Chapter 13: The Untold Tale Part 1

Knock, knock, knock came the sound of a hand against a wooden door.

"Wake up Yen! We're gonna be late!" said a voice from behind the door.

A young man in his early thirties turned over in his bed and groaned.

"Just another five minutes!" Yen Sid said back.

"Come on Yen! We need to meet with Mr. Disney this morning!" the voice said back.

"I'll meet you in the courtyard!"

Yen let out another groan then he threw off the covers of his bed. He stretched, yawned, then scratched his rear. When he turned to look at the clock on the wall he gasped. It was almost 10:00 am. Yen rushed into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, and combed his hair. After that, Yen speed walked to the closet and put on his wizard robe. He grabbed some of his books off of the small table in the room, then ran out the door. Yen made his way down the stairs outside the main courtyard of the Fantasia castle. At the far side of the courtyard at a small table sat the one and only Walt Disney reading a book, sitting in the chair across from him eating breakfast was Yen's brother, Wildroth or just Wil for short.

Walt heard Yen approached and put down his book.

"Ah, Good morning Yen!"

"Good morning Mr. Disney!" said Yen.

Walt sighed. "Now I told you boys not to call me that. "

"Sorry. Walt" Yen said in embarrassment.

Wil shook his head at his brother making a fool of himself.

Walt beckoned Yen to come to the table.

"Sit down Yen, have some breakfast. We have quite a day ahead of us."

Yen sat down and took a couple of pieces of toast from the plate in the center. He started munching them down one at a time. Wil frowned at his brother's lack of table manners.

"So what exactly are we doing today?" asked Yen with a mouth full of bread.

"The plan today is for you boys to continue practicing your magic. Tomorrow I have something important to show you both," answered Walt.

Wil let out an impatient groan.

"Why can't we see it today? Will you ever show us the world where you come from?"

Walt turned to Wil "Be patient Wil, you'll both see it when I believe you're ready, for now, I want you both to study.

Walt took a final sip of his coffee then stood then from the table. "I have something important to do this afternoon so here is a list of the things I want you to study, I'll see you both around dinner time. Good luck you two!"

Walt walked in the direction of a car that was sitting ready at the gate, he waved to the young boys then motioned to the driver to drive. Yen watched as Walt drove off into the distance, his eyes wide in wonder

"Do you think we'll ever get to ride in one of those machines Wil?...

Wil?

Yen looked to his brother and saw that his gaze was fixed on the sky.

"Wil!?"

Wil jolted from the shout. "Y...Yeah sure Yen."

After breakfast, the two young wizards were in the library getting books that were on the list that was provided by Walt Disney. They brought their selections to the tables at the center of the room and began to read. Wil opened one of the books he had then let out a groan of frustration.

"Ugh! he's having us read the same books again!" Wil grumbled, "Why do we have to read these so...many...times!"

"Maybe he wants us to know them for a trial or test," said Yen.

Wil turned to his brother.

"Yen, we've been reading the same books for years, I can basically cite this book entirely both backward, forwards, and still know every spell! Why can't we study the more advanced books of magic?" Wil huffed in annoyance.

"Walt himself said that we weren't allowed to read those at this time." reminded Yen

As Wil turned the page of his book he began to wonder. "Do you ever get the feeling that Walt is keeping something from us?"

Yen was surprised by this question.

"What do you mean?" asked Yen. "Walt is like a father to us. If he had something to keep to himself, it's probably for a good reason."

"Maybe, but he keeps saying things like that we have to set limits to our own magic, it's like he doesn't trust us or wants us to grow to expand our minds to new ideas." Wil complained, "I mean, we're wizards, shouldn't we be allowed to reach our full potential if we are to take charge?"

Yen was getting concerned.

"Wil, what's gotten into you? You never had this kind of mindset before."

"Think about it Yen. Surely you've also been skeptical," said Wil.

