Chapter 4

An Unexpected Surgery

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Oswald started opening up his eyes. When he woke up, he first noticed his restraints were gone. It was still a little dim, so he had a difficult time making out his surroundings. When he got up, he rubbed his head where he was hit. After a few minutes, he looked to see where he was and what happened to the crazy doctor and that traitor of a friend of his.

The light was dim, and there standing a few feet away from him was a shadow of Woody. Woody came closer so Oswald could see him clearly. He waved happily to Oswald and said, "How ya feeling pal". Oswald felt anger boil up within him. After all the pain he had gone through in his life, he never expected his best friend to mess with him like that.

In one swift motion, he jumped at Woody, trying to strangle the bird. He knew he couldn't kill a toon in such a manner, but he needed to let out some frustration. Woody made a few crazy faces as Oswald choked his neck.

After a few good squeezes, Oswald looked at Woody directly in the eyes and, without letting go of his neck, said, "What did you do to me"? He looked at Woody's eyes and then his gaze traveled down to his neck where Oswald had his hands. But something was off. They weren't the hands he was use to seeing. Instead of furry white paws, he saw smooth black four fingered hands.

In shock, he let go of Woody's neck. He looked at his hand and then let his gaze travel down his arms, which were of the same color and texture. He then realized, that he wasn't wearing a shirt and saw that his torso was also smooth and black as well. Where he once wore overalls, he was now wearing blue shorts and no longer had shoes on. Now he could see his feet, which were black and bigger.

In absolute stun and wonder, he felt his face. He no long felt the realistic features of a real life bunny, but features that he had not felt in almost eighty years. By this time, Woody was on his feet. He approached Oswald and said, "I was just so tired of seeing you so miserable. So I thought I could help you with some thinner surgery". Woody held up a mirror saying, "So what do you think"?

Oswald looked at him in curiosity, and grabbed the mirror. He hesitated looking at it as he thought of how it might have made him look worse. But he had to know what people will see every time they see him. He slowly lifted the mirror up. He closed his eyes, as it reached face level. And then he opened them to see who was facing back at him.

He could not believe what he saw. It was old Oswald. The way Disney and Iwerks created him. A white smooth face with a small round black nose. Two dots for eyes, and black bunny ears, without the ear hole. While still looking in the mirror, he touched his face just to be sure it was really him. He could not believe it. And for the first time in a long time he put on a genuine smile, and laughed happily.

Woody approached him and said, "So do you like it. If not we could always tie you up and try again". Oswald lowered the mirror, and looked at his friend. He gave Woody a very angry look. He took a deep breath and lifted his stomach up to his chest. He rolled his hand into a fist, whirled it around and gave Woody a good punch into the air. As Woody flew, Oswald yelled out, "That's for being a jerk and tricking me".

Woody landed a few yards from where he was punched, literally seeing stars. He shook his head, sending them away. As he got up, he saw Oswald speeding towards him. But before he could run, Oswald slowed down just before he reached Woody and gave Woody a big hug saying very happily and rapidly, "Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You"!

Oswald didn't know how tightly he was squeezing his friend until he heard a gasping voice saying, "Can't breath". Realizing what he was doing Oswald let go, giving Woody some air. Once Woody caught his breath, Oswald asked, "Why did you do this"?

Woody look at Oswald and said in an upbeat voice, "Because, I told you last week, I was getting sick of your depressing mood. So I decided to lighten it up a little".

"But why not tell me what you were doing. And who was that doctor who did this"?

"I thought it would be a nice surprise, and it was funny to see you panic. As for the doctor, I am sure you will meet him soon. He is a genius as well. That thinner he used on you was specially created by him, so that it removes paint that was painted over an existing drawing, leaving the original illustration," he showed Oswald the mirror, "completely unharmed".

Oswald looked at the mirror again and got a nostalgic feeling looking at his true face after almost 80 years. Tears of joy were building up again, but he held them back. Even if the company would not help him become known again, he was grateful his friend did this for him anyway.

Putting the mirror down, Woody said, "Well, as fun as it is to stare at yourself, we have to go. We have places to go and a big day ahead". Oswald looked at Woody confused.

"How long was I out for"

"Only a day. It's morning now and I think we deserve some real fun and a little mischief"

"Woody," Oswald said commandingly, "where exactly are we going"?

Woody gave a smile, "To Disney World".