4. The Idol-ized Mouse

This episode's Anime: The Idolmaster

It is one glorious day at Mickey Mouse and Matthew's houses. Matthew, Mickey's neighbor, came over to play fetch and catch with Pluto being the middle of their game. Both Mickey and Matt have baseball gloves as the two threw a baseball back and forth and catching at the same time. Pluto, being in the middle of the two, loves to chase the ball back and forth.

"Okay Matt!" Mickey Mouse called out to him, "This one is for you!" Mickey has the baseball as he throws the ball and very fast to Matt.

Matt sees the ball coming to him only it is a little high above his head. Matt quickly crouched down, and then jumped into the air to grab the ball. Just at the right time, Matt caught the ball in his glove.

"I got it Mick!" Matt shouted, "But, that one almost went over me."

"Sorry about that. This time I'll throw it straight to ya."

Matt nodded for understanding Mickey's honesty. "Okay Mickey, here it comes!" Matt grips the baseball and quickly throws it towards Mickey.

Mickey prepares himself by getting his catching position ready as the ball is coming close to him. But when the ball is very close to Mickey, Pluto appeared and caught the ball before Mickey did. Pluto smiled happily as he held the ball inside his mouth.

"Ha-ha! Good job, boy!" Mickey said with a smile to Pluto. "That was a great catch."

Pluto barked in joy.

"Indeed, it was," Matt agreed.

"Hey Matthew!" Just then, Mickey and Matt heard someone calling. But Matt recognizes that charming girl voice. The two men turned and spotted a 20-year-old woman with long purple straight hair wearing a light purple sleeveless and shoulder-less shirt, and a long violet skirt that's a few inches off the ground. The girl is waving towards Matt as she's on the other side of Matt's house fence.

"How's it going?" the young woman asked.

"Jenny! Good to see you!" Matt said with a grin. He, along with Mickey and Pluto, walked up to her. "How are things going with you?"

"Just doing great Matt. I see things are going well for you too."

"Say Matt, who's this girl you know?" Mickey asked.

Matt heard Mickey and turns to him. "Oh Mickey, sorry, allow me to introduce you to her. This is Jennifer Lee, and I call her Jenny. We've been very good friends ever since elementary school. Jenny and I are also Anime fans, and we see each other whenever I invite her to come over for a party or a studying group." Then Matt turns to Jenny. "And Jenny, this here is the one and only Mickey Mouse."

Jenny is surprised to see Mickey Mouse in person. "Mickey Mouse!" she said in shock, "Wow, it's good to see you. Do you live here next to Matt's?"

"Ha-ha…, you bet," Mickey replied with a smile. "And we've been good neighbors since then."

"Whoa, what a spectacular coincidence. It's really a pleasure to meet you, Mick." Jenny then offers a handshake to Mickey.

"The pleasure's all mine." Mickey smiled and shook Jenny's hand.

Jenny then looks at Matt and says, "You're very lucky to have Mickey Mouse as a neighbor."

"Aw Jenny," Matt said as he is a tad embarrassed, "I maybe one of Mickey's fans, but I'm his friend and kind next door neighbor." Jenny smiles to see Matt having a good time with Mickey. Then Matt makes a thought to Jenny, "Hey Jenny, so what's up? What brings you here to this neighborhood?"

"Oh right! Well, I'm just about to head over to a concert. A special group of Animes are going to be on stage."

When Mickey heard that, it was as if he is interested about these Animes performing on stage. "Gee, what kind of Animes are playing on stage?" Mickey asked.

"I thought you might ask that," Jenny has her message bag as she digs into it and pulls out a flyer. She hands the flyer to Mickey as he examines it. "It's for today only, but the 765 Pro idol Animes are performing on stage."

Matt became curious when he heard about the 765 Pro name. He then realized something and said, "Hey, the 765 Pro, aren't those the idol Animes from 'The Idolmaster' show?"

"That's right, Matt," Jenny replied with a wink. "They are gathered again to perform together on stage, before they split up again and do their own jobs and recordings."

"So the girls of 765 Pro are back, huh?"

"It sure is," Jenny is excited to see the idol Animes.

"You Jenny certainly like idol Anime shows."

"Excuse me you two," Mickey speaks up and got their attention, "but what is an idol Anime?"

"Well Mickey," Matt replies, "Like yourself, Bugs Bunny, Walt Disney, and famous actors, are like stars. A star is basically a famous celebrity who is notable throughout the nation. Am I correct?"

"That's right, Matt," Mickey replied, "but what about Anime idols?"

"Well, Japanese idols are a little bit different. Instead of Japan calling them stars, they usually call them 'idols.' One major reason is that they are not only famous for acting, but they are famous for being on television and movies a lot, in sponsor commercials, entertainment at live events, and most importantly they love to sing. You can say that idol Animes are famous for working in show biz."

"Oh, now I get it." Mickey understood what Matt said, but then he makes a suggestion. "Say, I like to see these idol Animes. I wanna know what makes these pop stars Animes so great. Plus I want to be everyone's best friend."

"Uh, one problem Mick," Matt speaks up in concern. "Idol Anime concerts costs a lot of money. And I don't know if we have that kind of cash on hand."

Mickey's face turns sad to hear the bear of bad news. "Aw gee…"

However, Jenny smiles at the two. "I thought you guys might say that," she said calmly. She then pulls out a ticket from her pocket. "I happened to carry a very special ticket. It says I can invite two or three friends with no extra charge."

Mickey and Matt widen their eyes great surprise. "Jenny! How did you get that ticket?" Matt said in shock.

Jenny giggles and speaks, "I won this special prize in a lottery. I was a very lucky girl to get this." Mickey and Matt smiled. "So guys, you wanna come along and see the show?"

Matt, with a smile on his face, turns to Mickey. "Mickey, ready to make more Anime friends?"

"Ha-ha! You bet Matt!" Mickey said with a great joy.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Pluto barked in great excitement as he also wants to come along.

"Looks like Pluto wants to tag along to the concert." Matt noted.

"Oh I'm sorry, but pets are not allowed at the concert," Jenny said regretfully.

When Pluto heard that, he drops his head in sadness and whimpers. "Aw, don't worry Pluto," Mickey said and cheers his dog up. "Some day you'll meet an Anime very soon, that I can promise. I'm sure the Animes would love to see you too." Pluto smiles to hear a good comment from his pet owner. "So Pluto, can you watch my place while I'm away?" Pluto barked happily and nodded. Mickey smiled to see Pluto's response.

"Then it's settled," Matt said. "Shall we head off?"

"Let's," Jenny replied happily.

"Oh boy," Mickey said joyfully, "then let's go."

Matt quickly grabbed his backpack, and he and Mickey Mouse left their houses and followed Jenny to the concert.


A half hour passed as Mickey, Matt, and Jenny arrived at a huge theater that holds the idol Anime concert. When they approached the front doors of the theater, the place is packed with many fans as they are anxious to go inside and see the idols.

"Whoa, look at all the people here," Mickey said in surprise.

"There must be at least 400 here from what I see," Matt noted and observed.

