The trial for the case of "The City of Disney Town VS Joseph Mama" is about to begin! And to make matters more interesting, Donald and Goofy encounter a few familar faces in the court room too!

Current Location: Court Room, "Judge Doom" Memorial Courthouse, Disney Town

Timeframe: After KHII;Before Re:coded

Word Count: 697 words.

Twelve Angry Little Goofs IV - The Truth About "Joe Mama"

Donald squirmed uncomfortably in his seat, only five minutes had passed and already the duck was wishing he was somewhere else. He constantly spat uninterested raspberries, annoying the other jury members around him.

Finally, the judge appeared and took his seat, his appearance startled both the knight and wizard. Certainly out of all the available people in the world that could have took the job, they picked him?

"Oh gawrsh, Horace! Is that you? You're the judge of this place? !" Goofy poked his head out of his seat to narrow his eyes at the horse. Just to clarify if he was actually who he thought he was.

It was Horace Horsecollar's turn to look startled now, as he too, didn't expect Donald or Goofy to have a role in the trial, "Huh? Oh yes, I am the judge. But it's just something I volunteer for- Hibbity jibbity! Donald and Goofy! Where did you two come from?"

"We were called for jury duty. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but I could ask you the same question too ya know!" Donald retorted with his usual cocky tone of voice.

"Well as I've said. I just started volunteering for this job a week ago. Turns out the past judge was liquified in some vat of thinner. Anyways, I'm just glad you two are here. Now that we have a witness to the defendant's misdeeds, you'll be able teach him a lesson or two! You guys are basic solid proof that he's no good news."

The horse's words confused the duo, and Goofy was the first to ask about it, "Witness? Gawrsh, Horace. Do ya mean to say that we've seen this guy before?"

"All three of us have, yes. Maybe if we're lucky, we can bag him if we have enough evidence!"

Donald seemed to be the only one who wasn't quite getting the gist of what was going on, "Huh? Who are you talking about? ! Don't leave me in the dark while ya talk nonsense! Phooey..."

"I'm kinda thinkin' the same thing too Horace, who's this defendant person that's got ya so worked up about?"

Horace narrowed his eyes and shifted them left and right. After deeming the coast was clear, he hopped off the judge's chair and made his way towards the two.

He stopped just at the railing that separated the three of them, and inched his face closer towards the two's ears.

"Alright, here me out 'fellas. This "Joe Mama" is a fake! It's just a hokey pokey alias! The real person this trial is against is the same 'fella who unleashed that Leechgrave monster in the sewers a few weeks back. He used to live here in town, but was banished 'bout a decade ago. I should know, I witnessed it! Poor 'fella didn't even look that mean.

"Hold up a second...This sounds familiar." Goofy mumbled in deep thought, a hand scratching his chin.

"But it seems he's still causin' trouble judging from the stories you've told me about meeting him in your past travels. Now that we've caught him, we can probably nab him in the big house once and for all!" [1]

"Wak! Phooey, just spit it out already! Stop sayin' stuff that doesn't make any sense and get on with it!" an impatient Donald exclaimed, his palms pounding on the railing.

Horace blinked in surprise from the outburst. Realizing that he couldn't afford to delay the trial any longer, he inched closer towards the wizard and knight's ears. Mouthing two words that revealed the true identity of "Joseph Mama".

"Captain Justice."

With that, Horace hopped back up onto his seat. Looking slightly nervous about the role he was to persue. Meanwhile, Donald and Goofy were left gawking at the space the horse occupied mere seconds earlier.

Captain Justice. Joe Mama. Many aliases, but the holder of those titles went by a much more simpler name. One that both the duck and dog happened to say at the same time.

"Pete."

The fate of this trial would decide the fate of one of the oldest rivals Donald and Goofy had ever encountered. And if that wasn't enough, they were the deciding factors.

[1]: Horace Horsecollar refers to all the past encounters that he, Donald, and Goofy have all had with Pete in the past. (Specifcally BBS and KHII.) It is implied that he told the two about Pete's banishment. (Which explains why they know about it in KHII despite not witnessing it.) And vice versa about Pete's recent outings.