L'Apprenti Sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
Equestria
Canterlot Theater
Many hours later
Applause is heard as Twilight announces the next number. The concert went well so far, but there were still more numbers to come.
"Thank you all for enjoying the Nutcracker Suite. And now we're going to listen to a piece of music that truly tells a very definite story. As a matter of fact, in this case, the story came first and the composer wrote the music to go with it later on. It's a very, very old story, one that goes back nearly 2,000 years ago. This next number tells about a wise and powerful sorcerer named Master Yen Sid who had an apprentice named Mickey Mouse. The apprentice became a very amazing friend of ours. He was a bright young lad, very anxious to learn the business of magic." Twilight said.
Princess Celestia and her sister Luna, among the guests in the audience, faced each other.
“Sounds familiar,” Celestia said to Luna, secretly teasing her student.
“I know,” Luna giggled.
*Laughs* It’s funny because it’s true!
Other giggles could be heard in the crowd, Twilight makes a nervous laugh. After a few seconds, she clears her throat and continues.
"As a matter of fact, our new friend was a little bit too bright and eager to use magic because he started practicing some of his master's more advanced magic spells before learning how to properly control them. One day, for instance, when he'd been told by his master to carry water to fill a cauldron, he had the brilliant idea of using a certain spell to bring a broomstick to life to do the chore for him. Well, that worked very well, at first. Unfortunately, however, Mickey having forgotten the magic formula that would make the broomstick stop carrying the water, he soon found out and learned later on he'd started something he couldn't finish and shouldn't have done in the first place. It's not always a good idea to cut corners in your work that's given to you."
Symphony of Sorcery
The Orchestra Stand
Present Time
Deems and the Equestrians gaze upon the songbook with an orange glow. The ponies couldn’t help but wonder what they’re going to encounter.
“Mr. Taylor?” Twilight asked. “Who lives in that realm?”
“Like I said before, there are two very special individuals in there,” Deems explained. “A powerful sorcerer and his young apprentice.”
Now this was something that caught the Equestrians’ interest.
“A sorcerer?” Octavia asked, surprised.
“Yes, Octavia,” Deems explained further. “A very wise and serious sorcerer.”
“He’s not as serious as he looks, well not ‘quite’ serious,” Leopold cuts in, then whispers. “Just don’t stare at his beard.”
Some of them couldn’t help but giggle at the description.
“You said he has an apprentice?” Twilight asked.
“Oh yes, a brilliant one too,” Leopold replied. “He can be a little mischievous, but he has a heart of pure gold. He’s a bright young lad, very anxious to learn the arts of magic. I think you two can learn from each other, Princess Twilight.”
“A sorcerer with an apprentice who wants to learn everything about magic,” Spike teased. “Sound familiar?”
The other ponies giggle, while Twilight blushed a little.
“Did you know the realm is based on a poem written by a man named Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?” Deems asked, before explaining. “He called it ‘Der Zauberlehrling’. A little later, a composer named Paul Dukas wrote music for this poem, calling it ‘L’Apprenti Sorcier’. These two titles meant the same thing: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
“Ooh…” The Equestrians said, in awe.
“But Von Goethe wasn’t the first to write such a story,” Leopold adds. “As a matter of fact, the story had been written approximately 2,000 years ago during the time of the Greeks. In that time, they told a story similar to the one we know today.”
“Interesting…” Twilight thought.
“See, Tavi?” Vinyl said to her friend. “Even writers get their inspiration from somewhere. Sounds like this Paul Dukas guy must’ve been a real genius to write music that fits a story.”
“He sure was,” Deems nodded. “Now when you search for the sheet music, they won’t have any problem helping you find it.”
“That’s good to know,” Applejack said. “We sure can use all the help we can get.”
“Alright,” Twilight said. “Let’s go!”
She walks toward the songbook; her horn begins to glow, and a beam of magic is shot toward the book. The book glows, opening a portal once again to allow the Equestrians inside. Music notes surround them once more, as thunder clouds cover their vision. As the clouds fade, they find themselves on a floating isle with a few bushes. When they looked ahead, they saw the isle was surrounded by hilltops and empty space and the entire sky filled with stars.
“Are we… In space?” Rainbow asked.
“I’m not sure,” Twilight answered. “If we were, we’d see nothing but stars and planets.”
“Not to mention we couldn’t breathe,” Pinkie added.
Yes, I know about the continuity with space. Bear with me.
“The girls are right,” Jiminy said, looking around.
“Then… Where are we?” Vinyl asked.
“We must be in another realm like the others,” Pinkie observed. “This must be a world far, far away in space. Ooh! Maybe there’s a space train that stops here that can bring us to a beautiful town!”
Everypony faced Pinkie in confusion but said nothing of it. They turned back to watch the hilltops and shooting stars in the sky.
“It sure is quite a sight to behold,” Rarity said, her eyes glittering.
But not everypony looked ahead. Spike had been looking behind him the whole time, as if something caught his attention.
“Uh, guys?” Spike speaks. “I think you’d better look behind you.”
The ponies and cricket turn around, staring with the same reaction as Spike. Lo and behold stood a big tower with six roofs. The biggest roof had stars and a crescent moon on it.
“Whoa!!!!!” Rainbow said, in awe.
“Well, ah’ll be!” Applejack said, similarly.
“A tower!” Jiminy said. “This must be where the sorcerer and his apprentice live.”
“I guess we’re going inside,” Octavia assumes.
“Exactly,” Twilight nods.
The group approaches the tower till they reached the door with a star and crescent moon like the rooftop.
“Should we knock on the door?” Rarity asked. “What if this sorcerer is dangerous?”
“Or really hates visitors?” Pinkie asked, as well.
“It’s the smartest thing to do,” Twilight said. “After all, we’re not burglars. Deems did say he’s one of the good guys.”
“I’ll do it,” Spike steps up.
Spike knocks on the door, three times. They wait for a few moments, but no one answered. Spike raised his claw to knock again when to his surprise the door opened by itself. The ponies stare at each other.
“Okay, this is creeping me out,” Rainbow said.
They slowly walk inside toward the front of a staircase leading upstairs. At the bottom of the stairs, two blue cones with stars and a crescent moon caught their attention.
“Hello?” Twilight called, looking around. “Anypony there?”
“Maybe we should go upstairs,” Jiminy suggests.
They were about to climb upstairs, when they noticed the floor shining with a bright light emanating from the other staircase leading downstairs.
“Or maybe we should go downstairs,” Pinkie suggests.
“Okay, now ah’m totally confused,” Applejack said. “Are we goin’ up or down?”
“We could split up,” Rainbow suggests.
“Or play ‘heads or tails’!” Pinkie adds, taking a bit from her mane.
“Okay, Pinkie,” Twilight said. “Let’s do your idea.”
Pinkie squeed as she examined the bit.
“Heads, we go up. Tails, we go down.”
Pinkie flips the coin high in the hair and at the right moment, caught it with her hoof and slaps it on her arm. She pulls her hoof away to see the result.
“It’s tails.”
“Downstairs it is,” Vinyl said.
They peer downstairs, seeing nothing but darkness.
“I see nothing but darkness,” Applejack said.
“Do we really have to go down there?” Fluttershy asked, feeling uncomfortable.
“Don’t worry, Fluttershy,” Twilight said. “We’ll stick together, nopony is splitting up.”
“Darn it!” Rainbow frowned.
In the lead are Twilight, Rarity and Vinyl who lit their horns to light the way. They slowly walk down the steps till the glowing light appears again.
“Something’s glowing down there,” Jiminy points out.
“We’d better be on our guard,” Twilight advised. “You never know what else we’ll find here.”
Their heads pop out of the opening one-by-one, silently entering the room.
“This must be the tower’s basement,” Rarity said.
“Could be,” Spike said. “But where did the glow come from?”
“Could it be a ghost?” Pinkie asked.
“A g-g-g-ghost?!” Fluttershy asked, frightened.
“Pinkie, that’s ridiculous,” Rainbow said. “Ghosts do not exist.”
