Daisy's Diary

[Daisy Duck]

 June 1

Dear Diary,

My name is Daisy Duck, but around here, they've started calling me 'Lady Daisy'. Why? Well, aside from my obvious good looks and charm, I suppose it's because I was specially chosen to be three very important things by Master Yen Sid the Sorcerer. 

Y'see, my friend Mickey Mouse—who, by the way, is my best friend Minnie Mouse's boyfriend—he's....well, he's been on a lot of crazy adventures. Did you hear about the time his brain got switched with a big monster version of Pete? Honestly, I don't think Minnie could tell the difference. Or the time he returned color to the whole world? Or the time he and Minnie were trapped in a house made of—

...Oh, but I'm getting off track, aren't I? Silly me! Anyway, Mickey has done a lot of pretty amazing things over the years. But the most amazing thing he's ever done was apparently spend time as a sorcerer's apprentice...doesn't sound very interesting to me, especially since he quit the job after goofing up. But anyway, evidently that sorcerer who trained him, Yen Sid, is a pretty important guy. 

After Mickey left, Yen Sid got his hands on ten of these big beautiful shiny power-orbs called "Virtues". They're supposedly even more powerful than he is. Then three of these awful Villains came around and tried to steal them, and they got scattered all over all of the worlds. So Yen Sid figured out that even he needed some help, and tied all of the worlds together like a big bow. 

He picked Mickey—why him, instead of my husband, Donald, I don't know—to be a 'King' to get all of the Heroes from all of the lands to work together and get the Virtues before the bad guys do. 

Then he did the really smart thing; he called ME...oh, and Minnie and Donald and Goofy, and even Pluto, too...to come and help Mickey out. After all, what would he do without us? Anyway, Yen Sid called us 'Companions to the King' and gave us totally new outfits to wear, and even...well, even some special powers.

The gifts are okay, I suppose. They're supposed to help us nab and protect the Orbs. But the really interesting thing were the outfits, and I say 'interesting' vaguely for a reason. I mean, I guess Donald looks pretty dashing in his new hat and coat, but if I were Yen Sid, I would have given him a cardinal feather in the cap instead—red goes so well with white and blue, you know.

I look good in anything, of course, but this new gown wouldn't have been my first choice! It's made of scrubs material—that rough, icky stuff nurses have to wear. I suppose that's because that is what I am now—a nurse. Well, not really. What did the old wizard call it? I'm a...a 'Lead Medic'. I take care of the sick and injured animals and people. So far I haven't had any activity—Goofy hasn't sent out any search parties for the Orbs yet. But I hope no one gets seriously hurt, you know?

The other job I have is 'Head Caretaker'. That's right, I have more than one job. Donald only got to be a Captain-thingy, and Goofy just got to be in charge of sending out scouting parties, but I was given more to do. As Head Caretaker, I'm in charge of all of the children. I'm sure I'll have a couple of other Caretakers who can help with that, but I'll be in charge of them, too. I have enough experience after taking care of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

If you ask me, I think I should get to be a Queen, like Minnie is, but...well, who else would be capable of doing so much, other than me? Obviously Yen Sid could see my potential.

Well, I have to go. Busy, busy, busy, you know. See you later, I suppose. Bye now!

[Daisy Duck]

June 3

You would not BELIEVE the day I have been having! I was simply mortified, I mean, absolutely and completely! Ughh! When I accepted this job, I knew it would be tough work, even for me--but come on! It's only three days in, and already...!

I guess I'd better start from the beginning, huh? Well, I suppose I should fill you in from when we last left off. The first day after heroes started arriving at camp went okay. Hm, the heroes? Oh, well, they're fine. There's a ghastly-looking skeleton man named Jack, but once you warm up to him, he's sort of cool. A little blue troublemaking alien that eats his own boogers named Stitch. He's gross, but I guess he's lovable, too, in a way. As long as he doesn't ruin my shoes. Lots of lions, of course--we're sharing Simba's realm, the Pride Lands, with his pride, so that means more than a dozen of them prowling around. We need a sheltered area for anyone who needs a medic, but you know, I would think Yen Sid or Mickey could come up with something better than that drafty old cave the lions used to sleep in. They're calling it my 'Medical Den'. Well, it'll have to do. It's roomy enough, I suppose. I can make it work; it just needs a feminine touch!

Anyway, after Mickey nearly botched the morning announcements--good thing Donald was there to help him--everyone started setting up the camp. One thing I do approve of is the tents. They're absolutely lovely--the perfect amount of color, all reds and blues and yellows. Just the thing to make the drab Pride Rock look fashionable enough for someone like me to stay in. I prefer to surround myself with beautiful things.

So we were all setting up the camp--well, I was setting up the Medical Den, to be precise. That's my own little responsibility, after all. That, and the Kid's Area, which is just the little slopey area underneath Pride Rock. It's wide open and always out of the sun, so that's where most of the children will be most of the time, under my watchful eye, of course. Although apparently I could stand to be even more watchful...

Bt I'm getting ahead of myself. The kids I'm supposed to watch so far? We'll, I'll make a nice little list.

There's an orange kitten from the New York alleys named Oliver. He's sweet and hasn't made any trouble for me. Yet. He hangs around with a little girl kitten with an absolutely adorable fashion sense and excellent taste in bows. She's French, and her name is Marie. Another friend that the cats have made is a human boy, Cody, from all the way in Australia. If you ask me, he's much too young to be looking for danger and adventure, but I suppose they all are. Still, he acts like he's done a lot of scary things by himself. Maybe that's why Yen Sid called him. He seems fond of animals, so I'm not surprised how chummy he is with Oliver and Marie. I wonder if they even have many domesticated cats in Australia? Oh, but I'm getting off topic again, silly me.

