The Magical Quest

Note: Remember, I said I was altering the plot. I'm also altering some of the villain appearances, hence why the Pete Snake is so big in this story.

This was not good. Minnie and Goofy had sent out a search party all throughout the castle and to no avail. All sections had been checked, not a one overlooked. Even Richard and Daisy had been woken up by the guards in their pursuit to find Mickey and Donald.

Daisy walked to Mickey's room where Minnie and Goofy were waiting and yawned saying, "I was told I could find you here."

Richard followed close behind, barely managing to stay awake as he asked, "I say, my dear, why are the guards going about the castle disrupting everyone's beauty sleep?"

"Oh, it's awful, Daddy!" Minnie exclaimed, a tear running down her face, "Mickey and Donald have gone missing!"

"Pardon me, but who are you talking about here?" Richard replied as Daisy placed her hand against her chin asking, "Is Donald the name of that guy who keeps stalking me?"

"You're right on the ball park with that one!" Goofy replied, Minnie scowling as the jester as he blinked and asked, "What did I say?"

"Well, I say good riddance!" Daisy remarked, Richard still trying to remember who these people were. It wasn't as if he ever socialized with his subjects.

Minnie let out a sigh, slumping down on Mickey's bed and resting her hands against her chin. This was terrible. For all she knew, Mickey may have been kidnapped as well just for good measure. Then again, that wouldn't have made much sense. But still, where could he be?

At that very moment, an old canine wearing a blue robe walked over to the castle door and pulled on the door knocker, giving the entrance a couple of knocks. Richard snapped out of his train of thought as Minnie got up and exclaimed, "Maybe that's Mickey!" the others getting up from their seats as Goofy added, "Ahyuck, Donald too," the group running for the entrance... except for Richard who had gained way too much weight over the years to run.

As Minnie opened it, a smile on her face, her smile soon died when she saw the old man standing there and sighed, "Welcome to Magic Castle. What brings you here?"

"Minnie!" Daisy scolded, but the fashion expert knew why Minnie wasn't showing as much respect for the old man as she could have. Nevertheless, it was considered impolite to greet a guest with a lack of enthusiasm.

"Don't worry about it, Daisy," the old man replied, Daisy's eyes widening at the sound of this. How did the old man know her name? Most of the people who had lived in Magic Kingdom all their lives only knew of the duck's existence, not her name.

"I am Marlon. May I come inside?" the old man asked, "I have something I need to discuss with you."

Minnie sighed and replied, "Do come in, kind sir," Daisy still in shock while Goofy chuckled, "She's popular."

Mickey and Donald had finally made it to the top of the cliff as they breathed heavily, happy to be out of harm's way. They couldn't believe what they had just done. They had defeated a snake that was ten times their size. This was truly an incredible moment for them.

"There's not a doubt in my mind that's the worst we'll ever have to deal with," Mickey said, laughing as Donald joined into the laughter replying, "You said it!"

Mickey's eyes widened when he heard a rumbling sound, Donald hearing it too. During all of this, the two had completely forgotten that they hadn't had breakfast. As luck would have it, they had also stopped their flight in front of another giant tomato. It seemed things were finally looking up.

"Breakfast is served!" Mickey exclaimed, letting out another quick laugh as Donald pulled a bib out of his pocket, putting it on and saying, "Boy oh boy!"

While the two dove into the tomato, proceeding to feast upon it, a familiar figure hung upside down, his legs latched to a tree branch while he slept. It was, of course, Ingo, King Pete's second-in-command. He figured that without Pete around and with a big demon doing the work for him, it would be nice to take a nice long nap.

However, that nap soon ended as he heard the sound of tomato juice spraying all over the place. He grumbled, narrowing his eyes at the sight, a look of shock on his face.

"Those aren't forest residents," he said to himself, then pondering this he mumbled, "Those must be the royal guards sent to fetch the dog. But how could two mere little creatures such as them take care of the Pete Snake? I mean, I knew the beast had King Pete's intellect, but I didn't think it would be that useless."

Nevertheless, this was not a good sight. Ingo had to do something about this. The last thing he wanted was to be punished for not doing his job.

After devouring half of the tomato, Mickey patted his belly, letting out a small burp saying in a tired-sounding voice, "Alright, Donald, onward ho!" struggling to stay on his feet as he stumbled and fell flat on his face.