"Well, these people really adore the idol Animes," Jenny stated. "And judging by the way there all dressed up, I say they are really into the 765 Pro idol Animes."

It is true that some people are wearing an idol Anime on their shirt, and some are carrying accessories the idol Animes use.

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny continued walking through the crowd of fans as they approached the line that enters into the theater. They waited in line to slowly get inside the theater. While waiting, Mickey spotted something in one of the fan's hands. They are glow sticks.

"Say, what are those?" Mickey Mouse asked. "Those things in their hands?"

"Those Mick?" Matt replied. "They're glow sticks."

"Glow sticks?"

"Yeah, in Japan when it comes to a live concert, these fans carry those special glow sticks to cheer on for their idols. Those glow sticks also synchronize the beating and rhythm of the songs the idols sing as it changes color to match the song's mood and the idols' image."

"Oh, so it's like glow sticks that feel the beat of the idol's song and music."

"Yeah, you could say that."

Mickey became very interested and starting to learn a lot about Japan's pop culture and behavior, including the Animes.

The line started to move quickly as Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are the next ones up in front of the line. There is a staff member who checks every fan has a valid ticket in their hand. The staff member sees Mickey, Matt, and Jenny as he checks on them.

"Welcome guys," the staff member said, "May I see your tickets please?"

Jenny showed the special ticket to the staff member. "Here, it's my very special ticket," Jenny said with a grin.

The staff member takes the ticket and observes it. "Ah, you got a special ticket that you can invite your friends," he said. "How many invited friends you got, Ma'am?"

Jenny introduces Mickey and Matt next to her. "These guys right here."

The staff member sees Mickey and Matt. "Alright you guys, before I can let you in, I need to see a valid I.D. from you two."

"Certainly," said Matt as he grabs his wallet from his pocket.

Mickey also looks for his wallet in his pants. Mickey and Matt got their wallets, took out their I.D., and showed them to the staff member.

The member takes the two I.D. cards and observes them. He uses a special digital device to scan the I.D. cards to see if they are valid, not fraud. The device says they are valid.

"Okay, Matthew Oda and Mickey Mouse, you're clear and free to go in."

The staff member gives back the cards to Mickey and Matt. They put their I.D. cards back into their wallets and in their pockets.

"Alright guys, let's go in," Jenny said to Mickey and Matt.

The staff member lets them inside the theater as Mickey, Matt, and Jenny walked by and stepped inside of the theater. But once the member turns his back on them, he flinched when he realizes something. He then tries to look back at the last three people he met but couldn't find them due to the crowd of idol fans.

"Wait, Mickey Mouse!?" the staff member said in shock. "Was that… really him?"


Inside the theater is a huge stage big as a movie screen. Also, the theater contained many rows of seats for the fans to sit. There is even two balcony levels to see the stage from a high view angle. In the seats contained many fans where they are all prepared and anxious to see the 765 Pro idol Animes.

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are coming out from the main lobby and are in the theater. They each got a program pamphlet about the concert's show. They are in the first balcony level as they looked for the best seating.

"Gee, where's a good place to sit?" Mickey asked.

"Well, I like to sit someplace where I can see the front of the stage," Matt suggested.

"Hey," Jenny calls out to the two, "how about this one?" Jenny found and pointed to three empty seats that view the front of the stage.

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny got to the empty seats and sit on them. When they looked up for the view, it is perfect for them. Mickey, Matt, and Jenny can see the front of the stage.

"This is perfect, Jenny," said Matt as he was pleased for the view. "We may not see the idols in person up close, but I can enjoy their performance when I'm facing at them from the front."

"Oh boy, this is going to be great," Mickey said with joy. "When are they starting?"

Jenny looks at her watch to see the time. "In any minute now," Jenny replied. "The show is about to start."

"Then it looks like we made it in time," Matt noted. Mickey and Jenny agreed with Matt.

Just then, a loud buzzer was sounded off as it grabbed the audience's attention. Every single person of the audience turned toward the stage as they waited for the anticipation. Mickey, Matt, and Jenny also turned toward the stage. Then all the lights in the theater turned off, and one light shines on the stage that shows the emcee of the concert. He was dressed in a suit, he has short, smooth, brown hair, and he looked like a 30-year-old.

The emcee speaks to the audience. "Good day, everyone!" he shouted as he holds a mic in his hand. "Are you ready to rock!?" The audience shouted with a big 'Yeah!' "I can't hear you… Are you ready to rock!?" The audience shouted again only this time a huge 'YEAH!' Matt and Jenny endure the shout, but Mickey Mouse covered his ears. "Alright! Then get ready to sing, dance, and cheer along with the one only 765 Pro idol Animes!" Everyone is excited to see the concert and the idols.

In the backstage of the concert, all the 765 Pro idols are gathered together as they are ready as ever to take and sing on the stage. Their producer and Ritsuko are with the idols as all of them are discussing their concert.

"Alright girls," the producer said, "good luck out there, and give them all a great big smile."

"Be sure to send them a great big thank you to everyone too," Ritsuko winked and said.

"Right!" the idols all said in unison.

"Positions everyone!" a staff member called out.

With that, the backstage crew got to their controls and lighting stands while the idol Animes got into their positions underneath the stage.

With everyone in position, a staff member cued the emcee to start the show. The emcee noticed. "Alright, the moment you've been all waiting for!" The emcee speaks. "Give it up for the one and only: The 765 Pro Idols!" The audience cheered as now the concert is now starting. The emcee makes the countdown, "In 5! 4! 3! 2! 1…!"

Underneath the stage, the crew members lift platforms to send the idols up to the stage. As they got onto the stage, lights shined on the idols, and the whole audience cheered to see them. The idols landed on the stage and begin to dance and sing.

"ARE YOU READY! I'M LADY! Let's begin. If we try, we can do it. Absolutely, I am No. 1!"

The music started and the idols danced as the crowd roared in great cheer. Matt and Jenny watched the show with not too much excitement like the crowd but smiled to see the idol Animes. Mickey however was speechless. Mickey watched all the idols dance and sing as his eyes were sparkled from the flashy idols, and his mouth drop in awe.


Time went by as many songs have been sung and played by the idols. The idols started to get exhausted after finishing their last song. But after the idols finished their last song, the emcee comes up on stage.

"And that's our concert for the first part of our program," the emcee announced to the crowd. "We will continue our concert very soon, but right now our idols deserve a break after their wonderful singing and dancing." Still exhausted, but the idols continued to smile and wave at their fans. The audience of fans went crazy and cheered on to their favorite idols. The emcee then begins to speak again, "Well ladies, that was astoundingly amazing. Is there anything all of you like to say to the audience?" The idols got together in a group and nodded to the emcee.

With their hidden microphone headsets, that sends to the speakers of the concert, on their heads, the idols speak to the audience.

"Hey everyone! How are you doing!?" Haruka shouted in joy. The crowd shouted in a great cheer in response to Haruka.

"Do you love our songs and dance?" Miki asked with a smile. The crowd shouted happily in response.

"Thank you very, very much!" Yukiho said happily with great joy.

"Your smiles and cheers really made our day!" Yayoi shouted happily.

