"Rosalie do you have any clue where we are?" Ratigan huffed. Rosalie wiped her brow and picked up the skirts of her dark purple dress "I'm new to this just like you."

"I apologize." He said. Rosalie turned to him "I'm sorry, James.. I just want to find Charlie and get out of here." She stopped walking "This is all our fault."

He guiltily said "It's my fault.. if I hadn't gotten into it with her. I shouldn't have gotten her riled up like that-"

"Shouldn't.. it already happened, now we can only move forward." She gently placed her hands on his face "You've always been the one to settle everything.. Now it's my turn. We'll get through this." They continued to move until they reached a gold gate. Rosalie read the top of the gate "Idylia.. What does it mean?"

Ratigan rubbed his head "I don't know… nothing I know." He laughed "For once."

Both of them walked through the gate, looking around at the usual town that was before them. The town was filled with little shops and cottages, nice with flowers and abundance of trees growing around. Many mice of all kinds with many little children stood outside and played and talked with one another. A little white mouse ran up to Rosalie and handed her a little white flower "For you Miss!" he grabbed her hand and kissed it. Rosalie laughed in surprise "For me? Thank you!" she placed the flower in her hair "What a nice child."

"Little too nice."

"James, you are being paranoid." They moved further into the town. They watched a mother, who was gardening outside her cottage, the child ran out and smiled "Mother, I am done with my homework and I have cleaned my room, May I clean the curtains next?"

"Oh of course my little one!"

Rosalie walked up to her as the child left "Excuse me? Have you seen a lost little girl?"

"Lost girl?" she shook her head "Certainly not here!" The little child walked up to her mother "Mother, I have finished the curtains! May I skip playtime to finish more homework?"

The woman nodded "Absolutely my darling!"

Ratigan watched the little child leave "Your children here are amazing! So well behaved!"

"Certainly! You are in the town of Idylia, the most ideal town in Bellemoor! Since you are new, you should be able to meet Professor Buonragazzo!" She got up, dusting herself off of dirt from gardening "There is a couple here who are also looking for a little girl!" The other couple, a tan mouse and his wife, who was a lovely grey mouse stood next to each other. The man smiled "You are also looking for a child! You must meet the professor!"

The wife smiled the same sweet smile "Oh you must!" she wrapped an arm around Rosalie's "He's amazing!" The man did the same motions with Ratigan "Oh he is amazing!"

Ratigan looked around "This town is very nice.."

"Why of course it is! The professor has made all this possible!" they reached a large house with smoke erupting from the back of the house. They knocked on a large door, to be opened with a small white mouse; a little boy wearing a red long sleeve tunic, and golden brown colored tights. His short page boy haircut was completed by a small red beret on his head, with gold trim and a golden feather "Maria! Giuseppe! You have arrived for your appointment! So good to see you! And you've brought guests!"

The woman smiled as they walked through the rest of the door to an outside area, with a gigantic machine of all kinds of knobs and a gigantic slide inserted on the right. The little boy smiled "Sir and Madame.. may I introduce the man that is so far ahead of his time, that he may actually be from tomorrow! A man I'm proud to call my father, Professor Buonragazzo!"

A white mouse with a large grey curly mustache emerged from what looked like the top of the intricate machine "Hello and welcome to Idylia!" the man wore an identical outfit to the little boy, right down to the simple brown shoes they both wore. On top of his zany grey hair, he wore a pair of goggles. He was a funny old man, that on any other occasion would make someone smile. He walked to the couple, shaking both of their hands "Senorina and Senor! Welcome! Welcome!" he looked to Maria and Giuseppe "We just need to get through some last minute details! Then we will be on our way!" he then noticed Rosalie and Ratigan "And you are here for?.."

Ratigan smiled "Hello, My name is Professor P. James Ratigan and this is my wife, Rosalie." She smiled as the professor gladly kissed her hand and grinned "Ah! Another brilliant mind among us!" he quickly turned to the two smiling parents to be "You get a discount for the referral!"

Rosalie stopped him "We are actually looking for a little girl-"

"Perfect!"

"Well actually no, you see.. we lost her and-"

The professor's grin changed as the couple gasped in horror "Lost? Oh no! My reputation! My reputation!" he took the couple aside "Did you purchase her here?"

