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After the cutscene, Save your progress at the nearby save station; ascend the stairs and proceed through the crown-shaped passage to the Courtyard. Travel to the xx corner of the Courtyard and enter through the doors to reach the Colonnade.

NEW HEARTLESS: Minute Bomb

Ascend the steps and cross the hallway to the other end, fighting Shadows along the way; this is a great opportunity to level up your Valor Form Valor Form (it gains EXP from each hit dealt to enemies). Pass through the large doors at the end of the hallway to enter the Library. Save your game at the nearby save station and Approach Queen Minnie. After speaking with Minnie, you will receive the Disney Castle Map.

Escort Queen Minnie

Donald and Goofy will leave your party at this time. You can visit Mogjiro's Moogle Shop in the corner to turn in any acquired synthesis recipes (two can be obtained via treasure chests at this point) and purchase the new Divine Bandanna and Dark Anklet armor pieces, if you wish. Be sure to open the large chest in the northeast corner to obtain Torn Pages. When you're ready to proceed, exit the Library through the large doors on the east wall.

If you exit to the World Map from the Library's save station at this time, you will need to Talk to Queen Minnie again and choose the "Okay, let's go!" option to begin the escort.

Escorting Queen Minnie

INFORMATION:   Protect Minnie while heading to the Audience Chamber!

Your objective is to escort Minnie to the Audience Chamber door (it's about halfway down the hallway on your left) and then through the Audience Chamber to the throne. Use these tips to assist Her Majesty and reach the goal:

  • Minnie can be hit by enemy attacks; if the DAMAGE gauge is completely filled, the escort will end and you must restart from the last checkpoint.
  • When Sora is near Minnie, the Faith reaction command becomes available - use this whenever the Heartless are near Minnie. This will damage all nearby enemies and send them flying.
  • Minnie will remain in place until you move forward and use the Call Over command - doing so will cause Minnie to start following you to your current position. If you move Sora forward as Minnie approaches, she will keep following Sora for longer.
  • You can also strike the Heartless with melee attacks, but the Faith command is more efficient. Minnie can also attack with an orb of light that tracks and strikes multiple enemies.
  • When you reach the Audience Chamber door, use the Finish command and enter through the door to continue.
  • The Audience Chamber is filled with Bolt Tower Heartless. There's a chance that a Bolt Tower may strike Sora with a lightning bolt - if struck, use the Bolt Reversal Reaction Command repeatedly to send the charge back at the Bolt Tower and damage nearby enemies.
  • Use the Faith command near Minnie to push away nearby Bolt Towers, then run ahead and use Call Over to bring Minnie along. When you reach the throne, use the Finish command to complete the escort.

REWARD:  Sora gains an Accessory Slot, learns Auto Summon

A Special World

After successfully escorting Queen Minnie, Donald and Goofy will rejoin your party. Approach the nearby save station and exit the world to the World Map. Move to Hollow Bastion and Land at Merlin's House. After the cutscene, you'll be transported directly back to the Hall of the Cornerstone. Save your progress and, whenever you are ready to continue, Open The Door that Merlin summoned.

If you acquired the Torn Pages in the Library, you can now return them to the book in Merlin's House and explore a new area of the Hundred Acre Wood.