“Yeah, but does the ghost know that?” Pinkie asked.
“Rainbow is right, Pinkie,” Rarity said. “Everypony knows ghosts are made-up things to scare little foals.”
As they look around, Twilight saw something that made her pupils shrink and duck behind a pillar.
“Everypony, over here!” Twilight whispered.
The ponies, dragon and cricket did exactly as she said, ducking behind the pillar with her. They slowly peeked from behind and their eyes widen at what they see.
Sitting at a table was a slender, elderly man with a long grey beard. He was dressed in a blue robe, along with a pointy hat with stars and a crescent moon on his head. He sways his hands over a glowing skull. Smoke emerges from it, the man focused with a serious gaze. The Equestrians couldn’t believe they were witnessing a human conjuring magic.
Although Twilight and her friends did fight an evil queen who uses dark magic, I never forgot that.
“Is that…?” Rainbow asked.
“The sorcerer?” Rarity cuts in.
“It has to be,” Twilight said, quietly.
“Well, I’ll be!” Jiminy said. “A real live sorcerer!”
“Incredible!” Octavia gaped.
“He’s got quite the beard,” Applejack chuckled. “You sure he’s not some country music singer?”
“His beard’s longer than Starswirl's’,” Pinkie giggled.
“Pinkie, shush!” Twilight hushed.
“But it’s true, isn’t it?” Pinkie asked.
“Shh!” Twilight hushed, looking back to the sorcerer.
If there’s one thing that annoys Twilight more is when ponies poke fun at her idol.
They kept watch over the sorcerer, seeing he was too busy with his work. What they didn’t know was a peculiar figure in a red robe, blue pants and carrying two buckets of water appeared from behind a corner. The interesting thing was that this figure was neither human nor pony, but rather… A mouse. A mouse with big round ears and instead of paws, he had hands covered by white gloves. He also wore big brown shoes which means he has big feet. The mouse reached the bottom of a pair of stairs, already tired of doing the chores. He places the buckets on the ground to wipe the sweat from his forehead with his arm. He picks up the buckets again, walking along the stairs toward the cauldron. He looks right and watches his master working with his magic. He also noticed the ponies and dragons, whom he didn’t expect. It totally surprised him, not knowing what to say or think. When he reached the cauldron, he places the buckets on the ground and watches the entire scene.
The sorcerer made more smoke emerge from the skull, as it shifted into something. The Equestrians watch this magic show with interest. They gaze up and watch the smoke take the shape of a giant bat with glowing yellow eyes.
“Whoa!” Spike said.
“It’s a b-b-ba-b-ba-b-ba—” Pinkie stuttered.
“A bat!” Fluttershy said.
“EEP!” Pinkie said, wide eyed.
It’s no secret Pinkie had a phobia of bats.
“A big one too!” Applejack said.
Pinkie looked as if she was about to faint, but Twilight was too distracted. She was amazed by all this magic the sorcerer could do. Then the bat changed into something beautiful: A butterfly with various colors. Our heroes’ eyes went wide at the beautiful sight.
“Beautiful…” Fluttershy smiled.
“What a piece of art!” Rarity said.
“Heh, Trixie should learn a thing or two from this guy,” Spike added.
Octavia and Vinyl were totally astounded. The sorcerer adds more smoke to the butterfly, his arms held in the air. The mouse, who was emptying the buckets into the cauldron, watched his master conjure his magic with equal astonishment. The butterfly stays in the air for a few more seconds, until the sorcerer tears it apart into a million colorful pieces. He forces them back into the skull causing a huge flash of blinding light. The ponies, dragon, cricket and even the mouse had to shield their eyes from the light.
“Wow!” Spike gasped.
Satisfied with his work, the sorcerer held a hand in front of his mouth and yawned. He takes off his hat, placing it on the table. The hat began to glow, while the sorcerer approached the stairs.
“Why’d he just leave his hat out in the open?” Rainbow asked, quietly. “Somepony could easily steal it!”
“I don’t think the sorcerer would be so dumb to let anypony into his house,” Rarity said.
“Uh, we came in his house,” Jiminy points out.
“Oh… Right,” Rarity realized. “But to be fair, the doors opened by themselves. I don’t believe they would’ve opened for anypony if they thought we’d steal anything.”
“Rarity’s got a point,” Twilight agrees. “It’s like we were… Invited to come inside.”
As the sorcerer climbed the stairs to his chambers, our heroes slowly approach the stairs watching him leave.
“What do you think, Twilight?” Applejack asked. “Think we should ask him?”
“He looks pretty tired from his work,” Twilight observed. “Maybe we should leave him alone.”
“But if he can’t help us, how will we find that sheet music?” Vinyl asked.
“I don’t know,” Rainbow said. “I say we search the entire tower; I can do it in ten seconds flat.”
Rainbow was about to fly when Twilight caught her tail with her magic.
“Hold it, Rainbow. Wouldn’t that wake the sorcerer?”
“I’ll be quiet,” Rainbow insists.
“You can’t be quiet when you fly very fast!” Twilight argued, annoyed.
“Like you could do it?!” Rainbow argued.
“Girls, I hate to interrupt,” Fluttershy interrupt. “But didn’t Deems say somepony else lives here?”
Everypony began to think until…
(Pause at 1:44)
“Excuse me!”
A voice scared the Equestrians out of their wits, making them scream. They quickly turn behind them and what they saw was not what they expected. It was the mouse who had been watching them the whole time.
“Whoa, whoa!” The mouse said, holding out his arms. “Easy there, fellas. I won’t harm you.”
The Equestrians were totally surprised the mouse could talk.
“Sorry about that,” He said, sheepishly. “Didn’t mean to scare ya.”
“You… You… You’re a mouse,” Octavia said, wide-eyed.
“Why yes, I am a mouse,” The mouse replied. “Did you expect a talking cricket?”
“Funny you should say that.”
Now it was the mouse’s turn to be surprised when he saw Jiminy Cricket hop in front of him. Not only was he face-to-face with talking ponies and a dragon, but an actual talking cricket.
“Talking ponies, a dragon and a talking cricket?” The mouse observed. “Gosh, this is quite an unexpected series of events.”
“Oh my,” Fluttershy smiled, staring. “An actual talking mouse.”
“And a big one too,” Vinyl added.
“You… You have hands instead of paws,” Twilight said, looking at the mouse’s hands.
“Aww, and those ears are so cute,” Fluttershy said.
“Gosh, thanks,” The mouse blushed. “But, uh, who are you?”
“I’m Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship,” Twilight answered.
One by one, everypony introduced themselves.
“Ah’m Applejack.”
“Name’s Spike.”
“Rainbow Dash.
“Octavia Melody.”
“I’m Fluttershy.”
“I’m Vinyl Scratch, though I’m mostly known by my stage name: DJ Pon-3.”
“I’m Rarity, or ‘Miss’ Rarity if you prefer.”
“I’m Pinkie Pie and I’m so happy to meet you!”
“Cricket’s the name, Jiminy Cricket,” Jiminy concludes, with a bow.
“Those are funny but nice names,” The mouse chuckled. “It’s very nice to meet ya. I’m Mickey, Mickey Mouse.”
“Nice to meet you too, Mickey,” Twilight said, shaking his hand.
“I’ve never seen ponies like you before,” Mickey said, curiously. “Let alone unicorns, pegasi, a dragon and a talking cricket all at once. Where are you from?”
“We’re from a land known as Equestria,” Twilight answered.
“Equestria?” Mickey asked. “Name doesn’t ring a bell.”
“That’s because Equestria can’t be found in this world,” Twilight answered.
“You mean… You’re from another world?” Mickey asked, surprised.
The ponies nod in unison.
“Amazing!” Mickey said.
“Actually, my pony and dragon friends are from Equestria,” Jiminy explains. “I come from an Italian village in a different world.”
“Jiminy decided to come with us after we helped him, Geppetto and Pinocchio,” Applejack said.
