Author's Note: We are back! So sorry for this long delay. I, Katie, am starting to pack things up for college and wrapping up loose ends at home. I should have more time to write with a more solid schedule. Again, my sincerest apologies.
Before we start this chapter, I would like to mention a discovery of mine. On my quest for a good Tom Sawyer Island walkthrough a couple of chapters back, I found a youtuber by the name of Justin. His channels, LiveFastDiePoor and Justin Scarred, share Disney secrets, stories, facts, and other things. He uploads on his JS channel almost daily and has more Disney knowledge than anyone I know! Including myself! If this story isn't giving you all the magic you need, check his channel out. He really is awesome.
Here we go! Story!
Chapter 45
They had a spot waiting for them in the front and center. It was a perfect view of a stage covered in a canvas with stars on it.
"What is this show, Steph?" Hikaru asked as they sat down. Kaoru was looking around the theater in excitement as the rest of the Host Club were getting some snacks out of Katie's backpack.
"Its called Mickey and the Magical Map! It's a fun musical, something original. There are some great songs in this. Now, shh! Its about to start."
Kyoya checked his watch. As soon as it turned 12:45, music started and the canvas was pulled off to reveal a three tiered screen. It had stage space in front of it and two landings to walk on.
The image on the screen was a map. People carrying brushes and paint buckets. They danced around, claiming to be magical map makers. Mickey Mouse was an apprentice, who wanted to paint with them.
Mickey tried to paint with the others, but the Sorcerer, Yen Sid, forbade it. He explained that the map was for the dreamers who wished to see far off lands. Mickey did not know the secret of the map and he couldn't be a map maker.
Mickey wasn't giving up, however. He found a spot on the map and tried to paint over it. The spot refused to be painted and come to life. It was jumping around and started spinning the compass in the middle of the map. Mickey and the spot found out how that map was magical, for they were transported to a new land.
The map split in two, vertically, and they landed in the jungle. The mapmakers reappeared as backup dancers as a certain king ran onstage.
"King Louie!" The twins shouted with glee. They loved the Jungle Book and started dancing in their seats as King Louie sang.
"I'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle VIP!" Everyone jammed out to the song and enjoyed the very advanced dance moves. Suddenly, to add to the jams, a trumpet player came onstage and rocked out.
The map reconnected as his song came to its conclusion and everyone applause for the king of the swingers.
The map moved on as Mickey was spotted on the top tier in a paint bucket. Mickey was confused, but was even more motivated to paint the troublesome spot. The spot spun the compass once more and then went under Mickey and sunk him… Into the map!
The Mickey before was live action, but now he was on the screen. "Woah!" Haruhi gasped.
"This is amazing!" Kyoya whispered. "The production value is through the roof!"
"This is better than that show I saw in the West End one time…" Tamaki muttered, incredibly impressed.
Mickey started flying through the map on the screen. They traveled away as the map was washed in water. From the top tier rose a gorgeous princess.
Mori sighed, looking dreamy. Pocahontas was a beautiful Princess and one of his favorites. Katie, who was sitting next to him, noticed and nudged him with a grin. Mori barely noticed, for Pocahontas started to sing.
"What I love most about rivers is you can't step in the same river twice!" She sang, looking very empowering, yet gentle, from her high position. The map had a river flowing in the background as the princess was joined by the map painters for a minute.
Suddenly, the music merged with another song. From the floor came another beautiful princess, wearing traditional Chinese robes and singing mournfully.
"Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me?" Haruhi gasped and, with shining eyes, pointed to Mulan. She started singing with the princess, just audible enough for those around her to hear it.
Cherry blossoms filled her side of the maps she finished her piece. It seemed that this section was coming to an end and Kyoya held his hands up to clap, when Katie stopped him.
"Rule of three!" She whispered to him as paintbrush bearing map makers had lanterns attached to the brushes. A golden haired girl came out looking out in the crowd in wonder. Katie sang with her, softly, only Kyoya able to hear her.
"All those days watching from the window, all those years, outside looking in…" From the stairs near Rapunzel came Flynn Ryder, her love, who was watching her in awe.