"Sure thing, Mickey!" Donald replied in a more unenthusiastic tone and fell backwards, landing on his rump. Clearly the two had a bellyache now and wouldn't be moving any time soon.

"What say we rest this off first?" Mickey suggested through deep breaths, Donald nodding in response and falling asleep.

Ingo looked at this and slapped his forehead grumbling, "I can't take them like this! It just wouldn't feel like a real fight if I were to beat them while they're weakened!"

All-in-all, if they could defeat a huge snake, Ingo needed to be ready for this. As such, he hung upside down on the branch in wait. He would be ready once they approached him.

Back at the castle, Minnie's eyes were wide open as Marlon took a sip of tea saying, "And that's the gist of it."

"So let me get this straight," Daisy said, eyeing the old man suspiciously, "You're saying that Mickey and Donald fled the castle and are currently risking their lives to save that dog who got himself captured?"

"Yes," Marlon replied, nodding his head, "That's at least it in a nutshell. Those are some brave friends you have, Goofy."

Goofy blinked, panicking as he asked, "Whoa, how do you know my name!" Daisy rolling her eyes at the fact that Goofy had clearly not heard a thing that was said, Minnie eyeing the old man and stating, "That's actually a good point. How do you know all of this? You told us during that conversation that you just arrived in town this morning."

"I know a lot of things," Marlon said, chuckling as he pointed at the young girl adding, "I know that you have feeling for young Mickey, do you not?"

Goofy's eyes went wide as the jester asked, "Is that true?" Minnie nodding, her cheeks turning red as Marlon proceeded to say, "Daisy, I know that you secretly want to give Donald a chance," both Minnie and Goofy staring at her.

Daisy's eyes shifted back and forth as the girl remarked, "What are you talking about? I don't want anything to do with that guy!" Minnie chuckling and saying, "It's okay, Daisy," the fashion expert shaking her head and remarking, "I can't believe you would believe what this old coot is saying!"

Goofy chuckled while Marlon stated, "Goofy, I know that you're quite clumsy but also very good at heart," the jester letting out a light laugh saying, "Gorsh, most people don't notice that about me at first."

"You haven't answered my question," Minnie retorted, "HOW do you know all of this?"

The old man let out a sigh, nodding and saying, "If you must know, I am a wizard," the man conjuring up what looked like a mirror, the inside showing that Donald and Mickey were indeed in the forest, both covered in a red liquid and lying on the ground.

Minnie gasped at the sight of this, Goofy looking dumbfounded as Daisy nudged him, the jester soon realizing this was a cause for panic. However, Marlon simply chuckled, much to Minnie's dismay.

"My, your friends really couldn't help themselves, could they?" the old man quipped, the image in the mirror moving towards half a giant tomato, Minnie sighing with relief as Goofy chuckled, saying, "They're full."

Soon, the mirror vanished as Marlon sighed, "I'm afraid my magic isn't as strong as it used to be though," slumping down on the couch adding, "I could assist them right now if I still had my youth."

"Oh, that's alright," Minnie replied, patting the man on the shoulder, "I'm just glad you told us, Mr. Marlon, sir."

The princess then put on a serious expression saying, "We have to help them," Goofy and Daisy's eyes going wide, the two replying, "US!" while Minnie sighed, "Well, at the very least, I will!"

"But Minnie," Daisy pleaded, "It's too dangerous out there!" as the princess stated, "I don't care! His dog got kidnapped because of me! This is the least I can do!"

"WAIT!" Marlon shouted, Minnie stopping as the old man got up from his seat saying, "You can't go!"

"But..." the princess replied while Daisy placed a hand on her shoulder saying, "He's right, Minnie," Goofy nodding and adding, "Those two can take care of themselves. I know. They're my best friends."

Marlon chuckled and said, "I mean you can't go yet," the others staring at him as if he was crazy, the old man pulling out four rings, placing one around Minnie's finger saying, "These rings contain incredible power. With them, you can unlock some of the greatest abilities in existence. If you manage to catch up with Mickey and Donald, I want you to give them the other two rings," placing them in the princess' hand

Minnie nodded in understanding, Daisy asking, "Wait, if they get three of the rings, who's the last one for?" Marlon smiling and saying, "Why, it's for Goofy."

