Author's Note: I hope you all enjoy my first fan-fic. I've been wanting to write this for a long time, but haven't the chance until this summer! Give me feedback. Whether I agree with it or not, it's all appreciated. If you want me to read your story, send it to me! I'd be glad if you did! You can give me some ideas you'd like to see, I'm sure that I'll run out of ideas... someday. And sorry if I didn't include your favorite character, I just went with the characters I could see story lines for, or movies that I've seen, or movies that I like. (For example: I couldn't fit in King Triton anywhere into a story line, I've never seen Hunchback of Notre Dame, and I don't like the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas). Forgive this first chapter, by the way. I'm just trying to introduce places, characters and the way things work around Disneyland. Thanks for reading!
Many places in the world claim to be Disneyland, supporting fake characters and places, but in a magical city far away, hidden from society, is a place of imagination and wonder. It is the true Disneyland.
Here reside the real characters we all have come to love through their movies. Walking through the streets, you can find Belle and Aurora, walking and talking, or Peter Pan and Wendy, bickering as always.
The characters have jobs, social lives and hobbies. Some get along, some do not. Some have fallen in love, and sometimes, their favor is not returned. I will share with you some stories of this wonderous land and, hopefully, the truth of Disneyland will delight you.
While most of the time the characters get along in peace, there are characters who, let's just say, like to disrupt the peace.
His Royal Highness, Mickey Mouse, banished the villians to the Outlands, the lands north of Disneyland. To keep them out, King Mickey put Phildoctetes in charge of keeping a number of heroes handy. Phil formed Phil's Hero Training Gym right on the outskirts of Disneyland to train heroes and station them in the area of the greatest threat.
In Disneyland's leftmost border is Pixie Hollow. Here Tinker Bell and all her friends reside. Within the center of Disneyland is the Palace, which is where Mickey and his royal court rule the land. Surrounding the Palace are houses to the east, west, and south, and to the north are shops.
Here you can find some of the best food around at Tiana's Place, or shop at Belle's Books. Some of the Disney residents don't have the business gene in them, so they work as employees in these shops.
But enough of my rambling. I'm sure you didn't come to hear me, but to hear the stories of the characters which you love so much.
If you take a look around in the Shopping District, you can see Belle busy at work in her bookshop.
"Aurora, would you hand me that copy of Harry Potter? I don't know why it's over there... it should go in the r's, not the p's," Belle instructed, while standing on her rolling ladder.
Her faithful employee Aurora gladly oblidged. "I think I must have put it over there. I'm still getting used to the alphabetical order system around here. By last name of author, not by last word of book." She lifted the book to Belle.
A small jingle rang throughout the shop, and Belle and Aurora simultaneously looked at the front door. "Adam!" Belle yelled delightedly. She swiftly put the many books she had in her arms in their places on the shelf and climbed down the ladder as quickly as she could without falling.
"Belle!" He opened his arms wide, and Belle came running into them. He no longer had to worry about crushing her, as he did before he had made his transformation from beast to human.
"Why are you here?" Her eyes widened. "You didn't get fired did you?"
He laughed jovially, "No, dear. I decided to take a day off. Everyone was there today, and Phil said that I wouldn't be needed. The residents of the Outlands have been strangely quiet this week." Aurora strolled up to the couple. "Hello, Aurora. How are you?"
"Same as ever. Confused. I can't seem to figure out this book business. I should probably go back to singing and picking berries. Do you have any news from Philip?"
"You know Philip. That man never takes a day off." He turned to Belle. "So, Tiana's holding a big get together for everyone tonight at seven at Tiana's Place. Do you want to go?"
Belle nodded her head vigorously, making her brown ponytail shake. "Of course! Let me close up shop, and I'll run by the house and meet you at Tiana's!" Adam nodded, kissed her cheek, turned, and exited through the squeaky wooden door.
"Is it okay with you if we close early tonight?" Belle asked, heading back to the cash register to lock it up. Aurora followed, weaving through the maze of bookshelves.
"Of course! Maybe I can get Philip to go with me to Tiana's. He needs a break. It'll be fun!"
Belle looked around the antique-looking shop, surveying its shelves and checking the floors. "Well, everything looks like it's in order. And you finished taking stock?"
"Yep! That's one thing I've got down." Aurora's bright smile shone through her red lips.
Belle returned a grin. "Well, I think it's time to close. You can go ahead. I need to grab the keys from the counter."
"Bye, then!" Aurora said happily, "See you later!" She grabbed her grey wrap from the coat hanger by the door and was gone.
Belle stood by the cash register and looked for the keys. They had fallen on the floor. Belle locked the register, and headed towards the front.
She grabbed her brown coat from the coat rack by the door, shut off the lights of her little shop, and exited Belle's Books, her pride and joy, locking the door behind her.
