Fellowship & Fairydust

I didn’t want to be kept in the dark about things like that again.

I was then blinded by a bright light. When I opened them, we were no longer on the Gummi ship but in the middle of what appeared to be some sort of marketplace or bazaar. There were open stalls selling fish, fruit, rugs, cloth, pretty much everything. Just like an old-fashioned mall. 

“What the…?” Jason asked. Looking at him, I had to do a double take because his outfit had changed. Now he was dressed in some sort of red tunic with baggy blue pants that seemed to be in style here. Raising his foot as if to remove a pebble, I saw he was now wearing a pointed pair of boots. Looking at me, he said, “You’ve changed too.”

“What?” Looking at myself I realized the same thing had happened to me. I was now wearing a purple tunic with blue baggy pants, and my shoes had been changed to pointed ones that curled at the tip for some odd reason. I also had some sort of metal belt on, either gold or brass. I also had cuffs that were similar to my belt. “Guess this is what Merlin meant.”

Three days ago…

“Now remember, when traveling to other worlds you must not let anyone know that other worlds exist apart from their own.” Merlin was instructing us.

I raised my hand. “Why is that, sir?”

“Because the last time it happened it brought chaos and disorder.” The wizard answered. “That is why it is now one of the most guarded secrets in existence.”

“Hate to rain on your parade, but that might not be as easy as you say,” Jason said. “For starters, our clothes will be a dead giveaway we’re not locals.” 

The wizard stroked his beard as he thought about it. “You have a point there.” Raising his rod, he said some words I couldn’t understand, and some swirling pink smoke encircled us before it vanished. “Right. That spell will help you two to blend in with a world’s populace.”
“But what about the language?” Jason asked. “It won’t do us any good if we can’t even communicate with others.”
“I don’t think we have to worry about that.” When he gave me a blank stare I continued, “Haven’t you noticed? We haven’t been speaking Grochi. We’ve been speaking the languages of this world. That’s how we were able to understand everyone.”
Raising an eyebrow, he looked at me. “How do you know?”

“I tried reading some of the books here, only to find I couldn’t. The words, the letters, they’re nothing like what I’ve seen before.” 

Merlin smiled at my answer. “Yes. You’ve learned another secret of the universe. When a person travels from one world to another, they find communication is not a problem. They end up speaking the native language of the world, but in their minds, they hear what they first learned to speak. This phenomenon has been termed by travelers like myself as the Universal Tongue. Now, I believe that takes care of your concerns about…”

“What about finances? Will the currency be the same everywhere, despite my suspicions?” Jason asked. 

Adjusting his glasses, Merlin looked at my cousin. “No. Currency isn’t the same everywhere, but you do not have to worry. The coins you now carry are referred to as Munny. It is a magical currency that changes and adapts to whatever system the locals of any given world use.”

Present…

“Now it makes sense on how we’re going to blend in,” I said as I checked out my new clothes. I had to admit, I felt a little embarrassed wearing it, but at the same time, I found myself liking it. I never had a fashion sense before, but something told me that if I didn’t watch myself, Merlin’s spell would end up changing that. 

Jason looked over himself, but he didn’t look as pleased with the change as I was. Turning back to Scrooge, he asked, “So why didn’t you have Merlin cast the spell on you as well?”

“Look at me, lad.” Was the answer. “Do you think any amount of magic would end up changing the fact that I am a duck? I’ve spoken to me nephew, and I’ve decided that I will not hide who I am. Besides, the mystery of the Spatial Tremor is your mission, not mine.”

“A mystery?” With a poof, we then found ourselves accompanied by four teenagers dressed in strange clothes that did not match up with the fashion sense I was seeing around me. “Jinkies.” One dressed in an orange sweater with a red skirt said. One thing I noticed about all of them was they had blue skin, and pointed ears.

“Right when we have one mystery.” One with a white shirt and jeans added while looking at Jason and me. 

One who had a green shirt with red pants looked at Scrooge scratching his head. “Zoinks. Check out this crazy duck. Dressed all fancy like a millionaire.”

“Quadzillionaire.” Scrooge corrected him. “And for the record, I am not just any duck. I’m Scrooge McDuck, uncle to Donald Duck, who I believe you know.”
“Donald Duck?!” All four of them said with so much shock and amazement that it attracted the attention of the people in the marketplace. Then the craziest thing happened. All four of the blue-skinned teenagers then pulled themselves together and in a puff of smoke were replaced by a big blue figure with a huge body wearing a red sash as a belt with pants as blue as his skin and golden shoes like mine. He had little hair on his head done in a topknot, but big sideburns that joined in a goatee on his chin. “Oh, I can’t believe it. We’re finally getting visited by the family and friends of that brave mallard.” 

“Genie!” A guard in a turban with a black vest and similar trousers that were tan or beige, I couldn’t tell, said as he came up. I noticed he was missing a tooth. “Are you causing trouble again?” 

“Oh, no, Razoul. I just found that we’re being visited by Donald Duck’s Uncle Scrooge, and his friends.” 

The guard, Razoul, scrutinized us before turning back to the Genie. “I doubt that. Ever consider that they could be frauds?” 

“Hey, I may not know Donald, but nobody calls me a fake!” My cousin growled at the guard. 

“And I’ll have you know this lad can use a Keyblade, just like Sora.” The elderly duck added with a frown. 

“Really?” Razoul’s voice made it clear he did not believe us. “Then, he should be going after the Heartless that you should’ve been taking care of in the absence of Sora.”

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