“Geppetto is an old clockmaker,” Spike explained. “Pinocchio is a puppet that magically came to life and became Geppetto’s son.”
“Incredible!” Mickey said. “But if you’re from another world, how did you get here?”
“Well, it all started when Spike found a magic storybook which serves as a portal to all kinds of worlds,” Pinkie explained, with a smile. “We first arrived in an orchestra stand and went inside a songbook that brought us to this tower.”
Mickey nodded while he listened.
“What’s a mouse like you doing in a place like this?” Vinyl asked.
“I’m a sorcerer’s apprentice,” Mickey answered.
“You’re the apprentice?” Twilight asked, surprised.
“The mouse is the apprentice?” Rainbow asked, similarly.
“You betcha,” Mickey nodded. “I’m learning to be a great sorcerer. I’m surprised Master Yen Sid didn’t notice you.”
“Master Yen Sid?” Twilight asked, looking up the stairs.
“Yup, he’s one of the most powerful sorcerers in the world,” Mickey explained. “He’s my tutor in the art of magic.”
“Cool!” Spike said.
“Oh, but where are my manners?” Mickey remembered. “Can I fetch you something to drink? I can make hot dogs if you’re hungry. Hmm… No, you’re probably vegetarian. I think we can leave that one out.”
“What are hot dogs?” Twilight asked.
Jiminy jumped on her shoulder, whispering in her ear as Twilight nodded understandingly. Suddenly, her eyes went wide when she heard what hot dogs are made of.
“Oh… Yeah… Something to drink would be nice.”
“Do you have any cider?” Rainbow asked.
“I could look around,” Mickey said, fetching the drinks. “Just sit at a table and I’ll be back in a jiffy.”
After a few minutes, Mickey offered everypony at the table a drink. In the meantime, they discussed various things, about Equestria, what they do for a living and even the cutie marks Mickey was interested in.
“How long have you been an apprentice, Mickey?” Spike asked.
“About two weeks,” Mickey replied. “Actually, I haven’t always been an apprentice. Up till now, I’ve done lots of things. Why, back when I was a tailor, I saved a village by fighting a giant on my own.”
“Whoa!!!!” Everypony said, amazed.
Mickey takes out his wallet from his pants pocket. Opening it, a series of photos, attached to each other, came out. The first photo showed Mickey wearing a hat and steering a wheel. One of the troubling things for Rainbow was that the photo had no color whatsoever.
“Why is the photo black and white?” She asked.
“Oh, that’s old,” Mickey answered. “I was captain of a river steamboat… Okay, I wasn’t really the captain. We used it to pick up cargo from various towns. Good times!”
Mickey next showed a photo of him dressed as a band conductor, along with various animals dressed as band members.
“This was from the time I performed a band concert in a park. We had a bit of trouble with a tornado. But in the end, everything went well… Kind of.”
“Oh my!” Fluttershy said, hearing of the tornado.
The next photo showed Mickey along with a duck and some kind of dog rescuing a cow in a bathtub.
“This was from when I joined the fire brigade and an entire hotel was on fire. Luckily, we managed to save everyone although we had a bit of trouble with one of the guests who didn’t know the house was on fire. After we rescued her, she sued us for invasion of privacy and kidnapping. But once we told the judge the entire truth, we got away with it.”
“Seriously?” Rainbow questioned. “That cow sued you even after you rescued her?! Some gratitude.”
“Who are that duck and that dog?” Octavia points out.
“They’re my best pals: Donald and Goofy,” Mickey said. “We’ve been through so much together.”
The next photo showed a lady mouse with a bow on her head and a yellow dog.
“Who’s that?” Twilight asked, pointing to the girl.
“That’s my girlfriend, Minnie,” Mickey replied.
“Oh, we got ourselves a lover boy,” Applejack teased.
“What a lovely name,” Rarity replied. “How did you meet her? Don’t leave any details, darling.”
“Well, I first tried to impress her when I offered her a flight on a plane,” Mickey said, scratching the back of his ears. “It didn’t work out very well. I met her again on the steamboat when her sheet music was swallowed by a goat. But I managed to make her happy by playing some music. Pete, who was the captain that day, forced me to peel potatoes and I never got a chance to see her again. Then many days later, I rescued her from drowning in the ocean. She called me a hero and ever since that day we pretty much have been engaged.”
“Wow!” Spike said, silently.
“That’s so romantic,” Rarity sighed.
“Who knew a mouse could be a hero too?” Rainbow replied, impressed.
“More like a superhero!” Pinkie added, posing with a red cape.
“Aww, what a cute little dog,” Fluttershy said, looking at the dog.
“That’s Pluto,” Mickey said. “He’s my best pal.”
“I’d love to see him some day,” Fluttershy said.
Meanwhile, Pinkie flipped through all of Mickey’s photos.
“Wow, you’ve sure done a lot!”
Eventually Mickey folds the photos back in his wallet, closing it and places it back in his pocket.
“I sure did,” Mickey replied. “As far as how I got here, I went through a mirror in my bedroom and the rest is history. I never saw a place like this before. Then one thing led to another before Master Yen Sid found me. I expected a punishment, but to my surprise he took me under his wing as an apprentice. The only reason he claimed was that he saw something in me.”
“Amazing!” Twilight said. “Our ruler, Princess Celestia, saw something in me too! I became her student, then a Princess many days later… Wait!”
Twilight’s eyes went wide when Mickey mentioned a mirror.
“A mirror… In a bedroom? You mean you’re from a different world than this one?”
“Well… Kind of,” Mickey said, shrugging.
“Are you truly a mouse?” Twilight asked further. “Or were you something else?”
“I’ve always been a mouse,” Mickey answered. “What makes you think I’m not?”
“Oh, you have to forgive Twilight,” Pinkie explained, smiling. “She thinks your magic mirror works the same as our mirror. Ours being a gateway to another world where our human counterparts live.”
“Human… Counterparts?” Mickey asked, wide-eyed. “Gosh…”
“Pinkie, I think your talk about the mirror might be too much for him,” Rainbow said.
“Oops, sorry,” Pinkie said, sheepishly.
“Oh no, no, no! That’s alright,” Mickey said, coming to his senses. “It’s just a lot of new things to take in.”
“So, what have you learned here so far?” Twilight asked.
“Eh, just some simple spells like floating objects and changing teardrops into dewdrops,” Mickey replied. “Master Yen Sid says I’m not ready for the serious sorcerer stuff. I’ve wanted to learn more because I want to be a great sorcerer one day. But he says I need to be patient and had me doing chores for him since. Nowadays I’m mostly filling the cauldron with water over there.”
“Well, that sounds good,” Applejack said. “So long as it keeps ya busy, while your master works his magic. If you keep doing a good job and do as your told, you’ll be a great sorcerer in no time.”
“I guess so,” Mickey nodded, when his eyes widen. “Or maybe… I can prove myself to him!”
“What do you mean?” Twilight asked.
“I mean I’m tired of doing all those chores,” Mickey said. “I want to try real magic like you, Twilight, and prove myself to Master Yen Sid.”
“Well, that sounds ambitious,” Twilight replied. “I don’t know…”
“Now wait just an apple pickin’ minute,” Applejack interrupts. “You can’t perform magic without your master’s permission.”
“Applejack’s right,” Jiminy agreed. “Wouldn’t he get mad?”
“Ah, I’m sure he’ll be proud once he sees how good I am at magic,” Mickey said.
“Sounds just like Starlight,” Spike muttered.
“Come on, fellas,” Mickey insists. “Wouldn’t you do the same?”
“Ah sure wouldn’t,” Applejack said.
“Me neither,” Fluttershy shook her head.
“I do!” Pinkie raised her hoof.
“Pinkie Pie!” Rainbow said.
“What? It’s fun!”
“Now son, I don’t think that’s a good idea,” Jiminy said. “You really should continue your chores and not fool around with your master’s advice.”
The others were still taking Mickey’s offer under consideration, when Twilight stepped in.
