And now Tony joins the crew with two more songs here. One from the movie, and one from one of the mid-equals.
Enjoy!
Fievel and Tanya rolled away in the sagebrush until it stopped against a building. They climbed out of it and onto the dirt just as a human stepped on it, crushing it.
The two Mousekewitz siblings looked in awe at their surroundings. The town of Green River was not what they were expecting at all. The buildings only looked a little shabby as mice and cats were working hard to fix them up.
"So this is what Green River looks like." mused Fievel in awe.
"It does look easier to travel through out here than in New York." added Tanya. "But why are all the mice and cats fixing random buildings?"
Fievel gasped. "Tanya, it's like Cat R. Waul said! They exploit out labors and then they get turned into mouseburgers!" he cried.
Tanya gasped. "Cat R. Waul must've tricked them!" she exclaimed in worry.
Fievel then turned and spotted two familiar mice helping hoists something up. "Including Mama and Papa!" he told his sister.
"Come on, we have to warn them!" said Tanya.
Fievel and Tanya ran over to where their parents were.
"Papa! Mama!" they called.
Mama and Papa looked over and saw them. Big smiles spread across their faces.
"Our kids, they're alive!" Papa said happily.
The four Mousekewitz's happily hugged.
"Fievel, Tanya, my babies!" Mama said happily.
"Speaking of babies, where's Yasha?" asked Fievel.
"Bridgett's watching her." replied Mama.
"What happened to you?" asked Papa.
"We got lost in the desert after we fell off the train." said Tanya.
"And then this giant hawk picked us up and dropped us... right on the Mousehican village where Tiger is a god." added Fievel.
"But before that, we found out the truth about this whole trip to Green River." added Tanya.
"The cats, they're gonna build this giant mousetrap. They're gonna turn us into mouseburgers!" added Fievel.
But Mama and Papa just looked amused. "A giant mousetrap and Tiger is a god? you two have been out in the sun too long." chuckled Papa.
Fievel and Tanya just stared at their parents in shock at their disbelieving, jaws agape.
"But Tiger is a god and they are building a giant mousetrap!" said Fievel pleadingly.
"It's the truth!" Tanya added.
"Kids, the only thing that has grown... faster than you two are your tall tales. You will see that out West, cats are good." said Papa.
"Now run along and help anyway you can." said Mama.
"Yes Mama." sighed Fievel.
"Yes Mama." sighed Tanya.
"Stay safe!" called Papa as they got back to work.
Fievel and Tanya walked down the street, frustrated.
"Our own parents don't believe us!" Fievel said angrily.
"Tiger being a God, I get." said Tanya, just as angry. "But thanks to that stupid cat, everyone in town is blind to what's really going on."
Fievel looked up at his sister. "Was this how you felt when Mama and Papa refused to believe that I was alive?" he asked.
Tanya sighed. "I was more annoyed at being ignored than angry." she replied. "But I still held on hope." she added with a small smile.
Fievel giggled. "But now what were we gonna do? Every mouse in town is in danger!" he asked.
Then, the two spotted Tony near the Hardware Store.
"Tony!" they exclaimed happily.
Tony's ears perked up when he saw his best friends. "Hey Filly! Tilly!" he called back.
Fievel and Tanya ran over to Tony and he embraced them in a hug, which they gladly returned.
"I knew you two were alright!" Tony said happily as they hugged. "You two are tough mice, not going down without a fight."
"Aw Tony we're so happy to see you again." Tanya said happily.
The three separated their hug.
"So where were ya's?" asked Tony.
"After we fell off the train, we tried to find our way here." said Fievel. "But it was so hot, we experienced mirages of our family and Tiger."
"And last night, we were attacked by a hawk." added Tanya.
Tony was shocked. "A hawk?!"
"Yeah, but then these Indian mice shot it down." added Fievel. "And you'll never guess who we ran into."
"Who?" asked Tony.
"Tiger!" replied Fievel.
Tony was surprised. "Holy spatony! Tiger's here?!" he asked. "But he never showed up at the station!"
"Let's just say he was dogged every step of the way." said Tanya, giggling a little.
Tony chuckled. "That sounds about right."
"And get this, they think he's a god!" added Fievel.
Tony looked confused. "Tiger? A god?"
"We know, we were confused too." said Tanya. "But we didn't question it because we didn't want to offend the Indians."
"Definitely a good idea." nodded Tony. He then chuckled. "I know for a fact Cholena and her people wouldn't consider Tiger a God. More like a big lovable friend."
Fievel and Tanya giggled. "Tiger is loveable." nodded Tanya.
Fievel's face turned serious. "But before all of that happened, we found out something on the train." he said to his older brother figure.
