See I keep my promises. It hasn't been as long between some of my other updates. Now that school is ending I'll have more time to write and update. Please keep reading, and remember "If you can dream it, you can do it." * Enjoy!

Petetronic admired the paintbrush and the magic wand. "Shall we test them out?" Pete asked to the audience. The blotlings near the stage backed away. "Not on you!" Pete turned to Mickey.

"Release him." The Dropwings dropped Mickey to the floor. Mickey lifted himself up. Petetronic laughed again. "Weak little mouse. Do you think you can save Wasteland again?" Mickey stood up and stumbled. He felt naked without his magic brush.

Minnie watched as Mickey stood up. She tilted her head something stirred inside her. Don't hurt him. Don't hurt him. She pushed the voice away. Thinner clouded her mind. She was willing to obey all commands.

Oswald found a spare paint bucket. He poured it on the toon around the ink pot. The all jumped in. They followed the faint outline of Gus through the crowd of blotlings. Ortensia held on to Oswald's hand. She had never been so close to so many blotlings.

"Why only blotlings?" Mickey squeaked.

"What?" Petetronic said. Looking up from the brush and wand.

"Why are you allied with blotlings? How about beetleworx or even blotworx? Blotlings are easily defeated." Mickey clarified. Pete looked around.

"Because that annoying rabbit's remote won't work against them. And that is their only weapon." Mickey realized that he was the only one to either destroy or redeem the blotlings. He had left his friends defenseless. Petetronic ordered two sweepers to throw Mickey into a cage. Mickey faced the crowd. He noticed that something was pushing through. It was invisible. I couldn't be the group. They needed paint to get invisible ink, he was the only one to provide that paint. But the group was smart. Mickey hoped it wasn't them.

Petetronic held the brush and the wand. "Prep the mouse." He said. Blotlings carried things up to the stage. Minnie stood by watching. Her green eyes flitted to the blotling crowd. Something was pushing its way to the stage. She went over to Pete and pointed to the crowd. Pete waved her off. Minnie jumped off the stage. The blotlings parted for her. She arrived at the sight of the commotion.

"Ozzie! The ink is slipping off." Ortensia whispered. She pulled down her skirt so her leg wouldn't show.

"Its okay, 'tensia we are almost there." Oswald said. He looked down at his own arm. His color was coming back slightly. They had to hurry.

Gus suddenly stopped. Oswald and Ortensia looked around him. Minnie stood in front of them with her head tilted to the side. Ortensia ran to her, the remaining ink slipped off of her.

The blotlings around them eyes widened. Seers started balirong. But none approached them. Ortensia reached Minnie. She tried to put her arms around her, but Minnie backed away.

"What's wrong Minnie?" Ortensia took a good look at her friend. "What happened to you?" She stepped back. Oswald also looked at Minnie. Her eyes were thinner green.

"Oswald! Ortensia! Gus!" Mickey yelled. The group turned and saw Mickey in the cage.

"Oswald the leader of Wasteland! How nice of you to join us." Petetronic said. He heals the brush and wand in his hand. Oswald stood in front of Ortensia. He held his remote tight in his hand. Gus fluttered above him ready to take Ortensia. "Is that the best you can think of? 'How nice of you to join us' you really need to find some original catchphrases." Oswald sneered. Petetronic just laughed.

"Such bravery for a home the does not appreciate you." Oswald sucked in a breath.

"This world that calls you a "leader" but worships another. You are not their hero. You were always jealous of him. How he gets to live in the Toon World, famous and loved." Oswald felt light headed.

"Oswald don't listen to him! Its not true." Mickey said. Oswald gave a slight shake to his head.

"But it is!" Oswald yelled back. "I was jealous of you. It was not fair that you got the fame while I got forgotten. I am older! And I can see in all the toons faces that you are their hero." Mickey was hurt. "Its not fair the i only got one year, ONE YEAR, with Him. And don't tell me life isn't fair. You got to spend so much more with a Father who I wanted to love. Who I wanted to impress. I was ready to be His star, to bring Him fame." Oswald's room started to spin. He stumbled forward, tripping into Minnie. She caught him stiffly. She looked up at Petetronic. "Bring him here." He ordered. Ortensia lunged towards Oswald, tears streaming down her face, but Gus caught her. "Ozzie!" she whimpered.

Minnie dragged Oswald to the stage. Halfway there he came to. He started to squirm. Let him go. Let him go. Minnie tightened her grip on Oswald. Don't listen to the voice. Don't listen to the voice. She marched up to the stage where her master awaited.

Mickey watched as his Minnie dragged his brother to Petetronic. "Oswald! Are you okay?" Mickey said through the bars.

"Mickey. I'm sorry. I … I … I didnt mean to say all those things." Oswald whispered. he was holding back his own tears of hurt and pain. He winced. Minnie dropped him to the ground. How was he going to get his gentle Minnie back? Oswald stood up. He stumbled and grabbed his chest. Oswald winced again and fell to the ground.

"Ozzie!" Ortensia yelled.

"Look at the poor little "leader" of Wasteland." Petetronic laughed. As he laughed Thinner and green sparkles escaped from the brush and wand. Petetronic looked at the them and then at Oswald. He pointed the wand at the kneeling rabbitt. Green sparkles flowed towards it. Oswald screamed in pain.

"Stop it!" Ortensia yelled from her position with Gus. Gus was breathing hard. He had never fluttered this high with this much weight, not that Ortensia weighed anything, for so long. He was starting to loose altitude.

"Dropwings, get rid of the extra spectators." Petetronic ordered. Gus tried to fly away but his fatigue caught up with him. The Dropwings were too fast for the old gremlin. They caught on to Gus, forcing him to drop Ortensia. Two more Dropwings caught her before she landed on a sleeping group of Spladooshes. They were carried out of sight of the stage. "Follow them." Petetronic ordered to Minnie. She marched out of the room.

Petetronic danced around Oswald sprinkling green sparkles over him. Oswald cried out again. It burned every time a single sparkle touched him. Mickey banged on the cage. "Stop it. It's me you want!" He yelled.

"No. we need both of you. one to lead in the Toon World and one to be a host. The Blot needs a host with a strong heart." Petetronic said.

*- Walt Disney