NOTE: Looks like I'm going to continue with this after all. Also, Danger Mouse's personality is STILL going to be a mix of his original 80s personality and his 2015 personality.


Telling anyone other than Penfold about his phobia is the hardest task he has ever done. But it needs to be done sooner or later.

The secret must come out one day.

Already, Professor Squawkencluck had noticed how tired and sleep-deprived he looked whenever he comes down for breakfast every morning due to his nightmares. And every time she tries to ask him if he was okay, he had simply told her that he has been at the training session every night, training and staying up too late. It wasn't a complete lie, but it also wasn't the entire truth that the professor had wanted.

Yes he's been at the training session every night. His only reason to do so was to try to forget the nightmares he's been having and seeing if he could keep his mind off of sleep till morning broke out. It worked a few times, but that caused him to become very tired, up to the point where he fainted from lack of sleep in the middle of a mission - stop Baron Greenback from taking over the world as usual. And the vile toad had used this opportunity to his advantage.

And it was up to the cowardly Penfold to stop Baron Greenback on his own.

"Oi! What did I tell you about calling me a coward?!" Yelled an irritated Penfold in his Giraffe Warrior onesies as he is busy eating cereal.

Sorry, Penfold, but you are a coward sometimes.

"Well I supposed that is true." Penfold replied.

Okay, moving on. As I was saying, it was up to Penfold to stop Baron Greenback on his own after Danger Mouse has fallen unconscious due to lack of sleep. It was tough, but Penfold had managed to wake Danger Mouse in the nick of time, and the world was saved from that villainous toad yet again.

However since that incident, Danger Mouse had made a mental note to stop hanging out at the training session every night and at least get some well-deserved rest. Only Professor Squawkencluck had beaten him to it when Penfold advised him to check up on the professor for any health issues after returning to HQ.

"Danger Mouse, you need to get some well-deserved rest and stop having those late-night training sessions every night." Professor Squawkencluck told him after she is finished checking for any health issues he might have had recently. "I know you needed to stay in shape when it comes to doing dangerous missions, but sometimes, training too much can create some health problems for you."

After leaving the professor's lab, he had decided to take her advice, and, since he needed it badly, went to his room and took a very long, well-deserved rest that he had missed every night. Since then, whenever he wakes up from one of his many nightmares, he would listen to whatever music is playing on the radio and after a few minutes or so, he would try to go back to sleep without encountering anymore nightmares till morning broke out.

He found it very hard to believe that the professor's advice had worked.

He had made up his mind. He was going to tell Professor Squawkencluck the nightmares he's been having every night, and his arachnophobia first. Colonel K is just not ready to know about this yet.

After he, Penfold and Jeopardy Mouse had returned home to Earth after escaping from Quark's latest money-making schemes, also known as episode 15 of the new series, the first thing Danger Mouse did was confront Professor Squawkencluck in her lab. Penfold wanted to tag along with him, but he insisted that he must do it alone.

So as Penfold played his Giraffe Warrior game while he waited, Danger Mouse made his way to the professor's lab. Fortunately for him, Professor Squawkencluck is still in the lab.

What if this was a bad idea? Danger Mouse thought, seemingly hesitated before knocking on the lab door.

"I know it's you knocking at my door, Danger Mouse." He heard Professor Squawkencluck's cynical voice holler from the inside. "Come on in."

Without any hesitation, Danger Mouse enters the lab and refrains himself from messing with any of the professor's precious babies.

"Gadgets." said a deadpan Professor Squawkencluck before letting out a grateful smile. "But thanks anyway."

Okay, moving on, Danger Mouse takes a deep breath. It's now or never.

"Professor, I ... I don't know how to tell you this, but .." Danger Mouse spoke, slightly nervous. "Remember all the times you've been asking me if I'm okay every morning?"

"Yes." Professor Squawkencluck replied.

"And you remember all the times I answered to you that I was in the training session every night training."

"Yes." The professor raised an eyebrow. "Are you still doing that after that incident you had during one of your missions?"

"What? No! Nothing like that, professor." Danger Mouse replied in a surprised tone as he throws up his hands in defense. "That's not what I wanted to tell you."

Danger Mouse sighed again. "Professor, what I'm about to tell you is something I've never told anyone (other than Penfold) before. I have arachnophobia."

Neither Danger Mouse nor the professor notice Jeopardy Mouse eavesdropping outside the lab and was surprised that Danger Mouse, whom she considers him to be an immature idiot, had used a big, complex word in one of his sentences.

I guess Danger Mouse isn't an idiot after all. Jeopardy Mouse though before letting out a few quiet giggles. And I can't believe he has a fear of spiders.

