Idol Missions 9: The Secret of NIMH

Chapter 7

A male brown mouse appeared out of nowhere. "Oh, Jonathan!" Mrs. Brisby cried out before hugging him while crying. "I thought I'd never see you again. I thought you were dead." "Oh, my dear Elizabeth, I am dead..." Jonathan told his widow, hating to break her heart like that, but it was true. "I wanted to congratulate you and help you back into the world of the living. The children need you after all." "But if you're dead, then how are you here?" Mrs. Brisby asked. "And where is here?" "This is the higher plain," Jonathan replied. "It's not your time of course." "Oh, Jonathan, I miss you so much," Mrs. Brisby said, looking like she was about to cry. "I don't know how I can take care of the children without you. You've always been the braver one between us." "But today you've shown courage." Jonathan smiled. "I... I have...?" Mrs. Brisby asked. "Of course you have... With the help of the amulet and Nicodemus," Jonathan smiled to his widow as he wiped away some of her tears. "You've made me so proud." Mrs. Brisby smiled, happy that she made her husband proud. The two shared a hug, both with tears in their eyes. "I miss you... And I love you..." Mrs. Brisby told her husband. "Me too... More than words can say." Jonathan smiled sadly. 'Mrs. Brisby!' Maika's voice called out. "What... What was that?" Mrs. Brisby asked. "I believe it's time to wake up, Lizzie." Jonathan said to his widow. "Wake up? But I don't want to leave you!" Mrs. Brisby frowned. "I'll always be with you, in here." Jonathan told her as he pointed to her heart. "Oh... Jonathan..." Mrs. Brisby sniffled a bit. The two mice nuzzled each other as Mrs. Brisby smiled sadly.

The widowed mouse still had a smile on her face with a tear rolling down her cheek before her eyes began to flutter open to see Maika and Ema surrounding her with the rats. "Oh, thank goodness." Ema smiled, happy to see Mrs. Brisby awake. "You gave us quite a scare, Mrs. Brisby." Maika told the widowed mouse. "I'm sorry about that," Mrs. Brisby replied softly. "Guess I was just having an episode." "You really worried us." Justin smiled bashfully. "We better get your hands bandaged." Ema told Mrs. Brisby. "Oh, yes, thank you." Mrs. Brisby replied. So they went to the Brisby home and Mrs. Brisby got her hands bandaged while it was late, so everyone went to go straight to bed after a very exhausting day.

The next day came and Timmy was waking up. Mrs. Brisby's hands were bandaged up by Teresa and Ema. "Mama, I'm tired of bed, I want to get up!" Timmy spoke up. "Well, you're not getting up." Mrs. Brisby told him, making him sulk. "Just stay in bed a little longer." Ema added. "Aww..." Timmy pouted. "At least he can move around a bit now." Maika said. "Yes." Ema smiled in relief from that. "Miss Briz! Oh, Briz!" Jeremy's voice called out. "Where are ya?" "Over here!" Mrs. Brisby called back to him. "Here it is! I brought the whole mess!" Jeremy beamed as he came over, dumping a whole mess. "There's plenty more where this came from too, I got connections!" Then he realized something. "Hey! Your house is moved! Oh, no! What am I gonna do with all this string?" "Oh, you'll think of something." Maika said. Mrs. Brisby nodded in agreement from that. "Ah, what's the use?" Jeremy sighed heavily as he turned and started to walk away with his head down low. "What's a guy like me going to do with a love nest anyway?" "Aw, Jeremy..." Ema sighed softly for the clumsy crow. Then out of nowhere, another crow flew in and where it was a female as she crashed into Jeremy. The others looked over in a bit of surprise. "Excuse me, pardon me." Jeremy said to the female crow. "Excuse me, pardon me." The female crow replied. "Look, Mommy! Another turkey!" Cynthia pointed out as she crept closer to the grass for a better look. "Why does she think that a crow is a turkey?" Maika asked. "Let her alone, she's just a little girl." Ema replied. "Fair enough." Maika shrugged.

"Stay right there," Jeremy told the female crow before exploding out of the grass, sending Cynthia running for cover as he came to the widowed mouse hopefully. "Miss Briz! Miss Briz! Lemme have the sparkly! I gotta have the sparkly! Miss B, I gotta have it! Girls can't resist a sparkly, oh, please! Pleeeeeeese!" "She gave it to Justin who is the leader of the rats." Maika told him. "Yes, I did." Mrs. Brisby nodded to that. "The leader of the rats?!" Jeremy yelped to the widowed mouse. "How could you do this to me? What'll I say? Guys, what'll I do?" "Well, just be, um..." Mrs. Brisby paused. "Athletic!" Ema spoke up. "Yes, athletic." Mrs. Brisby added. "Ah! That's right! Athletic! I'll just be a little-AAUUGHHH!" Jeremy said as he ran, but tripped over Cynthia, vanishing back into the grasses. Ema and Maika walked over to see how Jeremy was. Cynthia went with them and they both soon heard some laughter. They peered out together and found that Jeremy and the female crow were both completely tangled in his string, and laughing their heads off. "They seem to be having fun." Ema whispered. "Are they gonna live happily ever after, Ema?" Cynthia asked. "Perhaps, Cynthia." Ema smiled to the young mouse. Then they went back to Mrs. Brisby. "Mother, did the rats really go to Thorn Valley?" Teresa asked. "Yes, they did." Mrs. Brisby nodded. "Will we ever see them?" Martin asked. "Perhaps." Maika shrugged. "Today." Cynthia smiled. "No," Mrs. Brisby laughed. "When you're older." "Brisby!" Auntie Shrew's voice called out. "Oh! Auntie Shrew!" Teresa realized. "Oh, Auntie!" Cynthia called out. "Oh, no." Martin groaned. Jeremy and his new girlfriend flew off together to live happily ever after on their own. "You're almost better, Timmy, I just know it." Ema smiled to the mouse boy who was in bed. "Well, I hope I get better soon." Timmy said. "I'm sure you will," Maika smiled. "I sense great things in your life later on"

"I guess we completed our mission." Ema said to Maika. "We sure did. Though I kind of feel like I want to perform for our new friends before we go home." Maika replied. "Me too. I especially want to perform for Timmy, but we're mice and we don't have the Aikatsu system. Then out of nowhere, a stage fit for mice appeared outside. Mrs. Brisby and the children were surprised when they saw it. The next thing they were surprised to see was that Maika and Ema somehow turned back into humans, but they were still mouse sized. Mrs. Brisby's jaw was wide open. "Guess Euterpe read our minds. That's a goddess for you." Maika said. Ema couldn't help but smile at that comment. The two girls explained to Mrs. Brisby, Auntie Shrew, and the children that they were actually humans. They invited them to watch them perform outside and they happily accepted. Mrs. Brisby stayed inside with Timmy, but they could still watch the performance from the window. "I never thought that we would perform in this size." said Maika as she and Ema were backstage. "Me neither. But at least our coords shrunk along with us." said Ema. "Let's make this a performance the Brisby family will never forget. Maika is Maika!" "Ema is Ema!" Maika said. "We're best when we clash!" they said in unison. "Pretty! Sexy! Honey Cat!" Ema changed into the Pretty Kitty Coord while Maika changed into the Spicy Kitty Coord. Then the girls went onstage and performed You x I.

After a successful performance, the girls said their goodbyes to the Brisby family and Euterpe used her goddess magic to send them through a portal that took them home just in time for their new Best Friends Rare dresses unveiling.