takesyoubytheheart | (001) Plane Crazy [Video/Action]

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[When you look on your devices today, you're going to see a smiling mouse. Yeah, it's going to be that kind of day in Luceti, apparently. he's taking a calm stroll in the woods, and if you want to take notice, the wings on his back are black - and a bit ruffled. He's awfully pleasant, given the confusing circumstances - but given all that's happened to him, being whisked away to a random world with body changes is sincerely the least of his problems. Normally he wouldn't be doing such open communication, given the whole 'people shouldn't know other worlds exist' rule, but again, given what's happened? Gotta figure that rule's gone to ash.

So, after giving the device another once over look, he speaks up.]

I guess this is a good time as any ta say 'hello' ta whoever is out there... so... Hiya! I got a bunch of questions ta ask about what's goin' on, so I'd really like any help I can get. The 'who, what, where, and why' first off... Second off, I gotta ask if you've seen a bunch of my friends. Let's see...

[He counts off of his fingers.]

Donald Duck, Goofy, Sora, Riku, Master Yensid, Kairi, and Axel... I mean Lea. gee, that's gunna be hard ta used to. If you've seen any of 'em, would ya let me know? I need ta find 'em ASAP. And after that... I suppose I should introduce myself! The name's Mickey Mouse! Nice ta meetcha!

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[Now, logic dictates that you need wings probably a little bigger than these in order to fly. Mickey knows this. Everyone knows this. So why is he climbing up that tree, flexing out his wings in anticipation? Because it certainly couldn't hurt to try, right? ... Right?

He swings himself over onto a branch, grinning down at the ground below. Wouldn't it be so cool if this worked? Imagine how jealous Donald would be. Imagine how Minnie would swoon. He rubs his hands, listening more to his inner child than his outer adult.]

Heh heh...! This ain't so high up... maybe if I got a lil' wind goin'...

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[Mickey may not have a chance to test out his new wings just yet -- that is, unless he can ignore the fact that just a few branches up, there's a tiny green kitten shivering and shaking because he is very much afraid of heights. He also has no idea how he got stuck up there in the first place. In fact, he's not even sure how he turned into a cat, really -- the Malnosso sure had a strange sense of humor, teleporting him there almost as soon as he woke up this morning...]

[Ion can hear a voice below him, but is too frightened to open his eyes and see who it might be. All he can do it let out a very sad and pathetic meow.]

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[With those big ears of his, how could he possibly ignore it? He looks up, seeing the poor creature.]

Aw... poor little fella.

[He'd have to try his stupid idea later. Jumping to the branch is tempting, but it might scare the kitty even further. So he starts climbing up.]

Hold on! I'm gunna help ya down! Stay right there!

[Ion peeks open an eye to try and see who is it, unable to recognize the voice as anyone he'd know -- but the moment he does, he just sees how high up he is and his claws dig even tighter into the tree branch. You'd think as a cat he'd probably be able to land on his feet anyway even if he did fall, but given this is Ion... chances are he's not quite that graceful.]

[But he does manage to catch a glimpse of Mickey and-- wait. Did he see that right? Is that a giant mouse climbing up a tree to save a cat? Because if so, this is a rather strange situation...]

[Once Mickey is on the branch, he walks very slowly and delicately, hoping not to spook the cat further.]

Easy there... I gotcha... Ain't nothin' gunna happen...

[So he tries to put his hands on Ion and pick him up, as gently as possible. He would not like to get a face full of claws, after all.]

[He'll have to be careful not to bend his little wings while he does so. If only they were normal sized, then he could probably fly! But it looks like they shrank down with him.]

[He tries not to move too much while he's being carried. But knowing he's being saved is enough to get a bit of a purr going, even if he is still pretty scared. And sorry if he claws Mickey's arm a bit -- he's not doing it on purpose, really!]

[He winces, but he supposes the little guy can't help it. He keeps the cat close to his chest, and then begins the slow descent downward, not wanting to go too fast and scare the little thing.]

Here we go... Nothin' ta be afraid of. I've beaten guys taller than this! Ha ha!

[If not for Mickey's perpetually friendly-sounding voice, Ion might have been a bit worried about that last comment... but even if this guy was bad news, he didn't really have a choice in the matter. He needed to get down somehow, after all.]

[He just kind of meows in reply -- still can't really talk as a cat, unfortunately.]

[But they make to the ground, safe and sound. He then kneels down, trying to put Ion on the grass.]

There ya go, all safe and sound, just like I said! Why don'tcha run on home back to yer folks? Bet they're real worried about where you've been.

[As soon as Ion is safe and on the ground, the first thing he does is just kind of lie there to calm down -- okay, he's safe again, and there's no more risk of falling.]

[But after a moment, he does raise up his head and chirps up at Mickey, trying to thank him -- maybe it comes out sounding vaguely like a thank-you, but it's hard to tell when he's still just a cat.]

[But Mickey seems to get the gist of it, smiling and giving a nod.]

Yer welcome! In fact, ya probably kept me from doin' somethin' real stupid up here, heh heh...

['Something real stupid'? He tilts his head to the side curiously, his little wings flapping a bit.]

[He glances around... well, it's not as if this cat's going to tell anyone!]

See, I thought maybe with these wings, I could... fly.

[Oh... oh! This person must be a new feather, then! But did they arrive here as a mouse, or is turning into animals part of the experiment? Hm...]

[Ion's eyes widen a bit, before he gets up and tries flapping his wings as if to start flying -- and he actually gets like an inch off the ground! -- before falling back down. And then he shakes his head.]

[He's gotta at least try and warn this guy before he goes jumping out of a tree somewhere. That wasn't a fun lesson for new feathers to learn the hard way.]

[He blinks at the sudden burst of flight. Even if it was an inch, it was still something! His eyes almost glitter - THAT WAS SO COOL.]

Wow! Way ta go, little guy! Maybe if ya keep it up, you'll be flyin' all over the place! Then I won't need ta rescue you again.

[...oops, did he just make it worse? He might have just made it worse. No amount of practice is going to get those little wings to work any better to get Ion off the ground.]

[This time he just gestures at his wings with a paw, before crossing both paws in front on him like an X. Nope, flying is a no go! So please don't go jumping out of trees!]

[Dangit. He pouts a little.]

Okay, okay, I get the hint... But ya gotta admit, flyin' would sure be neat.

[Oh, very neat indeed! He gives as enthusiastic a nod as a tiny kitty can.]

[Before Ion's Luceti-born fear of heights came about, he didn't have any particularly strong objections to flying -- he'd done it plenty of times back on Auldrant riding around in the Albiore with everyone else. He probably wouldn't find it quite so enjoyable nowadays.]