Hello everyone and welcome to the 7th Chapter of "Yakko's Date."
For those who don't know, I'm happy to announce that as of this time I've finally finished my other story "The Rider/Sentai Dilemma." As such, I can turn my full attention to this story as the next chapter returns us to the main plot.
As for now, though, this is another filler story. This time, however, it's also a tribute to an episode of 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.' To be specific, one of their episodes, The Other Side, as it's reenacted by the cast of 'Animaniacs.' I have also either changed a few things in order to keep to the main plot or removed sections of the original episode as they weren't important so that I don't have to separate this story into 2 chapters without trying to sacrifice the humor.
As for who plays who, you'll find out as the story progresses but I'll be keeping their names the same so you can follow along. Keep in mind that if you haven't seen the actual episode, here's your spoiler warning.
Spoilers.
Anyway, enjoy.
Chapter 7: The Other Side (Of Animaniacs)
Minerva's House….
Knocking on the front door of Minerva's home in the forest, Yakko heard the words "Who is it?" from the other side.
He was a bit nervous, as it was his first time entering her home.
However, something sounded a bit off about Minerva's voice. It sounded tired.
"It's me, Yakko" he replied, yet then asked "Can I come in? You sound like Wakko after a 24-hour marathon of Don Knotts movies without any sleep." From the other side of the door, Minerva replied "It's unlocked" as Yakko took that as his cue to enter.
Once inside, closing the door behind him, he saw Minerva laying on the couch wearing a robe while tucking herself in with a blanket. Her eyes were barely open when Yakko entered.
"You feeling ok?" Yakko asked her, as Minerva weakly replied "I'm just a bit sick. Wilfred Wolfe came to see me the other day with some chocolate." Grabbing a chair, Yakko sat down next to her as she continued "Apparently, he wanted to go out of a date with me to catch up on old times, but I told him I was seeing someone now. Neither one of us were expecting me to get food poisoning." Yakko rolled his eyes as she quietly chuckled before stating "Oh, don't be like that. I didn't tell him it was you. Besides, it turned out the chocolates he brought me were recalled because of expired chocolate mix that was used to make them."
Yakko huffed, yet Minerva told him "Don't be like that. Wilfred was my ex, and while I don't have any interest in getting back together with him, I'd like to stay in good terms with him. Besides, there's only one toon I'd kiss any day." Yakko began to blush, as Minerva's tail poked out of the sheets to softly wrap around his body. "Is there anything I can do to help you feel better?" he asked, as Minerva replied "Well, when I was a little girl my parents would read me a story to help me feel better. Yakko…" she stopped, puffing her eyes as best as possible before asking "…would you tell me a story?"
Yakko began to sweat before stuttering his response "S-sure."
Minerva smiled as her tail unwrapped itself from Yakko as she made herself comfortable while he began his story.
"This is a story from a time long ago…."
"…It was a time of myths and legends, when the Ancient Gods were petty and cruel, plaguing mankind with suffering."
The scenery began to change, as we find ourselves in a throne room on Mount Olympus. Sitting on the throne was Brain wearing a white toga with a small golden headband on his forehead decorated with lightning bolts.
"I am Zeus, God of the Skies and Lightning" he proclaimed, standing up on his throne before proclaiming "The humans must be forced to learn that we gods of Ancient Greece are not to be trifled with. Hermes, I summon thee."
Entering the room, Pinky walked in wearing a green toga with a staff in hand.
"What can I do for you Brain?" Pinky asked, yet Brain rolled his eyes as he replied "No Pinky, I am Zeus, God of the Skies and Lightning." Pinky salutes him while stating "Ayi Ayi, Zeus Brain. Narf!"
Brain simply facepalmed before muttering "Never mind. Anyway, I see that the humans on Earth are becoming complacent. They must learn to accept their place below us gods, or they will continue with their barbaric and sinful ways."
