It took a while, but Peking Duck, Moo Shu and One Ton finally rounded up all the Cartoon Heroes together in one place, along with the Disney characters that were hanging out with the group. The leading guard nodded as he said, "All right; there's the detective, and the little pink-haired girl. Is that the whole gang?"
"Yes, it is." Pippi said with a smile. "And it's great to see all of you guys!"
"Yeah!" The Cartoon Heroes said in agreement, happy to be reunited as well, so to speak.
As Peking Duck got his walkie-talkie out to inform his boss, Edward said to Pippi, "It's great to see you, Pippi. We missed you."
"Yeah, it's great to be together again." Kaiba said, "And I couldn't have done it without my swat team."
"Yes, and they did a great job finding us, and keeping us under control, too." Yami Yugi nodded in agreement with a smile.
"Yeah, thanks. And listen, if all hurry, we can hurry back in time for the party." Pippi said eagerly.
"Not that dumb party again!" Misty groaned.
"Misty, let him finish!" Max said with a smile.
"Huh? Why, Max?" Misty asked in confusion. Earlier, Max was agreeing with her about how dumb his birthday party is. Now he's supporting it? What's with him?
Of course, Pippi smirked as he said, "I'll tell you why. And my sibs will love this, too. You see, I noticed how all of you were having fun at Disney World, so there's been a last-minute change of scenery."
"Change of scenery?" Jevon asked in confusion.
"Where?" Harry asked.
"Yeah." Kiyo agreed, equally as confused as the others (except those who knew).
"Just for today, along with the Airboard Races, we're gonna have my birthday party… RIGHT HERE IN WALT DISNEY WORLD!" Pippi announced.
Hearing this got the Cartoon Heroes cheering, squealing and whooping in excitement. This sounds like an awesome idea!
"Sweet! An audience to watch our races!" Jet cheered with a grin.
"And the exact party location here in Disney World will be the Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom!" Pippi added with a grin.
"Awesome!" Ryo exclaimed.
"Now that's perfect!" Misty said happily, "I take back what I said, this is gonna be a great party!"
"Then what're we waiting for?" Joey said confidently, "Let's party!"
"Yeah! I can't wait to help with the barbecue!" Spyro said eagerly.
"Then let's go to the castle and celebrate the magic!" Pippi announced.
"Yeah!" The Cartoon Heroes cheered.
"That's what you think!" Peking Duck snapped to the Cartoon Heroes sternly. "I'm turning you over to the chief!"
"What?" The Cartoon Heroes gasped in alarm and worry. Not good, they are in trouble.
"Please, officer, they were only having fun!" Rin told Peking Duck in worry.
"Yeah, officer." Jonny agreed, "Surely you could just give them a chance?"
"Quiet, citizens!" Moo Shu snapped, "They broke in illegally, and they must take the consequences, including Kaiba and his flunkies who tricked us in the first place! And the money you won in those competitions? It shall be confiscated and taken to the bank where it belongs!"
"You can't do that!" Jonny protested angrily, "They worked very hard on getting that money! You'll be held responsible for mistreating them like this!"
"I'd button that lip if I were you, boy, or you and your dumb family will be out of a job and arrested for aiding and abetting!" Peking Duck threatened Jonny coldly. Galford's dog, Poppy, growled and barked angrily at Peking Duck.
"I'd shut that mutt up, too, if I were you!" One Ton growled at Galford.
"Poppy doesn't like it when you snub us like that, just for the sake of the law." Galford remarked snidely.
"Yeah, Nick can beat the prosecution any day of the week!" Maya remarked, "He's only lost one case!"
"Well, his badge will be revoked when the chief gets through with him!" Peking Duck snapped threateningly. Phoenix glared angrily at this.
"Matter of opinion." Edgeworth sneered.
"Matter of fact, old man!" Moo Shu snapped to the silver-haired man.
"Shut up!" Donald shouted as he shoved a ball into the little chicken's mouth. The midget chicken started muffled, angry yelling as he tried to get the ball out.
"I'll deal with you later, duck!" Peking Duck threatened Donald before he spoke into his walkie-talkie with a smirk, "Hello, Mr. Mouse? Peking Duck here. I have just personally captured the entire insidious, evil Scourge Gang."
"'Insidious'? 'Evil'?" Zoey asked in annoyance.
"Getting a bit Don Knotts, are we?" Mark asked Peking Duck, agreeing with his girlfriend.
"Yeah, that's Pippi, not Scourge! It's Pippi Longstocking!" Pippi insisted to Peking Duck.
"Listen, I'm talking to Mickey Mouse!" Peking Duck snapped to Pippi in annoyance.
"Yeah, well, Mickey and I are ol' buddies!"
"Whoa, I didn't know you knew Mickey Mouse!" Ash said to Pippi in surprise and amazement.
