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As Oswald sat waiting for Mickey, he thought about how he had underestimated and misunderstood him, the Mickey in his mind was a selfish and arrogant individual with little care for others and never thinking of other people’s needs or those he left behind here in this world.
But the real deal was much less arrogant and more nice, even helping to free up the gremlins captured by the Mad Doctor’s beetleworx or helping the average toon to find their lost treasure.
This was not the same as he had though, Mickey had gone above and beyond to make the most of the opportunity to help out the Wasteland and its inhabitants, to him, the former ruler, it was astonishing, where he lay defeated, the mouse faced hordes of these creatures and other monsters to save the people and even redeem them to fix the damage they did.
He had thought that because he oozed like the Blot that Mickey was in league with the tyrant, but he later found out from Gus, that Mickey had fought and struggled against the Blot as it wrecked his home to bring him here, he fought tooth and nail to avoid being captured but was held by the Blot and then thrusted on the operating table at Dark Beauty Castle .
Oswald felt even more than ashamed, he had thought that the mouse came here to steal his life and everything he cultivated only to find out he was like him, a prisoner trapped in this twisted world that had once been a magical place for characters and people alike to enjoy.
He made the decision right then to forgive Mickey as Ortensia or Sadie as her actual name was but like always he wanted to mimic the life he thought belonged to him.
Now he wonders if he should have been cherished the moments with her more if he knew what was to come,Mickey had repaired Goofy and had brought him her locket, an anniversary present to mark their love for each other and this warmed his heart or lack there of to find himself feeling more confident and less jealous as he began to think that he could restore the world and maybe save his love.
But as he waited, Mickey approached him hesitantly,
He said “ Oswald, we need to talk, I have something I wanted to tell you.”
Oswald said “ Don’t scare me like that, Mickey, I am not a young toon like I was before,
What is it you wanted to talk about?
Mickey had an expression of guilt and shame, “ Do you know how you said the Thinner Diaster and the Blot happened simultaneously, awhile back, I was fooling around in a work shop owned by Yen Sid, I didn’t know what I was doing but I wanted to make a little statue of myself using the brush, it didn’t turn out well, the thing started to melt and I tried to fix expect it grew into a monsterous mess, Oswald, I don’t want you to be mad but I am at fault for everything”.
What, do you say?
You destoryed my home, my life, of course you did, why didn’t I think of it before, your hesitation, your anxiety, you are always the cause of my misery,
That’s it, Mouse, it’s time to fight and I hope you’re prepared for a fight, I have a little friend.
From the shadows, a mechanical suit made from parts of a creatures resembling Harold the Yeti from the Matterhorn Bobsleds appeared but it’s head was replaced with a new one that looked it was taken from a science fiction novel.
This is the fight I been waiting for, let’s dance.
Gus appeared and try to stop them both as the two headed for the summit of Mickeyjunk Mountian to fight against one another,
He said with a worried look, “ i got a bad feeling about all this, if those two fight, the Blot could escape.
The gremlin teleported while at the foot of the mountain covered in merchandise and idols go a certain mouse, the Shadow Blot, the doppelgänger used by the Storm Blot to continue his reign after he was captured in the very bottle that allowed him to escape here, summoned his army and together they marched up the mountain with great speed and ferocity to free their king and bring about a new beginning for their reign over the forgotten land.
At the same time, Mickey and Oswald were fighting one another atop the peaks of Mickeyjunk, while one went on the offensive, the other was defensive, as the two fought, Mickey redirected the projectiles by Oswald’s cannons back at him and started to crack the glass of the console of the great mechincal beast controlled by a very angry bunny.
As the two fought, Oswald shouted “ You know what hurt more then anything else, knowing i was nothing but a small footnote, a character for a company that didn’t even give me the same level of respect or fame as you, all I ever got was peanuts compared to you, the great Mickey Mouse, all I ever wanted was to be you, to know the admiration and respect of an audience of people who loved you no matter what.” But instead,I was banished alongside everyone else that didn’t make it up to Walt’s standards to this trash pit, I am taking your heart and I am going to enjoy making you suffer for what you done “.