"So how do you plan to punish humanity, Zeus Brain?" Pinky asked, as Brain sighed, shaking his head before replying "They must learn what suffering truly is."
Some Time Later…
A group of people soon began to run out of a theatre, as the front of the theatre had a sign up that said "Now Playing: Jack-us and Jill-aphes (sponsored by Zeus)" as one of the attendees decided to throw themselves into a large hole in the ground before screaming seconds later "AH, WASPS!"
"However, one man dared to challenge their power."
Off camera, a hand popped up and pulled on an unseen rope. As a result, a large anvil fell on the entire theatre, destroying it instantly.
"That man was known as Hercules!"
Appearing on screen now was Yakko dressed in a yellow wool vest with brown pants, as he wrapped his hands in fists and placed them on his sides in a heroic pose.
"Really?" Minerva asked, raising an eyebrow as she added "You're Hercules in this story?"
Yakko replied "Well, we didn't have the budget for Kevin Sorbo, plus do you really want to see anyone from Tiny Toons as Hercules, or one of the Looney Toons?"
Minerva thought about it for a moment before deciding "Never mind. Continue with the story please."
"Anyway, there are a lot of stories about Hercules, but this one's about one of his lesser known stories and it all begins on a bright sunny day…"
The scenery then changed to that of a green meadow as three figures appeared.
The first was Dot in a yellow dress with a golden headband designed with leaves attached, as she began to playfully chase after piglets with the second figure, Wakko dressed as a pig herder. Stopping her chase, however, Dot turns to the reader and asks "Seriously? Pigs? I'm chasing pigs? Why can't I just chase puppies around? Or bunny rabbits? Or better yet, why can't handsome men just chase me around?"
"Because that's what it says in the script, and the author refuses to rewrite it."
Crossing her arms, Dot looks away from the screen and says "Well then, I guess I'm not doing the story."
"Then I guess we'll just have to replace you with Babs Bunny to get the story…"
Shaking her hands forward, Dot soon stated "Wait, wait, wait a minute" before stopping to cross her arms and muttered "Fine, I'll do as the script says. For now."
Dot soon began to 'playfully' chase after the pigs while the third figure, Slappy wearing an all red dress and hood over her head, touched a dying tree nearby and the tree itself began to bring itself back to life. As it did so, an apple began to create itself from one of the branches of the tree. "In case you folks at home haven't guessed it…" Slappy began, facing the viewer before grabbing the apple from the tree and took a bite out of it. Swallowing not more than a moment later, she added "…In this story I'm Demeter, the goddess of grain and fertility. As for Dot, she's my daughter in this story: Persephone."
Slappy soon pointed a thumb towards Dot still chasing piglets with Wakko, as the ground began to shake and open a rift in the ground.
"Meanwhile, Hercules was passing by after trying the world's first falafel."
Hearing the sound of vomiting off camera, Yakko soon came on screen, the falafel having long since been thrown out. Turning to the camera while holding his stomach, Yakko stated "You folks don't wanna know what was in it."
Hearing the sound of horses and the rumbling of the ground, Yakko proceeded to rush forward and found a group of horses wearing black armor and carrying a black chariot with them. Riding on the chariot was a figure clad in an all-black armor, the helmet covering his face and wearing a sword on his waist while his cape flapped in about as the rider rode forward.
The rider was Hades, Lord of the Underworld.
Wielding a large net, Hades began riding forward towards Wakko and Dot. Noticing him, the two began to run with Dot having a hold of two piglets. "Wait, why do I have these pigs with me?"
"They're part of the story too."
"Not anymore, they're not" Dot exclaimed, throwing the pigs aside while Wakko exclaimed "Hey, they didn't do anything to you." Dot, however, turned to Wakko and stated "Well, last time I checked pigs aren't cute like me."
Unfortunately for Dot, the net soon trapped her and pulled back as Hades swung it over his shoulders and began to turn his chariot around. Riding back to the crack on the ground, Dot screamed "GET ME OUT OF HERE! I WANT MY AGENT" all while Hades laughed as he returned to the ground below. The earth then began to shake as the cracks began to close themselves off.
