Part 2
Setting: Underworld
Hades and the wicked witch are planning how they are going to control Jessica and what she is going to do, once she is controlled. “We will first get her to kill Mickey at his 75th birthday party tonight, then we will have her brake down the barrier, and finally she will then commit suicide,” explained the wicked witch.
“So, are we just going to have her poison Mickey or kill him physically?” asked Hades, interestingly.
“She will poison him of course, we can't make it obvious, other wise everyone will know that we are controlling her. The only fall back to controlling her is that she can still speak her mind and if her heart is pure enough, which it is, she can change the person of whom she is trying to kill to herself, so neither way she dies. Even though she can once again save Mickey,” responded the wicked witch.
“Also, if she kills herself before she kills Mickey, I can always make a deal with Mickey, since he has such a good heart, which I hate about him. Then he will be our prisoner and we can take over the Disney World, and then I will get Jessica back as my queen, myself,” added Hades.
“That is an excellent idea, Hades,” complemented the wicked witch.
Then, they set to work on controlling Jessica.
Setting: Mickey’s house
Jessica had just stepped in to the kitchen to get something to drink, when all of a sudden, after she poured herself a glass of water, her arms started to quiver and shake, and she soon couldn't control them anymore. “What is wrong with me?” she cried. “I can't control my body.”
She then walked over to the medicine cabinet, and her arms grabbed an unopened bottle of medicine and poured it into the glass and they did the same thing with three other bottles. They then mixed up the poison so well that it looked like an ordinary glass of water. Jessica then started to scream for help when one of her hands flew to her mouth and covered it. Then, the next thing she knew was that she was starting to walk over towards Mickey. She soon figured out that the villains were trying to get Mickey to drink the poison and were controlling her so that way she would give it to him, so that way nobody would ever suspect a thing. Finally, she bit her hand and it pulled away in great pain. She then started screaming, “HELP!”
Everyone then started looking at her like she was crazy, till finally she screamed, “ The villains have control over my body and they have made me make up a poison for you, Mickey.”
Everyone was in shock at what they had heard and David tried to take the glass away from her, because he knew that she would rather drink it than give it to Mickey. So he screamed, “Don't drink the poison!”
Now, when the wicked witch saw what had happened, she ordered Jessica to drink the poison and not let anything or anyone stop her from drinking it. Also, for her to do what ever she can to kill herself if the poison didn't kill her right away. Now, Mickey might be safe, for the time being, but at least they would get the one who had foiled their plans from the beginning.
With that Jessica’s arm slowly lifted the cup to her mouth and she tried as hard as she could to keep it away. When suddenly, David leaped at the cup and stole it away from her. Now, her arms had total control over her and smacked David and took the cup away. When she opened her mouth to apologize to David, which the witch knew she would do, her arms made her drink all of the poison, as everyone tried to get the glass away from her. When she had finished the poison, she was looking around the room as if she was drunk and everything was all a blur to her, when all of sudden her hands went for her necklace around her neck and started choking her. David rushed over to stop her hands from completely strangling herself, but as he got closer to her; her hands got even closer to her neck and she fell closer to the floor. By the time David got to Jessica, she whispered, “Good Bye” and her hands pulled one last time and she lay on the floor, dead. Once again she saved Mickey’s life, but had lost her own life.
David was now furious at the villains for taking away his love, once again. He was now on his way out the door, to go through the barrier to save her, when all of a sudden Mickey stopped him and said, “They want me and because of me Jessica is dead, again, so I will go alone this time and you will stay here.”
“No, I need to be there and save her, because what if it is another true love spell and I need to be there, since I am her true love,” commented David.
“How about I take David and you can go in another way, that way we have a better chance of saving her?” opinioned Aladdin, who was trying to put an end to this argument.
“Besides, Mickey, I promised that I would protect Jessica forever and never let the villains get to her. That was why I grabbed the cup away from her and tried to get to her before she strangled herself, because I didn't want to lose her, again,” said David sadly.
Mickey replied, “OK, you may go, but only if Aladdin stays with you at all times. I don't want anyone else to be captured by the villains.”
So, Mickey, Aladdin, and David went back down to the Underworld to save Jessica.
Setting: Underworld
Jessica is arguing with Hades, next to the cliff of the River of Death. “I will not be your queen, ever,” screams Jessica, ”I love David, not you.”
“You don't really have any choice, well since you are trapped in the Underworld, forever,” jokes Hades.
“They will rescue me you'll see, and then I can leave this horrid place for the last time,” said Jessica.
