A.N: Hello and welcome to my third Disney fanfiction this also stars Mickey Mouse but just like my first one not as much fluff with Minnie. Yes, I slightly changed my mind about the pirate story that I'm also working on, that was supposed to go up first but I'm having major writer's Block on it but I will continue on every little bit that I can to get it up sometime soon. So think of this as an early Halloween present. Anyhoo, this story is definitely in the fantasy category due to the fact that in this storyline I have Mickey being capable of using magic without the hat. You know the one we see him wearing in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the very same hat that we mostly see his magic power coming from. Well, then why am I having Mickey not wear it to use Magic? The answer lies in a very small reference to Mickey's 60th Birthday special. This special can be found on YouTube but I'll summarize it here anyway because part 8 of the final footage has the audio replaced with Alicia Keys due to YouTube's copyright issues. Mickey uses the hat to fix his birthday cake, which Roger Rabbit accidentally ruined, but then Mickey goes over board using too much magic to please the crowd. The result of that, some random wizard (Not Yen Sid) whisks Mickey away to have a time out chat with him about using someone else's magic. So the wizard puts an ity-bity curse on Mickey, Making him unrecognizable to anyone and everyone who knows him until he "re-learns" how to use his own magic (which is his charm and charisma). The only problem I know that's gonna pop up in this story is Mickey being a little out of character, but for this huge plot all jammed into my head, it's entirely intentional. So… Please read and review and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters Disney does but I might stick in a few of my own characters for the heck of it.
It was a cool fall night and the Full Moon shone high above Toontown and all its sleepy glory. The Town clock then stoke twelve indicating it was midnight, the witching hour.
Speaking of witching, here comes a witch now as a shadowy silhouette riding high on a broomstick against the moon.
It was Hazel, Witch Hazel that is, and she had grave news to tell a certain Sorcerer's Apprentice. News concerning the fate of herself, him, anything or anyone with magical abilities, and most importantly the Magic Realm were in danger.
"Steady now Beelzebub, thee needs to be patient. That mouse must be hereth somewhere," Hazel cooed to her irritated broomstick. Mickey, being the young sorcerer that he is would not be easy to find. Especially since he took the precaution of every small magical barrier for gentle protection (he didn't want to wake up in the middle of the night to find a vampire hickey on his neck or even a werewolf bunking with Pluto for the night).
Only a select few with magical properties would he ever allow through his invisible magical barrier, and tonight he was wide awake and decided to put the barrier down until dawn. He felt that something would happen soon, though he already felt some kind of glitch in the back of his mind warning him that something was wrong with his magical abilities. Of course he never used his magic that much anyway unless it was an immediate emergency like healing himself from a bad wound that could've ended up as a scar (if he let it heal naturally).
So he sat on his garage roof looking up at the starry night sky waiting for something to happen. Right now he only sensed movement from the house across the street, which happened to belong to his cousin Manfred Mouse, who was also a sorcerer. Then silver white fur appeared into view as Manfred too decided to sit on his garage roof.
Both mice didn't need to say anything aloud unless they wanted to either emphasize what they needed to say, or wanted everyone else around them to hear so they understand their predicament and hoped anyone would join in the conversation in doing so, or they would be too lazy in speaking to each other telepathically.
Manfred was the one who had the gift of mind reading and telepathy, hear would hear all of Mickey's thoughts if they locked eyes (for private thought reasons) and Manfred would answer back using telepathy. No matter how far apart they could be Manfred is always capable of sending a thought to Mickey's mind and sending one across the street seemed like a parlor trick.
"So you feel it too, eh Buttons?" the white furred mouse directed at his cousin across the way.
"That all depends Pink-nose, do you also feel like you're gonna hurl?" Mickey sent back.
"If you mean that uneasy feeling in you're stomach then yes, but I think you've got it worse than I do. 'Cause my feeling just tickles. Now of course you would feel it more because you're more powerful than I am… Or it's because of your seven ungodly burdens that lie deep in that ruby heart of yours," Manfred chuckled slightly at the end of his sentence.
