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Tragic Endings,
New Beginnings

Animaniacs Saga #1

by
Jamie Langevin
and
(Prologue, ch 1&2)
Cassie Buttelman

Rating: I'm rating this story PG just to be on the safe side^^

Legal Randomness: Animaniacs and all related characters, ect.. are copywrited by Warner Brothers. Misty, Twilight, the story itself, and anything invented by me is mine.. please don't sue me or take my work!

Notes: For a long time I've been contemplating how different the whole movie Wakko's Wish was from the show, and then this suddenly came to mind; a story that combines them both.. Well knowing me, one story turned into this- my Animaniacs Saga! The first story my friend Cassie and I teamed up together writing it, but we became busy with other stories and I really wanted to use this in my saga so.. The prologue and the first parts of the first two chapters are written by me and Cassie (that's probably why it seems better than the rest^_~) and the rest I did on my own. At this point in time, I'm not sure how many stories are going to be in the saga, but I can guarantee its a lot! Without further delay, I present to you the first story in the saga, Tragic Endings, New Beginnings!

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Prologue

When the little Warner baby first opened his eyes, he saw a smiling face staring down at him. He giggled and started talking baby talk. "Goo.....ga.....na...."
Rosemary, although tired, looked at her husband and said "What should we call him?" William looked down at the young boy and finally said "Well he sure does yak a lot...hmmmm...Yakko?"
"Are you sure that's a good name?" She asked, smiling at the boy who continued to talk...
"I'm positive" her husband said.


A little over three years later another child was born. "What shall we call this one, Rosemary?" Her husband asked
"I'm not sure...." Rosemary said uncertainly. The young boy tried to get out of her arms and when he did, he landed on his head and giggled. Then he started rolling around doing crazy stuff causing his parents to laugh.
"He's such a wacko!" William said
"Wakko! That's it!" Rosemary exclaimed happily.


Finally, the next year, in the springtime, the third Warner child was born. But it wasn't a boy, it was a girl!
"Now what shall she be called?" Asked Rosemary. William looked at the tiny baby in his wife's arms and thought a moment. "She's so small, she'll need a special name to keep up with her brothers.. "
Rosemary looked at the young girl who cooed in her arms and suddenly had an idea, bizarre as it was. "Let's name her Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Franchesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca the third!" Then she looked down at her tiny baby girl... "But we'll call her Dot! Our little Dottie"
At the name 'Dottie', the baby immediately started crying. William chuckled. "I guess just Dot... our little Dot!"

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Chapter 1

Yakko crossed his arms and looked at his younger siblings. Wakko, who was always getting into trouble, was a total bother and Dot, who always cried, was annoying and kept him up many nights. He often thought of being an only child. Then he wouldn't have to deal with two younger siblings..
"Yakki?" Wakko said, looking up at his big brother with innocent eyes. Yakko looked at Wakko impatiently, as he often did.
"What is it now?"
Wakko banged his bottle on the ground, annoying Yakko.
"Mooom! Wakko wants eat!" He yelled loudly
They heard their mother come into the room carrying Dot in her arms. She put Dot down on the ground beside Yakko, who just glared at her. She smiled down at her three children. "Ohh is my baby Wakko hungry?"
Wakko looked up at her expectantly and began to bang his bottle on the ground again. Dot looked on this and started to cry, and Yakko covered his ears and began to cry too, but in a annoying, bratty-little-kid sort of way.
"Now Yakko! Stop that!" His mom looked at him sternly. Yakko glared at her defiantly and continued to howl.
"Yakko stop this or you will have a time out!" his mother practically yelled.
Yakko stopped crying when he heard his mother's tone of voice, and was surprised; she had never raised her voice at him before. Rosemary saw her oldest son's expression and softened her voice.
"Yakko, I'm sorry I yelled at you. Is there something wrong?"
Yakko sniffled and turned away. Rosemary walked over to her son and sat next to him. "Sweetie what's wrong? You can tell your mom"
Yakko looked up at her, but decided against telling her. In his stubborn 5-year-old mind, he considered his mother to be on 'their' side, meaning his younger siblings.
Rosemary sighed, then stood up and picked up Wakko. "C'mon honey, lets get you something to eat" She walked out of the room leaving Yakko with Dot.
Dot crawled over to her oldest brother and tugged on his tail.
"Owww!" He yelled, then shoved his sister away. She looked at him with sad eyes, then started sniffling
Suddelly Yakko felt guilty, but he wasn't about to show it. He was the oldest, as his parents constantly reminded him.
"Go away." He ordered softly to Dot. She looked at him with a hurt expression, then crawled over to the other side of the nursury.
Yakko looked at the ground; he didnt want to have the resposibility of taking care of his siblings, they were so annoying..
Finally their mother came back into the room, holding Wakko, who was happily sucking on a bottle. She looked at Yakko who was still staring at the ground.
"Still pouting?" She asked him, laughing softly at her oldest child's stubborn personality. Yakko just glared at them all, wishing as always that he was an only child.


Later on that day, Yakko was sitting on his bed looking out the window. The view was one he saw every day, the landscape a combination of rolling hills and forests, with a glimps of the little town of Acme Falls in the distance. The same landscape and yet..
"Something is wrong.." He mused, trying to figure out what was different. Same trees, same hills.. Finally making up his mind, Yakko went outside, passing his mother on the way and telling her he was going out to play.
Outside under the vibrant blue sky, and as a light summer breeze blew through his furr, Yakko thought "I should be happy." So why wasn't he?
Suddenly a shadow blocked the sunlight and Yakko looked up, terrified as he was nearly trampled by hooves. He quickly scrambled out of the way as the rider got his mount under control.
"Hey boy, watch where you're going!..Oh my.. is he.. one of the royal Warner children I do believe." The speaker said with distaste. Yakko looked up at the speaker with a combination of fear and rage.
"Go away mister.. "
"Salazar.. "
"Go away Salazar!"
".. says the child. Make me."
Yakko stared up at Salazar angrily. He was a large, intimedating man dressed in simple riding clothes, but even at five Yakko could tell this wasn't just some ordinary passing-by visitor..
"I'm going to tell my daddy you were here and was mean to me.. He's the king and he'll have you arrested!" Yakko continued to look up at Salazar with rage, his fear forgotten for the moment. Salazar just looked at the Warner child in amusement.
"Yes, your 'daddy' will protect you.. if he lives.. now get out of my way and let me pass."
"Make me."
"I don't have time for this..." Sending him a glare, Salazar made his horse step around Yakko, controlling his mount with such precision that it stepped on Yakko's tail passing by. Whimpering in pain, he watched as Salazar rode off past the palace grounds, pausing just before he reached the forest.
"Watch who you anger child," he called back to the trembling Warner, "King Salazar is not one to mess with.. No matter what it takes, no matter how many people that stand in the way I have to kill, I will have my way...."