“ First of all,” begins Hades, “you are dead, so you can't go anywhere with out my permission and trust me I won't give you any permission, unless....”
“Unless, what?” asked Jessica.
“Unless, Mickey takes your place down here, forever,” answered Hades.
Jessica knelt down, grabbed her necklace and pulled it close to her heart, and started to cry, because she knew that she could never leave the Underworld, ever again. Even if Mickey said he would, Jessica wouldn't let him, because she knew that Mickey was far more important than she ever was. Also, if Mickey gave his life up the whole Disney World would be ruled with evil, and she didn't want that either. “Maybe,” she thought, “if I just jumped into the River of Death, I would be out of my misery and then nobody would have to worry about me ever again. That means Mickey wouldn't have to trade places with me after all, and everything would go back to normal, as if I had never been here, before.”
Jessica then walked to the edge of the cliff, just as Mickey had appeared at the entrance of the Underworld. When he saw her ready to jump off the edge of the cliff he yelled, ”STOP!” which caught Hades’s attention and he was over by her side in a second and pulled her closer by her necklace.
He then yelled to Mickey, “The only way I'll let her go is if you trade places with her and promise to stay down here, forever.”
Jessica struggled as much as she could and tried to tell Mickey not to do it, but she couldn't get lose of Hades grip, plus he had covered her mouth so that way she couldn't speak. Finally, right before Mickey could answer, Jessica got free and ran to the edge of the cliff and shouted, “Good bye, Mickey. Tell David I love him,” and with that she jumped off the cliff.
Mickey rushed over to where she last stood, but couldn't find her, and then he thought, out loud, “David and Aladdin must have caught her, so she is all right,” and sure enough they did.
While on the carpet, Jessica pleaded with them,” Please let me jump otherwise everyone will regret this decision. No matter what happens I will be trapped down here forever, because I am dead. The only other way I can get out of here is if Mickey trades places with me, but then it will be like I am still down here, except for I would have dragged the rest of you down with me. So, now do you see why I have to jump?”
“You were dead last time,” David said, “but we beat the spell and we can do it again this time.”
“That is just the point. There is no spell this time, just flat out poison and strangling. Remember, all that was in that cup was some water and four bottles of medication. Then my hands took hold of my necklace and strangled me. I had a drug overdose and the strangling finally killed me off, that was why I died, and I can't leave, because I am dead,” explained Jessica.
“Look, I promised that I wouldn't let anything happen to you and I am going to keep my promise. I will get you out of here,” replied David.
“Just let me jump and I will save you guys a lot of agony and torture,” repeated Jessica.
“Then let me die too, so that way I will always be with you,” responded David.
“Hey, no one do anything that they will regret,” said Aladdin, “Now, well just try to leave with Jessica and if that doesn't work, I'll leave you two on this ledge, that way they can't get to either of you and then go get Merlin, and hopefully he can fix this matter.”
They both agreed so, when Hades wasn't looking they snuck out, but once they hit the border- line Jessica couldn't go any further. So, Aladdin took them back to the ledge and left them there. Then he went to go get Merlin, to help Jessica.
On the ledge, Jessica couldn't take it anymore and she was already to jump when David stepped in front of her. ”Why don't you just let me do it, because Merlin can most likely not fix my problem. Besides, I need to jump before Mickey makes an agreement with Hades and everyone will be stuck down here forever,” pleaded Jessica.
“Relax, Mickey knows we are here and that you are safe, so he won't make any agreement with Hades. Besides, Merlin can do almost anything, including making you alive again,” said David reassuringly.
“Listen, just bringing him down here will add one more person that Hades can get rid of right away. You all shouldn't have come down here to begin with, because now you all are in danger. All because of me,” she paused for a second and listened then said, “Speaking of Mickey, have you heard him at all?”
David listened, but he couldn't here a thing. Then Jessica added, “Maybe, Hades has already put him under a spell and Aladdin was caught on his way out of here and then we would be the only two who knows what is going on down here?”
So, Jessica lifted her head up to take a peak and everything had happened just as she had said. “The only thing I can do now,” she began, “is give in to Hades and tell him I'll be his queen, if he lets you all go.”
“No, I won't let you do this. I know that Merlin is probably worried by now and has checked his crystal ball and everyone is coming to help us,” said David.
“What if they aren't? We could be stuck down here; forever and the villains can take over. I need to do this, because it is my fault that all of you are down here in the first place,” said Jessica sadly.