“I honestly don’t think it’s a good idea, Mickey,” Twilight said.
Mickey silently looked down on the floor disappointed. But seeing this, Twilight felt pity for the little guy.
“But… Maybe you can show a ‘tiny’ sample your master taught you.”
“Really?” Mickey said, happily. “I can do one of Master Yen Sid’s greatest magic tricks so far. Let me show you!”
Mickey ran toward his master’s table, as the Equestrians watch him grab Yen Sid’s magic hat.
“I don’t have a good feeling about this,” Applejack said.
“Don’t worry, fellas,” Mickey assures. “I’ve seen him do this trick many times!”
As he placed the magic hat over his head, the glow faded. His ears helped hold the hat in place. This was the moment Mickey was waiting for and he couldn’t be any happier.
“Oh, boy. I always wanted to wear Master Yen Sid’s hat.”
“You sure look good with it, Mickey,” Pinkie said.
“I think it’s lovely too,” Fluttershy agreed.
“But, why do you need his hat?” Twilight asked.
“Master Yen Sid can perform magic without it,” Mickey explains. “But most of the magic comes from this hat. Besides, I need it for the spell I want to use. Now what shall I use to…”
Mickey looks around till he finds what he needs, giving his most serious sorcerer look while folding his arms. Both the mouse and our heroes focus their gaze on an old broom alone in a corner.
“What exactly is this spell you’re going to use?” Vinyl asked.
“You’ll see,” Mickey said, rolling his sleeves.
(Continue music)
Mickey waves his hands in different directions, stretching them toward the broom a few centimeters away from him. Our heroes were confused while their new friend stretches his hands toward the broom. But then they noticed the broom glowing, even twitching.
“Is he lifting that broom?” Rainbow asked.
Twilight observed the scenery very closely.
“No… I think he’s trying to make it… Come alive!”
Every pony looks at her, then toward the broom. Mickey stretches his hands a few times till he holds them in position. He focuses all his magic onto the broom, wiggling his fingers while the broom glows and moves. After a few seconds of focus, the broom takes one leap toward Mickey and the Equestrians, creating a blinding flash of light doing so. Mickey beckons the broom to come closer with his hands. The ponies, dragon and cricket kept watching as the broom drew closer toward the mouse and two buckets.
“Is it really…?” Rainbow asked, wide-eyed.
“It can’t be,” Applejack said, in disbelief.
“But it is,” Twilight said, amazed.
When the broom was close enough, Mickey used his magic to give it two arms with hands. The broom picks up the two buckets on each side of it surprising the Equestrians. Mickey begins to stomp his feet on the ground while the broom did the same.
“You,” Mickey said in his best sorcerer voice, pointing at the broom. “You… Broom there. Follow me!”
The broom obeyed and followed him. Our heroes could hardly believe their eyes, not only was the broom actually alive but it moved. All of them, especially Twilight and Rainbow, stood paralyzed.
“Come on, fellas!” Mickey said to his Equestrian friends. “This way!”
Mickey lead the way with the broom close behind. The Equestrians shook off their daze and followed Mickey.
“A living broom?” Jiminy said. “Now I’ve seen it all!”
“I can’t believe he did it,” Rainbow said, flabbergasted. “Maybe he is good enough to be a great sorcerer.”
“Ah still don’t agree to let somepony…” Applejack stopped and corrected herself. “Or something do all the chores for him. But, ah’ll admit, ah’m mighty impressed with that trick.”
They follow Mickey and the broom up the staircase which, strangely enough, led outside. Walking up the stairs they reach a fountain stuck to a wall. The fountain, from which water came out, was shaped like the head of a crow. Mickey, the Equestrians and the broom stop at the fountain.
“Now fill the buckets with water,” Mickey commanded the broom.
The broom obeys, filling two buckets loads of water.
“Astounding!” Octavia said. “It does everything Mickey says without trouble.”
“I could use a broom like that!” Rainbow said. “I won’t have to clean the barracks at Wonderbolt Headquarters.”
“We sure could use a broom like that, huh Twilight?” Spike said. “To clean the rooms and even help with your books?”
“I’m not sure,” Twilight shrugged. “I’d rather organize my books on my own. But I’ll think about it.”
When the broom was done filling the buckets, he follows Mickey and the Equestrians back inside. They walk down the stairs toward the cauldron.
“Now fill the cauldron with water!” Mickey commanded.
The broom did exactly what Mickey said, without spilling a drop.
“It’s still obeying his every command!” Jiminy said.
“Huh, maybe it was a good idea after all,” Applejack admits.
When the broom finished emptying the buckets, he follows Mickey again while the mouse hops backward with glee. Pinkie and Spike couldn’t help but join in. Mickey led the broom up the staircase while the Equestrians wait at the bottom. Mickey shows the broom the fountain again and the broom hops toward it to refill the buckets. This was more than he could have hoped for, his moment to shine. He was so happy that he… Well… Danced? He held his robe out like a girl coming down the stairs, the Equestrians couldn’t help but giggle.
“Someone sure is happy,” Rarity said.
Mickey danced around a few big jars, with Pinkie and Spike dancing along. They dance for a few seconds till Mickey sits in his master’s chair. The broom returns with full buckets of water and strolls toward the cauldron, accidentally spilling a few drops. While it walks past Mickey and his new friends, the mouse waves his hands side-to-side like he was listening to music. The Equestrians couldn’t help but move their heads to the unknown beat. The broom empties the buckets again and marches toward the fountain while everypony watched.
“So far, so good,” Spike said.
“I can’t believe I did it!” Mickey smiled. “My first time doing a spell that brings objects to life! Real magic! Now Master Yen Sid will be so proud he has to make me an official sorcerer. Maybe he’ll give me my very own sorcerer hat.”
“Now don’t get too excited,” Applejack said. “We need to know what his master thinks of this.”
“Who knows? Maybe he’ll agree,” Rainbow replies, placing an arm around Mickey. “In my opinion, Mickey totally deserves it.”
“Thanks, Rainbow Dash!” Mickey said.
“Well, we’ll see,” Applejack replied, still unsure.
It was then Mickey began to yawn, his eyelids starting to close.
“You know, all those magic tricks and chores make me very sleepy.
“Now that you mention it,” Vinyl yawned. “I’m pretty sleepy too.”
“Yeah… Me too…” Rainbow yawned.
“We have been busy all day we didn’t get a chance to rest,” Twilight said, sleepily. “I don’t think it’ll hurt to get a little sleep for a… Few… Minutes…”
“Agreed,” Spike yawned.
The other ponies and even Jiminy felt tuckered out themselves. They slept near the chair, making themselves comfortable and closed their eyes. Sleep took over them as they made a trip to Dreamland. At this moment, Twilight opens her eyes and to her surprise, she wasn’t in the tower. She was lying on a rock near a rock pinnacle. As she looked around, she saw nothing but water and the star-filled sky. But she wasn’t the only pony there.
“What is this place?” Octavia asked.
“Did we end up somewhere else without knowing?” Applejack asked, looking around.
“No, we just fell asleep,” Twilight answered. “I think we’re dreaming.”
“Well, this is an interesting place,” Jiminy said, looking around.
Twilight looked toward her friends, seeing someone missing.
“Where’s Mickey?”
“I don’t know,” Jiminy said, looking around. “I thought he’d be here too.”
“Found him!” Pinkie yelled, pointing at the top of the pinnacle. “Up there!”
Everypony looks up and sees Mickey pointing at stars. The stars begin to sparkle and shine with bright lights. He turns around, pointing to more stars and making them sparkle too. It was like he was putting on a light show.
“Ooh… Sparkly,” Pinkie said, her big eyes toward the sky.
“What’s with the light show?” Rainbow asked.
“I think we’re in his dream,” Twilight concludes. “He’s dreaming of being a great sorcerer.”
Then Mickey did something extraordinary: He motions with his hands to summon a swarm of comets flashing through space. He did the same toward the other side, while the Equestrians stood amazed.
“Wow!!!!!!!” They all said.