"Sure, we're both members of FASA."
"FASA?" May asked in confusion.
"Fictional Animal Stars of America." Pippi replied.
"Just like Kermit the Frog!" Cynder exclaimed.
"Yeah, we saw him in MuppetVision 3-D in Disney's Hollywood Studios!" Conan exclaimed.
"Right after we saw Yoko Okino's performance and Mickey's Detective School!" Rachel added.
"Well, we know Mickey, too." Yugi said with Rebecca nodding in agreement.
This brought surprised looks on their friends' faces as Joey asked the King of Games, "Why didn't you tell us before?"
"Well, Yugi and I were getting home from school one time until we saw this package at our doorstep, which contained a video that is from Mickey and some Disney employees, inviting me to Walt Disney World." Rebecca explained as she held up five passes, "See? Five passes per person, non-transferrable, that's what it says right on it. And we were gonna give them to you guys." Then she looked a bit sheepish as she said, "Of course, these passes were expired on this day and we could get locked out, due to the fact we forgot our money for tickets."
"Man, and we could've used 'em sooner!" Duke groaned.
"What were we thinking?!" Téa whined.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't worry, I got this." Turning to Peking Duck, Pippi said, "Peking Duck, let me talk to Mickey. Come on, give me the phone. Come on!"
"This is a walkie-talkie and you are NOT getting it!" Peking Duck snapped to Pippi in annoyance. Just then, a voice spoke on his walkie-talkie, causing the guard to respond sheepishly, "Oh, excuse me, I-I'm sorry, sir. There's a Pippi Longstocking who claims to have once met you, and..."
Suddenly, Peking Duck heard the voice on the other end responding, making him look shocked as he heard what Mickey [Mouse] said. The guard asked in shock, "Really?" Peking Duck looked a bit sheepish after hearing the voice explain. "Oh. Yes, of course. One moment, sir."
Peking Duck lowered his walkie-talkie as Pippi took it. The hedgehog chuckled as he said, "Chump." The hedgehog then spoke into the walkie-talkie, "Hey, Mickey! Long time no see! This is Pippi Longstocking here! Great to hear from you, buddy! Yeah, well, there's been a little mix-up here."
"Mickey's his buddy?" Peking Duck asked in confusion.
"I can't believe it..." One Ton sighed.
"We're in big trouble!" Moo Shu groaned.
"And you call yourselves security guards." Nick [Wilde] remarked with a smug smirk, "You never should've abused your power to bring harm to these folks."
"Especially trying to take away Ash, Richie, May and Dawn's hard-earned winnings." Judy agreed smugly. "It's called a hustle, sweetheart. Boom." Peking Duck groaned at this in exasperation.
"Really? Cool! We'll be right over!" Pippi said to the walkie-talkie, "Wait, what's that? Oh, yeah, Yugi's right here with me. He and Rebecca have passes, and they have apparently been expired. Oh, sure, you can speak to Yugi."
Then the blue hedgehog gave the walkie-talkie to Yami Yugi, who said, "Thanks, Pippi." After clearing his throat, he spoke into the walkie-talkie, "Hello. Mickey? Yes, we got your invitation. Because of the excitement of Pippi's birthday, we forgot about the passes." After hearing the voice speak, Yami Yugi looked surprised, "Wait, you will? You're renewing them just for today? Great, thank you! Yes, we kinda had to break in, just for some fun. We're sorry if we did anything bad. Wait, you were? And you want to see us? Great, we'll be right over!"
"Yugi, are we in trouble?" Bonny asked in worry, "Is Mickey mad at us?"
Yami Yugi laughed from hearing this ridiculous question, to the confusion of the Cartoon Heroes (except Kaiba and his group). He turned to them as he said, "Mad at us?! He's been expecting us, even with our passes expired! In fact, he just renewed them!"
This got the rest of Team Yugi- minus Kaiba and Mokuba- gasping in shock and delight as Serenity asked excitedly, "Really?!"
"Yes!" Yami Yugi replied, "Also, Mickey has decreed that because they worked really hard in the tournaments they participated in, Ash, Richie, May and Dawn will keep their winnings!"
"All right!" Ash, Keldeo, Richie, May, Manaphy, Dawn and Shaymin cheered excitedly in unison. Now they don't need to worry about losing the money they worked hard on winning!
"And now, if we all hurry, we can go see Mickey right now!" Yami Yugi announced.
"Then we better get going, guys." Minnie said to the Disney characters present with the Cartoon Heroes, "We gotta get ready for the parade, and then set up for Pippi and his siblings' birthday party."
"We'll see you then, you guys." Pippi said.
"Bye-bye!"
"Aloha!" Lilo said as she waved as she and the other Disney characters walk away to set up the birthday party with the Cartoon Heroes bidding and waving goodbye to them.
