Chapter 10

"Hollywood Labor Woes"

Mickey Mouse had picked up Danny, Sawyer and Pudge at the train station and for the next few miles were driven across town to a section of Mammoth studios that was only allowed for the press and certain members of the public. Looking inside, the four animals could see a horrible sight happening right before their eyes: the first groups of animal actors were shown to be picketing shouting cries of demanding wages and calls for L.B. Mammoth to step down as head of Mammoth Studios. Danny and Sawyer were horrified by what they were seeing and were thinking of trying to talk some sense into them, but they both knew that Mickey would be against it.

"We got to do something, Mickey," said Danny. "Can't L.B. do something about this?"

"Ha-ha, I don't think he can, Danny," replied Mickey. "If he ever showed his face in this mob, then he would be a sitting duck for this mob to pick him apart and that goes for any of you too, ha-ha."

"Danny, this is dangerous," added Sawyer nervously. "We cannot let ourselves be involved with this. L.B. needs to talk with the union about all of this."

"I don't know if he can, Sawyer," replied Danny. "I am afraid it is up to us now to solve all of this."

"How can we convince them to listen to L.B.?" remarked Sawyer. "Try and have us do another back alley dance like that one time?"

"I wasn't going to have that as my solution," said Danny. "We need to stand by L.B. until this whole union mess is over."

"Ha-ha, I'd hate to bring it to you, Danny," said Mickey nervously. "But, I think that a few protesters have spotted us."

The four of them could see that a few protesters saw Danny and Sawyer in the back of the car and advanced towards the car.

"Hold on tight!" cried Mickey and he skidded the car back in full reverse sending a cloud of dust and smoke into the air causing the protests to cough and wince in pain. Once they were clear, Mickey put the pedal to the medal and darted away from the studio as fast as his car could carry him.

"This is incredible," gasped Pudge. "I can't believe the animals would do such a thing."

"Believe me, Pudge," said Danny. "The times are definitely changing in this town and I guess we have no other choice but to roll with it."

This didn't sit well with the rest of his comrades in the car that was owned by Walt Disney's protégé. But, little did they realize that the labor unions at Disney were also beginning to get sour at Disney as he was being viewed in the same manner as L.B. Mammoth. Neverthless, the one thing that all had to do was to stand together against this new kind of adversity.

A little while later, Mickey drove Danny and Sawyer back to their apartment before leaving to take Pudge home. Sawyer was still shell shocked by the display that was shown at Mammoth Studios and Danny was also appalled by the behavior of his fellow animal actors.

"I can't believe that our fellow animal actors would do this, Danny," said Sawyer. "I'm scared for our lives at this point."

"It shouldn't be that bad Sawyer," replied Danny. "As long as we are together, I am telling you that I will not let anything happen to you or Pudge. I swear it on my life."

"I hope that you are not just saying that," said Sawyer nervously. "I have so much to live for and I don't want to die a horrible death."

Sawyer was so nervously that she actually started crying and Danny pulled her close to comfort her.

"Shh, Shh, it's okay, I am here for you," he said calmly. "I stand by what I said when we first began dating that I am always going to be there right by your side."

Sawyer continued to cry for her safety as Danny continued to stand by his girl at all costs necessary. Neither of them would realize the horror of the labor strike was about to hit them at a near death pace.

Meanwhile, Mickey had driven Pudge home and was on his way back to Disney Studios when he was stopped by a cop. He seemed annoyed at first as he was driving the speed limit, but the cop had something else in mind for Mickey.

"Mr. Mouse," he said knocking on the window as Mickey rolled it down.

"What is it? Ha-ha," he asked annoyingly. "I was going the normal speed limit."

"I just wanted to warn you that if you are travelling on the road between Mammoth and Disney studios, we are cautioning all non-union animal actors to be on their guard at all times. These protesters have gotten violent at times and we do not you or any of your friends and co-stars to get hurt."

"Thanks for the warning, officer," he said and drove off into the night. Mickey continued to drive towards Disney studios as he and Minnie had a scene to shoot for one of his shorts and he couldn't be late.

However, he couldn't help but wonder why that a cop would pull over just to warn him about the labor strikes going on at Mammoth. For a while, it seemed he would try and convince Walt to let Danny, Sawyer, Pudge and all the animals from Mammoth Studios to come over and work during the strike that was going on.

Little did Mickey realize that the Disney studios was about to suffer the ramifications of the unionization that was going on throughout Hollywood and that the Disney studios were about to be swallowed up in this new movement that was inspired by the leader of Nazi Germany and was going to be brought into Hollywood to torment and terrorize the people who lived and breathed in this town that they called home for so many years.

It was only a matter of time before Disney would be a part of this movement and the lives of Danny, Sawyer, Pudge, Mickey and Minnie as well as L.B. Mammoth and Walt Disney would never be the same again.