How to be a Magician
By Mutitoon90
Based from 'Mickey and the Magician'
Chapter Two: A Lesson in Practice and Hope
A giggling being that was behind the curtain prop was a little old lady in a light blue robe that was hooded and with a pink bow at the neck. The little amount of hair that was seen from under the hood was as white as snow, and the face was of one that was kind and good.
"Oh, my!" The strange woman rose from the chair that you had covered a few moments earlier, "It looks like I've been brought here!"
"I'm sorry about that." You apologized to the little old lady, who was quick to say, "Oh, don't worry about it; it's not the first time someone's summoned me unintentionally!"
"If you don't mind," Jiminey hopped from your shoulder and to your hand, "who or what are you, ma'am?"
"Oh! How rude of me!" Exclaimed the white-haired woman, laughing at herself, "I'm a fairy and the godmother of Cinderella!"
"A fairy godmother?" You guessed, more familiar of the fairies from stories than the real thing.
"I guess you can call me that." The funny woman giggled happily, and then she realized something about you.
"Wait a moment! You're that young person that wants to be a magician!"
"I'm (Your Name)," you introduced yourself to the fairy, "and I'm hoping to be a great magician someday."
"Is that before or after 'Not Anyday?'" Chap placed his thoughts into the conversation, laughing in a mocking manner.
"Oh, fiddlesticks!" The Fairy Godmother dismissed the hat's heckling, and she turned to you, saying, "It sounds like you're in need of some practice, (Your Name)."
"Really?" You asked, barely believing your own ears.
"Of course, my dear!" Nothing in the Fairy Godmother's voice sounded like the many hecklers that taunted you and your capabilites in magic. Then, she asked, "I'll help you, but first," she paused as she started to look into her sleeves, looking for something. She asked herself as she searched her person, "Now, where did I put that wand at?!"
Jiminey, who was always willing to help, noticed something in the seat of the chair and called out to you.
"Psst! (Your Name)! I think that's her wand at the chair!"
You looked at where the cricket had pointed out to, and you saw a shining white stick, which made you think of a conductor's baton. However, you picked it up and asked out to the Fairy Godmother, "Is this your wand?"
Turning to you, the blue-claded woman gasped in delight before exclaiming in glee and relief, "That's it! Thank you very much, my dear!"
"All I'm seeing right now," Chap chimed in his thoughts, "is the blind leading the blind."
"Don't pay him any mind!" The Fairy Godmother waved dismissively at the magic hat as she spoke to you, "He's just annoyed that he can't do any real magic outside of being a talking hat."
"I can still hear you!" Chap was not amused by the older woman's word, but you and Jiminey failed to heed him as the Fairy Godmother stared to help you out with your magic.
"Now, you'll need to learn some magic words."
"Magic words?" Jiminey hopped up and down with a noticable annoyance, "That's for fake Magic-makers!"
"For the most part, you're right," the kindly being made no attempt at denying the insect's words, "but some of us Magic-makers do rely on magic words, and there are even spells that require them, regardless how powerful a Magic-maker can be."
"What's a Magic-maker?" You asked, looking very confused about the term.
"It's really a generalized term to group in those that can use magic." Jiminey explained to you, and the Fairy Godmother added, "And it can be the most powerful to the most unlikely."
"Okay." You nodded as you finally got an understanding about magic-makers, however with a clearing of the Fairy Godmother's thoart, you realized that you have not even started the lesson, and you have already got distracted!
"For now," the kind magic-maker stated, "we'll use my magic words for this time."
"And what are they?" You inquired, and your teacher answered in a musical tone.
"Salagadoola mechicka boola
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.
Put them together and what have you got?
Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo.
"Salagadoola mechicka boola
Bibbidi-bobbid-boo.
It'll do magic, believe it or not.
Bibbidi-bobbid-boo."
As the fae sang the magic words, colorful sparks of light flew from her wand and landed on two figurines of blue birds. The tiny birds flew into the air and went to a mannequin, which was next to be touched by magic of the Fairy Godmother.
"Yes, salagadoola means
Mechicka booleroo,
But the thingmabob that does the job
Is bibbidi-bobbid-boo."
On the third verse, the kindly Magic-maker aimed her wand at the mannequin, but she did not use the wand, until the two blue figurines landed on the mannequin's form. When the magic flew from the tip of the wand to the mannequin and the birds, a beautiful light blue dress hang over the mannequin's form, and the birds, which were as white as doves, flew off and returned to their original places and poses.
"Now," the fairy turned to you, "let's try it together!"
"Okay." You felt more nervous than you have ever felt, but Jiminey was saying, "Don't worry; you've got this!"
Hearing your dear friend's words helped you to reach out for the wand.
"You will hold it right here," the Fairy Godmother instructed you while placing your hand on the wand, "and I'll hold the wand just above your hand."
Once your hand and the fae's hand were placed on the wand, the Fairy Godmother said to you, "Now, point the wave towards the dress, and we'll say the magic words together!"
"Yes, ma'am." Meeked out a voice from your lips, causing the fae to laugh a little before saying, "Don't fret, my dear; I'll be helping out through all of this."
"Thank you." You managed to sigh out of relief before you aimed the wand at the beautiful outfit.
"Do you remeber the magic words?" The fae asked, and with renewed confidence, you replied, "Yes, ma'am!"
"Now, slowly" the fairy giggled with glee, "the magic words..."
You were thankful that the Fairy Godmother was taking things slow with you, or you might have messed up the words badly and made a big mess.