“Incredible!” Octavia gasped, wide eyed.
“Isn’t he the most magical sorcerer?” Pinkie said. “I mean, the most sorcerous magician?! I mean…”
“He’s enchanting!” Rarity replied.
“Oh… That’s a good one!”
Pinkie watched the comets spin around Mickey. She twisted her neck, like it was made of rubber, round and round till she couldn’t breathe and let her body twist back. Her eyes roll around and around from that experience. Jiminy saw the whole thing, surprised at what Pinkie can do in what is logically impossible. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn’t seeing things.
Meanwhile, Mickey was putting quite a show making comets flash and shine bright to the left, to the right and everywhere in between.
If Princess Luna could see such an experience, she’d be tickled pink.
Within the dream realm, the comets flash everywhere and zoomed close to Mickey. He looks up, jumps and gave one clap with his hands causing the comets to collide against each other turning them into sparkling dust. Mickey wiggled his fingers downwards causing the dust to fall into the sea.
“This is simply beautiful,” Rarity admired.
Mickey waves his hands side-to-side till he turned toward the sea. He used one hand to draw the water close toward the rock pinnacle, particularly the one Twilight and her friends stood on. The wave broke and splashed against the rock, going all the way up to Mickey. The waves splash onto our heroes, making them soaking wet. They coughed the water out of their throats.
“Isn’t he going a bit too far?” Vinyl asked, adjusting her glasses.
Mickey made more water rise toward him, four times exactly, as clouds appeared in the sky. Mickey used his hands to control the clouds and make them collide against each other. Thunder and lightning shook the sky, causing Fluttershy to cower a little. Mickey caused the clouds to make more thunder while the waves kept creeping toward Mickey. Water splashed over the Equestrians, drenching them wet.
“Should we tell him to stop now?!” Rarity asked, her mane covering her face.
But before somepony could answer, they felt themselves leave Mickey’s dream. Back at the tower, everypony was still asleep. But something wasn’t right: They open their eyes and saw they were surrounded by water. The entire room was flooded.
“What the…?” Rainbow quickly woke up. “EVERYPONY! WAKE UP!”
Everypony woke up, and some rolled right into the water, gasping as if they were gonna drown.
“What in tarnation is going on here?!” Applejack said, in surprise.
“Hey, I had nothing to do with this!” Spike said.
“It’s not you, Spike,” Twilight said. "The water must have come into the tower while we were sleeping.”
“Phew!” Pinkie said. “Any closer and we’d be goners.”
"But where did all this water come from?” Octavia asked.
“Um… Bad plumbing?” Vinyl guessed.
Spike turned toward the cauldron; his eyes widen in shock.
“Guys, I think I found the answer!”
Everypony turned toward the cauldron and gasped in horror. The broom was still filling the cauldron and it’s now overflowing with water. The worst part: The broom didn’t stop. Then they turn to Mickey, who was still dreaming while waving his hands. Rainbow flew toward Mickey, shaking him awake.
“Wake up, Mickey!” Rainbow shouts. “Come on, wake up!”
Mickey stirred and dropped into the water. He rose up with a surprised look on his face.
“Hey, w-w-what’s going on?”
“Look!” Rainbow points out.
Mickey turns and looks shocked as the broom was overflowing the cauldron with water.
“I knew this was a bad idea!” Applejack said.
“Oh no!” Mickey gasped, running toward the broom. “Hey! Stop! STOP!”
Mickey fell into the water but got back up. The amount of water in the room made it difficult to run.
“Come on!” Rainbow ushered. “We must stop that broom!”
Rainbow flies toward the broom as it came back down the stairs. Mickey stood in front of it holding his hands forward.
“HALT!” Mickey yelled.
But the broom didn’t listen and bumped into him, causing Mickey to fall into the water while the broom walked over him. Rainbow flew in front of the broom next.
“Hey, splinters for brains! Aren’t you listening? He said…!”
But the broom bumped into her before she could finish and fell into the water. She quickly stood up and held onto one of the buckets.
“STOP!!!” She finished.
But nothing Dash did help. The broom kept walking and she got pulled along while clutching the bucket. Mickey quickly comes to her aid, grabbing the other bucket but the broom was just too strong. It empties the first bucket along with Mickey into the cauldron, then threw the second one splashing the water against Mickey and causing Rainbow to fall inside. The broom made for the fountain again, till Twilight wrapped her magic around it. But even caught in her magic field, the broom kept moving. Twilight struggled to hold back, when somehow the broom freed itself from her magic and ran towards the fountain.
“How is that possible?!” Twilight asked.
“We’ll figure it out later,” Applejack said, running up the stars. “We gotta stop that broom!”
“I don’t think it’ll stop until it’s finished,” Vinyl said.
“Or we’re finished!” Octavia said, frightened.
The broom ran fast as everypony watched from the opening.
“It’s no use,” Jiminy said. “No matter what we try, that broom won’t stop.”
“It’s stuck in a routine that could go on forever,” Applejack said.
“What do we do now?” Fluttershy panicked.
Suddenly, Mickey saw an axe stuck to the wall. He grabs it, rolling up one of his sleeves.
“Mickey, what are you doing?” Octavia asked, seeing the axe.
“Stay back, everyone,” Mickey said. “Things are going to get pretty nasty.”
Mickey ran towards the broom, while everypony watched. The shadows of the broom and Mickey could be seen on the wall. Mickey chops the broom very hard with the axe, splitting it in half. Then he gave another chop and another and another, chopping it to pieces. The Equestrians stare wide-eyed and slack-jawed at their friend’s reckless behavior, some wouldn’t dare look.
“Oh my,” Rarity said, her hoof against her mouth.
“Heavens to Betsy!” Applejack said.
“Sweet Celestia,” Spike said, who wasn’t supposed to see that.
(Pause at 6:00)
One last chop with the axe and Mickey left the broom as a pile of splinters. Everything was quiet, very quiet. He discards the axe, walking back to his equine friends exhausted breathing heavily. He shuts the door, sitting on his hindquarters. The tip of his hat was crooked, falling over his eyes as Mickey held it back up.
“Phew,” Mickey said. “That was close!”
“Are you alright?” Vinyl asked.
“I’m… Fine,” Mickey said, breathless.
Mickey tried to catch his breath when she noticed Applejack looming down with a stern look.
“Gosh, I guess I’m not a great sorcerer after all,” Mickey said, sadly.
“Ya guess?” Applejack said, eyebrow raised. “Ah told you this was a bad idea and look what happens!”
“Now don’t be hard on him, Applejack,” Rarity said. “He just wanted to make his master proud.”
“No, she’s right,” Mickey said. “I did go too far, I’m sorry. I should’ve listened and finish the chores on my own.”
“Well Ah’m glad ya learned your lesson,” Applejack said, approvingly. “To show you we truly care about you, we’ll help clean up the water.”
“Gee thanks, fellas,” Mickey said.
“I’ll search for mops,” Pinkie said.
“And I’ll look for more buckets,” Spike added.
(Continue music)
But little did they know, the wood splinters began to move. As if it couldn’t get even scarier, each splinter shifts into a full-grown broom with arms and buckets. Now, an entire army of brooms march toward the door. Everypony was just going downstairs to clean up, when they heard strange noises. Mickey was the first one to stop.
“Hey, fellas,” Mickey said. “Do you hear something?”
“Hear what?” Applejack asked.
“I hear it too,” Fluttershy said.
“You mean you hear that ominous music in the background too?” Pinkie asked.
They face each other confused, then turn toward the door.
“It’s coming from over there,” Spike pointed.
“You don’t suppose…” Vinyl began.
Both Mickey and Rainbow ran towards the door, opening it. They take a peek and their eyes widen with horror. Rainbow turns toward her friends.
“Girls, we got a problem,” Rainbow gulped. “A very big problem!”
“What’s going on?” Octavia asked.
“There’s an army of brooms on the other side!” Mickey shouts.
“WHAT?!” Every pony screams.