Mickey bears a strange curse after a trip to the Amazon River, or at least the area surrounding it. Apparently, there was more to a deck of cards than meets the eye, as there were four specific jewels that greatly resembled the symbols on the four types of cards in a deck. There was the cursed Ruby of Hearts, the Diamond of Diamonds, the Sapphire of Spades, and the Emerald of Clubs/Clovers (depending on who you talk to).
The Ruby of Hearts was cursed for a reason, trapped inside it were the manifestations of the Seven Deadly Sins. And just like the rest of the jewels, there is a chosen one for each gem to serve as a host. So guess what? Mickey is the host of the Ruby of Hearts, but the Sins aren't in his heart. Rather, as soon as Mickey touched the Ruby he absorbed it and it became his real heart, but as that happened the Sins broke free from their jewel prison and entered Mickey's mind. This has given Mickey the multiple personality syndrome… somewhat anyway. He's learned how to calm them down so he doesn't end up in the happy farm on the street but luckily only one of the Sins pops out a lot and it just so happens to be Lust. Who can be dangerous, and both Mickey and Manfred have so far successfully kept Lust away from Minnie whenever Mickey himself switches temporarily out of conciseness.
In Any case Manfred was chuckling at an inside joke at how everyone characterizes Mickey having a heart of gold when they're almost right, it really a ruby heart. So whenever the famous quote is stated they joke about because whoever said it obviously didn't know the half of it.
"True those facts might have something to do with-! Hey what's that?!" Mickey mentally exclaimed as he saw a flying figure heading towards him.
Soon Hazel riding on Beelzebub came into view, but instead of reaching for Mickey first she veered toward Manfred, scooped him up onto Beelzebub and then headed towards Mickey. Well since she went for Manfred first it must be important. After all, she wasn't that evil.
"I need to have a word with the both of thee, but not here. Not even if thou doth have the ability of conjuring a magical barrier they'll still hear us," Hazel answered their unasked questions in a hurry, as she steered Beelzebub to head east.
"Gee Ms. Hazel if you're collecting us at this hour, something must be amiss," Manfred said politely, but cringed knowing he was pointing out the obvious.
"Doth thou not feel the trouble brewing in thy core?" Hazel inquired knowing he was a sorcerer but didn't know if his powers bloomed yet.
"So it isn't just us," Mickey said aloud.
"Thou has it right, all magic users can feel it," Hazel added as they soon came to a thick forest and landed softly.
"This is a pretty safe place I guess. So what's going on Hazel?" Mickey asked after taking in his surroundings.
"The Magic Realm is in great danger of falling out of balance and many sources have already indicated that it has something to do with both of thee and three of the four missing jewels. Thou wouldn't know anything about it would thee?" Hazel announced as she quirked a row at both of them.
They both paled, as they knew fully well that they did have something to do with it. Of course it wasn't on purpose and it just sort of happened. How were they supposed to know that touching their rightful stones would disappear from their, hands and be embedded into their hearts? Then, they realized it wasn't entirely their fault, as there was still one jewel left untouched on its podium, The Emerald of Clovers.
"Uh, not exactly Ms. Hazel. Ya see we may hay two of those jewels stuck in our chests but I have a strange feeling it really has something to do with that remaining emerald. As long as it doesn't have its rightful owner the Magic Realm might as well be out of balance," Manfred reasoned.
"I see thou doth speaketh the truth, however both of thee and the third who wields the sapphire must finish what you started. In order to do so you must find the fourth who is capable of handling the emerald. Only then will the balance between this realm and the realm of magic be restored," Hazel foretold, and with that she raised an arm into the air, and a bright flash of light temporarily blinded both mice.
When they regained their sight they noticed they were back on their respective roofs as if nothing ever happened. Then they looked at each other, their eyes locking together in their gaze as Manfred sent the mental message that they were both thinking.
"Great, now what?"