"Well yes, but I know I can trust him. Everything he's done has always been for our benefit and the benefit of fantasy," said Yen. "He plans to leave us in charge after he's moved on."

"All the more reason we should learn as much as we can now," Wil said as he stood up from his seat and walked toward the locked cabinet of advanced magic books.

"What are you doing? Walt said we're not supposed to read those yet," said Yen.

"Relax Wil, I'm only going to read just one. He won't know the difference." Wil assured.

With a wave of his hand, Wil was able to open the cabinet. In his spare time, Wil would work on perfecting smaller spells.

"I don't like this," Yen said in worry and continued to read his book.

Throughout most of the day, Yen continued to study the books he was supposed to. Meanwhile, Wil was reading the more advanced magic books than he said he would. There were times when Yen wanted to say something but he would have second thoughts and went back to minding his own business. Yen thought about telling Walt, but he wasn't one for being a tattle-tale.

It was late in the evening, Yen, Wil, and Walt had just sat down to supper. Walt thanked the waiter and they began to dig into the food. They ate in silence for a minute then Walt broke the silence by asking the boys how their day was. Yen was the first to answer.

"It was pretty good if I do say so myself. I was able to perfect that spell I've been working on for the last few weeks," said Yen as he shoved another piece of bread into his mouth.

"That's great to hear Yen!" said Walt. "I look forward to seeing a demonstration."

Walt then looked to Wil with a raised eyebrow.

"How about you Wil?" he asked.

Wil had to do some quick thinking, he didn't want Walt to know that he'd been digging into the advanced magic books that he wasn't supposed to. Then something popped into his head.

"Oh nothing much, I was just working on my own spells, nothing out of the ordinary."

"Alright then, hope things are working out," said Walt as he continued eating.

Wil mentally sighed in relief. Yen however shook his head in worry and disappointment.

Over dinner, Walt and Yen talked about various other things about their days. Wil just sat in his seat and pretended to be part of the conversations, just to avoid suspension.

After dinner, Walt and Yen played a game of chess. After a few rounds, they asked Wil if he wanted to have a go, but Wil told them that he wished to retire early to bed. Walt agreed with this idea and told the boys that tomorrow they needed to get up early because he wanted to show them some important things.

While lying in bed for three hours, Yen heard footsteps in the hall. He quietly walked to the door and opened it just enough to see who it was. In the hall was Wil walking to the library with a lantern in hand. Yen reluctantly followed him. From the shadow of the library door, Yen watched his brother approach the cabinet of advanced magic. Wil opened it and pulled out several books and set them on a desk, he then pulled out a journal and as he read the books he wrote notes for himself.

Yen was really starting to worry about the choices Wil was making. If he continued down this path, it could lead to trouble for all of them. Yen returned to bed, but he couldn't sleep, he had to think of something, maybe he should talk to his brother and try to change his ways before it is too late.

END OF CHAPTER 13

A/N

Well, here it is, finally done. Sorry, it's short, but at least it's something decent. But unfortunately, this is only part 1 of this story within a story. In the next part, we'll learn about Zen and the destruction of Fantasia. Thank you all for your patience and time, I will try to update more frequently in the future. While this part doesn't address Zen right away, it is an important part of shaping his character.

I know that you've all probably heard this a lot from many of the other authors, but I'll say it here: 2020 was a really rough year for all of us. I don't just mean the pandemic, but also the passings of friends, family, and personal heroes. Despite all the gloom, I have a feeling that 2021 will be a lot better. In some cases, it's best that all the problems in a decade hit us at once, but don't take that as saying there won't be any problems in the future. Try to keep your head up, be there for your friends and family that have been affected the most this year. Make sure you stay safe and take the necessary precautions.

One last thing. Please take a moment to read my last A/N. It has some things regarding some of the plans for the future.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year. Here's hoping that 2021 will be a great year!

P.S.: Let me know about any spelling or grammatical errors. Also, please leave a review and let me know what you think. I was also thinking about reformatting paragraphs. Until next time!