So, we also have a saucy little English girl named Alice who's attitude needs a check-up! I swear, if she gives me any more of her huffy sighs...claims she's been to a place called 'Wonderland'. I don't know--things are so strange here, maybe she is telling the truth. Alice falls asleep a lot, which is fine by me, even if it is a little strange. I mean, can you imagine snoozing the day away like that? Absolutely scandalous.

There's also two very interesting siblings here. One's name is Violet and the other is Dash. They call themselves 'Supers', unless you ask Dash, who will say, 'Super Heroes'. He's even more anxious for action than Cody! Recently I've learned that he's incredibly, annoyingly fast. I mean, like, supernaturally fast, like something you'd see in the movies. He and his big sister apparently come from a family with super powers, real super powers. Violet is a little too old to be babysat, but she's also too young to be involved in all of the adult stuff, so she either helps out or just hangs around the Kid's Area with me and the other Caretakers. Oh, her super powers? Well, she can turn invisible and cast force-fields. I thought she was responsible enough for me not to have to worry about how troublesome those little abilities could be, but--well, wait a minute, I'll get to that.

Anywho, Violet and Dash Parr wear some very snazzy super-suits. I've simply got to remember to ask about their designer's brand...

I have more animal children than human kids or otherwise, so far. Puppies more than anything. Little troublemakers. One of them is a mutt who's always hinting at some adventure he had on the streets of New England. His name is Scamp, which is perfect for what he and those other little rascals did...Rumor is, he's the son of a famous streetwise former stray called Tramp. I know the rumor to be true, because this puppy's dad and his mom are here. Scamp's mother is a lovely little Cocker Spaniel with perfect manners and an excellently groomed coat named Lady. She helps me out with the kids as one of my Caretakers sometimes. Good motherly instincts. Why, if it weren't for her--oh, wait, I'm not done naming all of hype puppies.

So, other than Scamp, they're all Dalmatians so far. Now, I like a Dalmatian as much as the next Duck. A very stylish breed with spots. But if you ask me, there isn't a more troublemaking type of dog in the whole world. I didn't use to think so...anyway, each of the Dalmatian puppies under my care come from the same family, a famous group called the 101 Dalmatians. Only fifteen of them are actually related to the parents. The rest are all adopted. I only have around four of them here at the Forces of Good, but I'm beginning to think the whole family will be here, and I'll be tearing my feathers out if they're anything like the few I have now.

So there's Two-Tone. She's a Dalmatian with a very pretty coat; one half is black white, and the other's all black and spotty. Unusual, but it makes her stand out. A pity; she's so fashionable, too! There's also a quieter girl named Pepper, who's one of the 'original fifteen'. Her brother is Lucky, who, as of this evening, is probably my least favorite out of all of them so far. He has a pattern of spots on his back that look like a horseshoe, and he misbehaves. Then there's the three-legged sporty one, Tripod. He's normally obedient and respectful, so I just don't understand why...*sigh*

Okay, here's what happened, now that you know the background. OH, I don't know if I can even record it, it's so humiliating!

So, earlier today, before dinner, we noticed--oh, by 'we', I mean Lady and myself, the Caretakers--we noticed that Violet and Dash, the brother and sister superpowered kids, were missing. I wasn't to concerned, you know, because they seemed like well-rounded kids and if Violet was with Dash, I was sure they were fine. Besides, I didn't think they had left camp. I thought maybe they just wanted to find a way to help out some of the adult heroes, or see what the place looked like newly set up.

Turns out, not only did they leave camp, they left the Pridelands altogether! You won't believe this, but Violet went all the way to New Orleans! I don't know how--at first I thought she might have had Dash use his super speed to get them both there, but she couldn't have, since he followed his big sister secretly and she didn't even know he was with her until they got there. Maybe it was some sort of magic. Anyway, I didn't know any of this, and asked Lady to go look for them while I got the rest of the kids ready to line up and head to dinner in camp.

When I got to the Mess Hall tent, I stopped to count heads, maybe see if Violet and Dash had seen our little group and joined us as we walked. But--get this--not only were the Parr kids not there, but every single puppy was missing too! All I had were Alice, Cody, Marie, and Oliver! Soon. I had the whole camp out looking for them. The little tricksters, led by that troublemaking Lucky, gave me the slip and headed out into the Savannah at night! I don't know what they were thinking! Well, yes, I do, actually. Apparently they had some crazy idea in their heads that they could go and find the Ten Virtues themselves! Kids! These puppies are as bad as Huey, Dewey, and Louie--actually, worse!

And they almost got eaten by a hyena. Seriously, a real, wild hyena! If I hadn't gotten there in time...oh, I don't even want to think about it. I lost track of half of my group of kids before a full week had even passed. Thank goodness none of hyphen were hurt, but I can only imagine what Yen Sid must be thinking, you know? I've lost plenty of jobs over less than this. I mean, I guess it wasn't my fault entirely. Lucky, Two-Tone, Tripod--they shouldn't have all disobeyed and done something so dangerous. But they're only kids, after all, and I am responsible for them...

Well, I guess I'd better go and check on Violet and Lady and Dash. I still haven't got the full story from them, but they're back at the Medical Den waiting for me to give them a check up for injuries. I just came down to my tent to grab a few things and calm myself down. Apparently they ran into some pretty big-name Villains over in New Orleans...some Head Caretaker I'm turning out to be. Well, I'm still in charge! From now on, I'm going to make sure all of these kids know it. Humph!