We stopped by the castle, but the Beast wasn't being very friendly. It seemed
all he was interested in was his precious rose.
We asked Belle what was going on.
Belle told us the Beast had been acting strange lately, and had locked up the
servants in the dungeon.
We went to the west hall to rescue the servants and learn more.
But a wardrobe was blocking the door to the basement.
When we tried to move the wardrobe, it talked! It was a human who had been
magically transformed. When an enchantress turned the young master, a prince,
into a beast because of his cruelty, she transformed all of his servants as
well.
We defeated the marauding door and entered the dungeon, where we found the
enchanted servants.
Having served the Beast for many years, they believed Heartless had caused the
change in his demeanor. We stepped up to the plate at the first mention of
Heartless.
The servants showed us to a secret passage.
We opened the hidden door and headed for the Beast's room.
Inside was Xaldin from Organization XIII, stoking the flames of the Beast's
anger. Enraged, the Beast set upon us, but he recovered his senses with the
servants' help. The Beast worried that he had done something terrible to Belle
while his mind was not his own.
Wanting to talk to Belle, the Beast went in search of her, but she was nowhere
to be found.
Just then, her voice came from the ballroom, calling for help!
We fought the Heartless that had come after Belle. She was unharmed, although
Xaldin escaped. The Beast apologized for his behavior and the two became closer
than ever. Still, it may be some time before the spell is broken.
Peace had returned to the Beast's castle - for now...
We visited the castle again. The Beast was restless and ill at ease.
It was a special day indeed, when he would enjoy an elegant dance with Belle.
As the dance was beginning, however, Xaldin appeared and said he had taken that
which the Beast held "very dear."
Xaldin had taken the Beast's precious rose. Brokenhearted, the Beast tried to
send Belle and us out of the castle. The rose was the key to breaking the spell
cast on the Beast and his servants; it was their only hope.
But there was no time to mope. "Don't throw away your last chance," encouraged
Sora. The Beast found the strength to fight again.
The fearless Xaldin looked down upon the revitalized Beast. "When Kingdom
Hearts is ours, we can exist fully and completely."
Xaldin tried to kidnap Belle as a way of trapping the Beast, but she fought
back. We seized that moment to defeat Xaldin. The rose was returned safely, and
the Beast realized what was truly dear to him. Their dance began. The spell
will surely be broken any day now...