"Well, that's it then" Slappy said, dusting her hands off and attempting to walk away. However, a stage hand walked on screen ad whispered into her ears "Actually miss, this is the scene where you're sad and then asks Hercules for help." Slappy groaned and asked "Really?" He nodded in response before walking off camera. "Oh, alright" Slappy groaned, as she turned around and, placing her hands around her mouth, sarcastically announced "Oh no, Hades has kidnapped my daughter. This is terrible. Won't someone please help?"
"Need help?" Yakko soon asked, walking towards Slappy as she replies "Normally no, but the script says I do, so might as well." Slappy soon takes a moment to clear her throat before stating "Hades has kidnapped my daughter, Persephone. Hercules, I need your help to rescue her." Yakko, however, crossed his arms and said "Sorry Demeter, but I can't." Slappy, in shock, shouted "WHAT? WHY NOT?" Yakko, in response, stated "You know I'm not allowed to be involved in the affairs of the gods. I'm afraid this is more your problem than mine."
"So wait, Hercules…" Minerva began, sitting up as she continued "….THE Hercules, who always helped those in need, is refusing to help someone." Yakko, like in the story, nodded his head and crossed his arms, as he stated "Yep. Remember: Hercules was a hero in his days, but even Demi-Gods knew when not to interfere in problems that weren't theirs to begin with." Minerva pouted, laying back down as she muttered "Well, that sucks."
"That being said…" Yakko began, as he crossed his legs before continuing "…in this case, that decision would come back to haunt him."
As Yakko (remember, he's Hercules in this story) began to walk away, Slappy began to grind her teeth, muttering "You'll pay for that, Hercules. You and the humans you care about so much, as this world will become as cold as my beating heart."
"And just like that, Demeter's rage began to affect all of Ancient Greece. As Demeter could control the seasons, she turned the entire country into a frozen wasteland."
Within seconds, the entire scenery was covered in snow. Trees that were once full of life were now frozen into large chunks of ice. The grass, once vibrant with life, was now covered in blankets of snow. The lakes, once reflecting light from the sun, now stood frozen due to the intense cold.
In all of this, as the winds picked up and became heavy, Yakko huddled his arms together in an attempt to keep warm. Due to the intense cold weather, however, Yakko began to shiver as he muttered "Can anyone spare some hot chocolate? Maybe a jacket, perhaps?" Despite this, he continued on, hoping to escape the cold.
Eventually, Yakko found a small cottage as he struggled to get to the door before knocking.
"Who is it?" A female voice asked, one Yakko remembered as he asked "Rita?" The voice, Rita, replied "Yakko? Come on it." Yakko smiled before entering the cottage. Once inside, he saw Rita and Runt huddled next to a small fire. Closing the door behind him, Yakko slowly walked towards them as he asked "Rita and Runt? What are you guys doing in this chapter?" Turning towards him, Rita replied "The author put us in this chapter as long as we were willing to play a small part." Runt nodded, adding "Yea, definitely a small part, but we got this nice house for the chapter. Yep, definitely nice." Rita, in response to that, narrowed her eyes as she muttered "Yep, as long as I don't sing."
Raising an eyebrow, Yakko cleared his throat while Rita soon realized "Oh right, the story."
As Yakko stood near the fire and began to rub his hands, she stated "Anyway, Hercules we're freezing our butts off. Most of our food became inedible due to frost bite, and thanks to the intense freezing winds there's no way to get some wood to keep us warm. In no time, we're either gonna die of starvation or hypothermia." Runt, pouting, replied "Yea, we're definitely gonna die."
Yakko sighs before rubbing his temples. He knows what needs to be done.
"Thanks for the fire" Yakko quietly stated before turning back to the door and walking towards it, leaving the cottage in the process.