Mickey argued, “ Oswald stop this isn’t what I wanted, I didn’t know about you or the people here, had I known I would never have done this, please the blot could break free at any moment, I told you this because I am not going to fight you anymore and I don’t know if I am a hero.”
Oswald was ready to deliver a statement but then stopped as flashbacks of him in doubt and wondering if he was ever good enough stopped him,
He tried to speak but then was knocked out of his mech which tumbled beneath the clouds, as a sinister slobber appeared and attempted to strike at them but Oswald was faster and using his momentum to kick the thug off the mountain as it screamed until a sound of a crash could be heard.
Gus then appeared, “ Well that’s reassuring, maybe he’ll think twice before climbing a mountain, maybe he’ll be able to get a new view on life as he skyrockets to the bottom, after all what must come up must come down.”
The two were both confused and then started to laugh at the fact it was the worst joke only a dad could make, but before the two could relax, the blot appeared and started to laugh as he turned towards Mickey, Oswald and Gus headed for the Jug and fought off the blotings while Mickey held his own against the fearsome fiend.
As they fought, the Blot threw everything he had at Mickey but he had made a mistake as Mickey used his brush and the power of paint to turn his army against him but they were little more then cannon fodder compare to his own strength.
Mickey then used the power of thinner and the Blot screamed in agony as he began to feel his body disintegrating into the darkness, he screams for mercy but Mickey didn’t listen as the Blot collapsed into a puddle of thinner and ink that faded, the army that had been fighting the rebels stopped a d retreated but before anyone could make a move, Oswald in a fit of rage, stood atop the jug ready to continue his fight with his enemy but before he could a deep laughter filled the air, in a matter of moments, the blotings started retreating while some smiled as before them, the sun was blacked out as a mass of dark purple and black ink rose into the sky, the Storm Blot was freed,
Mickey and Oswald were stopped in their tracks, the two of the were in awe and too stunned to speak or move at the horrors before their eyes but then the creature attempted to grab them , Gus then jumped in and pushed Mickey out of the day before he could say anything.
The creature then spoke in a deep voice that echoed through the world like a terrible wailing or screeching, “ Now the time comes for an arrangement, hello creator, or should i address you as father.”
Mickey was horrified, the rest of wasteland’s citizens gasped as it began to speak more, “ You know the rabbit and this small creature aren’t too dissimalr from how I was made, you made me in your image only to reject me for being a mistake, much like all the others that end up here, I might be a monster but it’s you who the villain of this story, without your help, I wouldn’t be here today and neither would those who suffered my wrath, but I will make you a deal,
I will let your friends go and go in peace if you give up your heart and agree to never interfere in my business again, I hold all the cards, think carefully this is a limited time offer and I am not a patient person.
As the Blot began to grow irritable and started to crush the two in his palms, Mickey began to approach and surrender his heart, in a moment of silence, the Blot released his prisoners and using his hand, formed a single tendril and pulled out the heart of the most powerful character of the cartoon world, the wasteland’s residents while they were upset with Mickey for not being responsible and causing their current situation, realized it was a mistake and not deliberate as instead of trying to deny his role, he sacrificed his own life to save theirs.
Oswald was horrified as he realized what Mickey had done, “ Oh Iwerks, you really screwed up,
Now he’s going to destroy this place and leave it a husk of a place, thanks for saving us from your mistake.
Mickey grew mad and shouted at Oswald, “ You know what, buzz off Oswald, i did this to save you and your people, I don’t need your approval or permission to do what I think is right”.
Oswald set in silence at being scorned and then put in his place while Gus pointed out, the Blot began to mainfest armies of blotings and tendrils to absorb the paint out of Wasteland enough to attack and take over the Cartoon World, Mickey headed off to stop the monster while Oswald sat in silence, wondering what had he done to screw up and let this happen again to the people he cared about most and how to fix it.