Chapter Sixty-Nine: Welcome to New York Rescue Aid Society
"NOT AGAIN!" Max groaned seeing they were turned into rodents again in the new world they landed in.
"No wait, last time we were rats, this time were mice they're smaller" Jason said seeing this time they were still in their clothes but with mice faces and tails as they saw they were in New York United Nation building.
"Attention, please, the Economic and Social Council will convene in five minutes" a man on an intercom said as Jason and Max looked over to where Mice from all over the world stood by a small sign.
"Rescue Aid Society?" Max read.
"An organization of mice from all over the world forming a society? This could be the ticket to the Keyhole" Jason said as they looked to a small entrane with a sign next to it.
"Mouse Entrance" Jason said reading the sign.
"This way then" Max said as they followed the other mice down some pipes to where luggage was kept and saw a light coming from a large suit case with a red tie as a carpet leading in.
"Bonjour, Bernard" they heard a mouse said to a janitor mouse using a broom to clean.
"Good day, sir" Bernard said as he looked up "Good day Mr. Ambassado" Bernardo said as the mouse replied back in Russian.
"How do you do, ma" Bernard greeted a woman as she replied back in Swedish.
Jason and Max then peeked inside to see all the mice taking seats as a mouse in the center of the room next to a picture bang a gavel.
"Order, order. This emergency meeting of the International Rescue Aid Society is now in session. Delegates, you have been summoned from all corners of the globe because we have reason to believe that someone is in distress. As you know, our society has never failed to answer a call for help" the Chairmouse said as all the mice in the room clapped.
"Excuse me uh Bernard were uh new and we'd very much like to know more about the Rescue Aid Society" Jason said.
"Oh hello, it's actually a society where mice gather around the world to rescue people in need of help that the human can't do" Bernard said.
"Interesting" Max said looking back into the room.
"We will face the portrait of the beloved founder of our society: Euripides Mouse. Delegates, hands over hearts" Chairmouse said as Jason and Max looked to the Greek mouse in the painting wrapping a bandage on a lion finger as they saw all the mice in the room stand up and put their hands over their hearts as Jason and Max followed when they saw Bernard do it as a Mouse Scout troop began to play instruments.
"R-E-S-C-U-E Rescue Aid Society heads held high, touch the sky you mean everything to me. In a fix, in a bind call on us anytime we'll appear from nowhere mighty are we R-E-S-C-U-E Rescue Aid Society honesty, loyalty we pledge to thee. R-E-S-C-U-E Rescue Aid Society Heads held high, touch the sky you mean everything to me in a jam, in a scrape and you think, "no escape" do not fear, we'll be here courageous are we R-E-S-C-U-E Rescue Aid Society heads held high, touch the sky our hearts we pledge to thee."
During the song, Ms. Bianca appears singing the song and in the meantime flirting with Bernard, the janitor.
"Ohhh I saw that" Jason said elbowing the blushing Bernard as they looked to see Bianca take her seat.
"Mouse scouts, brig the bottle" Chairmouse said as the little mouse kids began to pull a wagon with a green bottle and in it the word 'HELP' was on the paper inside.
"Mr. Bernard if you please" Chairmouse saidc as Bernard came in holding a comb over his head that would be used as a ladder.
"Uh, coming through, pardon me" Bernard said
"Have a care there" Chairmouse said ducking from the ladder nearly hitting him.
"I'm sorry, excuse me sir" Bernard said as another row of mice ducked from Bernard almost hitting them.
"Be careful!" Chairmouse said as the room was filled with laughter as Jason caught the ladder and helped Bernard "Delegates, this is no time for levity. Serious business, you know, serious business."
Bernard then set the ladder on the bottle and climbed up to see he was not at the top where the cork was and looked down.
"Now what?" Chairmouse groaned.
"Sir uh there's 13 steps on this ladder Bernard said.
"Oh superstitious nonsense" Chairmouse said as Bernard threw his lasso up around the cork and climbed up as he tried to pull the cork out as he pulled it out with a pop and slipped into the bottle top.
"What's next?!" Chairmouse groaned.
"Oh, uh, sorry, sir" Bernard said squeezing down into the bottle, "I will have it out in a jiffy sir!" Bernard said pushing the paper up and came out with it and tossed it out but fell back in as a Mouse Scout caught the letter.
"Hold on Bernard" Jason said climbing up the ladder with Max, "hold my tail."
"Ahem, ahem" Chairmouse said clearing his thorat and began to read the letter, "to Morningside Orphanage, New York...a little difficult to decipher but I can't make it out!" he said as Bianca approached and began to read.
