Mickey Mouse Funhouse: Silly Stories

Time for your Check-up!

" It's a good thing you called! It really is nothing too serious. " Care-A-Belle smiled while taking a thermometer out of Funny's mouth and nodded at the temperature. 70 was a normal temperature for a house in the Autumn so to be 73, just three degrees off, was more of a relief if anything. Funny now found himself projected onto a pillow that was propped up on the arm chair he had with Teddy snuggling right next to him. He was still tired, yes, but his uneasiness around Care-A-Belle still found itself wrapped around his circular body. Though, the witch did everything she could to keep him at ease. Windy told her all about his fear and she knew exactly what to do! She worked with kids and adults alike who had their own fears about doctors so she made sure she was mindful when it came to sudden movements, unfamiliar tools being shown and saying words that non-medical friends wouldn't know! Rummaging in her satchel, she found her small bag of tongue depressors and pulled it out. Funny eyed the sticks curiously. " Hey, " He said, " Where's the popsicles? Don't those sticks come from popsicles? " Care-A-Belle blinked audibly before chuckling.

" Good eye! Good eye, Funny! These are like popsicle sticks but they aren't for holding them. They're called Tongue Depressors and they help me get a good look at your throat! " She explained while pulling one out and showing it to him. She held it out for him to take and, like magic, it floated and twirled around as he flipped it and examined it. It was just a regular old stick..." How are you gonna do that? " He asked, handing it back to her. " Easy! Say ' Ahh! ' " She instructed and Funny did so without a problem. Gently and slowly, she placed the depressor onto his tongue and pushed down a bit to get a good look inside. It wasn't bright red but it was a shade lighter than normal so it was just the beginning of a sore throat then. " See, when I press down gently, I can see the back of your throat and I can see if anything looks out of the ordinary! " She explained again while double-checking. Funny's throat suddenly began to tickle from the sudden cold air coming in and out and he accidentally bit down on the depressor as he tried to duck away to cough which took the stick out of her hand. She gave him a sympathetic smile. " Sorry, I didn't mean to cause that! " Funny, after finishing his fit, shook his head and gave the stick back. " Its okay! It was an accident! " He smiled warmly. The rest of the checkup went without much of a hitch! With our witchy doctor being gentle and answering whatever questions Funny had, he started to enjoy himself and loosened up to everything! By the end, Care-A-Belle had come to the conclusion Windy did.

" Yep, he's fine! Just the beginning of the sniffles! It should be gone in a few days. " She said with a nod, sitting on the arm part of the armchair. Windy, Teddy and Funny cheered (although, Funny cheered quietly to rest his throat which had started to hurt during the checkup). The beginning was always the easiest but that meant they were in for a bumpy ride during the next few days. That didn't matter, they'd help Funny breeze through this without a question! ...speaking of breeze.. " Care-A-Belle? May I ask a question? " Asked Windy, flying to the kitchen and then coming back with a box of tissues for Funny. " Of course you can! Shoot! " She grinned. " Funny happens to also have allergies and whenever he sneezes, he only blows things away! But since he's been sneezing now, he's been shapeshifting like crazy! Why is that? " They asked while handing Funny a few tissues. Care-A-Belle looked surprised at first before considering a few things and then smiling. " Hmm, well, how bad do those allergies get? " She asked while rummaging through her bag for something. Windy thought about it. " Not so bad when I think about it! They're mild. " " Well, little fun fact about we magic holders: Congestion is our WORST enemy. " Windy couldn't blink but if they could, they would have multiple times. The cow began to explain as she finally picked out a vial that held a glowing purple liquid. " Ever hear of magic or superpowers going haywire because someone held too much of it back? Well, it happens because when someone has too much of it inside them and has no way of getting it out and flowing properly, everything gets jammed together! And jammed-up magic is no picnic because you can't control how your spells might go, if your teleportation will take you home instead of to Tahiti or- "

She paused when she thought she heard someone's breath hitch. She looked down to see Funny gearing up for a sneeze and, Phew!, it looked like it was going to be a doozy! Care-A-Belle, Windy and Teddy all hopped off the chair quickly give him space as he went into a fit of sneezes. And each one caused one shift after another after another! A cookie jar...then a rock...then a remote-controlled convertible...then a bracelet...and then a lion! He was pretty, they all wouldn't lie. He is body was blue with his underbelly being a light shade of blue. his mane and tail were a mixture of red and yellow and his paw pads were a grey like the stones that sat at the bottom of the funhouse. " Aw, what a pretty kitty! " Cooed Windy before they began to pet Funny who immediately began to purr right after. The touch was so soothing and nice! " Aw, stop it Windy! You're making me bluhuh...hhuh... " He eyes narrowed again and his mouth pulled back into into a scary-looking snarl that ending with a " HUH-SHOO!! " and a dazed Funny Funhouse back on a pillow. He was starting to sweat as well. " ...or if your shapeshifting abilities are gonna cause you trouble! " Clarabelle finished as she giggled and walked back over with the vial. Funny blew his nose and then eyed her carefully. " Is that what I think it is? " He whined. " Its gonna help, I promise! "