Another chapter today for all of you, to reward you for being patient with me for so long.

"Well, we're here Minnie." Said Mickey as Pluto stopped and pointed at a steamboat docked on a river. Mickey looked out towards the river.

"Wow... It's like stepping right into a memory... Everything is just like how it was when you first took me on that steamboat ride..." Minnie nostalgically remembers, clinging to Mickey's arm, laying her head on his shoulder.

"You're right Minn... It looks just as I remember it too." They take a moment to walk down memory lane, when...

"Well, it's about time ya got here, slacker! The boat ain't gonna load itself ya know!" Shouted a booming, yet annoyed voice.

"Pete?!" Shouted both mice as they looked behind themselves. The large cat, looked more cat like in this time, wearing a weird, sailing hat, overalls (that had only one good strap holding it up), and Pete also had a long, black tail.

"That's Captain to you, pip-speak! I've been lookin' all over for you, so we could set sail, and here I find ya with some girl and a mutt!" At the mentioning of 'some girl and a mutt' Minnie and Pluto let out an irritated 'hmmph' "Well hurry up and say your goodbyes, we're already late, as it is! We need to shove off now!"

"But, Pete?! Don't you remember?! I'm not your deck hand anymore! I'm the King!" Mickey tries to jog Pete's memory.

"You?! King?! Ha, ha, ha, ha! That'll be the day!" Pete begins to laugh, then instantly glares at Mickey. "Now, quit foolin' around! If ya don't hurry, I'll fire ya, and find someone else to replace ya!"

"Pete, don't tell me you really don't remember?" Asks a worried Mickey "What about Donald or Goofy? Don't you remember them? Or what about Sora?!" Mickey turns toward Minnie, "Did Maleficent's spell erase his memory?"

"What are you talking about? And why does Goofy sound so familiar?..." Questioned Pete clerly confused, "Who's Male...fi...cent?..."

"It looks like we're getting through to him!" Said Minnie. "Don't you remember Daisy, or what about Chip and Dale?"

"Dai...sy..., Chip..., Dale..."

"And what about Peg, Pistol, and P.J.?!" Asked Mickey.

Suddenly Pete fell forward on his knees, clutching his head in his hands. "Peg... Pistol... P... J..." Pete let out a yell of pain.

"Pete?! Are you okay?!" The two mice ran to his sides, Pluto sniffing his face.

"I...I...I remember!" Exclaimed Pete as he slowly stood up, "I remember everything! You two are King and Queen. The Goof's my neighbor, and old school friend... And I was a used car salesman. I...I had kids, and a wife! I remember!" Pete then looked around... "Why are we back here?! What happened?!"

"Maleficent. That's what happened." Answered Minnie.

"Maleficent? What'd she do?" Asked Pete, still confused.

"She turned back time, somehow and got us stuck here. We're trying to find a way to reverse her spell, but we don't really know what to do..." Mickey said in a depressed voice.

Pete looked around once more, then glanced between Mickey and Minnie, who both sharing a sad look. "Well, I don't know how to fix this, but maybe the Cornerstone could help?"

Mickey gave a confused look to Pete, "What are you talking about? The Cornerstone shouldn't exist right now?"

Pete gave a small glare at Mickey, "Well, coulda fooled me. 'Cause I saw it just over that hill there." Pete pointed with his thumb over his shoulder, to a path that lead up a small hill just behind him. "I saw it with my own two eyes, while I was lookin' for ya."

"But, how can it be?" Asked Mickey to himself mostly.

"Well, the Cornerstone is used to protect our world from the darkness and all evil. And Maleficent is as Evil as they come. So, maybe it was able to protect itself from the spell?" Minnie replied. Pluto barked in agreement.

"Well, it's the only lead we've got. Alright Pete lead the way!"

"Okay. Come on! The sooner we figure this out the better. I wanna get home now. I gotta talk to my family." Said Pete as he raced up the path.

Say what you want about Pete, but, I like him. He is, after all, the oldest reoccurring Disney character, and oldest Disney Villain. And if you're having trouble imagining what Mickey, Minnie, and Pete look like just look up their Steamboat Willie outfits. But, how will the Cornerstone help? Oh, and the Cornerstone of Light comes from Kingdom Hearts II. If you like the story leave a review!