"So what happens next, Rita?" Runt asked, as Rita shrugged before replying "Who cares? As long as we're not sleeping outside, life is good."
Laying back down next to the fire, Rita and Runt returned to their sleep.
"Realizing that if he did nothing, humanity would suffer under the harsh conditions of winter. As such, Hercules had no choice."
As the winds died down, Yakko took the long trek back to where he previously met Slappy in the hopes of saving mankind. After all, what hope would mankind have in the event everyone froze to death? The hero could only hope as he eventually found himself back where the cracks once were, yet found nowhere except a frozen tree. "Hey Demeter" Yakko announced, looking around yet saw no one as he continued "You win. I'll do your errand."
"Good."
Turning around, Yakko found Slappy sitting under a tree, a scroll in hand as she said "I was getting bored reading today's article on Ancient Greece Today" before throwing it over her shoulder.
Getting up and walking over to Yakko, Slappy soon stated "Ok Hercules, if you're going to the underworld, there's a few things you need to know. One, never look back. Otherwise, you'll either end up in the Elysian Fields or worse." Crossing his arms, Yakko asked "What could be worse?"
Slappy groaned before replying "You don't want to know. Trust me, you don't."
Yakko, narrowing his eyes, then asked "Anything else before I go?" as Slappy replied "Yea, one other thing: Don't eat the food of the underworld. Otherwise, you'll never be allowed to leave."
Uncrossing his arms, Yakko muttered "Yea, Yea, I got it. Now let's make this clear: I'll save your daughter, and you return the weather back to normal. Got it?"
Slappy gave what seemed as a sarcastic smile before replying "Of course, but fail and humanity will suffer far worse than they already are. There's also one last thing." Yakko, raising an eyebrow, asked "What's that?" yet Slappy only pointed down and replied "Watch your step."
Yakko was a bit confused before looking down, as he noticed he was standing over a hole. "Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Yakko screamed, as he began to plummet into Tartarus.
"Have a nice trip" Slappy announced into the hole seconds before waiving a hand as she began to walk away while the hole closed.
"At last, entering the realm of the dead, Hercules took the ferry into Tartarus where the most horrifying of things was waiting for him."
Finding himself in a forest covered in fog, Yakko walked around until he saw two individuals talking: a teenage girl wearing all black and a teenage boy wearing similar clothes, yet his skin was pale and the pupils on his eyes were bloodshot red.
"You're kidding me" Yakko muttered as he overheard their conversation.
"Then you know what I am" The boy muttered, as she nodded. The boy then said "Then say it" as Yakko heard the word "Vampire."
Realizing where he was, Yakko turned around while announcing "Nope, I'm out" as he began to leave his surroundings.
"Realizing he had made a wrong turn into the Twilight Fields, Hercules turned around and found himself in front of the gates of Tartarus. However, fate had other plans."
Yakko, now finding himself in front of gates covered in thorns, prepares to walk towards only to be surrounded in fog.
"Oh no, not this again" Yakko muttered, as he began waiving it away only to find himself somewhere else: outside a farm where he could hear the humming of a woman. "It couldn't be" he muttered, as he began walking forward towards the cottage and went towards the back, finding Minerva in a white dress with a red drape over her left shoulder. Yakko watched as Minerva continued washing clothes.
"Deianira?" Yakko quietly asked himself, shocked. In that second, he hoped he was rather dreaming or hallucinating.
Instead, she heard him, raising her head as she quietly said "Hercules?"
She looked around for a moment before turning around to see him. "HERCULES" she shouted, getting up and running towards him, embracing him in a hug. "Oh my love" Minerva said, holding him tight before adding "I've missed you so much." Separating from her without letting go, Yakko placed a hand on her cheek before saying "I've missed you too."
Minerva soon let him go only to grab his hands, as she stated "You must tell me everything that's happened, but first things first. Come inside, my dear husband. I have a surprise for you." Yakko raised an eyebrow, and with a mischievous smile he asked "Oh really? And just what would that be?" Beginning to playfully pull him into the cottage, she replied "Oh, you'll see" before closing the door behind him as the two….