"Thank you for being here with us today," Makoto said with a smile. "We really are grateful."

"This is a wonderful and majestic experience for all of us," Takane said with grace.

"My, my, we really do appreciate your smiles everyone," Azusa said in a feminine way.

"Thank you everyone! Thank you!" Ami and Nami said in sync.

"We'll always sing to you from our heart's content," Chihaya said with a grin.

"Keep supporting us, and we'll keep making you happy!" Hibiki declared with a smile.

"Thanks everyone, and please stick around for our next half," Iori stated with a grin. "We will be here to make you smile and cheer."

With every idol saying their thanks, the emcee speaks next to announce the audience. "There you have it folks," he said. "We'll have our intermission but be sure you come back for the second half of our concert. These idols are raring to go."

The crowd cheered in excitement. Then the lights of the whole theater lit up as the idols exited the stage, and the audience standing, stretching, and getting snacks for their break.


Inside the halls of the theater, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are standing near a concession stand as they are eating their own hot dogs. They are discussing to each other about the concert so far.

"So Mickey, how do you like it?" Matt asked.

"Like it? I love it!" Mickey said with great joy. "I mean, I never seen a great performance like that. I never knew those Animes can sing and dance really well."

"Well now you know Mick," Jenny said with a grin. "And they are not the only idol Animes."

Mickey blinked in surprise, "You mean there are more?"

Jenny nods to Mickey, "Those are only the 765 Pro idol Animes, but out there in the world there are other different idol Animes that perform on stage and do show biz."

"Gosh, how many more?"

"I don't know, but if you become their best friend Mickey Mouse, then you're one lucky Disney mouse to befriend the idol Animes."

"Oh boy, I like the sound of that."

The three then finished their hot dogs. "Okay, let's head back to our seats," Matt declared.

Mickey and Jenny agreed with Matt as they are about to head back to their seats. But just when they did…, BONK! Matt hit someone and fell down to the floor.

"Whoa Matt, are you okay?" Mickey said in concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Matt replied with little pain, "But who did I hit?"

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny looked up to see who bumped into Matt. They see the producer of the idols as he is on the floor rubbing his head, and his briefcase on the floor.

"Hey mister, I'm sorry I bumped into you," Matt said with sympathy. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm alright," the producer said. "It was only an accident."

The producer and Matt got up on their feet again, and Jenny picks up the producer's briefcase. "Here's your briefcase sir," Jenny said.

"Thanks," the producer replied as he grabs back his briefcase. "I was in a rush, so I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. I hope I didn't cause any trouble."

"Not at all," Matt calmly replied and smiled.

"Well, I need to get going, so take care of yourselves."

"You too."

With that, the producer left the scene and headed to his destination. Mickey, Matt, and Jenny watched the producer walk away.

"He certainly looked honest and nice," Jenny noted.

"Yeah…, you might be right," Matt replied.

Mickey Mouse looks away for a second until he spots something on the floor. "Hey, what's that?" He asked and pointed the object on the floor.

Matt and Jenny looked, and it appears to be a wallet on the floor. Matt picks it up and observes it. "It looks like a wallet," he stated. "Someone must've dropped this."

"But who?" Jenny wondered.

Matt looks inside the wallet for the identity of the holder, but he blinks his eyes on his face. "Uh-oh."

"What? What is it?" Mickey Mouse said in concern.

Matt opens the wallet and shows Mickey and Jenny the identity of the wallet holder. "This wallet belongs to that guy we bumped into."

Mickey and Jenny blinked in surprise. "Oh my gosh! He must've dropped when you two bumped into each other."

"What do we do, Matt?" Jenny asked in concern.

"What we always do the right thing," Matt said in a firm mood, "return this back to that guy."

"A good deed, Matt," Mickey said with a grin. "But where do we find him?"

Matt makes a thought, then he came up with a theory. "Well, if we follow the direction that man went, I'll bet we'll get to him before it's too late."

"It's worth a shot," Jenny said and agreed on Matt's thought.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Mickey said. "Let's find him."

Matt and Jenny agreed with Mickey, and the three dashed off to find the producer of the idols.


In another hallway of the theater, Ritsuko is waiting patiently near an employee entrance door for the producer to show up. She looks at her watch wondering where the producer is. "Oi, where is he?" she said as she grows impatiently.

"Ritsuko!" She heard a voice and turned toward it. There she sees the producer walking up closer to her. "Hey Ritsuko, sorry I'm late," the producer said as he arrived next to Ritsuko.

"What happened? Where have you been?" Ritsuko said as she is a little upset. "All the idols are worried about you."

"Ah, sorry. I had to get the papers done, and I accidentally bumped into someone along the way."

Ritsuko sighed. "Well, all it matters is that you're here." She took a breath and smiles, "Alright Producer, let's go." The producer nods as Ritsuko opens the employee door. When the door is open, the two are about to go inside.

Just then, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny arrived at the scene as they looked for the producer to return the wallet to him. It was then Matt spotted the producer with Ritsuko near the employee door.

"There he is!" Matt shouted and pointed.

But the producer and Ritsuko went through the door as the door slowly started to close behind them.

"The door!" Jenny shouted.

Mickey Mouse flinched in surprise, but he quickly reacted as he dashes really quickly to stop the door from closing. Mickey ran fast like Road Runner, and then he slides himself, extending one of his legs for his feet to slip inside of the door and the doorway. In the split second, Mickey's foot stopped the door from closing. Mickey sighed in relief. Matt and Jenny came up to Mickey.

"Way to go, Mick," Matt said with a grin.

"Ha-ha…! No problem," Mickey replied with a wink. Mickey holds the door as he stood up on his feet again.

"Now to return this wallet immediately," Matt said in a firm mood.

"Wait," Jenny said and halted Mickey and Matt, "we can't go in there. The door says employees only."

"I understand that, but we need to return this wallet right away."

"Well, why don't we return it to the police?"

"Yeah, but what if that guy needs this wallet right away. Truth is I really want this returned to him before it's too late."

"Yeah, I have to agree with Matt," Mickey said. "Who knows, he might need it if something came up."

Jenny doesn't know about this that if it is wise to enter an employee's only area.

"Don't worry Jenny," Matt said cheering Jenny up, "we'll just be in there, and go out very quickly."

Jenny still wasn't sure, but… "Oh alright," Jenny said in concern, "but we better make it snappy."

"Then snappy it is," Mickey declared. "Let's go."

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny went inside as the door closed behind them.

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are with the hallways of public-restricted area. The three felt a little scared for trespassing, but they are determined to return the wallet to the producer. They looked all around the hallways to find the producer, but there is not a trace of him yet.


Meanwhile in the 765 Pro idols dressing room…

"How could've this happened!?" Makoto panicked in fright.

"This is horrible," Yukiho said in great concern.

All the idols gathered around Iori as she cried a lot in deep sadness. The producer and Ritusko, along with the clerk Kotori and the president of the idol production Junjiro Takagi, are with the idols as they are concern about Iori's situation.

"My Charles…" Iori said while crying, "My Charles is gone!"

"Now, Now, Iori, don't feel too sad," said Haruka as she tries to cheer Iori up. "We'll all look for you stuff bunny."