" I am in terrible...terrible trouble oh this is all watered out uh hu-hu-hurry! Help Penny."
"Penny? Morningside Orphanage? Dash it all, it not much to go on is it?" Chairmouse said as Max held onto Jason tail and had his own wrapped around the bottle as Jason tried to get Bernard out.
"Oh, oh that poor little girl, oh Mr. Chairman, please, please, may I have this assignment?" Bianca said.
"You, Miss Bianca? Dear lady this is unprecedented, it's not likely when it was a mans world but however I suppose there has to be a first time" Chairmouse said as Bernard is watching the petition completely astonished as he knocks on the glass.
"Mr. Chairman, sir, I don't think Miss Bianca should go, it could be dangerous I-I mean anything could happen to her."
"You see, dear lady, before our janitor interrupted, ahem, I was about to suggest that you should have a co-agent go with you. Gentlemen, who will volunteer?" Chairmouse said as nearly every mouse in the room held their hands up.
"Why, gentlemen, this is indeed a most difficult decision to make. I choose Mr. Bernard to be my co-agent" she said as Jason nearly had him out but the shock made Bernard fall back in and pulled Jason and Max down with him as they hit the water at the bottom of the bottle.
"M-me?" Bernard said.
"Ow" Jason said.
"Oh and his two friends" Bianca said.
"That's very-uh you see I'm uh-I'm only a janitor" Bernard said.
"And were on other business" Jason said.
"Oh come on, we'll be a great team together! Oh come on" she said touching the glass as the delegates began to clap.
"Bravo! Bravo!"
"A janitor, a lady, and two kids? Ho, ho, good heavens, bless my soul. Tsk, tsk, tsk" Chairmouse said stacking some papers.
"Were not kids!" Jason said.
"How did we end up in this?" Max asked.
"I have no idea" Jason groaned as he looked up to see the rope fell down, "anyone got a hammer?"
Later that night it began to rain as Bernard, Jason, Max and Bianca began searching for Morningside Orphanage all wearing rain coats as they quickly got off a bus and hid under a mailbox as Bianca held up and lantern and they looked at the map.
"Morningside Orphanage? Here, here it is three blocks down and four blocks over" Bernard said
"Why don't we take the short cut through the zoo?" Bianca asked holding up an umbrella over her head.
"Gee, Miss Bianca, I, uh I don't know it could be risky" Bernard said.
"Oh come on, remember our pledge? Through storm and rain and dark of night."
"Never fail to do what's right...all right duty calls" he said as they went under the gate and into the zoo.
"Uh Mr. Bernard, maybe we better go back it's so dark in here" Bianca said.
"Yeah and in a zoo I don't want to end up in a lion belly" Jason said.
"Dark? Who afraid of the dark? Look you stay here and I'll check it out" Bernard said walking towards the darkest part of the zoo.
"Bad idea" Max said as they heard a snarl.
"AHHHH!" Bernard yelled running out of the dark and passed them.
"Wait for me!" Bianca yelled as he ran back and took her hand as they ran out of the zoo and leaned on a wall.
"How about three blocks down and four blocks over?" Bernard panted.
"What did you do to make him so mad?" Bianca asked.
"Nothing, he's just a grumpy ole lion" Bernard said.
"But after all, waking him up in the middle of the night wouldn't you be grumpy too?" Bianca laughed.
"I didn't wake him up in the middle of the night I just walked on his tail" Bernard said as they walked down the road as they heard a rattle and Jason and Max looked back to see a rattle snaked Unversed come from the cage and look their way.
(A.N. Battle theme Tumbling should be played now)
"What is that?!" Bianca said.
"Bernard! Bianca! Go hide we got this!" Jason yelled summoning his keyblades ad Max summoned his Dream Sword as they glared at the Unversed hissing at them.
"Let's go!" Jason yelled as Max took his arm and spun him around as Jason kicked the Unversed in the jaw then spun around fast striking the Unversed before it fell over dazed.
"Rah! Ya! Ha! Take this!" Max yelled making a few strikes.
"Yeah! Ha! Ya! Like that?!" Jason yelled making a few strikes as the Unversed rose it's head and began to try and bite down as Jason used his keyblades to hold the Unversed jaws away from him as he jumped in the air spinning then came down fast in a silver and gold ring and struck through the Unversed making it dissolve back into negativity.
"That was amazing! I have never seen a mouse be able to destroy those things" Bernard said.
"Were experts when it comes to those things" Max said.
"Good thing your with us, we may run into more of those monster" Bianca said.
"Well let's get to that orphanage we need to find out more about Penny" Max said as the four headed down the road.
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