'Minnie...'

'Go away.'

'Is that how you treat your guy?'

Minnie opened her eyes, finding herself on a hill.

"Who's there?" Minnie called out, tensing up.

"Turn around, gal."

'That voice.'

Minnie slowly turned around, and almost cried out in happiness seeing who it was.

It was him!

Her friend chuckled at her, jumping up to hug her.

"Long time no see, Minnie."

Minnie couldn't think of anything in response.

How could she?

She was finally back with her love. Although, he did seem a bit younger than her.

"You haven't aged a bit." Minnie chuckled, looking down on him.

Her guy hummed thoughtfully. "That's because this isn't real."

Minnie's heart almost stopped beating.

"What?"

"I'm not real. I'm just a figment of your imagination." Her guy said, as he was looking up at her.

Minnie immediately let go of him, backing away.

"Don't be scared, Min."

"First you leave me, then Mickey betrayed me, and when I finally see you again, it turns out to be just s tree!"

But it wasn't a tree. He looked at Minnie with a sad expression on his face.

"Mickey didn't betray you."

Minnie laughed. "Like you're the one to talk! You're nothing but a crazy vision in my head!"

"Gee, am I?"

He suddenly appeared next to Minnie, startling her.

"Look at me, Minnie. Do I resemble some mouse you know? Let me give you a hint."

He backed away a bit from Minnie, and suddenly had circular ears on his head.

"Wow..."

He suddenly had red shorts, a belly, buttons on the shorts, and shoes.

"I was here the whole time, Minnie."

"Why's my mind playing tricks on me?" Minnie looked down to the grass in sadness.

"You knew from the beginning." He appeared next to Minnie, making the mouse distance herself from him again.

"Remember that weird feeling when you first met me? You somehow knew it was me, but couldn't recognize it at first. We mice remember that from our tails...so I came back."

"You left me alone again."

"I tried to protect you."

"Well, what do you know? You're just a figment of my imagination!*

Mickey laughed.

"Who knows? Maybe I did do it to protect you."

"For so long, I thought I'd never see you again."

"I'm here now."

Mickey felt Minnie embrace him.

"I was in there." Mickey pointed at Minnie's head. "And out thtere."

"Please don't ever leave me again, Mickey." Minnie begged.

Mickey chuckled. "Wouldn't dream of it, Minnie."

The castle door suddenly opened, revealing Mickey, who was with Daisy.

Minnie stared at Mickey speechless, not knowing what to say. Should she apologize or tell her that she was his long-lost girl?

"I found one of your friends."

"You mean, Pete wasn't there?" She asked.

A shake of the head.

"Nope."

Silence.

"Gee, I felt like something happened there." Daisy trailed off, seeing both Minnie and Mickey in front of her.

"Minnie?" The girl duck said in shock. "You freed me?"

"She did actually."

"This is Mickey." Minnie replied. "He's accompanying me on this journey as Pete kidnapped a friend of his."

"Man, do mice get themselves into trouble. Hope they never lose their temper." The girl duck said.

Mickey felt his face get really warm. He curled his hands into fists, feeling himself shake.

Minnie saw Mickey''s red face, and the little tremors he would have here and there, and everywhere, to contain the anger inside of him.

Minnie glared at the girl duck.

"You're one to talk, Daisy. At least Mickey doesn't pick on ducks who lose their temper. At least he doesn't punish them after they did something bad. I believe thaf this so-called temper mouse has more fame and kindness than you would ever have in your whole lifetime."

The boy mouse and girl duck looked at her, mouths agape.

Minnie felt herself blush a bit seeing how much of a scene she caused.

She was done having everyone chase her like a rat. She was going to let everyone know how much cheese the rat had in him.

Minnie grabbed Mickey's hand, walking away from the castle.

"What about me, Minnie?" Daisy cried out.

"Find your own way back home, Daisy Duck!" Minnie shouted out to her.

Okay then, now I think I need to explain some things in the chapter in case somebody gets confused. In the first part of the chapter, the reason why Mickey had gone to Minnie's house, just because of the tugboat lost, is because Pete had stolen it. When Teenage Mickey then turns into Adult Mickey, Minnie denied that her mousey guy is truly Mickey. So, the last part is acceptance. Minnie then realizes that her lost guy is truly Mickey and as such addresses him as Mickey. She has accepted the fact that Mickey's truly her long lost mouse guy.