"Yeah Forehead, we're here to help," Miki said with a wink.

"Don't call me Forehead!" Iori shouted as she still continues to cry. "It's bad enough that I get insulted after I lost my Charles."

"(Sigh)… How did this happen?" Ritsuko wondered as she rubs the back of her head.

"I don't know…" the producer replied in concern. "She left it in this dressing room before we went on stage, but the moment we got back it was gone."

"Dear, what a dreadful situation," Kotori said in deep concern.

"Hmm, indeed it is," the president followed. He then turns to the producer, "Can you get security and let them track down that crook?"

"Yeah sure," the producer replied, "I'll get to it." The producer then steps outside of the dressing room, then he looks back at the production team. "I'll head over the security office right away."

Somewhere else in the hallways, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny kept looking for the producer to return the wallet he dropped. They were still walking down the hallways, but they still felt a little scared for entering a non-public area.

"Where is he?" Matt said in concern. "We want to give back this wallet to him before security catches us."

"I don't know," Jenny replied in concern, "but we better hurry."

The three came up to a crossing hallway intersection, but they decided to head straight forward and continue the search. But Mickey, being behind Matt and Jenny, looks down at another hallway direction for a moment, and he then did a double-take in surprise when spotted the producer coming out of a room.

Mickey quickly calls his buddies, "Hey Matthew! Jenny! Over here!" Matt and Jenny heard Mickey and went up to him. Mickey pointed toward the producer. "There he is!" Matt and Jenny looked and are relieved to the producer in their sight.

"About time," Matt said in relief.

The producer at the door continues to talk to his production team. "…if they can find him in time, then I'm sure the show will go on."

"Excuse me, sir!" Just then, the producer heard a voice. He looked and sees Mickey, Matt, and Jenny coming towards him.

"You guys again?" the producer said in surprise. "What are you doing here? This place is for employees only."

"Sorry sir, really we are," Jenny said in regret.

"But we wanted to return you this," Matt said as he shows the producer the wallet.

The producer blinked in surprise to see his wallet. "Hey that's my…"

"You dropped it when you bumped into me." Matt hands the wallet back to the producer.

"Thanks, you guys, but still you shouldn't be here. You're going to get in trouble if a security guard finds you here."

"Yeah, we know," Jenny said in concern as the three feel regretful, "but we wanted to give you back your wallet before it was too late."

The producer understood their concern as he smiles at them. "Well…, thank you guys for your kind deed. In return, I'll escort you guys back to the main lobby safely." Mickey, Matt, and Jenny grin to hear an employee being so kind on public people.

"Honey, who are you talking to?" Miki called out to him. "Are you talking to another girl?"

The producer flinched in surprise to hear Miki's words. He turned towards her, "No, it's these people that did a kind deed for me."

"Who is, Producer?" Yayoi asked.

"These fellows."

The producer showed Mickey, Matt, and Jenny as the three looked into the dressing room and see the idols, the president, Ritsuko, and Kotori.

"Oh, hello there guys," Azusa greeted as she waved at them.

"Why are they here?" Ritsuko wondered.

The producer calmly replies, "I dropped my wallet, but these three brought it back for me, even though they trespass a non-public area."

"Whoa, they must be really brave to enter an employee's only area," the president noted.

"We're sorry if we are trespassing," Matt said in concern. "We'll be leaving right now."

"Nah, don't be," Haruka said and stopped the three from leaving, "Any good deed you did to Producer are always welcome to be here." Mickey, Matt, and Jenny blinked in surprise to hear what Haruka said. "Besides, you don't wanna get caught by the guards if you three go out there by yourselves."

"Is that really okay?" Jenny asked.

"What do you say, girls?" Hibiki smiles and winks at her idol team.

"Of course," Makoto replied, "I mean, I wouldn't mind if a few our fans show up in here, not with all that trouble they went through."

"It wouldn't hurt," Chihaya said. "They look like nice people to me."

"It's better for these guys to stick with us than being out there by themselves with the security going around," Takane noted.

"Then it's settled," the president speaks happily. "You three can stay with us until we escort you out to the public lobby."

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny stepped into the dressing room.

"Uh, thanks, you guys," Matt said shyly.

"It's nice to meet you all," Jenny said with a grin.

"It's nice to meet you too," Ritsuko replied with a smile. "I'm Ritsuko."

"Hi there, I'm Kotori," she said with a grin. "And this here next to me is the president of the idol production, Junjiro Takagi."

"Please to meet you," President Junjiro said and bowed.

"And I'm the producer of the idols," the producer said.

"It's really nice to meet you guys," Jenny said with a smile.

"Alright!" Ami shouted, "Now you know our crew members…"

"…Do you know who we idols are?" Nami finished the sentence.

"I got this Jenny," Matt said as he thinks carefully and observes all the idols. "Yeah, you twins are Ami and Nami. Ami is the one with a cowlick, and Nami is the one with a bang sticking out."

"That's us," the twins said in sync.

Matt continues to know the name of the idols. "The blonde hair is Miki."

"That's right, lovely," Miki said with a wink.

"The little girl with the orange hair is Yayoi."

"That's right," Yayoi said with a big smile.

"The girl with dark red hair is Haruka."

"Correct," Haruka said.

"The one with long blue hair is Chihaya, and the black short hair is Makoto."

"You got it," Makoto said with a thumbs-up.

"Uh, the short brown hair one is Yukiho, and the long black ponytail hair is Hibiki."

"Right," Hibiki said with a wink.

"And lastly, the girl with white hair is Takane, and the tall girl with dark violet hair is Azusa."

"My, my, you sure know us a lot," Azusa said in a womanly way.

"Now that you know us, who are you guys?" Hibiki gladly asked.

"I'm Matthew, but call me Matt for short," he said.

"Hi, I'm Jennifer," she said. "You can call me Jenny for short."

"And I'm Mickey," he said with a grin. "Please to meet you."

The idols blinked in surprise to see a cartoon mouse right before their eyes.

"Whoa, a talking mouse," Ami said in surprise.

"And he can stand like a human," Nami followed and noted.

"Well, he must be an animated character like us," Takane suggested.

"Wait a minute," Matt interrupted everyone, "there are eleven of you. There's supposed to be twelve. Where's the other one?"

"Oh, she's right here," Yukiho said and shows the last idol which is Iori. Mickey, Matt, and Jenny looked and see Iori in her sad state.

"Who's she?" Mickey asked Matt.

"That's uh…, Iori, that's it," Matt replied, "but…, she looks really sad. What happened?"

"Well…, her favorite stuffed bunny is stolen when we all got back from the stage," Haruka stated in concern. "She had it in here before we got on stage…, until now."

When they heard that, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny felt a little sorry for Iori. The three approached Iori with concerned looks on their faces. Iori noticed their presence and looked up with her sad face and little tears in her eyes.

"Hey there Iori," Matt speaks, "sorry of what happened to your stuff rabbit."

"Are you going to be okay?" Mickey asked with concern.

Iori tries to wipe off the tears from her eyes and tries to smile not to make her fans feel bad for her. "Yeah, I'm okay." she said with little sadness, "It's just that… I feel hopeless without my Charles."

