FOURTH TRIAL

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[To what I'm sure is everyone's joy after a sad investigation like that, after everyone reaches the Stretching Room, Oogie's voice can be heard.]

Is this haunted room actually stretching? Or is it just your imagination?

[Well at least he's honoring Ghostave's memory, except he starts laughing, almost tauntingly, after he says that.

In the very least the graveyard seems identical, with three new epitaphs for our dearly departed.

Here lies Lea
Slaying bugs he made a name
And got sent to the deadliest game

Here lies WALL-E
They were our dearest friend
But that didn’t help them in the end

Here lies Tarzan?
????
?????


... Ok then.

Oogie speaks before everyone can get to their tombstones.]

Don't keep me waiting!

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Execution: Put Your Heart Into It

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It’s about time! I was wonderin’ if I should have given this kid an “I am a robot murderer” sign to make it more obvious to you!

[A large stage appears at the edge of the graveyard and Demyx disappears. The lights on the stage in a blinding light, revealing a battle arena of some sorts. Before Demyx gets used to the light, a jerky, almost sad looking animatronic walks on stage, looking vaguely like a human boy and wielding a giant key. Even Demyx looks unimpressed by the crude animatronic.

But before he can move or even comment on the robot, the boy springs into action, running at Demyx at a frightening speed. Demyx’s reaction is quick enough to move out of the way, but not fast enough to avoid the robot swinging his keyblade at him. It knicks him in the arm but, in the very least, Demyx doesn’t seem to hurt or even worried about it.

Demyx however doesn’t have any time to recover as the robot starts swinging again, and again at him. The robot flies around the stage with such agility and strength that it’s hard to believe it’s the same animatronic from the beginning. While Demyx keeps dodging, he doesn’t manage to avoid every hit. Despite this he doesn’t seem to concerned by all of this.

This makes the robot seemingly pause and think, before letting out a low, robotic laugh. From his hand, he suddenly produces a fireball and hurls it at Demyx.

It’s a direct hit, and Demyx, almost frantically, moves to take his cloak off to prevent the fire from spreading to the rest of him, but isn’t quick enough as the fire burns his arms badly. Demyx is so distracted by the fire that he doesn’t see the robot suddenly dashing towards him, keyblade first.

The keyblade impales Demyx right through his chest. The robot gives Demyx what must be a meaningful stare. At that moment, one thing is clear to Demyx.

He is going to die.

Then, in an instant, the robot twists the keyblade. Demyx’s screams in despair as he dissolves into black smoke, leaving behind nothing of the man he once was.

The robot lowers his keyblade to the floor, and turns to the audience…]

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[And starts to sing.]

There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of every day
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
And tomorrow's just a dream away

Man has a dream and that's the start
He follows his dream with mind and heart
When it becomes a reality
It's a dream come true for you and me

So there's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of every day
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Just a dream away

[The stage rotates away, with the animatronic cheerfully waving at the audience, as if he didn’t just murder Demyx.

I hope you didn’t think we forgot about your favorite song, everyone.]