They began their duet. Honey's eyes were sparkling as Mori was swaying to the music. The twins were locked onto the scene with dreamy eyes and Steph put her head on Hikaru's shoulder and placed her hand on Kaoru's. They looked content. Haruhi glanced towards Tamaki as he glanced to her. Their eyes met and then both of them quickly looking away, blushing intensely. Tamaki put his arm on the back of her chair, trying to be as casual as possible. Haruhi blushed deeper, but she didn't whack his arm away. Kyoya started quietly singing Flynn's part with Katie as Rapunzel. When they reached the chorus, Kyoya took Katie's hand. Katie looked at Kyoya, and he gave her a tentative smile. She smiled shyly back.
The three princesses and prince sang the end of their songs together in harmony to everyone's applause. It was magical.
The map and spot appeared again as Mickey chased the spot around. He painted stairs to get the unpainted spot. He grabbed ahold of the spot as it struggled to get away. Mickey lost the battle and the spot flew into the compass. Water began to fill the map as they went under the sea with Sebastian the Crab, in puppet form, with amazing backup dancers. The girls held pearls and threw them in the air and caught them. Everyone was rocking to the awesome tunes.
Two men had huge pearls that they put on their heads and ended up inside. The girls went out into the audience and danced as everyone in the seats cheered. They sang their song and finished it with a bang, or, rather, a bubble POP!
They danced their way offstage as the spot plugged up the water. Mickey tried one last time to get the spot and ended up trapping it in a huge paint bucket. Mickey said he had to paint the spot to become a mapmaker. Then, Mickey heard the spot crying. Mickey became appalled and let the poor spot free and apologized, saying the spot was a masterpiece in of itself. They decided to go on one last adventure together, so off they went!
They ended up in Hawaii! The mapmakers came out with a giant cheer as they sang "Hawaiian Roller-coaster Ride." It was beautiful and catchy as the dancers did amazing tricks, flips, and breakdancing. Mickey and Spot even joined in, with Mickey and spot surfing in the map. Mickey was bouncing around the map before the map showed Yen Sid lifting Mickey up-Right out of the map!
Everyone applauded as Mickey asked where the Sorcerer had come from. Yen Sid smiled and said "You see, Mickey? By leaving that spot unfinished, you've discovered the secret of the map. The map contains never-ending magic, for It will never be completed. Not as long as there is imagination left in the world." Mori gasped when he heard this and Kyoya let go of Katie's hand to point at the Sorcerer in glee.
Mickey then graduated from an apprentance to a map maker. He recived his own paintbrush as Yen Sid concluded with "It is up to you to choose where the magic will take you. The possibilities are… endless."
Those in the Host Club, and in the audience, felt as if those lines by Yen Sid were important, but they couldn't figure it out, save a few.
Mickey rejoiced as the map split open once more to reveal a paddleboat with Princess Tiana on it! She looked beautiful and she began to sing.
"Don't matter what you look like! Don't matter what you wear! How many rings you got on your finger, no, we don't care!" She sang as everyone in the audience clapped along and sang with her, sang about digging deeper. The trumpet was back as everyone danced and Mickey came out and danced with his fellow map makers.
They sang their imagination song as the finale and dancers came into the crowd before getting onstage.
They hit their final note and streamers fell from the ceiling. Everyone leapt up to applaud, cheering wildly. They all waved goodbye as they exited the stage. Spot came back when it was only Mickey onstage. Mickey laughed and said his goodbye. "Let the Journey Continue!"
The map showed the show's title as the audience began to exit. The Host Club Group stayed behind to soak in that show.
"Was that a Walt Disney quote?" Kyoya asked Katie.
"Yeah. It pertains to this park. 'Disneyland will never be complete, not as long as there is imagination left in the world.' I think Mori picked up on that too." Katie looked at Mori, who nodded.
"So, shall we let this journey continue?" Hikaru asked Steph.
"There is plenty of park left to see!" Kaoru continued.
"Where are we going next?" The twins asked happily.
"Well, its one thirty now, and we have a parade to see at two thirty." Katie explained. "It is an old parade, one of its last showings before the 60th anniversary parade makes its debut. But we plan on shopping for a while before going to our reserved spot."
"Are we shopping for anything in particular?" Tamaki asked, confused.
"Actually, we are." Steph said as she gestured for everyone to start leaving the theater. "Time to get you all acquainted with Mickey Ears!"
Off to Main Street USA they went!
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