"Your Charles?" Mickey wondered.

"If I remember correctly Mickey," Matt speaks, "Iori calls her stuff rabbit Charles." Mickey understood Matt.

Iori continues to talk in little sadness, "Charles is my favorite doll. I always had him ever since I first got him. And now that he's gone, I don't know what to do without him."

"I've never seen Iori like that," Chihaya said in concern.

"Yeah, last time she lost her Charles was during the summer festival when she and her idol friends went on rides," Yukiho stated. "but luckily, a person managed to find her doll."

"Now it's gone again," Yayoi noted. "Only this time, someone stole it."

All the idols including the idol production crew members felt so concern for Iori. But when Mickey Mouse heard those sorrow expressions from the idols, he makes a firm look on his face with confidence.

"Don't worry, Iori," Mickey said with bravery. "I'll find your doll before the show starts again."

Iori and the other idols blinked to see an animated mouse helping an idol's desperate need. "You Mickey?" Iori said in a little surprise. "You will help me find my Charles?"

"Hey, I can't let a little girl feel sad all the time, especially when you still have a concert to perform. Besides, making people smile from me is what I always do."

"But Mickey," Haruka called to him, "what can a mouse like you can you do?"

"Oh Haruka," Matt said to her, "you don't know who you are talking to." Haruka makes a confused look at what Matt said.

"I may be a mouse, but I've got my skills in me." With that, Mickey starts his investigation as he begins to think and interrogate the idols. "Now let me see, Iori you said you had your stuffed bunny doll here right before you went on stage."

"Yeah, that's right," Iori agreed.

"But when all of you idols came back from the first half of the concert, Iori's bunny is gone." Everyone agreed with Mickey and the facts so far. "Hot Dog! Which means only one thing."

"What is it, Mickey?" Azusa asked.

Mickey smiles in confidence. "The crime happened during the same time the concert was playing."

The idols, the crew, Matt, and Jenny blinked in surprise by Mickey's detective skills.

"Mickey, how do you know?" Chihaya asked.

"Ha-ha…, simple, while you idols are so busy performing on stage, everyone in the audience was so focused on you as the main attraction. And the backstage crew members were also focused on the lighting, sounds, and visual effects for the timing of the idols' songs.

Therefore, while every single one in the audience and the crew members were keeping a very close eye on you idols, the crook manages to sneak into the dressing room and stole Iori's stuffed bunny away."

So far, everyone in the dressing was amazed by Mickey's detective skills. However…

"But wait a minute," Yukiho speaks, "How did the crook manage to get past the security. This place is crawling with a few of them."

"Then that means one thing, Yukiho. The crook was maybe in disguise, or it was done by an inside job."

"That's so cool!" Ami said with a smile.

"Yeah!" Nami agrees, "It's amazing how you figure that out."

"Aw gee, I'm not that amazing," Mickey shyly replies.

Matt recalls the facts, "So, we all learned is that the criminal sneaked in here and stole Iori's doll while the concert was in progress, and that the crook is in disguise. We just now need to gather more clues of who the criminal really is." Then Matt makes a cheeky look on his face. "And I bet the crook is still inside this theater."

"How can you tell that the thief didn't escape yet?" Jenny asked to Matt.

"If the crook tries to escape, and he's in disguise, the security outside the theater will suspect him of why he left the concert early, especially when the idols are still performing. So he's probably waiting to escape until the concert ends."

"Wow, great thinking, my good neighbor," Mickey said with smile.

"Ah, it was nothing," Matt replied as shyly scratches the back of his head.

"So, he's still in the theater, huh?" President Junjiro said in a curious mood.

"But…, where and who could he be?" Kotori asked in concern. "That is the question."

"I might know a way," The producer said as he got everyone's attention. "We can ask the crew members and security around here to see if they saw any unusual things during the first half of the performance."

The president Junjiro nods in agreement. "A good idea," the president says. "Let's get to it." Everyone agreed and start the investigation.


Few minutes passed by as the idols, the idol production crew members, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny split into groups as they gathered as much of information of the whereabouts of Iori's missing Charles and the thief.

The idols are at the stage discussing the backstage crew members about the crime. One of the crew members, who is the manager of the team, speaks to the idols.

"Do you recall anything suspicious during the first of the concert," Makoto asked and begged.

"Iori's favorite doll is really important to her," Yayoi said in great concern.

"No, not really," the manager of the backstage crew said. "We have a good team for the concert, and these people have diligent eyes and hearing when it comes coordination and working together with the stage. My people would inform me if something went wrong during the stage, but so far no report." The idols became worried thinking they didn't end up with any clues.

"But I do know this. There weren't any odd activities going around before the concert started. And when the emcee finished introducing to the fans, he left the stage, and when the idols appeared, everything seemed fine. We are so busy focusing on the first half of the concert that we didn't keep track if there was a criminal roaming around. And when the emcee came back on stage for the end of the first half of the concert, everything is still A-ok. That's all I have to report."

"Well, thanks for telling us and giving the information," Haruka said.

"Anytime," the manager responded. He then left and went back to prepare the next half of the concert.

"Well, let's head back to the others and see what they got," Miki said. The other idols agreed.


The producer, Kotori, and President Junjiro are at the security room as the crew is talking to the security team.

"Anything unusual during the concert?" the producer asked in a firm tone, "Anything?"

"Nope, nothing odd during the concert." said one of the security guards. "We looked at the security cameras very carefully, and nothing. There was no criminal that breached inside the theater, and every security guard and staff employee we checked had a valid identification card. Nothing wrong. And there's no evidence or footage of anyone leaving the building during the first half of the concert."

The producer, Kotori, and Junjiro are clueless and worried. "Isn't there something?" Kotori begged. "Did your patrol team ever encounter anything."

Another security guard speaks as he grabs a reporting list of the all the guards who were on patrol during the first half of the concert.

"Uh, let's see," the other guard said. "According to our guards, all they saw and reported was: the wardrobe people brought the costumes in time for each idols' part of the performance, the crew brought in water bottles and oxygen bottles for the idols, they saw the emcee in the hallways saying he had to get something in his room, but it looked like he couldn't find his own dressing room like he was lost. And lastly the guards watched the public in the theater that looked fine. So I don't know what to say, except everything seemed okay."

The producer and Kotori sighed in concern feeling they've got nothing vital to the crime. "Well, thanks for your support," the producer said feeling a bit worried.

"No problem," said the security guard.

"Well, let's check on the others, and see what they've got," Kotori suggested. The producer and President Junjiro agreed with a nod.


Mickey Mouse, Matt, Jenny, and Ritsuko are at the front lobby as they talked to the front desk people about the crime. They asked the employees to check the public names of the people on the computer who entered the theater with authorization.

One of the desk people speaks, "We've checked every single one, but all the fans here in this theater are valid. I don't see anything out of the ordinary."

"Aw gee, there's got to be something," Mickey said in concern.

"Maybe you missed something," Ritsuko said. "Check the computer again."

"Ma'am, we are very responsible at analyzing people who have clearance on their names," The front desk lady said. "But we've nothing on here that looks off. I'm sorry."