“First of all,” David began, “The only reason that we are down here is because you saved Mickey and we didn't want you to live down here for the rest of your life. But, you are right; if they don't know what is going on they could all be in serious danger. Just remember that, I will be back to save you though.”
He then let her go and was thinking twice about what he had said, but didn't stop her. Before she left though, she hugged David and said, “I love you and I will always be with you,” and she kissed him, then made her way up the cliff.
When she got to the top she said, “Hades, I will be your queen if you let everyone go. Do we have a deal?”
“Why Jessica,” Hades said, “I was wondering when you were going to come up here?”
“How did you know that I was down there?” she asked.
“I could hear you talking with David,” and at that instant David appeared before her eyes.
“Not only that, but I heard Mickey say that he thought that you were all right, after you had jumped. Then, I saw Aladdin trying to leave and caught him, so I figured that you were still alive, well at least as alive as you can get down here when you are dead, and you didn't make it to the River of Death. But, I have a different trade instead, Either Mickey and Aladdin go and you become my queen, while David remains in the River of Death or David goes free and Mickey and Aladdin go into the River of Death and you are still my queen or even you can go and all three of them go into the River of Death. So, what is you decision?”
Aladdin tried to tell her that the “David” was a clone, but he was gagged and so Jessica couldn't understand him. She then looked into the River of Death and saw that David was still down there on the ledge and he whispered, “Let Mickey and Aladdin go, then Aladdin can come get me,” but Jessica knew that Hades would put him in to the river instead of the clone.Jessica soon thought of another trade and said, “How about letting them all go and I'll be your queen or I can always jump into the River of Death, then I can never be your queen. You see, that is the only way that I cannot be your queen. So take it or leave it.”
Somebody would be free even if it meant her diving into the River of Death, besides Hades really wanted her as his queen so he couldn't possibly turn her down. Then finally Hades said, “I'll leave it.”
Jessica was surprised to hear him say that, but she made her way to the cliff and jumped; nobody could believe that she would actually do it. Then all of a sudden Hades’s magic pulled her back up to the cliff, and Hades said, “A deal is a deal and the new deal is everybody is free and Jessica, you will remain here as my queen.”
The next thing everybody knew was that they were at Mickey’s house, once again without Jessica.
Setting: Mickey’s house
When they arrived home everyone asked, “What happened down there?”
Mickey then said, ”Jessica had out smarted Hades and saved all of us, but she is still down there.”
Mickey then called out, “Merlin, can you make Jessica alive again?”
Merlin answered, “Yes, but I have to be next to her to say the magic spell, to be able to do it.”
“That’s great,” Mickey replied then said, “All right, change of plan it will just be Merlin, Aladdin, and I going this time. That means you cannot come, David. Some of us could have been killed if it wasn't for Jessica’s quick thinking, so you stay here.”
“But, I promised her that I would come back and save her. Right before she went up to make her first deal with Hades,” said David.
“Then I'll tell her that I wouldn't let you go, for your own safety and she will understand,” Mickey replied.
As they were about to leave Aladdin added, “Don't try to kill yourself either, because we will save her.”
So, they went back to the Underworld.
Setting: Underworld
Jessica was now beginning to corporate with Hades and she kept telling her self, “They will be back soon to save me from this horrible place and if not I can always jump off the cliff in to the River of Death, so that way Mickey won't have another chance to be able to trade places with me and everyone else will be safe from the villains, for the time being.”
An hour had gone by, and by now she has given up all hope on them returning to save her. As she was walking around, she walked right to the edge of the cliff and spoke to herself, “I wish that everyone, who tried to save me, would be safe from harm for the rest of their lives. I hope Mickey will live forever and keep the Disney World the way it is, and I wish that David would know that my last thoughts were of him and to let him know that I will always be with him, because I love him.”
She then started to walk away then she turned around, ran back, and jumped off the cliff, but instead of hitting the river; Aladdin, who was right underneath her, grabbed her arm and pulled her aboard the magic carpet. Then, Merlin said a magic spell over Jessica, “Arise, oh rose of the kingdom’s past and flourish over the evil plans that will no longer cast.”
With that Jessica was alive and free again from the villains and so, they headed back to Mickey’s house, while Hades was trying to bring his queen up from the River of Death, but couldn't find her anywhere.
Later, on the way home Mickey explained, “David wanted to come with us, but I told him that he would be safer at my house. Are you ok with that Jessica?”
Jessica said, “Yes, I am glad that you told him that, Mickey. Thank you, for doing that,” her mood then suddenly changed and she started to complain, “I am not feeling so well. I think I have a headache,” then she fainted and Aladdin had to reach out to catch her, and keep her from falling off.
