Chapter 1: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
He landed at the doors of the castle. He may be old, but was surprisingly fine.
These doors led him to the hero he needed to save this universe.
He gripped the large handle and hit it against the large doors three times. Yellow sparkles sprinkled out of the handle and onto the ground, soon dissolving upon contact with it.
The doors opened.
They hit the inner walls with a thud, and Yen Sid entered the courtyard. It was glorious. A stone fountain stood in the center, with water coming out of the hands of the statue; the statue being the wizard he was searching for.
The walls were lined with shrubberies of the others that lived at the castle. Yen Sid immediately recognized them all, having created them.
Lining the pathway he walked down, as well as all of the others, were flowers off all different colours; reds, blues, whites, yellows.
Before he could even knock on the doors to the castle itself, they opened at the sight of him.
The floors were magnificently checker black and white, very shiny that Yes Sid could even see himself smiling down. A golden chandelier hung down from the ceiling, with every candle lit. A red rug lay perfectly flat up the stairs. Paintings of the mice, ducks, and dogs lined the walls.
Before he could admire it any further, he was stopped by two guards.
"Who are you?" they asked him.
"My name is Yen Sid," he replied.
They both gasped.
"Yen Sid?" asked the other. "You mean, the Yen Sid? Like, creator of all worlds Yen Sid!?"
"I do," he replied again. The two guards looked at each other, then back at the wizard. "I must speak with the owner of this castle."
"Oh yes, right this way," they said at the same time, motioning him to go up the stairs. He followed them through different hallways, until he was greeted with a third set of gigantic doors, although not quite as big as the last two.
"Mickey's not gonna believe this!" he could hear one of the guards squeal, trying to be quiet but failing. The guard who spoke knocked three times, and the same thing happened to him that happened to Yen Sid; sparkles parading out of the handle.
The doors opened, and looking up from his table was Mickey Mouse.
Yen Sid was so happy to see his old apprentice, he could barely acknowledge the glorious room. A huge bed sat against the wall, enough for all six of them to sit and then some. A tiny dog house, reading "Pluto" above the doorway sat next to it.
Across from the bed was a mahogany dresser, and above it a mirror. Above the mirror were three paintings: one of Mickey, one of Minnie, and one of Pluto.
The doors to the balcony were open, allowing the sunshine to pour in. In the center of the room were three couches around a table, where Mickey and his friends sat playing cards.
"Oh my gosh!" said Mickey, breathless. "It's, my, I—hello."
"Hello," Yen Sid answered.
Mickey got up from the couch and walked over to his former master. If it weren't for the ears, he wouldn't even be up to his waist.
"Thank you," he said to the guards. "You may leave now." After a few more seconds of looking at Yen Sid, they did.
The wizard could tell Mickey could not speak, so he decided to. "I must discuss something with you," he told him. "And it's rather urgent."
"Who's this guy?' asked Donald Duck.
"Donald!" Daisy Duck scolded him. "That is no way to talk to Yen Sid!"
"Yen Sid?" he questioned. "Never heard of him."
"Oh my goodness," said Minnie. "Why, hello there."
"How're ya doin?'" asked Goofy. Pluto barked in agreement.
"Oh my gosh!" Mickey said again. "What are you doing here? How did you get here? Don't the stories say you can't"—
"I'm sure you can see why I must speak with you," he told him, hinting at the fact that he just wanted to get down to business.
"Of course, Master," he said. "Please sit down."
"Thank you," he said with a smile. "Although 'Master' won't be necessary. I am no longer your master."
"Right," he remembered. "But it is a little weird calling you 'Yen Sid,' even though that's what everyone calls you."
"You said you wanted to speak with us?" Minnie spoke up.
"Correct," he replied. "You might think that you have been here for years now, in fact, for as long as you can remember. But in reality, I only just finished this world moments ago."
They all gasped at hearing this, but he continued. "During my creation, I created something too strong for me alone. I had no idea this would happen."
He paused, taking a deep breath. "I have destroyed this world."
They sat for a moment, speechless. "Everything seems fine to me," Goofy suggested.
"You would think that," he went on. "But Chernabog will unleash his power, and destroy all worlds, with everyone in it. He only knows destruction."
Despite hearing these words, he knew the others still had one question in their minds.