(Ladies and Gentlemen, due to the content of this scene the author has decided to removed it. We apologize if you were expecting to read Yakko and Minerva engage in a more adult-like situation, but instead we bring you pictures of puppies playing fetch.
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Correction, we have no pictures of puppies playing fetch.
We now return you to the actual Yakko and Minerva reading the story.)
Covering her mouth with her hands, Minerva sat up and began blushing madly.
Yakko, at the same time, was shocked at the recent events of the story just told.
"Wow" she said, staring at Yakko who simply declared "I had no idea that was going to happen."
"I was not expecting that from you" Minerva said, her hands still covering her mouth before she asked "How long have you been thinking about that?"
In turn, Yakko began to shake his arms in a defensive manner while stating "Nonononononononoo, that was in the story. I didn't put that in there."
"Oh, I'm sure you didn't" Minerva said, a hint of playfulness in her voice as Yakko cleared his throat before stating "Anyway, little did Hercules know but things were about to get a lot more complicated."
"Aside from playing tongue-twister with Deianira?" Minerva asked, raising a playful eyebrow while Yakko chuckled nervously before continuing the story.
"As Hercules was in the Elysian Fields, he had no idea what was going on with Persephone, for she found herself held captive inside the chamber of Hades."
"Oh I'll tell you EXACTLY what's going on" Dot stated at the readers, hands on her hips and anger apparent on her face as she added "I'm trapped in a room that's WAY too dark."
Pointing a finger around the entire room, Dot showed a room and furniture painted entirely in dark colors with red blankets for the bed, red cushions for chairs, and red curtains for holes shaped as windows. "What this room needs is some re-painting" Dot states, as she pulls from her toon space 2 cans of paint while adding "Luckily, I just so happen to have some pink."
"NO" The voice of Hades shouted, entering the room and finding Dot with paint cans in hands as he stated "It's a chamber, not a room. Remember the era we're in, and I just got this painted the way I wanted it." Dropping the cans on the floor, Dot crossed her arms and stated "It's too black. You need more color to it, like pink." Now crossing his own arms, Hades announces "The only time I put pink in my chambers is in October." Dot only raised an eyebrow while Hades stated "Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I might be the Lord of the Underworld, but even I don't like cancer."
Uncrossing her arms, Dot muttered "I guess I can respect that."
Dot then tilted her head, wondering out loud "Why are you wearing a helmet? Isn't this the scene you're supposed to take it off?" It was Hades' turn to cross his arms, as he replied "I was, but the author felt you wouldn't like who's under this helmet, so I'm keeping it on."
Dot only raised an eyebrow before asking "So, basically you're Skippy?"
Taking the helmet off, Hades revealed his face as that of Skippy before asking "How'd you know?"
Dot groaned before replying "It was too obvious." Rolling her eyes, Dot soon began walking to the bed before stating "I'm going to take a nap. Let me know when the plot gets rolling."
In turn, Skippy only pouted before walking away dejected. Little did Skippy know that before Dot went to bed, she noticed a bowl of fruit next to the bed. Grabbing a green apple from it, Dot soon said "Oh hey, fruit. I am a bit hungry and I'm sure nothing will happen if I eat a bite" before opening her mouth.
"Meanwhile, Hercules managed to escape the Elysian Fields and found himself back in front of the gates of Hades' palace."
As a large fog appeared in front of the Hades' palace, Yakko slowly walked out, exhausted before the fog disappeared. As this happened, Yakko muttered "I…never knew…Deianira…was this…passionate."
Now blushing even harder, Yakko looked down while Minerva once again covered her mouth.
"Not a word" he muttered, while Minerva said "I haven't said anything."
"Anyway, Hercules began his infiltration into Hades' palace, but before he could get to Persephone, he had to battle Hades' guard dog: Cerberus."
