Magicians and Red Candles

A story of Captain Waldo Hulasocks, a maroon rabbit.

Chapter One: An Insane Ambition for Drama

Captain Waldo Hulasocks wanted drama; that's all there was to it. He needed it. Craved it. Lived for it. He knew the only place he could get some juicy drama would be Toon Valley, Toontown Central. Home of the hackers, desperate toons, or like Waldo – the drama addicts. Nothing was more frustrating than showing up and realizing there was no exciting gossip to thrive on.

Unfortunately for Waldo, this was one of those horrid days. He trekked to the cobblestone area in Toontown Central and surveyed the crowd. A bunch of desperate children. He thought to himself as he noticed a cloud reading, "need a cute, funny, cat boyfriend". If you want a boyfriend, why don't you first learn to use some proper grammar? Snorting in disgust, Waldo continued to read the bubbles forming above toon's heads by the second. He saw a few game show advertisements, schools, hotels, parties – nothing Waldo was the least bit interested in.

It was only a moment pause before the tension rose inside of Waldo. This only happened when something made him nervous or upset; In this case, one of the toons he hooked up with recently was sitting on the other side of the playground, happily chatting with a group of friends. Candy... He repeated the name over and over in his mind, silently praying she wouldn't read his thoughts and come over to say hello. That was another thing about Waldo – he had too many ex's. The drama addicted rabbit couldn't keep his paws off of others, just to break the boredom. Seeing there was still nothing interesting going on in Toon Valley, Waldo began going over a list in his head of which toons he seduced within the last week. Candy, Melody Pinkerpop, Miss Trixie, Bree, Miss Pinky Poppenpounce, Vampira, Forever... Before he could finish, an automatic alarm went off in his head; breaking all his concentration. A toon had just put up an advertisement for a dating show. In reality, Waldo had never been desperate (or bored enough) to attend one. Many toons frowned upon them, viewing it as a noobish way of getting a "true" love.

Sighing slightly, Waldo watched the toon who was hosting the dating show. Crazy Ozzie. A coral cat. I know I've seen him somewhere. Ah, what the hell. I'll just join his stupid dating show; It's not like I have anything better to do around here. Taking one last glance over the area and toons in the playground, he came to the conclusion the dating show was the only available option. Hesitantly, Waldo asked Crazy Ozzie to add him, and Crazy Ozzie responded 'Yes'.

It didn't take long for the dating slots to fill up; all that was needed was one boy now. I guess there really is desperate people who come to one of these for love. It's not like I'm looking for love, though – I'm looking for an adventure, a solution to my boredom.. Waldo couldn't remember the last time he'd said, "I love you." and had emotion behind it. In fact, he wasn't 100% sure that he knew what "love" meant.

At last, the dating show was completely full, and Crazy Ozzie teleported to his estate. All the toons inclined to participating in the dating show followed mindlessly, including Waldo. Eight toons were there, counting Waldo. He quickly went over all the participant's names: Crazy Ozzie, Chocolate Covered Lizard, Little Petalboom, Pawprint, Amanda, Trevon, and finally Waldo.

The toon named Pawprint stirred and said, "There's only seven of us here." Pawprint was a small red cat, barely noticeable in the crowd.

"I know – the last one is coming soon. He is lagging a bit." Crazy Ozzie replied, sounding tired, most likely from organizing the dating show. "So who wants to play-"

Just then, the last contestant had arrived. A toon named Santa Claws. He swung his head around to face all the others and said mischievously, "Sorry I'm late; I wouldn't have showed up but I thought every dating show should have at least one good looking participant."