The jester's eyes went wide, his jaw dropped. Was the wizard serious about this?

"But Mr. Sore-see-air, I'm not a warrior," the dog replied as the wizard laughed and said, "You have optimism, something more people should have. That makes you more than qualified for this journey."

Daisy sighed and shook her head saying, "I guess there's no stopping you, is there?" Minnie giggling and saying, "I trust you'll take good care of my father while I'm away," the duck smiling and replying, "You can count on me."

But before the two could leave, there was one more thing the princess needed to know. As such, she turned to Marlon and asked, "Do you by chance know where Peteland is?"

"Yes, but you can't get there just by walking in the right direction," the wizard replied, Minnie confused as the old man nodded and added, "In each area is a statue that resembles King Pete's face. All you need to do is enter each one's mouth, for you see, each statue is a portal to another location. If you keep this up, you'll eventually find the one that will lead you to Peteland."

Minnie nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Marlon," as Goofy let down a tear of joy saying, "Gorsh, I'm gonna be a hero."

And that was that. Daisy waved goodbye to them, a look of concern on her face while Marlon chuckled. He knew deep down inside that those two had what it took. There was no way he could have been wrong about this.

After a while, Mickey and Donald's bellyaches were gone as the two rose to their feet, each letting out a big yawn. They still had a long way to go before they were done.

"Remind me never to eat that much again, Donald," the mouse groaned, scratching his rear end while Donald let out another quick yawn saying, "Sure thing, buddy."

However, after only a few seconds, the two noticed a horrifying sight. It looked like a giant bat hanging upside down and sleeping, but what would a bat be doing in the middle of a forest?

The two figured it didn't really matter as Mickey turned to Donald letting out a soft, "Sh," before standing on the tips of his toes and slowly advancing forward, eyes on the sleeping bat. Donald turned around and did the same to the air as he stood on the tips of his webbed feet, mimicking Mickey's movement.

However, there were two problems with this. The first problem was that this creature wasn't really a bat. The second problem was that it wasn't sleeping.

The two were shocked when the creature spread his wings out, swooping down at them while the two barely leaped to the side in time to dodge the incoming strike. The demon laughed maniacally, turning to them and grinning wickedly.

Donald and Mickey both stared for some time, the mouse putting on a serious expression asking, "Who do you think you are!"

The demon let out another laugh before saying, "I am Ingo, King Pete's second in command, and I'm afraid you've reached the end of the line."

"King Pete!" Mickey remarked as Donald held up his fists shouting, "You picked the wrong guy to mess with!"

"I'm afraid you don't realize how dire your situation is," Ingo remarked, sighing, "It's a pity, really."

With that, the demon reached into the front of his overalls, pulling out a set of small round flying demons with tiny bat wings and faces that resembled his. Three of them flew over to Donald and picked the sailor up, handing him up against a tree branch by the collar.

"Hey, cut that out!" Mickey spat as the demons flew into him, knocking him on his back while Ingo laughed and retorted, "It seems you've both failed to understand just who you are dealing with! I'm the most evil fiend that you will ever see, and believe you me, I'm not a myth!"

With that, Ingo flew up atop another tree branch, his demons circling him while he continued to stated, "There's a reason why I work for Pete, and trust me, it's not my good looks," grinning while Donald and Mickey cringed in disgust, "I happen to be strong and very scary too, and I do things by my own book."

Mickey started to tremble while Donald tried to fight his way off of the branch but to no avail while the demon carried on, "You shouldn't have come this far. What were you expecting to do? Though I really do hate to brag, I know I'll be the one to end you!" Mickey grunting, "You're despicable!"

"I know," Ingo remarked as he took to the skies, his demons perched atop his shoulders as the branch holding up Donald snapped, the duck falling hard against the ground while the creature stated, "You've no idea what you've got yourselves in, you'll regret every little thing you've done!"

Mickey held up his fists, the demons once again flying at him and knocking him into the tree Donald had fallen out of while Ingo finished with the words, "What made you ever think that despite all of this, that you would have ever won!"

With that, the demon laughed insanely as Mickey turned to Donald with a look of worry, Donald gulping. Ingo truly seemed too powerful for them.