Mickey Mouse Funhouse: Silly Stories

Monsters & Legends~!

(Short story!! Mickey reads a book about Monster Legends but one monster seems a bit  familiar.)

Sitting on the floor, Mickey flipped through his big book with an interested smile. He had gotten it from the Hot Dog Hill's library, " Monster's Unleashed: The Monsters & Myths of Hot Dog Hills and Beyond! " and while it wasn't a normal read for him, there were stories that had perked his interest! Stories of fairies who tricked you into giving them money, a dog who would grant you a fortune beyond your wildest dreams if you petted her the right way, an underwater monster who lived in Scotland (he knew that monster very well), and many more! Though, as he flipped to the next page, there was one legend that caught his eye. A legend of a monster that lived in the woods. It took the shape of an orb of blue light and it was known for being very shy and if you gave it flowers, it would blow you away and disappear! And then you'd have bad luck for 30 years!

As silly as it was, the fur on his back stood up as he looked out of the window that showed the forest. It was a beautiful day but he suddenly grew afraid of it. What if the monster lived here? Mickey shook his head and ruled against it. No monsters lived here and if they did, Funny would have told them about it (and probably befriended it) so Mickey turned back to his book. Speaking of Funny, Mickey heard that familiar noise of him about to appear so he looked up to the tank to greet him. " Remind me to never forget that a Yeti has a good snowball-throwing arm! " He laughed to himself as he shook the residue snow off of him. Snow sprinkled softly onto the floor and Mickey. " I will! Hiya Funny! " Mickey cheered, accidentally startling the Funhouse. " MICKEY! Oh, Mickey! Ya nearly scared me back to the Winter Mountains! " He chuckled, taking a few breaths to calm down.

" Aw, I'm sorry about that! " Apologized Mick but Funny told him that it was fine. Funny's eye then caught sight of the book and he looked interested in it. "Ooh! I love stories! What's that one about? " He asked, Mickey walking over to give Funny a better look. " Legends and Myths about monsters! I'm reading this really cool story about a mystical orb that lives in a forest! It gives you 30 years of bad luck if you give it flowers! " He exclaimed, his feet stomping a bit in excitement. Funny looked at the page with an uncertain frown. Something seemed familiar about that forest...and orb. " But it lives in a forest...why would it get upset if you gave it flowers? " He asked. " I don't know but let's read to find out! " Mickey smiled.

The story said that it found flowers scary and it lived in a secluded area that didn't have any flowers around it for that reason. If you happened to bring any around it, it would grow angry and blow you away with a terrible gust of wind! Then, it would put a spell on you so you'd have bad luck for those years! While both found it ridiculous, Funny was starting to get suspicious. He scanned the picture of what was supposed to be the orb. It was a blurred photo, taken in the dead of night, of something blue and circular in a cluster of trees and it was moving. Like it was trying to get away from something. ...something clicked in Funny's mind but he needed to be sure. " Mickey? Mickey, does it say what KIND of flowers it finds scary? " He asked, sounding slightly impatient. Mickey's brow raised but he quickly skimmed the lines again. " ...the dark...flowers..scary...AH HA! Sunflowers! It's afraid of sunflowers " He said while pointing to the word.

... Everything clicked into place. " Mickey? This story is about me! " He gasped. Mickey looked at the book and then to Funny with a surprised face. He didn't believe it so Funny explained. " I remember that night! I had just moved to Funhouse Forest and I was trying to find someplace to sleep but it was so dark and there were so many unfamiliar noises that I got scared and started teleporting like crazy. I was hoping that I'd turn up someplace nice and quiet but I found myself face to face with someone. I was going to teleport away but...but they told me not to be afraid and then held up something. I had floated closer to see what it was but it was too dark but it smelled nice and sweet...but then I sneezed and blew whoever that was down to the ground! I started to say I was sorry but then this bright light kept flashing in my face and I got even more scared and teleported away. "

Mickey stared at his friend in shock. The picture was of Funny while he was trying to get away! However, even with the mystery solved, he felt bad for him. Imagine the fear of being in the dark in someplace you don't know and you suddenly get bombarded with flashing lights! Oh, poor Funny! Mickey then opened his mouth to comfort him but a question popped out instead! " You moved to Funhouse Forest? " He asked. Funny nodded and smiled. " But that's a legend for another day! " Another question popped into his mind. " You can give someone 30 years bad luck? " " I don't think so but if I could, it's a power I wish I knew about when I was younger! " He joked, laughing.

THE END!