A.N.: Hello and welcome to my 15th entry in FF ever! I say entry because this is going to be my little archive of random story bits, drabbles, and one-shots that I deem too short to stand on their own for story status. Like this one, which I came up with after watching, on Youtube mind you, Disney on Ice: Let's Celebrate. Someone was actually nice enough to capture and post the whole show. This bit takes place starting from the end of the first act after intermission.
Also this is just one of a few Birthday presents for a very dear friend of mine, Squad Unit 19/xSquadronx. Happy Birthday Buddy!
After having fun in Hawaii for the celebration of Summer Vacation, Mickey wanted to spend some peace and quiet, alone time with Minnie. Unfortunately unlike Minnie, who got the Digital Global Destinator to work on her first try (after his several failed attempts), Mickey still didn't quite have a magic touch with technology and pressed some wrong button that led to getting separated from Minnie (and Goofy technically, but he was more worried and concerned about the former). He ended up in Brazil and he had no idea where she ended up, though upon talking about it later it turns out that she wound up getting some actual peace and quiet in Japan, which was celebrating the coming of Spring.
Though he had fun in Brazil, as the locals were celebrating the fast paced, adrenaline rushing Carnival, Mickey knew that he had to find his beloved. Especially since after all the fun of Carnival, he managed to forget that she wasn't there having fun with him, even though when he first arrived he realized right away that she wasn't around. So he typed in "Find Minnie" in the Destinator, and it located her in an Asian country, but for some reason it sent him to China, and of course Minnie was still no where to be found.
Mickey was flung into the middle of the celebration of the Lunar New Year, more commonly known as the Chinese New Year, and luckily saw Mulan and Captain Shang in the celebration. When the ceremony of the celebration had finished, Mickey humbly sought wisdom on where he could find Minnie Mouse. He received an answer in the form of a riddle (written in Chinese) on a scroll. Roughly translated by Mickey himself, it said, "You will find what you seek in your homeland, where the fresh waters meets the great sea. And where the Mississippi River meets the sea."
Mickey instantly figured out that he'd find Minnie in New Orleans. Problem was, he didn't want to tamper with the Destinator again in case something else screwy happened. So he was stuck in China unless he found another way over to New Orleans. Well, he somehow did it, though it's not entirely clear how exactly. Regardless he was in China, so maybe some Chinese black market gave him something to teleport him for one American dollar. Who knows? That probably happened. Most likely happened...Hey, it could totally have happened that way. Where, dear reader were you during Gremlins (the one with Gizmo) and The Little Shop of Horrors movies?
In any case he eventually reached New Orleans, which was celebrating Mardi Gras. Everyone as far as the eye could see was wearing greens, yellows, and purples with all kinds of masks. Mickey found himself wearing a snazzy yellow suit with a green, yellow, and purple mask on a stick. Now all he had to do was find Minnie in the fun chaotic mess that was always Mardi Gras. Easier said than done of course. Even if both he and Minnie were shorter and more, ahem, distinctive looking than everyone else around, looking for someone and the chaotic ball of fun that is Mardi Gras does not mix. It's nearly impossible to look for one certain person, especially if one doesn't arrange a meeting place.
Mickey of course hadn't had any contact with Minnie since they got separated. Which made trying to look for her in the fun mess all the more fruitless in his efforts. He was having a good time though, as Mardi Gras had that sort of effect on anyone, and he even danced with Tiana who was cheering him up when she noticed his slight distress. As he danced, he accidentally backed up and bumped into someone. He instantly turned around to apologize but his mouth stopped as he recognized who he bumped into. There she was dressed in an adorable purple 1920s flapper girl dress, his dearest and most precious friend in the world, Minnie. He'd be lying if he said that he wasn't close to crying in happiness in finally reuniting with her. He tipped his hat shyly at her beauty and as a small apology for bumping into her, but she didn't seem to care as she ran to him and hugged him tightly.
"Oh boy! Am I ever glad ta see you, Minnie!"
"And I'm so glad to see you too!"
The mice never had to dig a little deeper to find what they needed in life. For they always knew that they needed each other to find true happiness wherever they went.
The End