I know the other two were worth more, but dammit, I have pride issues at odd times.

And I just enjoy playing this way more then forgoing the staff, not really sure why. But meh.

Anyway, for some progress updates.

Alright, so I've been running Alice in Wonderland, and managed to beat the tower and card thingys, only to find Alice has been kidnapped. Not much to really say about this world. Sealed the Keyhole, Alice disappeared, and listening to the advice of the crazy cat they decide Alice is no longer on that planet.

Beat up Cloud and Cerberus at Olympus Colosseum, and you are showed Hades is trying to kill you off. He actually seems more worried about Killing Hercules, and not really dealing with Sora, it seems like more of a side job he has to get done. Though the scene with him and Maleficent does show one thing for sure, the villains of this game are hardly on good terms. Even in the scene of them meeting prior to this, it is shown quite plainly that this is more an alliance of people with similar goals then anything else, not some well greased machine. Maleficent, however, constantly shows an heir of authority, and keeps a close eye on the others. It's easy to tell she is probably one of the more important players in the Villains corner. Outside of that, not much development on anything.

Crash landed on Deep Jungle after the 'fight' with Donald. To note, the initial confrontation with Tarzan is painful to listen to. And I know it wasn't much of a fight, but does Sora really need to pretend he isn't looking for Donald and Goofy? I mean yes, they had some issues moments before, but god damn. They crash landed on a damned planet and god knows where they are. Sora is just being a whiny bitch right here. But I digress as I follow Tarzan.

And nothing really happened. Made up with the duck, sealed world, and it was just revealed Maleficent now has a hold of Alice. Really, all that came from me going to this world is having to put up with a children s quarrel, which I hate.

Made my way back to Traverse with the special gummi to show to Leon, and he sends me off to Cid after giving me the Earthshine Gem. The only thing expanded on here is Leon making sure you know just how little he knows about anything by his inability to answer any of your questions...

Of course, the real boost in the story is when you run into Riku. He quickly leaves though after finding out about the Keyblade and Sora's new friend, all so we can see Maleficent try to convince him to join with her, meaning until now it's likely that Riku hasn't really joined with anyone as of yet.

It's also important to note his black sword, meaning within the short time he's been gone, he has already obtained a powerful weapon, which leads me to believe that back on destiny Island, he really did accept the Darkness around him, and used it to escape the destruction of the world. However, unlike the crazy shotgun guy back in Deep Jungle, he kept his mind. This leads one to believe Darkness can be mastered, or at least controlled to an extent. I would believe a strong heart is what is necessary for these. I base this off of the meeting of villains after Deep Jungle, as they said crazy shotgun guy had a weak heart, and that's why he fell pray to the darkness.

After all that, you learn that Leon and gang are from the same world as Ansem, a scientist who studied heartless. They believe his Reports may lead to a way of getting rid of heartless, though Maleficent seems to possess most of the pages.

And I'll end this by saying I just made it to Agrabah, and Jafar and Maleficent discuss the need to have all 7 princesses for the Final Door, and it appears as though Jasmine is one of the seven, and Alice as well. Maleficent also warns Jaffar not to seep himself in darkness for to long, though Jafar doesn't seem worried.

And on an unrelated note, I was eating cereal out of Tupperware, using a wooden measuring spoon to eat it with... I think I need to do dishes in the immediate future.