Riku reaches the Country of the Musketeers, where he finds an opera house. He sees three criminals, the Beagle Boys, practicing for the destruction of Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Peg-Leg Pete steps out onto the stage and drops a large crate on three wooden cut-outs, showing his intention to destroy his foes. Riku follows the Beagle Boys backstage, where he finds Minnie trapped inside a chest. After freeing her, one of the Beagle Boys takes a device that operates the stage. Riku pursues and defeats the three criminals, but he is stopped by a large Dream Eater called Holey Moley. After destroying it, he puts the device back, which stops the crate from falling on Mickey and friends. Later he finds the Sleeping Keyhole and unlocks it, allowing him to head to the next world.
Meanwhile, back at the Mysterious Tower, Lea is explaining things to Yen Sid. The Master tells Mickey and friends that the reason he chose such an unusual test for the Mark of Mastery was because Sora and Riku needed to obtain a special power, which they needed to unlock the Sleeping Keyholes to get. Unfortunately, Yen Sid is no longer able to locate Sora and Riku, which he chalks up to Xehanort's intervention; since Lea was restored to his human self, Xehanort must have been as well. Yen Sid warns Lea that if he tries to help them, it will not be easy, but Lea is still willing to help. With that, they begin to formulate a plan which they hope will outsmart Xehanort...