The two looked at each other "What? No." Ratigan said "We adopted her-"

Buonragazzo looked at the other parents "No worries! Adoption!" he then whispered rather loudly to the two "From one kindred spirt to another.. you can never trust an adopted child to do things right.. always messing things up."

Rosalie quirked an eyebrow "What are you talking about?!" she said with frustration. The professor then smiled "I am talking about…" he moved to the machine "Jr…"

The little boy smiled and headed to the top of the machine, beginning to pull different levers of all kinds "We are talking about.. the mystical, the advanced, the new and improved child making machine!" with the last word he pulled a large lever, causing the machine to sputter and smoke.

"We're making one right now!"

The levers began to spin as more smoke began to fire through the pipes.

Ratigan was speechless "You make children?"

"Not just any children! NO, no, no! Perfect children!" he said with a sigh he turned to Maria and Giuseppe "Now Maria, and Giuseppe! It is time for-"

Rosalie suggested "Well don't you want to make children…um.."

"We used to do it the old fashioned way.. and it was too unpredictable." He said with disgust. Giuseppe said "People wanted boys when they wanted girls.. Children would misbehave and be naughty."

Buonragazzo looked to the two confused parents "Sometimes they would… get lost?"

Rosalie looked up at Ratigan worriedly "Well I suppose-"

"This machine.." he interrupted "Will leave nothing to chance!" he turned to the other two "Now, some last minute details?" he brought out a small clipboard.

Maria smiled "We would like blonde.." Giuseppe looked at his wife "With brown eyes like yours!" he said kissing her hand. Rosalie muttered "They make us look pleasant." Ratigan stifled a laugh "You're telling me. This is making me sick."

"Disposition?" the professor asked, the quill in his hand.

The woman said "Perky!"

He closed the clipboard and walked to the top of the machine "One perfect little girl! Coming right up!"

The machine buzzed as it did before, the couples waited in anticipation as quite suddenly a little white mouse, with blonde braided hair and brown eyes emerged from the slide. She wore an identical pink dress like her mother. She waved and curtsied "Hello mother, Hello father, it is a pleasure to meet you both!"

Rosalie and Ratigan looked at each other in amazement, Ratigan muttered "I can't believe it." then they turned the attention back at the child.

"I'll be poppa's little princess, I'll be momma's little pal!

For I wuve you both to pieces, what you say to do I shall!"

She quickly spun around as the parents awed at their child.

"I love cooking, I love sewing, dusting when I get the chance!

But like every little blonde girl, what I do the best is dance!"

She moved into a pirouette and jumped into her parents arms, the mother proudly yelled "She's perfect!" the professor marched down the steps:

"Satisfaction guaranteed! Satisfaction guaranteed!

See Professor Buonragazzo for a better way to breed,

Buy my artificial child and you're certain to succeed!

As a parent, guaranteed!"

He quickly moved to the other two "Now I'd be willing to make you a swift deal! Inventor to Inventor! I'll give you a new… what did you say her name was?"

Rosalie answered "Charlie?"

"Charlie! Before you say Jiminy Cricket!" he rubbed his chin "Perhaps a little boy would work better!

"Well we-"

"LET THE MAGIC BEGIN!"

He pulled the levers and a little boy, almost a doppelganger next to Charlotte, but just a boy. The little white mouse had neat black hair, and wore small brown trousers and a blue shirt "Hello!" he said:

"Can I be your little sonny? Hold your leg and call you pop!

Can I be exactly like you and play catch until I drop!"

He clung to Ratigan's leg, making Rosalie laugh. She stopped as Ratigan looked at her "What? It's cute!" the professor wrapped an arm around Rosalie "Isn't he precious!" he saw the looks on their faces "Oh I understand, perhaps something more classic, same name but different.. something more handmade?" he fiddled with the levers and buttons as his son took over some of the other controls.

The slide opened again to reveal another little boy, but a different color of trousers and shirt. It was a tan mouse, that instantly jumped out of the slide:

"Can I be your brand new Charlie? See? I look a little like him!

But I would never disobey you!"

He ran to Rosalie and hugged her around her legs.

"You're my parents so I couldn't!"

Almost every adult sang in unison, all except Rosalie and Ratigan, who watched in amazement:

"AWWWWW!"

The children danced around in a full circle, around the two scared parents and finally forming a half circle around Buonragazzo.

