The black auto slides into a parking spot just outside the maingates turnstiles of the MK. Usually reserved for VIP and special buses, the scale painted vehicle throws a small cloud of tire smoke and asphalt as it jolts to a halt. No one approaches the reptilian car, it sits idleing for a few moments and then just as quickly completly shuts down. A mechanical monster suddenly tranquilized and comatose.
Det. Kaa Sssstarsky slithers out, over his scared and scaled back he throws his pack and knapsack. The courtyard is always the first and hardest part of ever coming back here, The flowers in the Mickey face formation, The train platform, the tunnels with thier posters, and then the total emergance in Uncle Ws vision as you exit the tunnels, Main street, the sounds , the smells, the sights, all of it almost overwhelming to the senses, its late and people are streaming out of the park by the thousands. But somewhere on the wind, he flicks his tounge out, yes there it is, the smell of Nala.
"Yesss, " he hisses as his tongue slices the air a second time," and you are here too, arent you, MY OLD FRIEND"
IT takes only a few moments for the mighty rock python to make his way up main street, past the windows overlooking the newly renovated shops, He smiles as his eye lights on a favorite . M T Lott. the window dressing reads.
"My uncle wasss more of a villian than ssssome think, dependsss on who you assssk I guessss!!", Kaa chuckles to himself, yes it has been a long time since he enjoyed a Casey dog, a Mint Choc chip in a waffle cone, or even a Dole whip on a blazing summers day, a long time indeed since every day was life in the MK.
Almost a lifetime ago,
they say you can never go home again.... Tonite Det Kaa was going to find out!
The routunda with Walt and Mickey was completely empty save for a small group gathered around CL , these must be the others, Kaa thought, as the goup milled in front of the steps to the castle, each holding thier belongings and looking as calm as they could muster considering the circumstance and the hour.
"Now letsss sssee who isss here, and if we can get thisss ssshow ssstarted " Kaa mumbled to himself as he approached the group.The cold bicolor orbs of his eyes passed over each of the assembled detectives. Estimating, calculating skills , judging speed and strength. Years of life in the jungle had taught him that indeed the strong will survive, so now his sized up all the competitetion.
"The Tink, might have known ssshe would be here. Sssshes good I will give her that but that damn dussst!! Yess ssshe isss more than jussst firefly trickssss, Watch her" He slightly nods in the fairies direction, keeping his distance enough to avade any stray dustings.
"then theresss that Toad fellow, cant sssaayy much about him, what I have heard issss good, but itsss not much ssso hesss a real X factor. He could be a real ssssticcky wicket, bessst to obssserve him jusst yet"
Mental note-- Check Funk and Wagnellssss for frog toxinsss and the subspeices they originate from. Jusst in cassse." Another small nod this time to the daper dressed amphibian and the stare progressed to the next gatheree.
" Msss Bianca Moussse, How delissshiouss to sssseeee you again!!!"
"Now dont sssshy away like that sssurely you arent afraid of little old me after all thisss time?"
That little mouse has the mind of a steel trap, she can figure out just about anything so you better watch her closely, he thought. And she doesnt seem to remember, odd but not an unthanked blessing.
The next detective is somewhat odd. His demenior and his attire are all very foreign to Kaa but one thing is not . Magic!! The little monkey reeks of it, and not the magic of a stage performer but the magic of the ancient beings that helped make us all.If Micheal, Pierre, Jose and the rest of the birds could raise a Tiki god, uuuummm,,,,,,,,, imagine who this guy could contact!!
"Good evening ssssir!! I dont know you ssssooo allow me to introduce myssself I am Kaa, Kaa Sssstarsky of the Mid Jungle divisssion. I cant wait to ssseee you in actionsss."
With Rafiki still wondering why the snake took so formal an approach to him, Kaa turns his attention to MR PH,
He flick his tongue, nothing? The eyes that can hypnotize and command saw nothing beyond the orbs of MPH, Switch to infared vision, Kaa thought, Yesss he isss alive, but like nothing I have ever ssseen before, He sssseems to defy all ssscience by merely exsssisssting!! Quickly Kass eyes divert back to Rafiki as if MPH might be a magical creation, but then he smelled someone else and his attention was drawn away instantly.
Beforethe last detective was visible Kaa knew he was there, with his back still to the last gatheree, he could address him by name even though they were not yet face to face this evening.
Snakes have a curious ability to move thier whole body simultanouly so that if you view them from the middle up they seem to turn thier heads completey around in 180 degrees. Its a physical intimadation manuever that is both disturbing and attention grabbing, Kaa used it now as turned to the last detective, narrowed the eyeslits of his orange glowing eyes, and hissed out his final greeting
"Good evening Bassssil,"