"Now what do we do?" Matt said in great concern.

Jenny makes a thought and speaks, "Hmm, what about the employee list?" Jenny's request got everyone blink in curiosity.

"Gee, why'd you say that?" Mickey Mouse asked in curiosity.

"Call it a young woman's intuition." Mickey and Matt made a 'huh?' sound, but Ritsuko nods in understanding.

The front desk lady doesn't understand why, but she checks the employee list and scanned for any odd or particular fraud activity. After a thorough scan, the front desk lady speaks.

"Hey, I got something." the woman said. This got Mickey, Matt, Jenny, and Ritsuko's attention. "According to the employee list, there are exactly 76 workers in this theater for today. However, I checked the list and spotted something. When someone did the attendance, and without knowing it, we have an extra employee."

"An extra employee…?" Ritsuko wondered.

"Yeah, I'll call the supervisor and see if an extra employee was involved in today's concert."

The front desk lady did as she picked up the phone and called her boss. When she made contact, she talked to her boss about the extra emcee. After a few seconds of quick discussion, the front desk lady puts the phone down and hangs up.

"That's very strange, because from what my supervisor told me, he said that no extra employees are presented today, not even volunteers."

This made Mickey, Matt, Jenny, and Ritsuko very curious. After making an intrigue thought, Ritsuko speaks.

"Thanks Ma'am for the help," she said. "We'll leave now."

"Take care you guys," the front desk lady said.

"Well, at least we have something," Matt noted.

"Let's go to everyone else and see what they got," Mickey said and requested. Matt, Jenny, and Ritsuko agree with Mickey.


A few minutes later, all the idols, the idol production staff, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are together in the idols' dressing room. With everyone gathered, they share their information of what they investigated so far. But with all the information they got, it seemed they have no lead of who the criminal is.

"I-I don't get it," Haruka said in concern.

"It seemed we're not getting anything from our investigation," Yayoi said in distress.

"Except the one with the extra staff member who was not suppose to be here today." Ritsuko stated.

"Yeah, but… who is that guy?" Chihaya asked.

"I'll bet my backpack that extra is the thief that took Iori's doll," Matt said in a firm tone.

"But Matt, who is that person look like?" Jenny said in an uneasy feeling. Matt became unsure again.

"And the show is about to start again," Kotori said to everyone. "We don't have any time left."

It seemed the thief will make a getaway easily, but…

"Hot dog! I've got it!" Mickey shouted as he figured out who the thief is. Everyone else heard Mickey's shout and turned towards him.

"Mickey, do you know who the thief is?" Matt asked.

"Ha-ha… I sure do. Everyone, gathered all the stage production people including the host. We've got a thief to catch just before the show starts again."

Everyone else in the dressing room didn't understand why, but they trust Mickey and put the plan into action.


A few more minutes have passed again as everyone, the idols, the staff people of the stage, idol production people, the security, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are behind the stage. With everyone gathered, Mickey Mouse explains every detail of who the culprit is.

"Alright gang, listen up," Mickey said to everyone. "I know just who the culprit is." Everyone listened. "We all know that Iori's doll was in the dressing room right before the idols take the stage to perform. But after they perform on stage for the first half, Iori's doll went missing the moment the idols got back to their dressing room. So from the clues we gathered so far, we know that one of the stage staff members is an extra member who happens to be the thief in disguise, and that the thief managed to steal Iori's doll during the concert."

"So, what does this mean?" Makoto asked.

"This means Makoto that only one person was able to slip through security and managed to nab Iori's doll without any suspicion during the concert. And I know just who it is."

"Who Mickey?" Matt asked in great curiosity.

"Why don't you ask…" Mickey then points to the culprit…

"the emcee."

The emcee of the concert flinched in surprise as everyone turned to him in great shock. "W-W-What? How can I be the one?" the emcee scoffed to hear such nonsense, "I'm just an announcer."

"Perhaps mister emcee," Mickey speaks, "but is there a deeper reason of why you are an emcee?"

The emcee scoffed again, "Of course, it's my job to make the audience excited to see their idols appear on stage. After all, it's an easy job."

"Of course it's an easy job." Mickey remained calm, but kept is firm look toward the emcee, "But since it's an easy job, considering you only had one part of that job, didn't you have another job that you wanted to do?"

The emcee became suspicious on Mickey. "W-What do you mean?"

"Mickey, what are you saying?" Jenny said in curiosity.

"Well, let's review our clues we've gathered so far," Mickey said and remained calm. He continues to speak, "We all know that the thief took Iori's doll during the first half of the concert, and the thief managed to sneak past the security with ease. And the thief won't be able to escape this place due to the fact of why the criminal in disguise would be suspicious to leave early before the second half of the concert."

"So…, what's that got to do with me being the culprit?" the emcee said in a grump.

"Well sir, according to the information we've gathered, where were you exactly during the first half of the concert right after you've finished your introduction and the idols just appeared?"

"I was off the stage, that's it. Why?"

"Well, isn't it odd that some of the backstage crew members saw you left the stage, and you came back just when the first half of the concert finished?"

"So, I went off stage for a moment, and then I came back. What's wrong with that?"

Then Matt starts to get suspicious on the emcee. "I see where you are going Mickey," Matt said in a firm tone. "What's wrong with that you say emcee? Well what's wrong Mr. Emcee is that a few of the security guards in the backstage hallways saw you lurking around the dressing rooms."

"So, I was in the dressing room area," the emcee said.

"That's not it. The guards stated that you were scurrying around the hallways while you were looking for something. You said you wanted to go back into your dressing room to pick up something and told that to a guard. But the guard told us, by his surveillance, you couldn't find your own dressing room like you're lost. Or maybe… you weren't lost at all. You were actually looking for something… for someone else's."

"It makes sense," Jenny speaks in a calm and firm mood. "You were searching for someone's belonging. Something like… oh, I don't know, like… an idol's prized possession?"

The emcee flinched in surprise when he heard what Jenny said. "That's preposterous! I did nothing of the sort," the emcee exclaimed.

"I wouldn't be so sure, Mr. Emcee," Matt speaks, "I mean after all, you're not the real emcee of this concert, are you?"

The emcee now became really shocked as he sweats in fear. "W-What are you… talking about?"

Mickey then speaks, "I asked the head security to do a thorough search around the dressing and storage rooms in the backstage hallways ahead in time…, to look for something."

"A-A-And what's that?"

Just then, the head security guard receives a call on his cell phone. He answers it and speaks, "Hi, this is the head security guard speaking." He listened to every word on his phone and makes a firm look on his face. "I see…, thanks." The guard hangs up his cell phone and speaks to the emcee. "Well mister emcee, if that's who you are, explain what's the reason…

we found the real emcee inside one of the trunks unconscious and tied up?"

When the idols, the production members, the backstage members, and the other security guards heard what the head security guard said, they all turned to the emcee with a shock on his face.

"I-It… It can't be…" Kotori said in shock.

"But it is," Mickey declared.

"If that's true," Ritsuko speaks up in little fear, "Where's Iori's…?"