The lab was silent for a couple of seconds before Professor Squawkencluck broke the silence with a smile on her face. "Danger Mouse, there's nothing to be ashamed of having a fear of spiders. It's very common to most people. Even the toughest of men are afraid of a hairy little spider."

"That maybe so, but it's not even the spiders in general I'm afraid of. Heck, I'm not even afraid of a baby spider." Danger Mouse replied. "It's the big spiders I'm actually afraid of."

"Why big spiders?" Professor Squawkencluck asked. "They're basically the same. They're hairy and they have eight legs."

"Remember the world wide web incident in episode 7 of the new series when you told me that the internet is created by a giant spider, and I asked you how big it was and if it eats mice?"

"Yes." Sudden realization hits Professor Squawkencluck. "Are you telling me that you're afraid of big spiders that could possible be big enough to eat mice whole?"

Danger Mouse nods.

"And how does this affect the fact that you didn't have enough sleep before the incident where I had to see if you're having any health issues prior to that?"

Danger Mouse sighs. Guess it's time to tell her about his nightmares and his origin of his arachnophobia. "I've been having nightmares about it every night prior to the incident, professor."

He was going to say more, but Professor Squawkencluck stops him. "The only theory I can possible make based on the information you have told me is that you must've seen either one of your relatives or another mice being eaten alive by a giant spider when you were young."

"Yes. Witnessing my father being eaten alive by a giant spider who once robbed the Bank of England while I was a teenager is what caused me to have arachnophobia and having nightmares every night." Danger Mouse answered.

"Danger Mouse. I am so sorry." Professor Squawkencluck replied sadly as she hugs Danger Mouse. "Why didn't you tell us?"

"I was going to tell you and the others about it," Danger Mouse replied with a guilty look on his face. "To be honest, I was actually scared of what the outcome would be afterwards."

"You honestly think we won't take you seriously and make fun of you for having arachnophobia after you told us?" Professor Squawkencluck asked again. Their eyes locked onto each other. "Danger Mouse, you may be the world's greatest secret, but even secret agents have weaknesses and fears, and you shouldn't be forced to hide your fears just because the world expects you to be nothing more than just another brave superhero that they can rely on."

After the professor had finished her little speech, Danger Mouse gives her a genuine smile, showing her how much he appreciates her kind words. "Thank you, professor."

"That's what friends are for." Professor Squawkencluck replied as she and Danger Mouse hugged each other for a few slow seconds before pulling away.

Now that this is done, what are you two going to do with Jeopardy Mouse who has been eavesdropping outside of the lab all along?

"Hang on, Jeopardy has been eavesdropping on us?" Danger Mouse asked the narrator when all of a sudden, the lab doors flung open and entering the lab with a THUD was Jeopardy Mouse, followed by a very curious Penfold.

"At least it's better than being called a coward twice." Penfold added.

Penfold, I'm trying to wrap things up here!

"Sorry. Continue."

"How long have you two been eavesdropping on us?" Professor Squawkencluck asked both Jeopardy Mouse and Penfold.

"Just after the Chief entered your lab, Professor." Penfold replied. "To tell the truth, I was a bit curious."

"And I thought you'd be back home in America by now." Danger Mouse spoke to Jeopardy. "What made you decided to stick around here?"

Jeopardy dusts the dirt off of her suit as she stands up and faces Danger Mouse. "What? Can't I show any concern for you every once in a while?"

"Umm ... knowing you, you're always being serious and no-nonsense to begin with, Jeopardy." Penfold replied before Danger Mouse could even speak. "Cor, fun isn't even in your vocabulary, and showing signs of emotions isn't even your forte."

"I don't blame her for being who she is now." Danger Mouse replied to Penfold. "She only appeared in two episodes so far, so it might take some more time for her character to fully develop instead of having lazy writers write her as another one of those action girl characters that so many viewers are sick to death of like most cartoons nowadays."

"You really think I have a chance of being a well-developed character in the show?" Jeopardy Mouse asked Danger Mouse.

"Madame, this is the 21st century." Danger Mouse replied. "Those days of writing female characters as simple damsels-in-distress, stay-at-home-wives/mothers and sex symbols are long gone. The world is evolving, and man must learn to accept changes, whether he likes it or not."

"Y'know, you're not as dumb as I thought you'd be." Jeopardy Mouse added. "You can be smart if you wanted to."

"Why thank you." Danger Mouse replied.

Again, silence took over the lab for a coupe of seconds before Jeopardy broke the silence. "I'd ... better go now."

Once Jeopardy has left HQ, Danger Mouse decided that he would tell Colonel K about his arachnophobia next.

Only when the right time comes.