Walking into the grounds, Yakko began to look around while quieting noting "Man, this place is so dark the cast of Vampire Diaries could vacation here."
The sound of loud footsteps soon alerted him.
"Hmm, wonder who or what that is?" Yakko sarcastically asked, turning around to find a creature with the body of a dog waiting behind him. It's 3 heads, however, were not that of dogs.
Or rather, the heads were bird. Goodfeathers, in fact.
"Hey-hey, look at this" Bobby announced, his head as the middle of the Cerberus, before adding "It's our old friend from the show."
"Yo Yakko" Pesto said, the left head of the Cerberus, before adding "Long time no see. What are you doing here?"
"I was about to ask you guys the same thing" Yakko replied, scratching his chin before asking "The author brought you guys into this also?"
"Yep, pretty much" Squat replied, the right head of the Cerberus, as he stated "Though to be honest, it's better than being forgotten."
"What did you say?" Pesto suddenly asked, turning towards Squat as he began the age-old ritual "Are you saying I was forgotten? Are you saying that people forgot me, let alone us? Like how people forgot about laser disk or cassettes, or how people have forgotten what good music is and replacing it with songs about butts? Or even how people have forgotten about how video games went from cartridges to disks because their cheaper to manufacture? Is that what you are telling me?"
"No no, not at all" Squat replied, shaking his head as he replied "I'm just saying it's better to be in this chapter than being forgotten."
"So no one has forgotten me?" Pesto then asked, as Squat replies "Absolutely."
Then, for a moment, silence. After that, the inevitable occurred.
"THAT IT!" At that moment, Pesto's head reached over Bobby and began to attack Squat, trapping Bobby in the crosshairs as the body of Cerberus began to shake violently before running off in confusion.
Yakko, as a result, simply shrugged his shoulders before moving on.
"Getting past the Cerberus, Hercules entered Hades' palace and entered his chambers in an attempt to rescue Persephone."
Entering Hades' palace through the window, Yakko began to look around before finding Dot asleep on the bed. "Of course she would take a nap" Yakko muttered while turned to the camera. After sighing, Yakko proceeded towards her.
"Oh Brad Pitt, of course I'll marry you" Dot muttered in her sleep as she snuggled herself tighter into the blanket. Unfortunately for Dot, she felt someone begin to slowly shake her awake. "Time to wake up, Persephone" she heard Yakko whisper into her ear before adding "We're almost at the end of the story, so we need to get going." Dot groaned before sitting up and rubbing her eyes. "Oh, alright already" Dot muttered as she got out of bed before beginning to follow Yakko out the window.
Less than a minute later, Skippy came out with a box as he told Dot "Ok Persephone, time for you to get out of bed. If you don't, the author has given me permission to show you the Bea Arthur Swimsuit …."
Skippy stopped, then dropped the box. Noticing the plate of fruit next to the bed, Skippy noticed one of the apples was half-eaten. 'Oh no" he muttered, grabbing it before running out.
"With Persephone in tow, Hercules prepared to leave Tartarus…."
Yakko suddenly stopped, noticing Minerva was no longer on the couch.
The sound of a flushing toilet answered any question he might have had.
"Oh course" Yakko muttered before adding "Bathroom break."
2 Minutes Later…
Returning to her couch, Minerva tucked herself into her blanket as Yakko asked her "Ready?" She nodded, as Yakko soon announced 'Ok then, time to get to the end. Anyway, as Hercules and Persephone prepared to leave Tartarus, there was one last obstacle to overcome."
Making their way to the exit, Yakko and Dot spotted Slappy waiting at the end as she said "Oh good, you've brought my daughter back. I was getting bored sitting around."
However, just before they could get to the exit, a loud booming voice suddenly said "NO WAIT, STOP!"
