Mischief In Making

What an Unimpressive Castle

a/n: hi! welcome to the first chapter of the fanfic. if you haven't read my author's note in the previous part, please go back and read it! btw, this is Keefe's POV.

As Keefe stepped out of the light, he blinked.

"Huh," he wondered, "where am I?"

That's when Keefe saw the people on a cart screaming. The cart was zooming down a wooden track that looked extremely dangerous. They were smiling, though. What a weird hobby humans have.

Keefe surveyed the area. It was packed with people moving in all directions, some wearing giant headbands. What was the purpose of wearing a flashy-looking accessory? Most of them were holding rectangular pieces of metal and paper maps. Keefe saw a table nearby with some of the same paper maps, so he quickly grabbed a few.

"Oh- so humans named this land after Dex! Except...they spelled it Disneyland instead of Dizzneeland. Wow, they worship him! Maybe I could join their Dex cult!"

The map had a lot of structures, and one of them was a castle. "I should go there," Keefe thought. "Maybe the castle is dedicated to Dex too!" Sadly, that wasn't the case. Apparently it was called "Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough"- what a boring name. Keefe would've preferred to see "Super Dexinator Fortress". Oh well.

He walked for a short while before the castle came into view. It was pink and blue, the spires were ugly, and it was not tall. What an unimpressive castle. Meanwhile, people were "ooh"-ing and "ah"-ing at it. They were striking poses in front of their pieces of metal and tapping furiously onto them. Is this another fun hobby they do? There was a wide pathway through the center of the castle, with pictures of a woman and a man. Keefe strolled through it, then looked around. Was that it?

He was extremely disappointed- but then he saw a small opening on the side of the castle. Keefe peeked in. The inside was dim, and there was a spiraling staircase leading up. He saw a family of humans walking up the staircase. Keefe curiously wandered in and took the staircase up. The path was a display about the woman from the pictures who takes a 100 year nap. There was this evil witch woman in the story who reminded him of mother dearest and her horrible plans. As the evil witch cackled, Keefe wondered if his mother took notes from this person, because she was eviler than them. That would be a great question to ask when they meet again- which was hopefully never.

As Keefe stepped out of the castle, he saw animals and humans on decorated platforms that seemed to move without help. People on the side of the walkway were watching the platforms and vibing to the music. How many weird hobbies did humans have? A mouse waved at the crowd, and Keefe noticed that it's ears were on everybody's headbands. The mouse's face was on a lot of signs, too. Was this mouse the mascot of Dizzneeland? That didn't make sense, because Dex was supposed to be the mascot...right???

Just then, his stomach growled. He needed food, but where could he get some? Keefe looked around and saw a stand with what looked to be like colored cloud fluff. A human traded green rectangle pieces of paper for a blue cloud fluff, then bit into it. The cloud fluff was edible?! He wanted to get some, but he didn't have any green rectangles to trade.

Keefe dejectedly walked away from the crowd. A red banner in the distance caught his eye. "Disney's New Hog Dog Contest at 11:30" is what the banner read. "They spelled Dex's last name wrong again!" he thought. "Wait, hot dog? What is that?" Keefe walked up to the contest area. He saw a group of people setting up long stands and another group sitting at a table with stacks of papers. The sign above them read, "Sign-Up". He walked over and asked how the contest works.

"First, you fill out this form. After that, we'll give you a piece of paper. On the paper, you write your full name and a random number. The paper goes into the box, and there'll be a raffle for 15 spots later. If you get called, they'll ask for the number you wrote on the paper to confirm its you. When you get confirmed, you'll participate in the contest. The prize is a skip-the-line ticket for one ride," they explained.

Keefe thanked them and asked for a form. He had nothing to lose, and why not give it a try? He probably won't get picked, but he really wanted to know what a hot dog was. And besides, this might take his mind off the fact that he was starving...a LOT.

that's all for now. thanks for reading :D