She was surprised that it was already as dark as it was. It was only five o'clock! But she was not scared of the dark. There was no one in Disneyland that would want to hurt her. Everyone in the town was well off, and, for the most part, got along.
She trusted that her friends and her husband by the border of the Outlands kept all the villains out.
After she had been walking for a few minutes, she heard the Dwarves. "They're coming home rather late," she thought, as she heard the Dwarves sing their famous tune:
"Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's home from work we go, *whistle, whistle, whistle, whistle*, hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho..."
"Snow must be worried. They never come home after dark," she thought. The Dwarves passed her, and each in their turn, took off their cap towards her and kept walking.
Belle's home was on the southern border of Disneyland. She could see the spires of the castle from her shop. She shared her home with Adam, Lumiere, Chip, Cogsworth, and all the servants that had been transformed into humans again.
She was walking in silence for a few minutes, until she felt the strange sensation that she was being watched. Looking around, she saw no one. She spun around quickly, but still saw no one. Then she heard a laugh behind her. She stopped walking and turned around. Seeing still no one, she looked up.
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell were above her, Peter now letting his laugher ring out. "You looked so funny, Belle, spinning around like that! Don't ya know that I'm always going to be up flying?"
Belle giggled, too. "Well, yes, but I don't always know if it's going to be you. Would you happen to be going to Tiana's?"
"Of course. What else is there to do in this small town? Mickey's put away that old codfish for good. I have nothing to do in my free time. I sometimes go and visit Wendy at her night shift at Hatter and Hare's, but she took tonight off to go to Tiana's."
"You have that much free time? Even with Phil's constant demands for protection? You should give some of that time to Philip. His being at work all the time is really bringing Aurora down. I can't have my best friend feeling like that, can I?"
"Guess not. Well, Belle, I gotta fly. Nice seeing ya!" And with that, Peter was gone, Tink flying along with him.
Belle, after changing at her house from her blue dress and white apron into something much more presentable, began the long pilgramage to Tiana's Place.
She heard horses' hooves coming down the street. Turning, to her delight, she saw Cinderella and Charming, riding in their fine white coach.
"Belle!" she heard Cinderella yelling. When the coach had finally caught up to them, Cinderella insisted that she should have a ride down to the get-together.
(Belle was grateful, mainly because her nice shoes gave her blisters). It was a much shorter ride up to the party, and Belle didn't expect to be there earlier than Adam. But the party was already up and going, and almost every citizen of Disneyland was there, with more streaming in the wide front doors every moment.
She was greeted by Charlotte, dressed in a pink uniform with plenty of sparkles. "Good evenin'," Lottie's Big Easy accent sounding out of place, "Could I seat ya, Mrs. Belle?"
"Yes, please. A table for two. Adam's coming." Belle said absently as she looked around the room.
"A'course. Right this way!" Lottie lead Belle to a nice table at the front of the huge ballroom. The lighting was dim, the place was packed. Everything about the place was classy, very nice, and fun.
The ballroom ended in a bandstand, with a dance floor right in front of it. Belle's table was right next to the front of the dance floor. As always, Naveen and his band would be performing, their loud New Orleans jazz filling even the streets outside. Everyone would want to dance, making Belle's seat the best in the house. Belle thanked Charlotte, and sat down.
A group of princesses and their princes, including Mulan and Shang, Ariel and Eric, Snow White and Prince, Giselle and Edward, Pocahontas and John, Jasmine and Aladdin and Rapunzel and Flynn were all at one table, and waved Belle, who must have looked very lonely, over to where they were sitting.
Belle greeted them all with smiles and hugs, and was invited to sit down until Adam came. She accepted their invitation.
Looking around, Belle could see even Simba and Nala had come from their Savannah, and had brought their friends with them. Andy had come, with his toys, but Andy was a quiet kind of guy, and sometimes was mocked for hanging out with toys. But, him and Christopher Robin got along, and they shared a huge table to accomodate Pooh and Woody and all their friends.
The fairies of Fairy Hollow had come, and took up a smaller table. Peter sat with the Lost Boys and John and Michael, while Wendy sat with Eilonwy, Taran, Alice, Lady and the Tramp. Jim Hawkins, as normal, was sitting by himself. Herc, Meg and Phil all shared a table. She saw Aurora and Philip waving at her, and she waved back. The Dwarves were making a loud noise that only they could produce at their long table in the center of the room. The only three people that Belle didn't see were Grandmother Willow, Fairy Godmother and Mama Odie, who would rather hang out with each other than any one else.
Belle looked around one last time, enjoying the view. There was something special about seeing everyone in the same room. At last, Adam came, took her by the hand, and they enjoyed the evening, surrounded by friends, good food and wonderful music.