"Bibiddy-Bobiddy-Boo!"
With a streak of sparking light, the magic flew from the wand and touched the dress, causing a most wonderful thing to occur: a beautiful girl appeared.
She had beautiful golden locks of hair in a neat upward bun, her eyes were so fill of kindness and hope that she could make the Fairy Godmother look like a mischief-maker and her face was one of great beauty, however something told you that her true beauty was under the good looks, the gown and the matching accessories, which were the choker, the headband, the earrings and the glass slippers.
Upon seeing the girl, the Fairy Godmother exclaimed in pure joy, "Cinderella!" Then, she ran up to the girl and said, "It's so good to see you again, my dear."
"It's wonderful to see you again too!" The young woman shared in the fae's excitement, although not to the same extent, but then she noticed you and Jiminy and asked, "Who are your friends?"
"Oh!" The Fairy Godmother just realized that she had forgotten both you and your friend in her excitement upon seeing Cinderella again, "I'm sorry, my dear! This is (Your Name) and Sir Jiminey Cricket!"
You were shocked upon hearing your friend's title and confronted him about it.
"'Sir' Jiminey Cricket?"
Jiminey tried to explain himself, saying, "That was a good while ago, and I didn't think there were any other fairies flying around these days!"
"A fairy gave you a title?" You asked, while eyeing the small insect, who said, "That's right; I'm an 'Offical Conscience,' and I'm proud of that title too!"
"Of course, you should be!" The Fairy Godmother went to the cricket's aid, "Why, he help my cousin, the Blue Fairy, grant a wish for a kindly toymaker, who wanted a son to call his own."
"And then," you still glared at the little bug, "why were you so hung up about me being a magician's apprentice?"
Jiminey gulped sheepishly as he said, "I thought he was a fake, because I'm more likely to believe in fairy magic than human magic."
"While that makes sense," Cinderella interjected her thoughts into the conversation, "I think there's more to magic than if you're a fairy or a human."
"What do you mean?" You asked, and Cinderella was more than willing to answer. However, she answered in a lovely tune.
"A dream is a wish that your heart makes,
when you're fast asleep.
Dreams will take away your heartache;
Whatever you wish for, you keep.
"Have faith in your dreams, and someday,
a rainbow will come smiling through.
"No matter the sorrow,
you know that tomorrow
the dream that you wish will come true."
As you and Jiminey listened to Cinderella's word, you felt your hope becoming renew, knowing that if you want your wish to come true, you can give up.
However, once the song was done, a loud bonging from a huge bell rang into your ears, and Jiminey was no exception to the pain.
"Ow!" The both of you exclaimed, causing the both of you to cover your ears.
When the bell bonged for the twelfth time, the ringing ended, allowing you to uncover your ears and looked at the Fairy Godmother and Cinderella, however the fae was still there, but Cinderella was gone.
"Where did she go?" You heared Jiminey asked from your shoulder.
"She's gone home," the Fairy Godmother replied, sounding a little sad "and very soon, I must do the same."
"Why?" You asked, sounding even sadder than the kindly fae.
"I cannot say, until a later time." The fairy managed to smile as her form was becoming covered with white sparkles, "But remember:
"The dream that wish depends on you."
You could not help yourself from crying a little as the fairy vanished in a flash of white magic, Thankfully, Jiminey was there to cheer you up from the saddness.
"Don't worry about her, (Your Name), she's only here if you need her, or when you're finished your apprenticeship. So, cheer up, because we'll see her again."
"Soon?" You asked hopefully, and Jiminey responded, "Hopefully, but I'm not making any promises."
"Fair enough." You wiped off the tears in your eyes and looked up. However, you saw something that made you gasp with surprise, and that causing the cricket to look up as well.
"Good grief!" The cricket hopped off of your should in shock, but you managed to catch him, allowing him to shout out, "We've got to get busy! The moon's started to wane!"
Jiminey was right; you saw the fading form of the moon, and it told the both of you that you had a promise to keep.
You grabbed the feather duster, placed Jiminey on another table, which was a vanity, and started to dust away the dust and the cobwebs. Jiminey also started dusting off the vanity with a feather, when you remembered that he was helping you clean up the Magic Room.
As he swept off the dust, he was near a covered item, which he did not paid much attention to, at first, but once he was done with the majority of the small vanity, the insect went under the cover and saw a small candelabra with three candles.
"Well," Jiminey spoke to himself, "I guess it must be valuable."
Using the feather, the cricket dusted top to bottom of the three-candled candelabra, which did not take him much time, and he was abled to get out from under the dusty sheet.
"Achoo!"
"Bless you!" You and Jiminey said in unison, thinking that the other had sneezed.
Then, you two looked at each other, confused about the situation.
"Didn't you sneeze?" Jiminey asked, and you answered, "No; Did you?"
"Nope." Jiminey shook his head.
"Okay," you stated out, "if you or I didn't sneeze, then who did?"
Chap chimed in again, "Why now check under the sheet, Smartie Wand?"
Then, a voice perked up from the sheet that the magic hat had mentioned.
"Oh, behave yourself, Chap! It's not everyday that I get to show my stuff in the way of Magic-making!"
"Another Magic-maker?" You asked, now curious about who was under the cover on the small vanity.
"There's only one way to find out, (Your Name)." The tiny friend stated, and you nodded in agreement with him.
With one great pull, you removed the cover, exposing another Magic-maker.