Stopping in their tracks, Yakko and Dot turned around to see Skippy suddenly appear as he announced "Hercules, stop before it's too late. Persephone cannot leave Tartarus." Dot and Slappy, however, wrapped their hands in fists and place them on their waists as Dot stated "No. Way! I am NOT staying in this dump." Slappy, adding to that, stated "You've had your fun Hades, but it's over. I've got my daughter back and that's that."
Slappy, however, holds up the bitten apple as he states "No, it isn't. Persephone has eaten the fruit of Tartarus." Dot, not understanding the situation, put her hands on her waist before asking "So what? I was hungry."
Slappy and Yakko, however, face palmed as Slappy stated to Dot "You dolt. You ate the food of Tartarus. That means you are forever bound to this accursed place." Turning to Yakko, she soon said "I warned you what would happen if you failed. Now your failure will be suffered by humanity." Yakko, however, walked past Dot and grabbed the half-eaten apple from Skippy before asking "What if she didn't have to stay?"
All 3 raised an eyebrow, as Yakko went on.
"Now bear with me, but hear me out. Persephone only ate half the apple, so doesn't it stand to reason she can spend 6 months with her mother, and the other half in Tartarus?"
Slappy and Skippy scratched their chins in thought, while Dot replied "Or, here's a better idea: We do neither and I go to Hollywood to look for Chris Evans."
To no one's surprise, Slappy and Skippy looked at Yakko and both replied "It's a deal."
Dot pouted while Slappy grabbed her arm and said "Let's go Persephone. We need to get back to Olympus before Zeus gets the wandering eye again." Turning to the reader, Slappy then said "Look it up." Dot could only pout before Slappy dragged her through the exit out of Tartarus.
"So I guess that's it?" Yakko asked, as Skippy nodded before stating "Well, I guess I should get back. We're admitting a new person into the Elysian Fields today. A mortal that is looked at in the highest of regards."
Meanwhile, inside the Elysian Fields a man walked into the fog and instead of finding himself in an empty field, found himself in front of a large crowd with signs that simply said "Thank You Stan." The man simply known as Stan gave a tearful smile as he quietly whispered "Excelsior."
Back in Tartarus, as Skippy began to turn around Yakko stopped him by asking "Hey Hades, quick question: Is it possible to erase someone's recent memories if they're in the Elysian Fields?" Turning around to face Yakko, he replied "Um, yea, duh! After all, I AM Hades, Lord of the Underworld." Raising an eyebrow, Skippy then asked "Why do you asked?" Yakko soon bent down and whispered something into Skippy's left ear.
Not more than a moment later, Skippy took a step back and shouted "SPEW!"
Meanwhile, turning to the camera, Yakko stated "Don't worry folks, I didn't tell him everything" before raising his eyebrows up and down a few times.
As for Skippy, he gagged for a moment before telling Yakko "Ok ok, fine Hercules. I'll erase Deianira's recent memories so that she never saw you in the Elysian Fields, but you owe me one." Skippy soon pointed towards the exit and shouted "NOW GO!"
Yakko sighed, yet did as he was requested as he resumed his journey onward to forever battle against the forces of evil.
"The end" Yakko finally announced, yet Minerva wasn't exactly pleased.
"That's it?" she asked, as Yakko simply nodded. Minerva, however, asked "Then why did Hades erase her recent memory with Hercules? That seems awful." Yakko sighed before replying "Simple, he didn't want her to keep waiting for someone who couldn't go back for a very long time. Remember, Hercules is only half-human, so even though he's a demi god, he could live a long time. Thus, could you wait for someone in the after life for probably several hundred or thousand years?"
Minerva thought about it, yet couldn't respond. After all, there weren't that many she could remember that had long since passed on.
Instead, she yawned as Minerva laid back down and began to close her eyes.
"Yakko, thank you for the story. It was…." Minerva stopped for a moment to think about it before saying "…interesting to say the least."
"You're welcome" Yakko replied, as he got up and gave Minerva a kiss on the forehead before saying "Now get some sleep, and I'll see you later." Minerva smiled as her eyes closed while she stated "Oh I will…."
