Chapter 2: Meeting Dot Warner

*The screen cuts to Pinky's taxi arriving at a large mansion filled with cute decorations all over it.*

Brain: So here we are, my friend; the place where we'll find the Warners.

Pinky: But aren't they at the water tower as they always were, Brain?

Brain: No, Pinky… The water tower was abandoned when the series was cancelled 16 years ago. Now the Warners live in a multi-million dollar mansion filled with servants, maids, succulent foods, toys and giant statues. This is the place where the Warners serve in their retirement. Not to mention, our training…

*The screen cuts to a TV commercial where a person resembling Yakko demonstrates the latest monopoly product, Zany Potion No.9.*

Yakko: Hellooooooooo, nurses! Bullies pushing you around? Boss getting you down? Wouldn't you like to drive them crazy with the "zaniness" of a cartoon?

*Youngsters are seen dancing and pestering a few adults with their zaniness during the commercial, scaring them away.*

Yakko: Wait no more! Take a drink of the newest quality product, Zany Potion No.9, and you'll have the power of a cartoon that's zany to the MAX! The secret recipe of this amazing product is the power of legendary cartoons that once contributed comedy and hilarity to this world for generations. Own it now, drink it, and you'll be just like any of them! The best-selling energy drink is now available in many different flavors!

*While the costumers are drinking the potions and acting crazy, Yakko presents each of the flavors of Zany Potion No.9.*

Yakko: Try out "Yakko Orange", "Wakko Mango", "Bugs Carrot", "Daffy Taffy", or try out the new versions: "Major Zany", "Scare Zany", "Nurse Zany"… and hey… is that a Zentradi?

*The screen cuts to a Zentradi soldier with a Robotech emblem on the wall standing behind him.*

Zentradi Soldier: If I had drunk Yakko Warner's Zany Potion, maybe I wouldn't have met a psychiatrist.

*The screen cuts to the end of the commercial, showing the ad.*

Commercial Voice: The all-new Zany Potion No.9! The energy drink that makes you zany… to the MAX! Available whenever drinks are sold. Each flavor sold separately. (quick voice) Warning: Zany Potion No.9 side effects might include nausea, blurred vision, drowsiness, and stomach cramps. Your doctor may have to perform a painful blood test to see if Zany Potion No.9 is right for you. Zany Potion No.9 should not be used in the presence of cats, banjos, and democratic presidents. Zany Potion No.9, don't forget it. Forget what? Why am I here? Who are you people?

*The screen cuts to a familiar cartoon girl turning off the TV. It was a grown-up Dot, her appearance looking less like an old lady and stuck in a wheelchair, but maintaining her cute appearance.*

Dot: (grumpy) Yakko, my big brother… The only one in the family to make a profit.

Brain: Well, that was a way to get out of retirement... Anyways, I think you know why we came here to see you.

Dot: (turns around her wheelchair) You're a pair of muffin-ears, you know that? (sad) It's been 16 years since Warner Bros. cancelled our show, which is the worst day of our lives. And it's all because of stupid moral guardians with no sense of humor. Let's face it, guys; nobody remembers Animaniacs anymore. All they wanna do is "educate", "drive cars" and "eat veggies". They've shunned us from show business. And they weren't nice to us, either. We're as defunct as THQ.

Pinky: But we're still together, right?

Dot: (angry) They screwed us over with Adventure Time; they screwed us over with My Little Pony… How I hate that stupid show! Thinking that those ponies were cuter than me… (frustrated) I CAN'T STAND IT! (sobs hysterically) Now our dreams of being the best cartoons in the world will never come true! Animaniacs is dead, cartoons are powerless, Steven Spielberg no longer makes cartoons, for corn's sake!

*A grown-up Buttons appears in a tuxedo uniform and capable of speech.*

Buttons: Calm yourself, Miss Dottie. What, are we still in Warnerstock?

Dot: (sternly, clears throat) Call me Dottie, and you die.

*Buttons takes out a bottle of water and pours it down on a glass for Dot to drink.*

Pinky: Buttons? Narf! I have no idea he can talk!

Brain: It's called growing up, Pinky. What do you expect from cartoons?

Buttons: That's right. At the end of the show many years ago, I am now capable of speech. And I'm in the service of Dot Warner as her butler. She treats me very well, better than Mindy's mom. (glaring) But Pinky and the Brain, if you think that you are welcome in the home of my mistress, you are wrong. And now, if you'll excuse me, I'll have to feed my kid puppy Butt.

*Buttons leaves, and later reappears holding his puppy Butt. Butt yaps happily.*

Buttons: (in a cute voice) Butt! Oh, Butt!

Brain: Face it, Princess Angelina, you could be doing better.

Dot: We're doing just fine.

Buttons: Butt! Butty Butt Butt! Powowowowow!

Dot: (annoyed) Oh, crud… This is an annoying pain in the butt. (turns to Pinky and Brain) I must admit, your proposal to revive Animaniacs is just convincing, Brain. And come to think of it, I'll be happy to help you in getting the original cast back together.

Pinky: Really? You'll help us?

Dot: (smiles) Of course! We are the stars of the show, after all. We'll make a new Animaniacs show, right here in Burbank!

Brain: You will? That's good! So, where are your brothers?

Dot: They're off somewhere, but we'll get them later. First things first. Right now, we gotta shake that rust off. We'll go for the secondary cast first.

*Dot takes out from her skirt a list of Animaniacs on a piece of paper to gather, and gave it to Pinky and Brain.*

Dot: Find these two, then I'll train you.