"I betcha he still has it inside his coat," Matt stated.

The guards agreed with Matt's thought as they start to near the emcee with an order.

"Sir, can we see what's inside your jacket?" a guard asked the emcee.

The emcee didn't respond, but instead, he makes an aggressive look. He then quickly pulls out a kitchen knife to everyone as the group and the guards stepped back in fright. "Nobody move!" the emcee shouted. He then takes something out as it greatly surprised Iori…

Her stuffed bunny, Charles.

He then aims his knife toward the bunny. "One false step, and you can say goodbye to this ragged doll."

"NO!" Iori cried, "Don't hurt it! That's my most prized doll. Anything but that!"

"Don't worry, Iori," Haruka said as she tries to cheer and calm Iori. "We'll get it back…, somehow."

The security team wanted to stop the thief, but making a wrong move can put Iori's most favorite doll in danger.

"Sir, what do we do?" a guard asked to his leader. The leader tries to think as he grits his teeth in frustration toward the thief.

"We have to do something," Jenny said in concern.

"Yeah, but how?" Matt said as he panicked a little.

"That's right, you slowpoke idiots," the thief said evilly. "Don't take another step closer to me, or you can say farewell to your fluffy little friend." The thief starts to slowly walk away to escape.

Mickey Mouse quickly looks around and tries to find a way to slow down the thief. It was then Mickey spotted a cord surrounding the thief's foot. He follows the cord's line as it ends up near Mickey's feet. A lightbulb appeared on Mickey's head, literally.

"Any last words you losers?" the thief asked evilly.

"Yeah," Mickey Mouse speaks, "watch your step."

Mickey then quickly grabs the cord and swiftly pulls it as the cord caught the thief's foot. The thief then slips and falls onto the floor and drops his knife away from him.

The thief quickly got up and sees the knife that's far away from him unable for him to retrieve it in time. When he looked back, the thief flinched in shock when Mickey Mouse suddenly races towards the thief. The thief then quickly got up on his feet and flees for his escape. But Mickey Mouse kept chasing after the thief.

"Go, Mickey!" Matt shouted and cheered.

It was then Mickey Mouse chase the thief to the backstage stairs that leads up to the stage's lights. The two climbed up the stairs as the chase is on.

"Stay away from me you little mouse!" the thief shouted.

"Not until you give back Iori's doll!" Mickey demanded.

Soon enough, the thief and Mickey reached the top of the stairs, leaving the thief to a dead end. Mickey got the crook cornered.

"Ha! Nowhere to go," Mickey said with a grin.

"Not quite," the thief said on the contrary. He then sticks Iori's doll out and held over the ledge. "What's it going to be? The doll or me?" Mickey blinked in shock as Iori's doll is on the line.

"Charles! No!" Iori panicked. Everyone else on the stage's floor looked and witnesses the crook's action.

The crook grins evilly, "What's your choice, mouse?"

Mickey Mouse isn't sure what he's going to do. As he panics with sweat, he looks around the area to find something to stop the thief's doing. He then spotted a sandbag just hanging right above the thief's head. He then follows the rope line that's connected to the sandbag. With fortunate luck, the rope to the sandbag is right next to him. And another surprising luck struck him when he sees a pair of scissors next to his feet. Mickey looks back at the thief and grins in confidence.

"Well, got your answer?" the thief asked.

"I sure do," Mickey replied. He then bends down, got the scissors, and aims it at the rope. He then cuts the rope and speaks, "Going down!"

The thief was confused about what Mickey Mouse said, but when he looked up, he sees the sandbag falling towards him. The thief screams in fright. The bag hit the crook's face and pushes him off the ledge and head toward the ground. He drops Iori's doll in midair.

As Iori's doll is still in midair, Mickey tries to grab it before it falls down to the ground. Just as the doll is about to fall, Mickey leaped and catches Iori's doll Charles in the nick of time. But Mickey became surprised when he sees himself floating in midair as he went over the stair's ledge. Mickey screamed in fear, but just as he's about to fall…

Matt and Jenny came to the rescue and got Mickey Mouse in time. Mickey looked up and sees Matt and Jenny holding onto Mickey.

"Hey, thanks guys," Mickey said with delight.

"Anytime Mick," Matt replied.

The thief kept falling down toward the stage's floor as he screams. BOOM! The crook hit the ground very hard as the sandbag burst open creating a dust cloud for a moment. When the dust cloud disappeared, the thief is covered with sand and his head feels dizzy.

Then the security guards came up to the thief and surrounded him. "Sir, you're under arrest in the name of the law," a guard said to the thief. The crook didn't respond but instead he collapsed.

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny walked down the stairs and arrived on the stage's floor safely. Iori and the rest of the idols showed up in front of Mickey and the gang.

"Are you alright?" Chihaya asked.

"Don't worry, Ha-ha… everything's o-kay," Mickey said with a grin.

The idols sighed in relief. Then Mickey approaches to Iori and shows her doll.

"I do believe this is yours," Mickey says, presenting Charles.

"Charles!" Iori shouted with delight and relief. She's very happy as she got her doll and hugs it with lots of care and love. Iori then looks back at Mickey with a sweet smile on her face. "Thanks Mickey. You're my hero."

"Aw gee, thanks," Mickey was a little shy from an idol's compliment.


Soon the guards apprehended the thief, and he was escorted to jail. Iori is so happy to have her favorite bunny doll again in her arms, and the other idols and the idol production people smiled to see Iori feeling happy again. Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are also proud to see an idol smiling again.

"Who would've thought that phony emcee is a thief in disguise who steals someone's valuable stuff for money," President Junjiro said to himself.

Then the producer of the idols shows up next to Mickey and his human friends. "Thanks again you guys," he said with a grin. "I don't know what would've happen if Iori performed and still feels depress on stage."

"No problem sir," Matt replied. "We are glad to help."

Ritsuko and Kotori appeared to Mickey, Matt, and Jenny.

"I would've think the concert would be a bust if Iori's depression would get the best of her," Kotori said in little concern.

"But you guys prevent on letting that happen," Ritsuko stated. "We thank you for that."

"You're very welcome," Jenny said with a smile.

Then all the idols appeared before Mickey, Matt, and Jenny wanting to thank the trio for kind and heroic deed.

"Thanks a lot for helping Iori," Makoto said with a grin.

"Yeah, you guys are great," Yayoi said in great joy. "Especially you, Mickey."

"Un-un! we thought that Forehead would mess up if she kept thinking about her lost doll on stage," Miki said.

"Would you quit calling me Forehead!" Iori said in anger.

"But I was surprise to see a mouse being so brave and capturing that criminal," Yukiho said. "How did you do that?"

Just when Mickey was about to answer Yukiho's question, someone shouted, "Hey! There you are." They all turned to the sound and spotted the same ticket guy that Mickey, Matt, and Jenny met at the front entrance of the theater outside. He is approached in front of Mickey and the gang.

"Hey, isn't that the ticket guy we've met at the entrance?" Matt asked.

"Yeah," Jenny replied and noticed, "what is it, mister?"