"Of course, light and darkness both cannot exist without each other. However, I fear there may be too much darkness now. When I tried to fight it, I failed, which is what brought me to this world. This darkness is the reason why I created you."
He looked at Mickey when he said his last sentence. "You are the only one who can stop him. I gave you the memories of training under my power. You possess my knowledge. You are a sorcerer."
Mickey nodded. "Sure am. Still am."
"This is why I, regrettably, must rest this world-changing task on your shoulders."
"What can I do?" he asked.
"You must go to the seven worlds and find the seven heroes worthy of fighting with us. And you must hurry. I am sure he is charging up his power atop Bald Mountain as we speak."
"Well, where's that?" asked Donald.
"In the spirit realm," he answered. "That is why you need my help. With my power, and the souls of the seven other heroes, I can send you there."
Mickey took in a deep breath. "Okay, I guess so. Mas—Yen Sid, will you come with me?"
"Of course," he said. "I will accompany y"—
The castle began to shake rapidly.
Debris began to rain down from the ceiling. Vases and other loose items fell onto the floor of Mickey's room.
Pluto began barking. When they all looked at him, he was on the balcony, looking up at something. The six joined him, only to find Chernabog next to the castle.
"Impossible," thought Yen Sid. "The sun is out."
He looked down at them, and roared. He eyed Yen Sid and laughed.
"Ha ha ha! Old man. Hiding behind a tiny mouse?"
"Two mice," Minnie shouted back, moving closer to Mickey.
"And me," Daisy added, moving towards Minnie.
"Me too!" Goofy cheered.
Pluto barked and nudged Mickey Mouse.
Donald screamed and fell to the ground, covering his eyes.
Chernabog began disappearing. "Let's make this trip last."
He raised his fist into the air, and threw it down to crush them all.
However, he was stopped by Yen Sid.
He fired a laser out of his hands, struggling to keep it coming and to push Chernabog away. Despite this, he was successful.
Chernabog began disappearing twice as fast, and was almost gone at this point. With the last of his power, he sent a dark arrow out of his chest and fired it, impaling the wizard.
"Noooo!" Mickey cried.
The arrow disappeared, and Yen Sid gripped the place where he was shot. Blood began to pour out from the spot, and he fell against the wall.
"Come on, let's help him!" Mickey shouted.
Everyone (except Donald, who was still shaking) led the wizard over to Mickey's bed, and laid him down.
"Mickey," he began.
"Yes?" he answered, leaning closer.
"Do not worry for me," he began.
"No, no, don't say that!" Mickey worried. "You'll be fine."
"Listen to my words," he continued. "I will not die. This arrow has only wounded me. However, if you do not find these heroes and bring them back, I will fall into darkness. You must find them and bring them here!"
"I will!" Mickey shouted. "I promise."
"Good," he said, his eyes growing heavy. "Good. Good. That's . . . . very . . . ."
His eyelids shut, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Mickey stood as tall as he could. "I will find these heroes, and I will save my former master, and I will defeat Chernabog!"
"That's the spirit, Mickey!" Goofy cheered.
Donald finally decided to take a peek from the ground. Still shaking, he slowly lifted one hand up from his eye, and then the other. He stepped inside.
"What did I miss? Yikes!" he saw Yen Sid. "What did I miss!?"
"You go," Minnie told Mickey. "Daisy and I will stay here to watch over him. Donald and Goofy will take charge while you are gone."
"WHAT!?" they both cried at the same time.
"I don't know anything about running a castle!" Donald shouted.
"Neither do I!" Goofy added.
Daisy put a hand on her hip and glared at them. "Donald. Goofy. Stop complaining and actually do something for once!"
The two were left with their jaws dropped.
With the Fantasia Hat placed firmly on his head, Mickey said his good-byes to his friends at the doors to the courtyard and left for Disney Town, and beyond that, the other worlds.
"Daisy and I will be in Mickey's bedroom if you need us," Minnie said to the two guys.
"They probably will," muttered Daisy, who followed the mouse to the castle.
Donald and Goofy looked at each other.
"Do you know how to run a kingdom?" asked Donald.
Goofy shook his head. "Nuh-uh. Do you?'
"Nope," he replied.
They both sighed. Then they turned their heads to look at Pluto. Reading their faces, Pluto immediately ran away. The two sighed again.