However, to Yakko's surprise, her tail suddenly wrapped itself around him once more before he heard her continue "….but first things first, Hercules."
Suddenly pulling Yakko closer to her, Minerva opened her eyes and wrapped her arms around him as she began to….
(The author has decided to cut this scene, as it contains content not suitable for readers or the T-Rating for this story. And no, the author refuses to write an M-Rated story for these two.
In the meantime, let us look at photos of ducks crossing a pond…..
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There are no photos of ducks crossing ponds, are there?
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Screw it, just cut to black.)
List of Characters:
Yakko-Hercules
Wakko-Pig Farmer
Dot-Persephone
Slappy-Demeter
Skippy-Hades
Bobby, Pesto, and Squat-Cerberus
Rita and Runt-Cottage Owners
Minerva-Deianira
Pinky-Hermes
Brain-Zeus
And Stan Lee as Himself
With…
Kristen Stewart as Bella
And Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen
The ghost of Stan Lee was not harmed in the making of this chapter, as were no animals.
In Loving Memory of:
Kevin Smith (1963-2002)
And Stan Lee (1922-2018)
Author's Notes:
And with that, we're done with the chapter and fillers, but let's get to some notes.
First and foremost, as before, if you didn't like the chapter then I do apologize. It's not my best work and trying to adapt an episode of Hercules the Legendary Journey into an Animaniacs chapter isn't as easy as one might think. There was a lot that I needed to remove in order to keep it as one chapter without it getting long or boring.
That being said, there was a lot I had to remove to keep it down to one chapter and almost as much that I had to change, so here's just a short list of what was changed or removed:
1) The scene where Hercules meet the Ferrymen: I originally was going to put Ralph in that role, but felt that the scene wasn't important to put in. For fans of Ralph, please don't be sad; he's in the next chapter.
2) Persephone/Hades: This one was a bit tough, as originally I had Hello Nurse set as Persephone. However, I couldn't figure out exactly how to make her seem funny so I changed her with Dot. Then came the issue with the pairing itself. In the original episode, Persephone and Hades were secretly lovers (which was the real reason Demeter didn't want them together), yet I couldn't figure out how to make it work with Dot and Skippy (as I had decided to place him as Hades in a last second decision, plus you guys might remember what happened back in Chapter 4). As such, I removed the pairing altogether.
3) The children of Hercules and Deianira: In the original version of the episode, Hercules saw both his wife and children, yet I decided to remove them from this story and keep Deianira limited to one scene as I felt it would have just been padding (that, plus the original scene where Deianira and the kids suddenly forgot about their recent visit from Hercules thanks to Hades was a bit heartbreaking). As far as children are concerned with Yakko and Minerva, I do have something in mind if I ever make a sequel story.
4) Hercules vs Hades: In the original episode, during Hercules' "rescue" attempt of Persephone, he instead was forced to fight Hades. Obviously, I couldn't bring myself to write a Yakko vs Skippy fight scene (especially since in the episode they hint that the fight was so long it wore both of them out), so that was cut.
5) The "chained man on a tree" scene: This scene, funny enough, was originally a tip for Hercules on how to break into Hades' chambers. I also, originally, had either Daffy or Dr. Scratchansniff in mind but cut the scene due to length.
There's a lot more, but this is just a short list. If I went into detail with everything, this would take a while.
Also, for those who don't know: Kevin Smith was the actor who played Ares in "Hercules the Legendary Journey", "Xena Warrior Princess", "Young Hercules", and that animated film even I will not speak of.
Anyway, next time (like I promised) Ralph will make an appearance as will Hello Nurse and Dr. Scratchansniff.
Also next time: Project Rocky arrives in Burbank, Plotz is back, Yakko's dream from Chapter 6 begins to manifest, and all hell breaks loose as Rocky reveals his master plan….
Until Next Time….
