Recovering the Magic Kingdom Chapter 3: Of Mice and Magic, a disney fanfic

Chapter 2:

Of Mice and Magic

"AAAAHHH!" Monica was flying through the portal as she saw her clothes change right before her. From her normal clothes into something else. She was now wearing a black, sleeveless turtleneck with a purple and yellow cape over it, but it bared her shoulders. She wore a light, dusty blue skirt with with a dark blue drape over it to match the belt around her waist. On her hands were long fingerless gloves and she wore high-heeled, black boots. But soon, wind blew in her face as she looked back ahead of her and saw that she was falling to the ground. She screamed once more and put her arms in front of her to brace herself. But suddenly, she felt light as a feather and then gently landed on the ground. She opened her eyes slowly and looked and saw that she was alive and well.

"Oh thank god…" She sighed with relief. She took the time to look around to see buildings in thick fog. However, the buildings were huge and Monica was tiny! She nearly screamed when she saw a huge black cat nearby, but she didn't want to catch it's attention. Monica quickly ran and hid in an alleyway. She began hyperventilating because this was all happening so fast and it was so confusing. The young blonde girl had absolutely no idea what was going on. That is, until she heard someone say something.

"Is she one o' them soldiers?"

"She don't look like it...But she ain't no mouse!" Monica heard voices coming from some garbage nearby. She looked and saw mice, that's right, mice peeking out before hiding back in the junk. Monica hesitated before walking towards the pile.

"Uh...Hello? Can you help me?" Monica asked.

There was no reply. Monica raised a brow and put her hands on her hips. "I know you're there. Please come out." Nothing happened for a second before a small tan mouse boy came out wearing old and dirty clothes. He approached Monica carefully, and Monica knelt down to his height.

"Hey...where are am I?" She asked.

"You're...You're in London, miss." The mouse boy told her.

"London?" Monica repeated. The young boy nodded his head. Monica began to think clearly before asking another question. "What's your name? What's going on?"

"My 'ame's Freddy, miss. My friends and I are hiding from those soldiers." Just then, the young boy looked back and called out his friends. Other mouse children that looked homeless. Monica stood back up and looked at all the children. Freddy continued after all his friends joined him. "After that bloody rat took the throne from the queen, lots of mouse residents of London have lost their homes. Especially-"

"A rat? Who is this rat?" Monica asked.

"Professor Ratigan!" A young mouse girl stepped forward and answered.

"Wait...Ratigan?" Monica repeated, completely shocked. The little mice all nodded their heads. Monica blinked a few times before thinking again. First, she was in Disney world having fun with all her friends, but then a portal opened and...now all this is happening. She knows the name Ratigan. It was from one of her favorite mystery movies, The Great Mouse Detective. But...Wasn't Ratigan dead from falling off Big Ben near the end of the movie? None of this made any sense, but Monica was determined to get to the bottom of this.

Monica looked at Freddy again and asked, "Freddy, tell me. Where's Basil of Baker Street?"

"He was taken! Saw it with me own eyes! Those soldiers charged into his home with their weird weapons and took him by force!" Freddy looked like he was on the verge of crying a little. "He's my 'ero...Everyone's 'ero...but those bloody soldiers took him and some old man to castle and I think they locked them up!"

"Old man?" Monica repeated. "You mean...Dr. Dawson?"

Freddy shook his head. "No. Some human old man, a human just like you, miss. But he wore a blue, pointy hat and a long blue robe."

An idea popped in Monica's head. "Did he have a long gray beard and stern face?"

"I...I think so. Yeah." Freddy answered.

"That must've been…"

"Hide! They're coming!" An older mouse boy whispered when he looked around the corner of the alleyway. Monica could hear the sound of footsteps marching, and they were coming closer. All the mice children ran and hide back in the trash they were hiding in before. Freddy included.

"Wait, I…"

"Hold it!" Monica froze and slowly turned to see a human soldier wearing all red and pointing a blaster gun at her. "Who are you?" He asked, but it sounded so demanding. However, Monica turned around slowly and faced the soldier and answered, "M-My name's Monica Smitha. I'm just…"

"Are you with the heroes?" The soldier asked.

"Heroes…? I don't know what…" Just then a bright light shined underneath Monica's feet. The soldier gasped, as did Monica. But before the soldier could fire his gun, the light grew even brighter and Monica screamed as she was teleported away.