“Chopping the broom to pieces must’ve caused it to multiply!” Jiminy theorized.
“Quick! Close the door!” Rainbow shouts.
Together, Rainbow and Mickey sealed the door. But the door began to budge. Mickey and Rainbow pushed as hard as they could, but that didn’t help.
“A little help here please!” Rainbow shouts.
Every pony ran toward the door, trying to hold it shut. They push with all their might while the brooms try to come out.
“They’re too strong!” Spike grunts.
“Don’t let them out!” Twilight groans.
Suddenly, with one hard push, the door burst open and our heroes fell on the floor. The brooms marched over them, each of their steps kept our heroes on the floor. Jiminy hopped around trying to avoid being crushed.
“Hey! Look out! Watch where you going, you oversized twigs!”
Fluttershy grabs Jiminy, protecting him from the broom’s steps. They all march toward the cauldron and filled it, overflowing it again. Every pony walked down the stairs and watch in horror.
“This is a disaster!” Twilight panicked. “There’s too many of them and they won’t even listen. Even if we destroy them, more keep appearing! It’ll go on forever and ever!”
Mickey jumps into the water, grabbing a bucket.
“We have to get rid of the water; everybody grab a bucket!”
Mickey fills the bucket with water and hurls it out a window. The others grab a bucket trying to help Mickey. Pinkie threw the water out the window unnaturally fast. The brooms threw water in various directions, while our heroes keep trying to get rid of it. But each time they throw water away, the brooms threw more until the whole room is filled. The water came close to the window, as Mickey and the Equestrians still try to get rid of it. Suddenly, they realized they were all underwater trying to hold their breath so they wouldn’t drown.
The water began to swirl round and round until it became a whirlpool, forcing our heroes to spin around before bringing them to the surface. They pop out, swirling around the whirlpool, screaming.
"AAAAAAAAH!" Twilight screamed.
"HEEEEEELP!" Mickey screamed.
The brooms filled their buckets again and went underwater. Mickey and the Equestrians swam towards a big book and two tables. Mickey climbed onto the book, while the others piled onto the tables. The brooms keep filling the room with water non-stop.
“Mickey, your spell is going completely out of control,” Twilight said. “Look in the book and see if you can find the counter-spell!”
“On it!” Mickey said, skimming the pages.
Vinyl reached for Octavia, who was still in the water.
“Climb on, Tavi!”
“Thank you,” Octavia said, climbing the table and hugging Vinyl.
“Of all the worst things that could happen today,” Rarity wailed. “This is the… Worst… Possible… Thing!”
“I hate to say I told you so, Mickey,” Applejack said. “BUT I TOLD YOU SO!”
“Will you please let him concentrate?!” Twilight freaked out. “Mickey, have you found something?”
“I’m trying! I’m trying!” Mickey said, feeling the pressure.
Mickey searched through all the pages, even licked his thumb to search faster.
“Love potions, no. Werewolves? No. Transfiguration spells? Absolutely not. Oh, I gotta keep searching!”
The brooms hurled water toward every nook and cranny. They even filled the cauldron underwater, releasing bubbles from the buckets. Suddenly, the water beneath our heroes formed another whirlpool spinning them around.
“Hold on, every pony!” Twilight shouts.
“Wah!!!!” Octavia screamed, as Vinyl held onto her.
“I HATE EPIC ADVENTURES!!!” Rarity wailed.
The others scream as well, while the brooms kept filling the room with water. The water forced them to several parts of the room and, possibly, the tower. A large amount of water fell from above onto Mickey and the Equestrians, Spike almost slipped off before Applejack reeled him back. Some of them coughed the water out of their mouths. It was like a theme park ride where lives were at stake.
"Aaaaaaah!" Spike screamed.
"Wheeeee!" Pinkie giggled.
“PINKIE PIE!!!” Twilight screamed.
“Oops, I mean… AAAAAAAAH!!!!”
The water kept coming as they held tightly onto the tables and the book. Suddenly, they swirled around and were sucked into a very big whirlpool making them dizzy before they drown.
“WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!” Spike yelled.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" They all screamed.
"SOMEPONY HELP US!" Rarity yelled as loud as she could.
Just when all seemed lost, a light burned atop the staircase and there was Yen Sid in his blue robe. He was completely surprised seeing the flooded room. He raised his arms wide in the air, creating large waves and forcing the water away. With each step, he kept raising his arms and more water disappeared. He did it a few more times until all the water was dissolved and all the brooms disappeared, except one lying lifeless on the floor.
With the water dissolved, Yen Sid slowly walks down the stairs toward his apprentice and the visitors. They were unconscious at first, until they slowly woke up. Rainbow coughed some water out. Spike stirred and saw himself next to the broom, he yelps and quickly backs into Twilight, who was just coming to.
“Tavi, are you okay?” Vinyl asked, lying beside her friend.
“A little…” Octavia shivered.
“My head!” Rainbow groaned. “Now I know how it feels to be flushed down a toilet.”
“OH NO!” Rarity screamed, being a drama queen. “MY MANE IS RUINED! It’ll take me days to perfect it again!”
“Rarity… Seriously…” Applejack said, frustrated. “We almost drowned… And you’re worried about your hair… AGAIN?!”
“That was fun!” Pinkie said, shaking herself dry like a dog. “Can we do it again?”
“NO!!!” Every pony shouted, in unison.
“Pinkie, we almost drowned!” Twilight said. “Don’t you ever…”
Suddenly, Twilight looks toward the staircase and her eyes widen at the sorcerer coming close to them. Mickey begins to tense up and the others silently watched the sorcerer. When he was close enough, he looms over them with a stern, serious look that made Fluttershy shrink toward his appearance. Even Rainbow was intimidated by his eyes. Mickey picks himself off the floor, approaching his master with a sheepish smile.
“Ha-ha,” Mickey waved, nervously. “Hi, master.”
But the sorcerer didn’t answer, just staring sternly toward him. Mickey sighs, realizing he truly messed up.
“Please, don’t blame my new friends,” Mickey begged. “They had nothing to do with this, they warned me, but I didn’t listen. I only wanted to make you proud, to be a great sorcerer so badly. But I realize making someone else or something else do all the work for you doesn’t help you achieve anything. From now on, I’ll do exactly what you tell me to do. If there’s anyone that should be punished, it’s me and no one else.”
Twilight and the others admire his honesty and bravery, but Yen Sid didn’t say anything. It was hard to read his face.
“So, um…”
Mickey takes off his master’s hat, straightening the crooked tip and slowly hands it to his master, who quickly grabbed it.
The Equestrians were a little startled by the sorcerer’s action, even Mickey as he chuckled nervously. But the sorcerer’s stern look made his smile fade away and the mouse looks on the ground. He sees the broom, picks it up and gives it to him. Yen Sid placed his hat on his head and grabs the broom very quickly startling Mickey. He grabs the two buckets off the floor, showing them with a nervous smile. He slowly tiptoes past his watchful master, who for a moment actually smiles as his apprentice leaves. Mickey stops to look back and return a smile. He tiptoed further when suddenly his master whacked him with the broom on his hindquarters sending him running toward the fountain to finish his chores. With his apprentice gone, he looms his attention over the nervous equines, the dragon and the cricket.
“Now…” He speaks, with a sage-like tone. “As for you…”
“Oh please, Mister, um… Yen Sid, sir,” Twilight plead. “He was only trying to do good. We told him he should do the chores himself. Please, don’t be hard on Mickey.”
Yen Sid didn’t answer, just gave the serious look.
“Isn’t he going to say something about this?” Rainbow asked.
“Shh!” Applejack hushed.
“It’s scary enough when he’s not speaking,” Spike said, quietly.
“Look, maybe it’s best I introduce myself,” Twilight said, appealing to Yen Sid. “I am…
“Twilight Sparkle,” The sorcerer said. “Yes, I’ve been expecting you.”
Every pony stare slack-jawed at the sorcerer, surprised he knew who Twilight is.
“You… You know who I am?” Twilight asked.
