How to be a Magician

By Mutitoon90

Based from 'Mickey and the Magician'

Chapter Four: A Lesson in Destiny and Life

"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba!
Sithi unm ingonyama!"

"What was that?" You asked, looking around the room.

"Ha!" A voice rang out before an old mandrill with a stick with a pair of hollowed out orbs hopped into your vision, "What a silly question to ask!"

"Who are you?" You asked, startled by the monkey's sudden appearance.

"Ha!" The mandrill spoke again, "The question is 'Who are you?'"

"Huh?" You exclaimed loudly, but before you could speak again, the singing sang out again.

"Nants ingonyama bagithi baba!
Sithi unm ingonyama!
Ingonyama.."

"It's sounds like the celebration is starting." The monkey turned around to hop towards the singing, and then he turned back and motioned you to follow him, saying very quickly, "Hurry up and follow me!"

You figured that the strange monkey was another magic maker and followed him. Jiminey might have thought of the same thing and kept quiet. As you followed the magic maker, the singing contiuned.

"Siyo Nqoba.
(Ingonyama)
Ingonyama nengw enamabala!"

Then, you noticed that there were herds of animals that were also heading towards the singing, which a female voice chimed into the lyrics.

"From the day we arrive on the planet,
And blinking, step into the sun,
There's more to see than can ever be seen,
More to do than can ever be done."

"I wonder what's this celebration is all about?" Jiminey asked thoughtfully, and you answered, "I'm just hoping that we're not a part of the menu."

There's far too much to take in here,
More to find than can be ever found.
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round."

"There it is!" The mandrill announced as he stopped suddenly abd causing you to halt in your tracks, "Pride Rock!"

"It's the circle of life,
And it moves us all!
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle,
The circle of life."

As you watched the animals jumping around in circles, you heard things "Hail King Simba!" and "Hail Queen Nala!" and "Long Live the Pride Lands!"

"What's going on?" Jiminey asked, and the monkey answered quickly.

"It is the celebration of the circle of life and of King Simba, and a good thing too; the last king failed to realize the importance of the circle of life!"

"What do you mean?" You asked due to a lack of understanding.

"Last than a season ago, the land was dry and unfit from any of the herds to eat from," the primate answered in a storyteller's tone, "and that, in turn, caused the herds to leave, leaving nothing for the lions to eat."

"What happened that changed everything?" Your curiosity was perked by the story.

"Simba, who was believed to be dead, returned to rescue the Pride Lands and set things back in order, and it is the celebration to have Simba recongized as the new king of the Pride Lands."

Then, the monkey answered your earlier question, "I am Rafiki, a shaman for the Pride Lands."

"A shaman?" You asked, unfamiliar with the title.

"That is right." Rafiki nodded, "I guide those who are lost to their destiny, just like I helped Simba, and like now that I am helping you."

"Wow!" You were impressed as you noticed a pair of lion reached the edge of the lagre rock formation and let out a mighty double roar, causing the animals in attendance to go wild.

"It's the circle of life,
And it moves us all!
Through despair and hope,
Through faith and love,
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle,
The circle of life."

Once the song ended, Rafiki spoke to you again, but this time, he was more direct and to the point.

"Your dream is your destiny, young one, and you must work hard to make it yours!"

"Wait a-!" You tried to speak the shaman, but a gust of whriling wind surrounded your body, preventing you from speaking to him.

However, Rafiki was able to talk to you, and you could hear him, much to your surprise.

"It is time for us to part ways, so get outta here! Ha, ha!"

The wind kicked up so much dust that you were unable to see anything, and you also covered your eyes to prevent any dust from blinding you.

When the wind died down, you looked up from your arms to find out that you were back in the Magic Room.

"Boy!" Jiminey popped out of your pocket, "What a trip!"

"You can say that again." You stated, feeling dizzy from the trip.

"So, how was the last trip?" Chap's voice pulled your attention as well as Jiminey's.

"Pretty wild." You joked, and that caused the magical hat to chuckle.

"(Your Name)!" Jiminey scolded at you, "This is not the time for making jokes!"

"Why not?" You asked, but Jiminey answered by pointing at the moon with his umbrella.

Upon looking up at the moon, you gasped, seeing that the moon was half-full, and you knew that you were running out of time. As quickly as you could, you started to frantically clean the room.

"I'll help!" Jiminey hopped out of your (pants/skirt) pocket and started helping with the cleaning without removing his coat.

With a feather duster in your hand, you began dusting and cleaning up the Magic Room once again. You knew that you needed to have the room clean before the moon completely vanished from the 'sky' above you and your friend.

As you cleaned, you felt something metallic against your elbow, causing you to yell out in pain.

"Are you all right?" Jiminey asked you, and you replied as you rubbed your arm, "I'm okay; I just hurt something with my elbow."

"What was it?" The cricket asked.

"I don't know." You said, looking around for the thing that you had bumped into, when you saw something shining in the light of the waning moon.

You went to pick it up, and you saw that it was an old oil lamp from the Arabin nations.