"Well, come on, everyone, let's go see Mickey!" Yami Yugi announced.
"All right!" Joey exclaimed as the rest of the Cartoon Heroes cheered, except for Kaiba's group and swat team.
"Mission accomplished." Kaiba remarked out loud with a smirk.
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In a hallway, Pippi led the group to Mickey's office, the hedgehog smiled as he motioned to a door nearby while saying, "All right, everyone, the office is right down there. And in just a moment, Yuge and I will be introducing everybody to Mickey Mouse!"
"Yes, it'll be an honor to see him in person." Yami Yugi agreed with a smile.
"Wait, Pippi, I can't see Mickey Mouse looking like this!" Applebloom [Rose] exclaimed as she looked at her outfit in embarrassment. She turned to Spectra as she said, "Keith, quick, the purse, please!" As soon as Spectra gave her the purse, she quickly ran off to change her clothes, "Thank you!"
"Oh, we're here, we're here!" Yugi said excitedly in Yami Yugi's thoughts.
As soon as Pippi knocked on the door, Yami Yugi called into the room, "Hello, hello, hello! Mickey!" Turning to the others, he put his hands on Misty and Spectra's shoulders excitedly as he said, "This is it!"
"This?" Misty asked, "Are you sure it's not another one of those costumed characters?"
"Nonsense!" Yami Yugi replied, "Sora met and teamed up with him in Kingdom Hearts, and Mickey is real, as the king of Disney Castle. He's GOT to be here!"
Pippi knocked the door again as he called, "Hey, Mickey! Are you in there?"
"Pippi? Yugi? Is that you? Ha ha, come on in!" A voice spoke up as Pippi opened the door, to the excitement of some of the kids and a couple others in the Cartoon Heroes.
"Koreha..." Ami and Yumi started in excitement. (A/N: Japanese translation to: "This is...", "That's...", etc.)
"It's him!" Rini said excitedly.
"I know!" Serena squealed, sharing her daughter's excitement.
Soon, the Cartoon Heroes headed into the office to see a smiling figure waiting behind his desk. It was a humanoid mouse with black eyes wearing a combined red and black outfit with zippers, yellow, and white gloves. His name is Mickey Mouse.
"Gosh, it sure is swell to see all the Cartoon Heroes here at Walt Disney World. Welcome, everyone!" Mickey [Mouse] said to the group with a smile.
"Thanks, Mickey." Pippi thanked his friend with a smirk.
"Mickey Mouse." Yami Yugi smirked as he shook Mickey [Mouse]'s hand, "It's great to see you in person."
"Great to see you, too, Yugi." Mickey [Mouse] said.
"Yeah, we're big fans of your cartoons!" Rebecca exclaimed.
"I hope the classic ones aren't forgotten, though." Annika remarked in a bit of concern. (A/N: It's because of the new Mickey Mouse shorts, which I do not like at all nowadays.)
"Forgotten?!" A voice asked, getting the Cartoon Heroes' attention. "That's the silliest thing I've ever heard!"
The voice came from a well-built sixteen-year-old boy who had blondish brown spiky hair, blue eyes, and a silver necklace with a crown-shaped pendant. He was wearing black snow gloves, a black short-sleeved jacket with a hood with dark gray shoulder guards over what looked like a midnight blue shirt with red hoody-like pockets on the front of his shirt, along with a black belt, and big black baggy yet short pants, and big yellow and black shoes. The big pockets on his pants were red. There were also two yellow intersecting diagonal straps across his lower body.
"Why, if it isn't ol' girly boy!" Joey exclaimed with a grin as he and some of the Cartoon Heroes head up to him excitedly.
"Why, if it isn't ol' underdog!" The spiky-haired boy said as he and Joey hold each other's hands in a friendly manner (A/N: Just like him and Hercules in Kingdom Hearts 2.) while shaking it.
"Hi, Sora!" Mina [Aino] greeted the spiky-haired boy happily.
"How ya doin', my man?" Tristan asked with a grin.
"Oh, I've been a strong fighter since I've been beating Riku more than usual back on the Destiny Islands." The boy, Sora Nomura, replied proudly, "24-0!"
(A/N: To tell the difference between the Kingdom Hearts Sora and the Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Sora, the last name I'm giving the former is Nomura, after the creator of the KH series.)
"Disney World wasn't the same when you were gone." Téa remarked.
"Yeah, it wasn't easy when you bungled in another fight with Riku." Kaiba added.
"Well, I see you haven't changed, Kaiba." Sora commented with a smirk.
"Same ol' Kaiba, always determined to defeat Yugi." Mickey [Mouse] remarked with a laugh.
"Well, anyway, I'd like you to meet the gang." Pippi said as he motioned to his pals. "I believe you know some of my fellow Pippi Heroes."
"Hi." Sonic greeted with a smirk as Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo waved happily to Mickey.
