Chapter 2: Trust in Me

Milo was double casted, meaning he had 2 jobs. He was a Face Character as Prince Eric, and he was a Vendor. It was 9:30 at night, and at this time I knew he'd be in Cars Land.

There weren't very many people in California Adventures, since it was close to closing time. I found him working in the Cozy Cone tending to a small line.

Being the polite one, I waited in line. When he saw me, his smile slightly faltered. "What happened to your neck?"

"Um . . . Don't worry about it. Look, are you free after your shift?"

"I should be."

"Then could you meet me at the Carousel in Fantasyland?"

"No problem. Everything okay?"

"Just fine. I just need to talk to you about something."

It was dark and quiet. 2 things I was normally scared about. Dusk sat on a horse waiting patiently. It was already 15 minutes past 10. "You sure he's coming?"

"He's never stood me up in the past. Why would he now?" Then, as if on cue, I spotted his usual mess of brunette hair wandering in our direction. I waved my hand. "Milo!"

He jogged towards me. "Did this really need to take place after closing?"

"The sooner the better."

"Okay. So what is it? I'm guessing it's important if you're risking our jobs at the moment."

"Well . . . It's . . ." I gestured for Dusk to speak.

"We have a proposition for you."

"And who is he?" asked Milo.

"This is Dusk; a friend of mine. We need your help with something. This is going to sound crazy, but-"

"We need your help to take down the Villains," interrupted Dusk. "Moira here recommended you. I guess she'd feel more comfortable working with someone she actually knew."

I stepped up to Milo. "Please believe me! The Villains are trying to take over the park, and in doing so can possibly jeopardize their purpose and/or existence. I knew you'd maybe help since you've believed me in the past, but now . . ."

Milo put his hands on my shoulders and gave me a soft smile. "Of course I believe you. You remind me of your 7 year old self." He leaned sideways to get Dusks attention. "Why the Villains in a fussy?"

Dusk jumped down from the horse and sat on the edge of the Carousel floor. "Apparently, Walt had plans to build a park dedicated to the Villains. And when that never happened, they got pissed, and are willing to put their own worlds at stake just to get what they want."

"So how does this work, then?"

"It's kind of at random. You see something or someone off, have a gut feeling, then you should intervene. It's especially difficult during the day. By law, Characters aren't allowed out of their attraction. But of course, the Villains don't adhere to the laws, and do as they please. They can pass as normal Cast Members during the day, possibly putting the guests in danger."

"Well, I'm a Character during the day," said Dusk. "There shouldn't be a problem with me keeping watch."

"And you?" Dusk was motioning for me.

"I'm here every day monitoring the park."

"Then . . . I guess we have our team." Dusk jumped off the Carousel and made his way out of Fantasyland.

"Wait!" I ran up to him, grabbing his arm. "What about you? Even though you've been here for god knows how long, I still don't know what you do, or where you go half the day."

"I guess you can call me a Swing. I do what I can, but it's obviously not enough. That's why I need you. It was a good call on getting your friend to join us. This should be over soon . . ." I wasn't exactly paying attention to him. My gaze was caught with in Peter Pan's Flight. "Interesting how you felt it before I even told you."

"Felt what?"

"The sudden connection. That's your Home World." I cocked my head like a confused puppy. "Saviours have worlds they reside in. You know, to live in. Yours just happens to be Neverland."

I sighed. "Great."

"What? Not satisfied."

"No, it's nothing. You should get going. It's getting late." He nodded with a small from as he exited Fantasyland. I walked over to Milo. "Do you really believe me? Or are you just . . ."

"What?"

"Pitying me? You said I'm reminding you of my childhood self. You think I'm being cute?"

"Moira, I've known you for our whole lives. I honestly don't think you'd make up something like this, and get someone in on it just to spite me. So, come on. We can work it out tomorrow."

We were just exiting through the Sleeping Beauty Castle, when I came up with something. "Do you maybe just wanna stay with me here? I've kind of been living in the hotel, via Gordon's recommendation."

"Really? Since when?"

"Since a couple months ago! Didn't it seem a bit weird how I just stopped coming to your place?"

"Yeah, that was a bit questionable. You sure? This won't make you uncomfortable, will it?"

"It's fine. I wouldn't be offering it if it did. Now let's go! It's almost midnight."

As we were leaving, my final gaze fell on the stairs that led up to the Sleeping Beauty walkthrough attraction. Just walking by it made my skin cold.