Tony looked curious. "What'd ya find out?" he asked.
"The trip to Green River, it's all a plot!" said Fievel.
"Waul and his cats working with mice like us, it's all a lie!" added Tanya. "They're making us fix the town so Waul can have an empire."
"And when it's all done, their gonna build a mousetrap and town every mouse in Green River into mouseburgers!" Fievel finished, panicked.
Tony gasped in horror. His shock then turned to anger as he slammed his fist into his palm.
"I knew it!" he snapped. "I knew Waul couldn't be trusted! I knew it the moment I saw that smug smile on his face!"
"And Mama and Papa don't believe us!" added Fievel.
Tony sighed angrily. "Of course they wouldn't. Waul's got every mouse in town fooled. Even Bridgett!"
"What are we gonna do?" asked Tanya.
"Since no one's gonna believe us, we gotta find other evidence of what Waul is up to." said Tony. "We can't just take your words for it."
Fievel brightened up. "I get it! When I was working with Nellie on solving the mystery of the night monster, she told me that in order to see the truth, we need to get the facts."
"What kind of facts?" asked Tanya.
"The kind of facts that'll show Cat R. Waul is a liar and that this is all a big lie!" said Fievel. "She even sang a song about it."
(Get the Facts from "An American Tail: Mystery of the Night Monster" plays)
Fievel: When the night is dark
With shadows all around
And monsters everywhere you turn
There's a very simple secret I have found
That anyone with courage can learn
Get the facts!
All the whats and wheres and whys
Fievel began to dance as he, Tanya, and Tony walked through town.
Fievel: Get the facts!
Simply open up your eyes
Seek the truth, find the proof
And your fears will all go poof!
Follow the tracks
Get the facts!
Get the facts!
Stick your nose in everywhere
Get the facts!
Snoop it here and sniff it there
Find the clues, see it through
Do the best that you can do
Don't be lax
Get the facts!
Everyone's afraid at times
But if you use your wits
You'll find what once was scary
Is really very ordinary
Tanya: Get the facts?
Tony: Yeah, don't ya listen to the gabble
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Get the facts!
Tanya: Not the balderdash and babble
Tony: Don't give up on the goal
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Til you've figured out the whole
ball of wax
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Get the facts!
Soon, all three of them were dancing.
Fievel: Learn to tell the difference
Between truth and fairy tales
For when it's all in focus
You'll find it's mostly hocus pocus
Get the facts!
Tony: Keep your eye on every house
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Get the facts!
Tanya: On every dog and cat and mouse
Fievel: Shine your light, make it bright
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Everything will turn out right
Tanya: Don't be lax!
Tony: Follow tracks!
Fievel: Give the boogie man the axe!
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony: Get the facts!
(Get the Facts from "An American Tail: Mystery of the Night Monster" ends)
"Man Filly, all that time with Nellie really got you to face your fears, huh?" remarked Tony.
"It sure did!" said Fievel.
"And this time, instead of getting the facts on a monster, we're getting the facts to prove a conspiracy." said Tanya.
"Tony, do you know where Cat R. Waul might be?" asked Fievel.
Tony thought for a moment. "Last time I saw him, he was in the new salon they built." he told them.
"Then let's go get those facts." said Fievel.
Nodding, Fievel, Tanya, and Tony ran to the new salon. They spotted a tall cat, who was known as Felonious, walking toward it, greeting the mice with a friendly wave. The three climbed up the infrastructure, and hopped onto the cat's cowboy hat.
No sooner did Felonious enter the salon, his look changed into disgust.
"So, what's your problem?" asked Sweet William, noticing the look.
"Being nice to these mice. It's driving me nuts!" Felonious replied.
"Get on with it, you morons!" came Waul's voice.
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony hopped off Felonious and landed on a table. They hid behind some full drinks and spotted Cat R. Waul talking to an architect cat. He was displaying a picture by picture showing of their plan.
"After the saloon is finished tomorrow, we announce that we are going to have a special ceremony. We invite all of the mice... "und" seat them in the stands. "Und" when the sun goes down…"
"Snappo! Mouseburgers." said Waul with a grin.
"Mouseburgers!" all the cats cheered.
"Let me hear that again!" called Waul.
"Mouseburgers!" the Cactus Cat Gang cheered.
"Let the saliva flow!" shouted Waul
"MOUSEBURGERS!" the cats cheered loudly.
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony stared in horror.
"We only have until tomorrow!" gasped Tanya.
"We gotta get those plans and get them to Wylie Burp!" Fievel said urgently.
"Right, Wylie is the sheriff of this town." nodded Tanya, remembering Fievel's stories. "He'll pressure Waul and his goons into spilling out the truth."