“Yes,” Yen Sid replied. “You’re Celestia’s pupil.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!” Rainbow said, flying close to him. “You also know the princess?”
“Your mentor, her sister and I go way back,” Yen Sid reply. “Long before even you were born, Your Majesty.”
“What?!” Twilight said, wide-eyed.
“Wow!!!” Everypony said, amazed.
“When I was young as you are,” The wizard explained. “I visited many worlds while watching over the balance between light and darkness. One day, I stumbled onto Equestria and there Celestia found me. She took care of me since that day, we even became close friends. We taught each other our ways of magic, and I told her of the countless worlds in our universe. I even met her sister and, of course, their master before I went back to my own. He and I were much alike, I need not tell you since you probably know whom I speak of.”
“You knew Star Swirl?” Twilight asked.
“I do,” Yen Sid nods, with a smile. “Celestia told me you saved him and the Pillars from limbo.”
“She told you that?” Twilight asked.
“But how could she tell you when we only got the book not long ago?” Pinkie asked, bringing up a point.
“We come in contact once in a while,” Yen Sid. “She told me everything about you, the things you’ve learned and achieved and, of course, how overachieving you can be.”
The other ponies couldn’t but giggle, while Twilight blushed.
“She also told me of the friendships you’ve mended and fixed. If I’m not mistaken, you, Twilight Sparkle, had no interest in making friends in the first place.”
Again Twilight sheepishly smiled, remembering that time too well.
“No matter. Everyone makes mistakes, even Celestia made a few in her day.”
Twilight couldn’t help but smile, but it turned into a frown.
“But why didn’t Princess Celestia tell me about you?” Twilight asked. “When I showed her…”
“Let’s just say back in the day, some people, or ponies in your case, weren’t used to inhabitants of other worlds,” Yen Sid interrupts.
Twilight nods understanding, reflecting their initial interactions.
“I see you’ve found the mystical Book of Disney in order to be here now.”
“Yeah, I found it in the Castle of the Two Sisters,” Spike steps up. “But wait! How do you know all that?”
“I know many things, young dragon,” Yen Sid answered. “But not all. There are things even the stars don’t tell me, such as why the book chose to come to your world.”
“Are you also a fortune teller?” Pinkie asked.
“Not exactly, Miss Pinkie Pie,” Yen Sid answered.
“What do you know about the Book of Disney?” Twilight asked.
“That the book itself was created by a man named Walter Elias Disney. I believe Deems Taylor told you about him.”
The ponies nodded silently.
“A long time ago, Disney created many stories and placed them inside the book,” Yen Sid explained. “In doing so, the worlds along with all its characters were given life and a purpose. I am one of those characters, Mickey Mouse was his first.”
“Amazing!” Octavia said, listening.
“The Book serves as a gateway to worlds hidden far away from your own. But it also possesses great power, one that can be used for both good… And evil. I believe the book chose you, the Elements of Harmony, to protect it at all costs. If fallen into the wrong hands, a great disaster will occur. Should the book be destroyed, the magic, the worlds and all its characters will disappear… Forever.”
Every pony gasped, realizing there was more at stake than expected. They’ve made many friends in various worlds these past few months. Snow White, Prince Florian, The Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Geppetto… The thought of them being destroyed and erased from existence cut like a knife against their back. They could not let this happen nor allow that to happen to anyone in the worlds they’ve yet to visit.
“Master Yen Sid, you can count on us,” Twilight said, determined. “I swear we won’t let anything happen to the book or let some pony use it for evil!”
“Uh-huh!” The others agreed.
“I have great faith in you, all of you,” Yen Sid said. “Bear in mind that the people you’ve met in the worlds you visited are just the beginning. There are many great, powerful heroes you’ve yet to meet who will help along the way. But be wary of those who embrace the darkness. Many of them more threatening than the last. They will do everything to destroy you, even tear your friendship apart.”
Yen Sid suddenly stopped and closed his eyes, as if he were in a deep thought.
“Beware Elements of Harmony: A great danger waits for you in the future. You can face it as long as you believe in the light… And in friendship.”
“We’ll be ready for whatever awaits us!” Twilight said, determined.
“Good,” Yen Sid nodded.
“Awesome!” Rainbow said. “I can’t wait to visit those other worlds. Whatever danger comes our way, they won’t stand a chance against us!”
“It takes more than bravery to face the upcoming threat, Miss Dash,” Yen Sid warned. “Remember: The answer lies within your element.”
“Does he always have to speak in riddles?” Rainbow asked Rarity.
“Rainbow Dash, hush!” Rarity scowled.
“I may be a DJ, but I’m quite into adventure when I want to be,” Vinyl admits. “But I didn’t know there’s more going on.”
“I generally avoid confrontation,” Octavia said. “But I’m actually enjoying it.”
Yen Sid looks toward Octavia and Vinyl, with a smile.
“I have an apprentice who is a musician herself; a DJ, most of all. Her name is Scout and it would be something should you three ever meet.”
“Cool,” Vinyl said. “Just sign us up for when that adventure happens, alright Twi?”
“At least a week’s notice, I hope,” Octavia adds.
“I’ll keep that in mind,” Twilight assures.
Suddenly, a portal opened behind them leading back to the orchestra stand.
“The portal’s open!” Twilight said.
“Well, it was very nice to meet you and Mickey, Mister Yen Sid, sir,” Applejack said, tipping her hat. “But we better go now. We still need to do something else.
The Equestrians were about to leave until…
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Yen Sid asked.
The ponies stop and turn to him, thinking it over. Suddenly, Rainbow’s eyes widen.
“Ohmygosh, ohmygosh!” Rainbow panicked. “The sheet music; we never found it!”
But then, the sorcerer brought out an orange sheet music from behind his back. He reaches toward Twilight, who takes the sheet music.
“It was with you the whole time?” Twilight said.
“The sheet music are a very unique source of power,” Yen Sid answered. “The realms you’re about to visit next will be tougher than the previous ones. Be on your guard and, of course, you’ll have a conscience to be your guide.”
Yen Sid winked at Jiminy Cricket, who was totally speechless. The Equestrians nod understandingly.
“Should you need my help, I will assist you in the art of magic and various things,” Yen Sid adds. “In the meantime, give my regards to Celestia and Luna.”
“Thank you, Master Yen Sid,” Twilight bowed. “We will.”
“Good luck, my little ponies,” Yen Sid waved to them. “May we meet again.”
The Equestrians stepped through the portal one at a time. Once the portal closed, Yen Sid stood alone. He conjures a book in his hand staring at it.
“Hmm…” He thought.
The Orchestra Stand
The orange songbook began to glow, as the Equestrians appear in a flash.
“Ah, you’ve returned once more,” Deems said.
“And with the sheet music,” Vinyl said.
Twilight hands Deem the sheet music with her magic.
“Thank you,” Deems said, placing the sheet music on the stand. “Tell me: How was your visit with Master Yen Sid?”
“He was amazing, sir,” Twilight said. “He saved us from a mistake Mickey made. He even knew my mentor!”
“He does?" Deems asked.
“He said they go way back and how they’re kind of alike.”
“Only he was WAY more serious than the princess,” Rainbow whispered to the rest.
“And how’s Mickey doing?” Deems asked.
“Well, he made a mistake to impress his master,” Twilight explained. “But everything went alright when he confessed in the end. I can only say he’s a great friend.”
“It’s sad we didn’t get to say ‘goodbye’ to him,” Spike said, sadly.
“I know that feeling,” Jiminy said. “I just wish we could’ve told him.”
Suddenly, the orange songbook glows again, and, with a bright flash, a familiar face rushed toward them.
“Mickey?” Everypony said, in unison.
“Well, that was fast!” Jiminy replied.
Mickey quickly stopped mere feet from the group trying to catch his breath.
“Hiya fellas. Master Yen Sid wanted me to give you this.”
Mickey shows them the book his master conjured earlier. Twilight lifts it up with her magic and skims through a few pages. She almost couldn’t breathe.
