The Warners Invade Hollow Bastion
Chapter 1: Here They Come!
The gloomy sky lingered over the silent town of Hollow Bastion. People came and went within the brick and mortar villa, going about their daily lives. Moogles occasionally flew here and there amongst the townscape.
Entering the marketplace were the three Warners: Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. The three siblings looked about attentively at their surroundings. They stopped to look around a bit more.
"Wow!" Yakko said, "Thwas place sure was a dump!"
"It makes downtown Los Angeles look nice!" Wakko commented.
"Everythingis either broken down or being built up!" Dot added.
"That's because everything's under reconstruction!" a female voice said from behind.
The three were surprised by this. They turned around and looked about, but saw no one.
"Down here!" the voice said.
The three looked down to see the speaker, who was Yuna. She was accompanied by the other Gullwings, Rikku and Paine.
"Hi!" Rikku greeted, smiling and waving at the Warners.
"Yoh!" Paine said, nodding slightly.
"Welcome to Hollow Bastion!" Yuna said, bowing before the Warners.
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot soon look disgusted and appalled.
"Eww!" Dot shrieked, "Look at the size of the bugs!"
"This place really does has sanitation issues!" Yakko said.
"Hey!" Paine retorted, feeling rather insulted, "Who are you three calling bugs!"
"We're not bugs, we're fairies!" Rikku said, looking all cute.
"The Gullwings!" Yuna added, "At your service!"
Yakko leaned over towards his other two siblings.
"These bugs can talk and think like intelligent beings!" He whispered.
"Maybe this town's located near a toxic waste dump!" Dot whispered.
"Let me handle this" Wakko whispered.
Wakko pulled out an extremely large fly swatter from behind him. He swung it back! The Gullwings, except Rikku who was oblivious of the situation, gazed in fright.
"HEY!" Rikku said, pointing at the fly swatter, "That's a big…"
Wakko hit the trio with the swatter, making them scream in pain.
"Fly swatter" Rikku uttered, muffled under the large swatter.
Wakko picked the swatter up and turned it over, revealing the Gullwings cartoonily squashed under it. They were dizzy-eyed with stars spinning around their heads.
"My head!" Yuna painfully uttered.
"I hate you new guys!" Paine painfully uttered.
Wakko walked over to a nearby trashcan, chucked the swatter in it, and slammed the lid on.
"Hey!" Rikku said, "Who turned out the lights?"
"Moron" Paine replied.
Wakko walked back to the others.
"That takes care of that" Wakko said.
"Right!" Yakko replied, "Now lets go and see who we can annoy!"
The three nodded in agreement and ran off.
Meanwhile, over at the bailey, two familiar white lab mice walked along the ledge. Of course, they were non other than Pinky and the Brain. Brain stopped, turned, and gazed at the castle. Pinky stopped behind him.
"Look and behold, Pinky!" The Brain said, "The Castle of Hollow Bastion, formerly Radiant Garden!"
Brain turned to Pinky.
"Do you know who used to take residence there?" he asked Pinky.
"Sleeping Beauty?" Pinky answered stupidly.
Brain just rubs his temples in annoyance.
"No Pinky!" he said calmly, "It was the castle of Ansem the Wise, one of the most famed geniuses of this world. He and his associates worked aimlessly there trying to figure out the greatest mysteries of the heart. It was here that he discovered the greatest secret."
"You mean where the one sock goes when you have two socks go into a dryer but only one comes out?" Pinky asked.
Brain just turned away and started walking.
"Don't make me have to hurt you Pinky!" Brain said, "Come, Pinky, to the castle postern!"
"Why?" Pinky asked, beginning to follow Brain! "What are we going to do there?"
"The same thing we always do, Pinky!" Brain replied, "TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!"
Over at the borough, Cloud silently leaned against the wall of the building. He stood in deep thought with his head down, eyes shut, and arms crossed.
"I've been searching for a long time now" he thought to himself, "Alone. Far and Wide. For my light. I've searched everywhere for it. Along the way, I've also been searching for Sephiroth. Hunting him down. Maybe once I've finally find him, I'll also find…"
Just then, Dot jumped into Cloud's arms, cutting off his thought and startling him.
"Hellooooo handsome!" she exclaimed as she plants a large kiss on his cheek.
Cloud was both confused and aggravated.
"What the…" He said, struggling to get Dot off of him.
"Tell me," she said sweetly, "What's a hottie like you doing in a run down town like this?"
Dot rubbed her cheek against his, purring. Cloud, who was slowly losing his patience, threw Dot off of him.
"What exactly are you?" he exclaimed.