"We gotta distract Waul somehow." said Tony.
Fievel then spotted a fork. A devious idea came to his mind. "I'll distract him, you go get the plans!" he whispered to his sister and best friend.
"How?" asked Tony.
Fievel pointed to thefork.
"Ok, we'll go get the plans." said Tanya. She placed her hands one Fievel's shoulders. "Please be careful."
"I will!" promised Fievel.
Nodding, Tanya and Tony hopped down the table and tried to sneak their way around to try and get the plans.
They then heard the singing of an opera mouse, who was singing off-key. Fievel, Tanya, and Tony covered their ears in annoyance.
Cat R. Waul looked unamused. "Next." he said as he pulled a lever, sending the mouse falling through a trapdoor.
"Terrible! Terrible! Truly, utterly appalling!" he groaned. "I must have a voice to match the opulence of this sal-"
He was then stabbed in the rear by Fievel using the fork. "-OON!" he screamed as he rocketed up into the human saloon above.
To his horror, a large woman groped him lovingly, "Ooh! Pussy, pussy, pussy, pussy! Pussy, pussy, oh, pussy!"
Fievel, Tanya, and Tony tired, and failed, to stifle their hysterical laughter as Waul escaped the woman's grasp and landed on the floor below
"Humans, yech! So shiny and... bleagh!" Waul said in disgust. "Right, I want the subversive who attempted to assassinate me found."
"I just loooooove finding subversives!" cheered Chula. "Hey, boss, what's a subversive?" he asked.
"Someone who doesn't have long to live." replied Waul.
Fievel tried to move, but his tail suddenly got stuck on a record player, which sounded out, alerting Waul. He looked over to the source of the noise and smirked when he saw Fievel.
"Well, well... if it isn't one of my little friends from the train." he mused.
Tanya and Tony saw this, and we're now horrified and concerned for Fievel.
"Oh no, Filly!" cried Tony. "What do we do?!"
Tanya then had an idea. "It's a long shot, but it might work." she told Tony. "Get the plans, I'll create a distraction."
Tony nodded, though he still looked worried. "Ok Tilly. Be careful."
Tanya nodded as she ran out of the salon.
"Cat R. Waul, I heard what you said about mouseburgers." said Fievel, blaring at Waul. "I'm gonna tell everyone. I'm gonna get Wylie Burp, 'cause he's the law!
"Wylie Burp?" laughed Cat R. Waul, making the rest of the salon laugh as well. "That quaint, historical figure."
He suddenly picked Fievel up. "Put simply, I am the law here. You're a mere hors d'oeuvre." he said.
(Dreams to Dream from "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West" plays)
Suddenly, they could all hear singing.
Tanya: Dreams to dream in the dark of the night
When the world goes wrong, I can still make it right
Waul was instantly drawn to the voice. He set Fievel down and began making his way through the salon.
"Hey, what's wrong with the boss?" asked Slim.
Tanya: I can see so far in my dreams
I'll follow my dreams
Until they come true.
Waul found Tanya singing and dancing near her father's new violin shop. She was singing so the brown cat would be distracted, allowing Fievel and Tony to find the plans. But she was so caught up in it, that she didn't even see Waul near her and look like he was gonna cry. He thought her singing was so beautiful.
Tanya: Come with me, you will see what I mean,
There's a world inside no one else ever sees.
You will go so far in my dreams,
Somewhere in my dreams,
Your dreams will come true.
There is a star waiting to guide us
Shining inside us when we close our eyes.
Don't let go, if you stay close to me
In my dreams tonight, you will see what I see
Dreams to dream, as near as can be
Inside you and me, that always come true,
Inside you and me, that always come true.
Because Tanya was so into her singing, Waul was able to gently grab her and hold her in his paws as he went back to the salon.
Salon:
In a dressing room, a familiar grey cat in a purple was checking out a new pink dress in the mirror. It was Tiger's love, Miss Kitty. She saw Waul come in with Tanya.
"Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in. A mouse, that's a first." she said dryly.
"Not just any mouse. This is a diva." said Waul, presenting Tanya. Tanya froze when she saw Miss Kitty. She hadn't even realized that she was now in another place. She also didn't know that this was Tiger's girlfriend, as the only mice who ever met her were Fievel and Tony.
"Diva, schmever." scoffed Miss Kitty. "Put a mouse on the stage... and your saloon's gonna be as empty as Death Valley... on a cold day in June when the snow don't fall."
Waul stared at her blankly as he set Tanya down. "What? They'll love her, adore her. Those who don't will answer to me." he replied confidently.