"Oh, sorry to interrupt," the ticket man said, "but I just want to confirm something." He then pulls out a paper that contains Mickey's identity information with his picture on it. He then looks at Mickey. "You're name is Mickey, right?"

"That's me," Mickey replied with a grin. "But why'd you asked?"

The ticket man looked at the paper he got and compares to it and Mickey. It was then he makes a surprising discovery. "I knew it. I thought you were just a con artist, but turns out you're the real deal. According to this datasheet of your identity, it proves you're the one and only…

Mickey Mouse."

"You got it sir," Mickey winked at the ticket man.

But one pause of silence is hung over the idols and the production people. Not a word was spoken for a few seconds, until…

"EEEHHHH!?"

"Mickey Mouse!?" Hibiki said in great surprise.

"You mean… Disney's Mickey Mouse?" Haruka said in shock.

"That's right, everyone," Matt agreed. "You are talking to the one and only Mickey Mouse."

When the idols and the production crew looked at Mickey again with a closer observation, it was no doubt that it really is Mickey Mouse right before their eyes. The idols smiled to see this great phenomenon, and so did the production crew.

Ami and Nami were the first ones to shake both Mickey's hands. "Wow, we are very pleased to meet you," the twins said in sync.

"It's a real honor to meet you in this majestic and wonderful time," Takane said with elegance.

"Wow Mickey, I'm so glad to meet you!" Yayoi said in excitement as her eyes are bedazzled by him.

Miki came forth to Mickey Mouse as she picked Mickey up in her hands. "You're the cutest and greatest mouse I've ever met!" Miki said happily. She then kisses Mickey's face.

Mickey feels a little embarrassed of being kissed by an Anime idol. "Oh gosh…"

"My, this is a wonderful sight to see," Azusa said womanly.

"You bet," Makoto said with a smile.

Iori comes forth to Mickey Mouse as she smiles to him. "Mickey Mouse-san, I want to thank you very much for saving Charles for me," she said kindly. "I never expected that you, Disney's Mickey Mouse, are the hero to me and the idols." She then bows in while holding her dress to Mickey.

"Aw gee Iori…, I just wanna help people out," Mickey said with little shyness. "I like to be everyone's best friend."

"It's truly amazing to see Mickey Mouse in person," the producer said with a grin.

"I know," Ritsuko said as she is next to the producer. "This is a rare opportunity."

But the moment of seeing of Mickey Mouse ended when the manager of the backstage team called out to the idols, "Places everyone, you're on in five minutes." The idols and the production people heard and nodded as everyone is getting ready to perform the second half of the concert.

However, the manager speaks, "But we've got a problem. The guards said the emcee took some injuries when he was defending himself from the thief. He won't be able to speak on stage in his condition. We're gonna need a substitute, and fast."

The idols, the production people, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny begin to worry. They need an announcer otherwise the audience would not be prepared for the idols' second appearance.

"W-What do we do?" Jenny said in concern.

"We need an emcee fast," the producer declared.

"Yeah, but who?" Chihaya asked in concern.

Everyone thought hard for an emcee substitute until Matt looks at Mickey. Matt's eyes widen as an idea came to him. "I've got it," he said and got everyone's attention. "I know what to do."

"What's that?" Mickey asked. Matt grins at Mickey.

The seats in the theater are full again as the idol fans are ready to see the idols perform for the second half of the stage. Then the lights started to dim down as the second half of the show is starting. The audience smiled and is ready for the anticipation. Everything is dark until a spotlight appeared on the stage. And coming onto the spotlight is…

"Hey everybody!" Matt said to the audience as he got a microphone in his hand. "You ready to see the idols again?" The audience shouted for excitement as a response, but they were a bit confused about Matt being the emcee. But the audience didn't care for Matt's appearance. "Then get ready everyone, 'cuz the idols are appearing on stage again!" The crowd shouted in excitement again. "They're on in 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!"

Then all of a sudden, the idols popped out from the stage's floors and landed on the stage. The audience shouted in great happiness.

"CHANGIN' MY WORLD! May the changing world shine! CHANGIN' MY WORLD! It's my world, it belongs to me, CHANGE!"

All the idols continued to sing and dance as Matt went off the stage and headed backstage. He arrives with Mickey and Jenny, with the producer, Ritsuko, Kotori, and the president, as they all watched the idols to the very end.

"Great job, Matt," Mickey complimented with a thumbs up. Matt smiled at his favorite Disney mouse.


That sunset afternoon, the concert was over as all the fans left the theater and headed home with their smiles still intact on their faces. But Mickey, Matt, and Jenny stayed behind at the front entrance of the theater as the three started to say goodbye to the idols and the 765 production people.

"Well the concert is over," Matt stated. "It's time for us to go."

"Thanks for coming to our concert and enjoying our show," the producer said with a grin.

"Especially you Mickey Mouse," Kotori speaks. "You saved the day and saved Iori's happiness."

"We really appreciate that," Ritsuko stated.

"Aw, it was nothing," Mickey said shyly.

"We hope we see you again," Haruka said to Mickey. "We are very honored to meet you."

"Please, do get a chance to see us again in another concert," Makoto said.

"Please! Do see us again," Yayoi begged happily.

"I'm sure we'll see each other again, whenever I get the chance," Mickey said with a smile.

"Thank you so much Mickey Mouse-san for being our best friend," Chihaya said with a grin.

Mickey blinked for hearing that he's the idols' best friend. "Really, I'm your best friend?"

"Of course, Mickey," Hibiki said with a grin. "After saving Iori's doll, you've proven yourself that you're a friend to us idols."

"That's right Mickey," Miki said with a wink. "You're officially our best friend."

"We love you so much Mickey-san," Yukiho said with joy.

"Yep, it's true," the twins said in sync.

Mickey smiles and feels a little shy as he made more friends of the Animes.

"Well, the sun is setting," Jenny stated as she stares at the sun. "It's time for us to go."

"You're right," Matt agreed. "You idols and production people have a good day."

"Goodbye girls," Mickey said and waved goodbye, "See ya real soon."

Mickey, Matt, and Jenny started to walk away and head towards home as the idols and the production team waved goodbye to their three friends.

"See ya Mickey-san," Iori called. "Let's hope we meet again."

"Bye-bye Mickey, Matt, and Jenny," Azusa said. "You take care of yourselves, my lovelies."

"See you!" Takane said. "May your kindness shine to us idols forever."

"Take care Mickey and everyone," Kotori shouted, "Thanks for everything." She and other production people also waved goodbye to Mickey, Matt, and Jenny.


After a few minutes of walking back to their homes, Mickey, Matt, and Jenny are discussing to each other about their day.

"So Mickey, what do you think about those idol Animes?" Matt asked.

"Oh boy, not only I made friends of them, but friends of famous pop stars," Mickey said with delight. "How cool is that?"

"Well Mickey, there are a lot more Animes out there just waiting for you to meet them," Jenny said calmly and happily.

"And best of all, I got a kiss from an idol Anime." Mickey was happy for that moment until he realized something. "Oh! Ha-ha… But uh…, please don't tell that to Minnie for me."

"Don't worry Mickey," Matt said, "our lips are sealed." Matt winked at Mickey, and Mickey smiles.