"What's up?" Tommy said.
"Hi there." Annika greeted with a smile.
"Hello!" Zooey greeted happily.
"Hey there, mouse hon." Rouge greeted in her usual seductive tone.
Then, Pippi indicated Yugi and his friends as he spoke, "You also know Yugi, Rebecca and the rest of Team Yugi."
"Hi. What's up?" Joey greeted as he waved.
"Hey, Mickey, ol' cutie." Mai said with a wink.
As Pippi spoke the rest of the following names, each character waved to Mickey [Mouse]. "Now here's Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, Lucario, Keldeo, May, Manaphy, Dawn, Piplup, Shaymin, Jem & the Holograms and Rio, the Holograms' band manager, the Misfits, the Stingers, the Tri-Lights, the Loonatics and Marty McFly. Then there's Sash Lilac, Carol Tea, Milla Basset, and that's Spade, and there's Rini, Serena, Darien, the other Sailor Scouts- Raye, Applebloom, Lita and Mina, the Outer Sailor Scouts- Amara, Michelle, Trista and Hotaru, and the Magical Girls led by Madoka Kaname, and Edward and Alphonse Elric, and Ayla the Hedgehog, and..."
"Uh, where's Applebloom Rose?" Mickey [Mouse] asked as he noticed that the pink hedgehog wasn't around for some reason.
Suddenly, the girl in question appeared in a fabulous dress, entering dramatically. Mickey smiled in surprise as his eyes widened a bit.
"Whoa!" Sora [Nomura] exclaimed in awe.
"Mickey Mouse," Applebloom [Rose] said with a smile, "It's an honor to meet you again."
"How did she do that?" Darien asked in amazement, yet puzzled.
"If there's one thing Applebloom knows, it's how to make an entrance." Max remarked to his friends in amusement.
"Yeah." The Cartoon Heroes agreed in unison.
"Looks like someone wished on the Ring of Acorns." Sora [Nomura] remarked.
Yami Yugi chuckled as he said, "I couldn't have said it better myself, Sora."
"Yeah." Lan, Maylu, Geo and Sonia [Sky] agreed.
"Mickey, we've had a wonderful time here at Walt Disney World." Ayla said with a smile, "It's like a dream come true!"
"Well, you know what we say: When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true." Mickey [Mouse] remarked happily.
"That's right." Sora agreed with a grin as he nodded.
Pippi went up next to Mickey as he explained with a smirk, "Well, actually, what we Cartoon Heroes say is, in inspiration to Kermit the Frog and the Muppets, 'Someday you'll find it, the Rainbow Connection, the lovers, the dreamers, and me.'"
"Yes." Yami Yugi nodded in agreement.
"Uh-oh, they're starting to argue philosophy." Pizzazz joked a bit, making almost everyone in the room laugh a bit.
"Pizzazz!" The Holograms, the other Misfits and the Stingers scolded Pizzazz in unison and amusement.
"Do they look like they're arguing to you?" Geo asked rhetorically with a laugh.
"Not the way I see it." Omega-Xis remarked in reply with a laugh of his own.
"Now, about the incidents..." Sora [Nomura] started, getting back to the trouble that the Cartoon Heroes had caused.
"Oh yeah, that. Sorry for breaking in, that wasn't really my intention." Pippi said as he and the ones who didn't pay to get into Disney World apologize for that.
"Gosh, that's all right, Pippi." Mickey [Mouse] said, with a wave of dismissal. "I will let you guys off the hook by having you do some shows next year. Plus, Ash, Richie, May and Dawn earned that money they won at the Pokémon League and the Grand Festival."
"Good." Kaiba said with a nod of approval, "They deserve that hard-earned money."
"Yeah." Joey nodded in agreement, "And Serenity deserves to be princess for the day. Right, sis?"
"That's right." Serenity nodded in reply.
Mickey [Mouse] chuckled before he said to the Cartoon Heroes, "Now, I'd like to invite all you dreamers to go down to the Chinese Theater. Why... Why, there, you can put your names and footprints in the cement!"
Sora [Nomura] smirked as he added, "And furthermore, to avoid any more incidents like what happened earlier today, after you do the shows for next year, you are allowed in the park at any time as special visitors!"
"All right!" Joey cheered with a grin on his face.
"Coolio!" Pee Wee Dugan (A/N: from G-Force: Guardians of Space) exclaimed as Mickey [Mouse] laughed a bit.
"Welcome to the Family!" Mickey [Mouse] exclaimed as he hugged Pippi.
"Thanks, pal!" Pippi said with a wink.
"So what do you say, guys?!" Yami Yugi said to the other Cartoon Heroes with a smirk.
"Yeah!" The Cartoon Heroes cheered eagerly in response.
"Then let's get this party started!" Pippi grinned as he winked.