"Anything you say, pussypoos." said Miss Kitty.
Waul grimaced at the nickname. "I have mentioned I dislike being referred to as pussypoos." he said, annoyed.
"Yeah? I'm not so happy about being dumped... in nature's ashtray 500 miles from a pastrami sandwich. Pussypoos." Miss Kitty replied back snarkily.
Waul gritted his teeth and tried to control his temper. "I just mentioned, didn't I, that I dislike being referred to as pussypoos…"
Tanya couldn't help but giggle slightly.
"As for the mousette, I'll get her on the stage for ya." said Miss Kitty.
"See that you do." nodded Waul. "Farewell, my diva." he said to Tanya as he exited the room.
'I hope Fievel and Tony found those plans.' Tanya thought to herself.
"Now then…" said Miss Kitty as she approached Tanya.
Tanya gasped and backed up in a panic, landing in powder makeup.
"Don't worry, mousey. You're safe now." Miss Kitty said soothingly.
"So you're really not tough and mean like you were acting?" asked Tanya, nervously.
Miss Kitty giggled. "Who, me? Naw. I'm soft as this powder puff and twice as gentle." she replied. She then frowned. "But living out here around characters like that…" She trailed off before facing Tanya again. "What's your name, honey?" she asked.
"Tanya. Tanya Mousekewitz." Tanya replied.
"Oh, you must be Fievel's sister." mused Miss Kitty.
Tanya was surprised. "You know my brother?" she asked.
Miss Kitty nodded. "Yup. My old pal Tiger told me that he was friends with a few mice. Like him, I'm a vegetarian too."
Tanya nodded. "I see."
"And you want to be a great singer." said Miss Kitty.
"Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." Tanya said eagerly. She suddenly looked nervous.
"What's the matter?" asked Miss Kitty soothingly. "You're shaking like a rattlesnake tail."
"I'm scared. I've never sang in front of a real audience." admitted Tanya.
Crashes and laughs could be heard outside the dressing room.
"Sweetie, you wouldn't be an artiste... if you weren't nervous." said Miss Kitty.
Tanya looked at herself in the mirror. "I'm not pretty." she said sadly.
Miss Kitty scoffed. "Says who? You can be whatever you want if you believe in yourself. Show me some grit and guts. Come on, honey. Give me a smile."
Tanya gave her a small, sad smile.
"Oh, no, no. Sweetheart, you can do better than that. Think of something real nice. I want you to reach deep down... and find the most beautiful thought that's in your heart." encouraged Miss Kitty.
Tanya did her best and managed a nice warm smile.
"Oh, beautiful." said Miss Kitty before picking Tanya up.
"Um-" Tanya began in confusion.
"Tonight, Tanya, forget you're in this cowpie hole-of-an-olive-pit town." said Miss Kitty as she helped Tanya into a pretty dress and some make up. "You're with your fella at the El Purrocco club." Miss Kitty then looked around as she glanced at a black-and-white picture of Tiger. "You're on that stage, and he has a front row seat. You're singing your heart out just for him. There are things there I miss so much." she sighed. "I've forgotten why I left. So much for regrets."
"So, do you like yourself?" she asked when she looked at Tanya.
Tanya looked at herself in the mirror. "I look like a real lady." she said an awe.
"Remember, the real lady is what's under the mask." said Miss Kitty. "Now go knock 'em dead."
Tanya nodded. 'I can use this not only achieve my dream, but so the cats can be distracted while Fievel and Tony get the plans!' she thought to herself.
In the back of the salon, Fievel and Tony were looking around Waul's office.
"Those plans have got to be here somewhere." said Tony. "Keep searchin' Filly."
"Right." nodded Fievel.
The two looked around until Tony spotted a stack of blue papers. "Hey, there they are!" he called.
Then, Fievel spotted something else.
"Tony, look!" he called.
Fievel led Tony to another blue piece of paper. On it, it appeared to be a drawing of a multiple seating section for mice. But looking closer, Fievel and Tony realized it was…"
"The mousetrap!" they exclaimed in unison.
"Come on, we gotta get all of this to Wylie Burp!" said Fievel.
"I'll get the stack, you get plans for the mousetrap!" said Tony.
Fievel nodded as he rolled up the plans for the mousetrap as Tony ran to get the stack of papers that showed Cat R. Waul's true plan.
But neither mice noticed Chula on one of the rafters, grinning maliciously at them.
"Looks like I get to dine on two little troublemaking fleabags. Eeheeheeheehee!" he chortled.
To be continued…
Now Tony's here to help Fievel and Tanya stop Cat R. Waul!
Hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you next time.
Next, Tanya sings for the cats and the three mice get some more help from the town hero.