Dot glared up at him with hands on her hips.
"Is that anyway to treat a lady?" she asked.
"Ladies don't sneak up on people and start harassing them like that!" Cloud retorted calmly.
"Hey Dot!" Yakko called out, running down the street towards Dot with Wakko following suit. "Don't go gallivanting off like that; and how many times have I told you not to talk to strangers, especially silent, spiky-haired role-playing characters wielding ridiculously large swords!"
Cloud stared down at the three.
"Who are you three?" he asked.
"I'm Yakko" Yakko said pointing to himself.
"I'm Wakko" Wakko said.
"And I'm adorable!" Dot said, "But you can call me Dot!"
Dot then pulled a cell phone out of her pocket and showed it to Cloud.
"Or better yet, hot stuff, you can call me on my cell!" she said flirtingly, "The number's easy to remember, 555-CUTE!"
Cloud rolls his eyes.
"SURE!" he said sarcastically.
"So what's your name?" Wakko asked.
"Cloud" Cloud replied.
The Warners look curiously at Cloud.
"What type of name was that?" Yakko asked.
"Look!" Cloud said calmly but firmly, "I'm not in the mood for shenanigans. I just want to be left alone. I'm busy looking for something dear to me"
"Whatcha looking for?" Wakko asked.
"My light" Cloud replied.
"Oh!" Wakko said, "I think I have that!"
Wakko pulled out his gag bag from behind him. He put his hand in it and started to scavenge in it. Wakko then pulled out a flashlight with "Cloud" written in black marker on it.
Cloud sighed heavily at the nonsense.
"Cloud!" someone spoke.
Yakko, Wakko, Dot, and Cloud looked to their right. Leon was standing before them. He walked towards Cloud.
"So!" He said, "Who are your new friends?"
"Not my friends" Cloud answered, "Just some annoying little kids with nothing better to do!"
"Hey!" Yakko retorted, "We are not SOME annoying little kids! We are VERY annoying little kids!"
Cloud and Leon just shook their heads in pity.
"And it just so happens that we DO have something better to do!" Dot exclaimed, one hand on her hip, and one hand pointing at Cloud, "We're here for something important!"
"Really!" Leon asked, scratching his chin, "It just so happens that the Restoration Committee and I are expecting three new volunteers."
Leon looked down at the three Warners.
"You three wouldn't happen to be the Gullwings, would you?" he asked.
The Warners gazed at one another with raised eyebrows. Evil grins then crossed their faces. They looked back at Leon normally.
"Ehhh….Actually the Gullwings weren't able to make it!" Yakko stated, "So they sent us instead!"
"Okay!" Leon replied, one eyebrow raised "Anyway, everyone's down at Merlin's house getting ready for the Restoration Committee meeting today! You'll wanna come with me!"
"Alrighty then!" Wakko exclaimed, jumping in the air.
"Mr. Lonley No-Talk Tough Guy here was beginning to bore us anyway!" Yakko said, pointing at Cloud.
Cloud just rolled his eyes. Dot waltzed towards him.
"Sorry cutie!" she said, "But I found a new boyfriend now! And he'sWAY more cuter than you!"
With that, she leapt into Leon's arms, much to his surprise and dismay. Little hearts appeared over Dot's head as she snuggled into Leon's chest.
"You're like every cute boy band rolled into one being!" she cooed.
Leon was REALLY uncomfortable and annoyed. He abruptly dropped her.
"Please don't do that!" he murmured, annoyed. "C'mon! Everyone's waiting!"
He left with Yakko, Wakko, and Dot following right behind him. Cloud just shook his head.
"Weirdoes!" he muttered.
For all of you who have been waiting for the sequel to "Warners Invade Twilight Town", thank you for being so patient. I never thought that it would be so popular. I never received the ten reviews, but seven is a charm. And for that, the sequel is here.
If you loved Twilight Town, you'll love Hollow Bastion. This time there is an actual storyline, along with a Pinky and the Brain side story. Of course, I wouldn't say Pinky and the Brain are a side story, more of a side plot that merges with the main plot later in the story. I already have the third chapter write out by now, and things will be getting more dramatic halfway through. Rest asured though, as this story is jam-packed with plenty of the humor and slapstick you love from the original, as well as Animaniacs in general.
Before any Gullwing fans flame me for the trio's treatment in the story, I just want to point out that I have nothing against them. I REALLY like the Gullwings myself. I just didn't really like what Disney did to them in KHII. Turning them into chibis/fairies? That's just wrong! I'm not completely against it, but still. Be warned that this character bashing is a main running gag in this story.
Everything said, please oh please review!