Mickey and Merlin then watched over her, encase of something else that could happen to her.
Setting: Mickey’s house
Meanwhile, everyone was getting worried about them, especially David. By now, David didn't know what to do, “ What if she is still trapped in the Underworld because Hades wouldn't let her get one foot away from him, what if the spell didn't work and she was still dead, or what if she jumped in to the River of Death before they even arrived in the Underworld?” all of these questions filled his head and because of that he was beginning to go crazy.
“I can't take it anymore,” he finally screamed.
“What is wrong, David?” asked the prince, ”I know that you are worried about Jessica and everyone else, but you have just lost your mind and gone mad.”
“All of these negative questions keep filling my head and I don't know whether to believe them or not,” responded David.
“Maybe you should just think of positive thoughts, and besides I am sure that they are all fine and Jessica is safe with them,” said the prince.
“Yeah, I guess that you are right and I should think that she will be fine and she will soon be here by my side,” said David.
Later, everyone was ready to send out some search parties to go and find them, when finally David couldn't take it anymore. So, he went into the medicine cabinet and looked for a bottle of medication to take and be free from all of his agony and torture, but all he found were four empty bottles lying there that Jessica had used earlier and then he started to cry again, because it reminded him of Jessica. Just then Mickey, Merlin, Aladdin, and Jessica flew in and everyone cheered, because they had concord their mission. When David came out of the kitchen, he saw Jessica lying on the magic carpet, not moving at all and asked, “What is wrong with Jessica?”
Mickey responded, “She just fainted on the way home. It was probably because of all of those drugs that she took, but she is going to be fine. Just let her rest and you'll see.”
They then took her into the guest room and let her sleep. Three days went by and she still hadn't woken up and they were beginning to lose all of their hope that she might be gone forever. Finally, David walked into her room where she was lying very still and pale with a faint red line around her neck from being strangled. He then knelt by her side and began to cry, “Why couldn't you have left any pills for me?” he complained, “Then I could be with you right now, but instead you leave me here all alone and with only memories of us when we had first met. I can't believe that I am even blaming you when it was the villains’ entire fault. I just wish that you were alive right now, so that way we could live Happily Ever After,” he then kissed her and said, “I Love You,” and sunk back down and started to cry again, even harder.
Then, she started to stir, but fell back asleep. She fought with all of her might to get up again to see David, but the poison was still in her body and was pulling her back down and she couldn't move, because of it. David then waited a couple of more minutes with her; then just as he was getting up and about to leave her, she slowly began to sit up and whispered softly, “David.”
David whipped around to see that she was coming out of it and ran to her side. David spoke softly to her and said, “All of my wishing paid off, you are going to be all right. Then we can go back to our romantic life, remember the way it used to be before you met Hades.”
“I feel as if I have been hit by a truck and I am still very tired. I have become very weak after all of the poison and can't do much. I hate to disappoint you, but everything won't be like the old times. I just hope that I can get out of bed soon to be with you,” whispered Jessica, then she added in; “If I do die again promise me that you won't come after me in the Underworld, because by the time you would arrive I would have already jumped in to the River of Death. So, promise me that you won't go there, ever again?”
David thought about his response, because he didn't ever want to lose her again to the evil villains and then he finally said, “I promise that I will never go back to the Underworld anytime soon, although I cannot you that I will keep my promise forever,” he then paused then added in, “ I think that I should leave now, so that way you can get some more rest, but I'll be back soon to check on you and make sure that you are doing better,” and as he left she fell back asleep.
Outside of the room Mickey asked, “How is she doing?”
“She is alive and making jokes, so we talked for a minute or two, but she said that she wasn't feeling so well and that she feels weaker from all of the poison that she drank. I also think that the potion she had earlier is showing its side effects now. She also made me promise that if she ever did die again, not to come and rescue her in the Underworld, because she said that she would have jumped in to the River of Death, by the time I would have gotten there. So, I let her rest some more, but I think that she will soon be as good as new,” replied David.
“I hope she is,” started Mickey, “and don't worry, if she ever does die again I'll be down in the Underworld in a flash to save her and bring her back to you.”
That last statement brought even more joy to David’s heart, because he knew then that Jessica would always be safe as long as she had good friends who cared about her as much they do.
In a few days, Jessica was up and walking around again, but she was weaker from all of the potions and poisons that the villains gave to her. From that moment on David never left her side and protected her every day. So, “They Lived Happily Ever After”.
Remember the Magic by MickeyMouser77