“Is this…?” Twilight began.
“One of Master Yen Sid’s spell books,” Mickey said. “It contains some of his best spells, and other things. Consider it a gift, he says you’ll need this in the future.”
“Thank you, Mickey,” Twilight said, teary-eyed.
Twilight and the others embraced Mickey in a hug, eventually releasing after a few seconds.
“You know, I’d love to visit your world someday,” Mickey said.
“We’d be delighted, darling,” Rarity said.
“Hello, Mickey,” Deems said.
“Hello, Mister Taylor, sir,” Mickey greeted.
“How do you do?”
“Great! Especially since I’ve made some new friends. Excuse me, there’s someone else I need to talk to… Pardon me!”
Mickey walks toward the conductor’s stage where Leopold stood. The mouse pulled his coat to get his attention.
“Mr. Stokowski! Mr. Stokowski!”
The man didn’t hear him until Mickey whistled loudly, finally getting his attention.
“My congratulations, sir,” Mickey said, offering his hand.
Leopold smiled and shook the mouse's hand.
“Congratulations to you, Mickey.”
“Gee, thanks!” Mickey chuckled. “Well, so long! I’ll be seein’ ya!”
Mickey walked off the stage toward the songbook, as Leopold waved to him.
“Goodbye,” Leopold said.
Before he entered the book, Mickey turned toward his equine friends.
“Goodbye, everypony. Got so much to do: Chores to finish, magic to study. Hope I’ll see ya real soon!”
“Bye, Mickey,” Twilight waved. “See ya soon!”
“Bye!” Every pony said in unison.
Deems, Leopold and the musicians clap for Mickey Mouse, as he enters the songbook.
“I really like him,” Jiminy said.
“Me too,” Fluttershy said.
“Me three!” Pinkie sighed.
Everypony nodded in agreement, already missing the little mouse. Suddenly, a thought came to Pinkie.
“Hey! Does anypony realize when you read ‘Yen Sid’ backwards it’s spelled ‘Disney’?”
Under normal conditions the ponies would be annoyed with Pinkie being random, but actually they thought about what she said.
“Now that you mention it,” Twilight said. “It actually does make sense.”
“So it’s like meeting that Disney feller,” Applejack smiled. “In another life.”
“Yes-indeedy, A.J.,” Pinkie replied. “Yes-indeedy.”
And so, our heroes took a well-earned rest before going to the next realm. They took the time to think of what Master Yen Sid said, of the great unknown danger in the future. The only question is: What was it?
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Spectacular once again. And now that they met with Mickey imagine to their surprise they'll cross paths with him again hopefully in Fun and Fancy Free, or even Donald and Goofy in Saludos Amigos, Melody Time, and Three Caballeros.
I love this chapter I really got the feeling Mickey and Twilight will get along just fine.
When will they noticed that Mickey's Head is the same shape as the symbol on the book?
Great chapter, buddy. I just got one question regarding the Rite of Spring. Will the dinosaurs, pterosaurs and sea reptiles look like they do due to recent scientific evidence like T-rex in a horizontal state and having the dinosaurs' tails lifted off the ground or are you going to have them look like they do in the original film?
Perfect. ABSOLUTELY perfect! Just what i needed after a long, hard days work! Nice homage to mickey and his famous cartoons and catchphrase! Everything is done in perfection! I cant wait to see the soundtrack and the Rite of Spring! It will be amazing, I know it! Keep up the good work, and cant wait for the next part!
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Disney had a unique version. I think we shouldn't tinker with it TOO much!
I honestly wonder how the Soundtrack will react to the ponies??
Disney Trivia: 1. Orinially, this segment would've starred Dopey. But it got switched to Mickey. 2. Mickey was given a character make over. 3. The moment of Mickey chopping the broom originally started like this:
4. This segment was the most well know part of Fantasia.
What a great chapter! Well done! I especially enjoyed how Yen Sid spoke with Twilight and her friends! It's amazing that he, Celestia and Luna know each other, and how they go way back.
Anyhow, I'm looking forward to the next segment: the Rite of Spring.
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Lets just say, it will be worse than Nightmare Night.
cant wait for bald mountain
So we have Kingdom Hearts and Epic Mickey references.
I had an idea for an MLP crossover with Epic Mickey. Pony Flash Sentry would arrive in the Wastelands (The show itself has seemingly forgotten him)
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I agree. As much as I want to be scientifically correct about the dinosaurs, I wanna stay true to the movie.
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I'm kinda figuring it out. Almost forget about the symbol being Mickey's head.
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That will surely happen.
A big thumbs up for Corey Burton for giving an amazing character an amazing voice.
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I watched the first two episodes. Pretty great start for a new season.
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Glad you liked it!
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I understand. At least have their tails off the ground.
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When will you write “Night on Bald Mountain”?
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That's one of the final chapters.
Hey, buddy, when will you use the School of Friendship's students; Yona, Silverstream, Gallus, Smolder, Ocellus and Sandbar?
AWESOME!!! This is my favorite in Fantasia. I like how you added all those references to Mickey's old cartoons. Such a great job. I'm eager to see Rites of Spring. Quick question; will they ever meet the rest of the Disney Sensational Six (Goofy, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, and Pluto)?
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Ok
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Well, the Trex did in the movie.
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probably in the later stories. He's gonna do the entire disney animated canon.
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I was thinking maybe the rest of the dinosaurs might do it too.
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May i ask why? virtually all of them did apart from the Stegosaurus
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Just a suggestion.
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Still thinking about it.
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ok
I wonder what Twilight's reaction meeting Belle who also loves reading books. And what will Rares think of the Beast
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Twilight would, without a doubt, get along very well with Belle and become best friends. Rarity will probably find the Beast horrid at first and later find out that he has a good heart and help him fall in love with Belle.
What will Fluttershy think of Mufasa falling to his death?
Will Zecora come along in the Lion King chronicle, she wpuld be best meeting with Rafiki.
Will Twilight learn the Philosphy of Hakuna Matata or the Circle of Life, Mufasa would more or less remind her of her mentor.
And what will the Mane six react to Disney's freaky hundred headed Hydra, river guardian, the twelve labors, The Underworld, Olympian Gods, and of course, Pegasus.
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Zecora will absolutely appear in the Lion King.
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Sad, of course.
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Include a scene either when Belle appears in her ball gown or getting dressed, or Rarity teaching the Beast etiquette. The latter would be HILARIOUS!
What will Rares, Babs, Diamond Tiara or the Canterlot guys think of "Supercallifragelisticexpialidocious" even though to them the sound of it is something quite atrocious, what will they think of Mr. Banks
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Thanks. I also have some great ideas in mind for that story.
Tigger: Oh, Oh, Oh, will Pinkie Pie meet me, i hope she'll love me, bouncin and trouncin with the only tigger in the world, that's me, she could be Roo's new auntie, ooh, i can't wait for that moment to come, when i finally meet a new friend, who's as bouncy-trouncy as me! welp, TTFN, Ta-ta for now, ohohohooo!!! P.S. please have Flutters interact with Eyeore, she'll definitely cheer 'im up, welp Ta-ta.
What will Fluttershy and Rares think of Simba and Scar's fighting like unstoppable savages. If Mufasa tells Twilight "when we die we, become the grass and the Zebras eat the grass" how will she react to it?
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unfortunately, it will be many years before we see them realized.
Yeah, and they'll have to deal with the time skips of the story, Simba growing up, hmm, what about if the story book had its own time flow and years, when the ponies spend their years living with Timon and Pumbaa in the jungle, then when they return back to Equestria, the time flow and year is still the same as if before they entered the book.
If Toy Story is included, will the Mane 6 transform into small anthropomorphic toys of a certain G4 toy brand created and made literally by Hasbro?
If he meets the ponies, Walt should give them the advice, "keep moving forward".
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Nice to hear, well, read someone say that.
Sorry if I offended you.
I like Flash, he's had a hard time for little reason.
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Kind of, yes.