes starring into the workings of someone new... MeadowSong.[/glow]

[MeadowSong]

[glow=Purple,2,300]Maleficent warmed to his touch, and guided her eyes to follow Atticus' seductive movements until, at last, he reached her heart, and went for it!

Oh the pain of it! She could do nothing but cry out in pain, even as she reveled in the upcoming ecstasy of it all. And then she was loosened, alone to herself, and she fell back, rather slowly it seemed, and barreled into nothingness below, her physical body no more.

A black pool of darkness now lay where the witch had fallen, and Heartless had gathered, awaiting their queen. After a few moments of silence, the castle rumbled.

Two horns sprouted, and then a head. This new head resembled that of the former woman, only her cheek bones were more pronounced, her gaunt features making her even more enchanting. Her horns molded together and fell, turning into long, raven hair that reached to her lower back as she rose.

As she ascended from the pool, Heartless leapt onto her, providing layers of black on her naked body. When the whole of her was visible, two transparent wings sprouted from her back, representing her faerie heritage. The symbol of her new family was emblazoned onto her chest over the empty space that was once her heart, appearing through green fire.

And finally, a black crown appeared from the darkness, a sort of horned tiara-like creation, and settled upon her head.

She threw her long arm out, her sleeves forming, resembling the old dragon wings from before, only shorter. Faeries' Wrath appeared between her open palms, and Diablo descended from on high, and perched on her shoulder.

Her faerie wings began flapping fast, and she was suspended in the air.[/glow]



[glow=Purple,2,300]MeadowSong was born.[/glow]

[Shego]

** LEAVES TO THE SKIES ABOVE NOWHERE **

[MeadowSong]

[glow=Purple,2,300]MeadowSong hovered over to one of the large windows where lights flickered outside. She saw below the high tower ships appearing by the thousands, the Red Rose their target.

The Heartless stared down, a gleam of fire in her eyes and she smiled. Things were going very well. To Atticus before he left, she only regarded him with her orders to bring Kefka here when he was finished.[/glow]

***Off to the Skies Above Nowhere***

[MeadowSong]

[glow=Purple,2,300]***From The Skies Above Nowhere***

MeadowSong dispelled the black hole and dismissed her Heartless. They did not disappear from her sight, however; instead they all backed out to encircle the circular audience chamber. The Black Faerie tapped the air before her with her sceptre and the Eldritch Machine rematerialized. She looked it over, just to ensure there was no damage. As she suspected, she was right. None.

She grinned, and hovered over to the control panel, and placed her hand on the frame. Her other hand was hard at work putting in passwords and pulling levers, twisting knobs and pressing buttons.

Soon the machine's hum turned into a thunderous roar, one that shook the whole castle. In other chambers, on other floors, inhabitants would only hear the loud groan and think it a beast.

"Location: Disney Castle." She pulled the final lever and shoved the crystal ball-side of her sceptre into a keyhole made just for it and turned. Soon the machine would light up, and from the long barrel-like mechanism facing out one of the many windows, a beam that could definitely outmatch Kefka's Light of Judgement pressed forward, beginning as a radiant white light and darkening to a thick, putrid black and green.

Disney Castle would soon meet its end. "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!" That once mocking, evil laugh had been transformed to a beautiful, yet terrifying, pixie shriek of a cackle, and it made windows bend outward slightly.[/glow]