Hard Day's Knight

A Disney General/Kingdom Hearts Fic by Andrew Joshua Talon

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Note: This part written by myself

Many worlds, one sky...

Gadget signed one sheet, then another, then another. She double checked each signature and finally, with a smile, relinquished the clipboard to Duchess Daisy. The landing bay for the Castle was full of activity as technicians and engineers moved the new ships into their berths.

"Thank you so much, Duchess Daisy," Gadget said happily. "These new Gummi Ships are sure to make the King and Queen happy! As well as anyone who flies them!"

"Not a problem!" Daisy said cheerfully. "And don't worry. The Royal Flight Engineers are here to finalize all the preparations!"

Gadget coughed. "Ah? Really? Well golly, I had better get going!"

Daisy raised a feathered brow. "Oh? And why is that?"

"Well, because of something very important that just now came up and slipped my mind," Gadget said quickly, "funny thing, I know. But memory is strange given the random firings of synapses and how it can create an abstract pattern and in any event I need to go-"

"HEY GADGET!"

Gadget froze, and slowly turned around. There was Dale: Big hearted, simple Dale, waving with a big, big smile. And next to him, ever present was...

"Hello Dale. Hello Chip," Gadget greeted carefully.

"Hello Gadget," Chip said softly. He took a few steps up to her, and stopped a few inches short. She stared back into his dark eyes, and he stared back into hers. Dale stood off to the side, looking between them. He coughed.

"Ah... Well... I'll just uh... Go over here! Where it's less awkward," Dale said quickly, rushing off.

"You didn't call," Chip said. Gadget cleared her throat.

"I got a little distracted. And we said we weren't going to make it weird."

"Weird? I'm not making it weird, you are," Chip said with a mild scowl. She scowled back.

"How am I making it weird? I just forgot to call-"

"For four days?" Chip asked dryly. Gadget flushed.

"Well, they found a new energy source and it was very fascinating and-Hey! Come on, we said we wouldn't make it weird," she said immediately, returning a glare at Chip. Chip shot it back.

"You set up the rules for how it was supposed to go! If you're going to break them-" Chip started.

"Of course I broke the rules! You don't mind when I do!" Gadget retorted.

"I mind when you do it like this!" Chip shot back.

The two began to bicker, and Daisy looked over at Dale. He was eating popcorn.

"Are they always like this?"

"Eeyup," Dale said with a nod. "See, after I hooked up with Foxglove, they tried to get together... Then didn't get together, then were, and now are but won't admit it." He rolled his eyes. "I figure they'll get it together one of these days. For the moment, just enjoy the show."

"... Where did you hide that popcorn?" Daisy asked. Dale shrugged.

"You'd be surprised how deep these pockets are."