It's a Monday morning in Acme Acres, and the sun is starting to blanket the city with its light as it slowly rises up from the horizon. In a two-story white house lies a tan cat with short brown hair, all curled up in bed.
The cat, named Cliff Evans, is sound asleep, with an alarm clock that says 6:59 AM sitting on the table next to him, along with his glasses, which were given to him by Geddy Lee, his biggest idol & friend.
Cliff's room is plastered with Rush posters, some of them being album covers, a few of them have pictures of the band, and a couple with famous logos such as the starman from 2112 & the caravan from Clockwork Angels.
The clock on Cliff's table started ringing as it reached 7:00 AM. The tan cat slowly reached out with his eyes still closed & clicked a button on the clock, silencing it. Cliff brought his arm back as he opened his eyes & groaned.
"I hate Mondays", Cliff grumbled. After a moment, he unwrapped his blanket & changed from his pajamas to his regular clothes.
Cliff ran downstairs & sat down at the kitchen table, eating a bowl of Temmie Flakes & reading some notes he wrote down in his notebook.
His mother, Marie, entered the room, wearing a bathrobe & slippers. "Good morning, pookie", she said to Cliff.
"Good morning", Cliff replied, before he took a bite from his cereal.
"What are you looking at?"
"Some notes I took about the Snakes & Arrows album. We're nearly done with it, we've just a couple of songs left to complete."
Cliff is referring to the album he's making with Furrball & Calamity, as part of a Rush tribute band named The Subdivisions. The trio has covered all the albums Rush released up to this point, and right now, they are working on Rush's penultimate album, Snakes & Arrows.
"Glad to hear that", Marie said. "What songs are you working on?"
"Bravest Face, Good News First, and We Hold On. It's kinda difficult, because Rush never played those songs live."
"Well, keep practicing, I'm sure you'll get it soon."
"Of course, the other songs were much easier, especially the instrumentals."
"Yeah?"
"In fact, Snakes & Arrows is the only Rush album to have multiple instrumental songs."
"Really?"
"Yep. Hope, The Main Monkey Business, and Malignant Narcissism."
"Interesting."
As soon as Cliff finished his breakfast, he brushed his teeth, grabbed his backpack, iPod, skateboard, and put on his glasses, before he headed out the door.
"See you later, mom", Cliff said.
"Have a good day, sweetie", Marie replied, before Cliff shut the door. He placed on his earphones & selected the song Malignant Narcissism, then started riding his skateboard down to Acme Looniversity.

As Cliff arrived at his destination, he picked up his skateboard & removed his earphones, as he spotted Furrball & Fifi approaching from the opposite side of the sidewalk.
"Hey guys", Cliff greeted.
"Bonjour, Clifford", Fifi replied. "How are vous today?"
"I'm good, thanks. How about you?"
"We're doing fine", Furrball said.
"So, how about finishing up the Snakes & Arrows album, Lerxst?"
"Yeah, let's do this."
The trio started up the steps & Cliff held the door open for Furrball & Fifi. They all went inside, and spotted Calamity & Cosette chatting with each other.
"Hey Pratt", Cliff greeted.
"Hello", Calamity responded as Furrball & Fifi opened their lockers.
"I'll meet you guys in class", Cliff said, before he walked off to his 1st period class with Bugs Bunny.
Cliff opened the door to the classroom, but all of a sudden, he felt water splashed all over him & heard a metallic THUNK! Cliff stood there, all soaking wet & angry.
"Oops!", Buster exclaimed. "Sorry, Cliff."
"What is this, Wet Cat Day?"
"I didn't mean to get you wet. That was meant for Plucky."
"Well, good job", Cliff said as he removed his backpack & took his shirt off to wring the water out.
"I'll go ahead & refill the bucket", Babs said as she picked up the bucket.
"Thanks, Babs", Buster said, before the pink bunny left the room. Cliff put his shirt back on & used it to wipe his glasses.
"So what's this all about?", the tan cat asked.
"I'm trying to prove to Plucky that I can be just as great a toon as Bugs Bunny."
"By playing a prank on him?"
"Not just that, but by pulling off as many tricks as possible & see how many he won't see coming."
"Well, I certainly didn't see it coming, that's for sure."
A couple moments later, Babs returned with the pail full of water.
"Here ya go, Buster", she said as she handed the bucket over.
"Thank you", Buster replied as he placed a ladder next to the door & climbed up with the bucket in his hand. "Is Plucky coming yet?"
"Nope, I haven't seen him yet."
As Buster carefully placed the bucket on top of the door, it suddenly opened again. The bucket tipped forward & Buster caught it, but it still spilled water on Furrball, who just entered the room with Fifi.
"What is this, Wet Cat Day?", Furrball asked as he stood there, dripping.
"Sorry, Furrball", Buster said, unaware that he accidentally removed his hand from the bucket, causing it to fall & land squarely on Fifi's head, which made everyone gasp.
The purple skunk immediately went dizzy, as she rocked back & forth with stars circling around her head.
"Le ow", Fifi said, before she fell backward to the floor, unconscious.