"Satisfaction guaranteed!

Have a child to raise you need!

From a smart-mouthed kid to individuality you're free!"

The professor danced around with the children, all holding hands together

"Teach him any fool opinion! Teach him any crackpot creed!

As a parent! Guaranteed!"

Rosalie stepped between them "This is all very sweet but we are really looking for our original-"

"Ah! Senorina I know exactly what you need! Another girl! How about twins! Twin girls! Teeny tiny little girls!"

Both of them shouted "No!" but it was too late, the machine spurted and out popped two twin mice, who had everything down to a T, even the little yellow bows in their hair. Each one jumped into their arms and giggled "Mommy!" said one, "Daddy!" sang the other happily. They set them down as the Professor clasped his hands together, Buonragazzo worked his way behind Rosalie and Ratigan, pushing them ahead into the village of perfect children:

"Should you be saddled with a daughter who's a whiner?"

"Should you settle with a son who is a brat?"

The parents in the town shouted "NO!"

"Take them in for an adjustment it's quite minor!

Turn the dial, wait a while! Zap and that is that!"

All of the children and parents crowded the visitors "Zap and that is that!"

Buonragazzo took the two around "These are all of the perfect children that I have made! They are well behaved and wonderful! If you don't believe me, just hear from some of my customers words!"

One grey rat and his wife stood outside "Professor Buonragazzo!"

"Ronald! How are the little ones! Geoffery and Daniel?"

Ronald smiled as his wife answered for them "They are wonderful!" the two matching twins, red furred rats both bowed at the professor "Hello Mr. Buonragazzo! So wonderful to see you." They turned to the other two guests "Hello to you as well!" the two boys shook Ratigan's hand and kissed Rosalie's as well. They both left inside as he led them further into the town "So what do you think?" he said with anticipation.

Ratigan looked around "I think we might be able to afford property here, How are the prices?" Rosalie nudged him "James! Have you lost your mind?!" his ears perked down "Sorry." Rosalie held him close "We have to find Charlie.."

"We need to get out of here." Ratigan said, returning the embrace.

Buonragazzo once again, kept the same sly smile on his face "Don't let only some minor troubles weigh you down! This entire village is a paradise! It is the perfect town!"

Then, suddenly all the children started to join together with their parents. All the children smiled as they danced along with their parents, being so well behaved and good mannered.

"Satisfaction guaranteed!

Satisfaction guaranteed!

If you purchase a perfect prodigy!"

Jr. chimed in "And each one pedigree!"

A group of children stood in front of Rosalie and Ratigan, with Buonragazzo leading them in introducing their attributes:

One child smiled "I love painting walls and fences!"

"I love memorizing tenses!" A little girl curtsied.

Another little girl smiled and held up a sweater "I love knitting dad a sweater!"

"I'm a champion pirouette-er!" A little boy spun around.

A little boy took out a notepad "I add fractions in my head!"

"Come and watch me make my bed!" a little girl smiled.

Both the professor and his son smiled "And they do it all so cutely we can promise absolutely!"

All of them; everyone in the bizarre town faced them as Rosalie and Ratigan both were overwhelmed by all the madness:

"Satisfaction guaranteed! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Have a child to build and treat your every last and able need!"

Jr. smiled along with his father "They say build a better teapot! Watch the customers stampede!"

Rosalie and him both tried to escape through the main gate, but was blocked by all the children and their parents bombarding them. They slowly backed up into Buonragazzo, who gladly touched them on the shoulders, he walked to the center of the town, standing on top of the cherub fountain that spurt clear water.

"Don't be shy now!

If you buy now!

For a usual apparatus, just for YOU we'll throw in gratis!"

His son brought up a small black pouch "A set of steak knives!" he opened the flap to reveal the shiny knives. As they were singing, however, Ratigan grabbed Rosalie's arm and they both escaped between an abandoned alley way of the town, back into the forest.

The entire town sang aloud "Also Satisfaction Guaranteed!"

"One and all agree! Satisfaction guaranteed!" As they all froze in their poses. The white mouse looked around and noticed his possible customers were gone "Professor Ratigan? Miss Rosalie?"


This song is from Geppetto, the TV musical, Satisfaction guaranteed, it is such a cute movie.. I remember watching it as a kid! Enjoy!