Where I Belong
By:TheBlueManatee
Chapter one: Goodbye
Oswald looked at his half brother, Mickey, just standing there all happy with a paintbrush in his hand. He was fixing Clarabelle's roof by repainting it.
Oswald had no idea how you fix a white marble roof with just simply blue paint, but it was a thing of life. Like in the real world, how does gravity work? It's just a thing of nature and you have to accept it.
The blot was destroyed a couple weeks ago, but Mickey wanted to stay longer and help in any way he possibly could.
Oswald made a face and tapped his rabbit fingers against the wall. He should be fixing the town, not Mickey. It was Oswald's town, after all! Father had put him in charge, not Mickey!
Oswald took a deep breath. Mickey was leaving today, so he should calm down.
He thought of something his friend Horace told him one day. Oswald was playing darts.
The dart board was Mickey's face.
Horace took the darts and told Oswald, "Listen. You don't have to toss darts at the poor mouse's fa-"
"Yeah, I don't have to, but it's fun and I blow off steam from it." Oswald snapped.
Horace grinned a friendly grin and said, "Look, people like rabbits, right? They're cute, cuddly, and everything in between."
"Yeah?" Oswald put down the dart he had in his hand and listened to Horace with eager ears. He liked being praised.
And people hate mice. They call exterminators to get rid of them. So, whenever you're mad at Mickey, just picture him running from a vacuum or something."
At that, Oswald cracked up laughing. Mickey! Being chased a vacuum! How hilarious! Oswald pictured a bunny, being held and loved. Oswald kept laughing until Pete threatened to send him into next Tuesday if he didn't shut it.
Oswald thinks about Mickey running around a human house, stealing cheese and what ever else mice do. A woman screams and calls an exterminator. Then Mickey was being chased by a vacuum!
Oh, it was to much for the rabbit to bear. He burst out laughing in the middle of Toontown. Everyone stares at the rabbit with confused and disturbed faces. Gremlin Gus chuckles a bit, to try to make things less awkward, but only makes the situation more odd. Oswald calms down and wipes a tear from his eye.
Ortensia skips over to him, "Oh, Oswald." She sighs, "Com'on, he's leaving today. Be nice."
"How can I? That rat stole my spotlight!"
"He saved all of wasteland and brought me back to life. I know it won't be easy but..."
"Yeah, I could've done that on my own!"
"Oswald, it's time."
"Time for what? Him to go?"
"To forgive him."
Ortensia pecks his cheek and skips away to talk to Gremlin Gus.
Oswald sighs. Ortensia was right, he really has to stop hating Mickey so much. After all, he is Oswald's half brother.
He strides over to Mickey, and says, "You know, I really hated you."
"Gee, thanks Oswald." Mickey says and puts the paintbrush on his back, which miraculously stays there.
"Sorry, Mic, but I really did. But I don't anymore. Promise. Just…" Oswald pauses, fearing the answer.
"Can you-Mickey, Mic, The M-Mouse- Please… Maybe, have people." Oswald scratches the back of his neck, "Remember me?"
"Oswald," Mickey says grinning, "Of course I will! I mean, I'll try my best."
"Right… I mean, I'm not asking you to knock on everyone's door and say, 'Love Oswald' bu-"
"I get 'yah, pal." Mickey says and puts a hand on Oswald's shoulder, "I'll talk to Disney and see what they can do."
"Really? Aw gee thanks, Mickey."
"No problem, pal. You're my half brother, after all! Father would be proud."
"Of you?" Oswald sneers. Mickey was conceded after all…
"Of us." Mickey says and wraps his arms around the rabbit. Oswald's stunned.
But he wraps his bunny arms around Mickey and grins. "See 'yah later, Mickey."
"See 'yah real soon, Oswald!" Mickey winks as a dark portal revealing a workshop appears in the light blue sky. Mickey salutes and leaps to the sky. He hops into a mirror and disappears as the portal closes.
Mickey was back in the real world. Where he belonged. Oswald grins as he reflects on Mickey's words. See 'yah real soon!"
Did he mean that, maybe, people will love Oswald so much that Wasteland will give him a heart!
Nah, he just probably ment that he'll be back soon because of some kind of mischief he'll get into.
Ortensia skips towards him whispers in his ear, "I'm proud of you, Oswald. Your father would be proud."
Oswald hugs her and looks up into the sky. "Yeah, yeah he would be."
Copyright: Epic Mickey- Disney and Netendo
Mickey Mouse-Disney CO
Oswald- I don't who owns him now (And I'm to lazy to look it up), but not me.
Everyone else- Rightful owners