Monica opened her eyes and saw she was in some sort of dungeon area. It made her shiver because it was all dark and uncomfortable.

"Miss Smitha…" Monica jumped and looked around the room to find the voice that was calling her. "Over here…" The blonde girl looked and saw a dungeon cell with two prisoners in it. One was a mouse, around his late 20s with tan brown fur and emerald green eyes. His clothes were in shambles and were dirty, and he had a small cut on his right cheek. The other prisoner was the same old man that Freddy had described before. Monica gasped silently and hurried towards the cell.

She grabbed the bars and looked at the old man. "You're...You're Yen Sid."

The old man nodded his head. "I am, Miss Smitha...There's not much time, however. I cannot answer the question have right now. For now, please...get Basil out of here." The wizard motioned to the young mouse that was standing up now and looking at Monica, shocked a little bit.

Monica swallowed a little, but waved at Basil. "H-Hi...Are you alright?" She asked the mouse.

"I...I am. At least I'm still alive…" Basil told her.

"Take this, Miss Smitha…" Yen Sid then took out a small leather book from with his robe and handed it to Monica through the cell bars. Monica took the book and flipped through the pages. It looked to be...a spell book. "Turn to page 72, and point your hand at Basil…" Monica was sure what was going on but nodded her head and turned to page 72 and pointed her hand at Basil.

"Now...read the words 'Ianuae Magicae ad latus meum:' and say Basil's name…" Yen Sid instructed.

"O-Okay…" Monica took a deep breath and repeated, "'Ianuae Magicae ad latus meum: Basil." Just then, a light shined around Basil and teleported him out of the cell and next to Monica. The young girl and the detective gasped at the events that just took place. Monica was stuttering to find the right words to say but couldn't find them.

"Now, get out of here...both of you!" Yen Sid commanded.

"But Yen Sid, what about you?" Monica asked. "And how did I…"

"In due time, my child...Do not fret." Yen Sid assured her. "But for now, escape. Go to courtyard outside, and go to page 59 and read the spell off that page…Hurry, please." Monica was stunned about everything that was happening, but nodded her head.

"Al-Alright…" She then looked at Basil. "Come on, let's hurry." She took the mouse's hand and they ran out of the dungeon. After getting out, they luckily didn't run into any soldiers in the castle, but they still were very careful.

"Do you happen to know where the courtyard is?" Monica asked Basil.

"Unfortunately, I don't." Basil whispered back. Monica sighed and guess they would have find it fast before they got caught. However, Basil asked Monica as they were making their way through halls, "How did you even get in the dungeon?"

"I don't know. First I was in an alleyway, then I'm teleported where you and Yen Sid are." She answered him.

"Very strange…" Basil mumbled.

Monica heard him and replied, "You're telling me." Monica and Basil were continuing to walk through the halls, hoping to find some exit outside when they were passing the royal hall chambers and heard two voices coming from inside.

"Why can't be rid of that second-rate detective?!" That voice obviously belonged to Professor Ratigan, and he didn't sound too happy. However, the other voice was one Monica didn't know.

"Because...if we WERE to get rid of him before the Grand Finale, it would be waste of our precious time and energy. And you KNOW I hate to waste things. Especially creatures we can turn to our side."

"And if we can't turn him?" Ratigan asked, annoyed.

"Then we simply destroy him and the heroes during the Grand Finale, but trust me, Ratigan, I have my...ways of turning the heroes into villains. I did it with Shang, didn't I?" Monica listened and heard no reply from Ratigan. "I'll see you at the next meeting...Unless, you finish where we left off, professor?"

"...No." Ratigan answered.

"Good boy." And just like that the other voice was gone. Monica wondered what just happened, but Basil snapped her out of her thoughts when heard soldiers coming. Monica and Basil quickly hurried away and finally found the courtyard. Monica took out the book and turned to page 59. Thank god she took Latin during her senior year of high school.

Monica read the text out loud. "Travel in ventos, ut nos, quantum sumus, ubi nobis ex animo velitis unde." A great big wind blew into the courtyard and circled around Basil and Monica. It lifted them up into the air and sent them far away from London.

There you have it! Basil and Monica escaped from Ratigan with no damage whatsoever! However, who was Ratigan talking to, and what did they mean by "Grand Finale"? Stay tuned!

Disclaimer:

I do NOT own anything in Disney.