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I JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE TO PREPARE A CHAIN OF SCREENSHOTS EPISODE (since the last update was July 21st I figured it was probably time to make another one) AND MY SCREENCAPS GOT KIND OF DELETED AGAIN

GODDAMNIT
SON OF A WHORE

Really though, I'm sorry, I have no idea why that keeps happening :< The lowdown is under the cut, since what I wrote came out kind of long.

Past episodes.

Well, I went to Hollow Bastion, right, and when you come in you see Beast and Belle arguing. It went a little something like...

Beast: But Belle, I don't understand! I came here to rescue you!
Belle: I didn't ask you to come. And it doesn't matter anyway. I'm not going back with you, so you're wasting your time.
Beast: Have you lost your mind? How can you stay here with that witch?
Belle: I've nothing more to say. Now leave, before Maleficent finds you.

DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? ANYONE?

So Beast goes away to sulk, and you eventually run into Belle's room. She says that Maleficent kidnapped her and she had to be mean to Beast for reasons that she didn't explain because Maleficent came in and warped her somewhere. The next cutscene shows Belle and Maleficent in this room and Maleficent's like "What are you waiting for? Call to him!" and Belle's like "no I don't really wanna do that" and Maleficent was like "FINE then I'll just have to MAKE you scream" and the whole thing was so uncomfortable and I could not stop laughing

BUT, of course, Sora and Beast come in and stop her and Belle's like "no Beast I hate you" and Beast is like "lol but I love you" and Belle's like "no" and Beast goes on about how he's ugly and THUS BEGINS THE SCREENCAPS!

BLACK AS THE NIGHT

is it lame to think that this is actually pretty cute, because

She looks like she's about to sneeze.

Darnit, this happened really fast so I didn't get a very good shot. Belle just jumped in front of him and got orb'd in the back, basically.

I don't know why this is so funny to me. I think Maleficent is just funny in general, but something about her in Chain of Memories cracks me up.

Maleficent: rofl no

...so did they just stand there and watch Maleficent take Belle's heart? 'Cause thanks to the whole heart-stealing ordeal I had to put up with that FREAKING BOSS FIGHT

WOOOO

Jesus, I had to go through this cutscene so many times.

I keep thinking of my character Belle, which is making all of this really awkward.

Love = EVIL!

Oh great here we go.

GODDAMN SON OF A BITCH WHORE ASS

Maybe I just suck, but this boss fight gave me a LOT of trouble. It's the reason this episode is so late. I just COULD NOT GET PAST IT.

AND I DIED! Death count is four.

See, Maleficent loves to spam her attacks. She has this stomping attack where she'll stomp and if you're on the ground then you get hurt, and she would use that attack OVER and OVER and OVER. Then she had this biting attack which she would also spam and use along with stomping so it's just this big chain of powerful, obnoxious attacks, and once you get caught in them then you can't get out until she stops. And when she stops then, guess what, she shoots FIRE at you, which rests on the ground and makes it very difficult to run without getting hurt. But the fire doesn't just sit on the ground, it MOVES and ZIPS ACROSS THE SCREEN. And just to taunt you, she likes to lift her head up out of your reach so you get to jump around slashing at her head, and then fall back down to your firey, stompy death. And to top it all off, she also likes to break your Heal cards.

I checked a walkthrough, and apparently I was really low-leveled. And you know what else? I hadn't leveled my sleights since I was in TRAVERSE TOWN because I am STUPID and DIDN'T THINK THEY WOULD COME IN HANDY WHEN THEY APPARENTLY MAKE THIS BOSS ABOUT A HUNDRED TIMES EASIER

So I went and leveled. I leveled about three or so times, and I tried again.

AND I DIED AGAIN!

AGAIN!

AGAIN! Death count is now nine!

I went and leveled some more. I leveled and leveled for hours on those friggin Hollow Bastion heartless that I hate with a passion.

Wyvern are annoying because they spam this attack where they kick you over and over. Those battles that had like four of them on the screen were SO MUCH FUN. Death count is ten.

These things were annoying because that shield blocks all your attacks so you have to go behind them, but the thing is is that they'd keep turning around and facing you. Then they'd hit you. I tended to just summon crap on them until they died.

And these things (Darkball?) would just spaz out and whack you repeatedly and it was really strong. And annoying. Death count is twelve.

Eventually I got myself up to level 45 or so (I think I was 37 when I started this stage. maybe lower) and tried to battle Maleficent once again.

I CAME.

Yeah, you BETTER look angry. I OWN YOU.

We now return to the actual plot.

POP

I wanna have three kids and live in a brick house in a cauldesac and wear pastel sweaters and

Goofy speaks for us all.

k then lol

Castle Oblivion has never looked so welcoming!

IT'S DON KNOTTS AS THE LANDLORD
Come and knock on our doooooor

Hmm... now I'm confused as to whether Riku was being controlled, or if Sora is just jumping to conclusions. 'Cause you'd think Riku would be a little more hard-hitting if he was being controlled... then again, maybe that was just part of Vexen's plan. Hmmm. HMMM.

Pffft, final moments. Vexen was a pushover.

Now don't get me wrong, I love Vexen, but this battle has taught me to never take him seriously again.

Okay, see that ice attack thing? Right before Vexen uses that attack, he lets out this high-pitched, feminine little giggle. No, really. I HAVE PROOF

SO NOW, whenever I read Vexen's dialogue, I no longer imagine him speaking in a deep, mysterious old guy voice, but rather with a froofy English accent. MASTER SORA, MIGHT I TROUBLE YOU FOR THE TIIIIIIIME