I'm not sure when I'll be updating again since my mid-year exams are coming up and I need to study. Also, I forgot to mention something from chapter 9 before Dot woke up from her dream... the part where she was drowning in ink. Ink to a toon is like blood to a human... so since she was drowning in ink... it means she was drowning in the blood of toons... I just realise how dark this is getting...

Chapter 11: Meeting the mice

When she was told to go to a lab on the studio to ask two mice for a shrink ray laser because Wakko wants to see if he could shrink his tail ... Ophelia didn't take it as a surprise.

" The things I do for money and that old hare", Ophelia muttered.

It's been several days since she and Yakko made peace and things seemed to be looking up for her and the kids. Dot and her have the cutest tea parties, Wakko teaching her how to cook (despite the fact he keeps eating some of the ingredients) and generally her being able to talk with Yakko without glares or attitude.

With everything that happened, Ophelia was glad that everything had settled and everyone is as calm as they want to be.

Reaching a small building at the end of the pathway, Ophelia paused to look at the directions on the studio map.

" Acme Labs...", Ophelia muttered, looking at the bright red sign," Looks like this is the place".

Ophelia walked in without knocking, looking around curiously at the items around the room. Her heels clacked against the smooth checkered tiles of the lab. She whistled in awe at the several equations written on the whiteboard.

" Is anyone here? I'm supposed to be picking something up!", Ophelia called out but no one responded.

A loud crash erupted from the other room, catching her by surprise. Ophelia walked towards the next room to see most of the same items of the previous, all for except a small, green barred cage that was open.

Ophelia walked closer to the cage looked inside, no living creature inside.

" I guess that lab rats must've escaped. Poor fella must've gotten a heart attack", Ophelia said thoughtfully.

" Um... excuse me!", someone shouted.

" Who's there?", Ophelia exclaimed.

Ophelia looked above her to find a small white toon mouse hanging upside down from the ceiling fan.

" Well... this is new", Ophelia muttered.

" Hi there! My name's Pinky", he said waving enthusiastically.

" How... did you get up there?", Ophelia asked before she shook her head," Forget it. I'll get you down. I get the feeling this is how the chapter's supposed to go".

" Why thank you. NARF", Pinky said.

Ophelia grabbed a stool from under a counter and positioned under the ceiling fan. She steadily got on top of it and checked to see if she could reach the toon.

" Still can't reach. (censored) me for wearing my short heels today", Ophelia cursed.

She looked around until a certain device caught her eye. Ophelia grinned as she reached for a pillow and placed it right underneath Pinky.

" Hey! I'm going to sling this disk at you. Brace yourself", Ophelia said, picking up the slingshot and disk.

" Okay!", Pinky said.

Ophelia stuck her tongue out as she positioned the disk and the sling until the target was squarely on Pinky. She released the sling and the disk hit Pinky causing him to strangle from the fan and fall.

He managed to hit the pillow but bounced off, causing him to fly to the floor. Ophelia dived to grab him and successfully caught him before he hit the ground.

" Thank you miss! Poit!", Pinky said.

" No problem", Ophelia said, standing up and dusting off her dress.

" Well let's start again. Ahem, HI! My name is Pinky. What's yours?", Pinky said politely.

" Oh, I'm Ophelia", she said.

" So, Ophelia, why are you here? Are you a friend of Brain's?", Pinky asked excitedly.

" Umm.. I don't know who that is", Ophelia said.

Pinky gasped," Then you simply must meet him. He's my best friend! You're simply gonna love him. NARF".

Pinky jumped from Ophelia's hand and ran across, continuing to blabber about random things that Ophelia understood and didn't. She just smiled sweetly, taking in his good-nature.

' He's such a cutie too!', Ophelia thought to herself.

Ophelia entered a dark room with ominous green lighting in certain places.

" BRAIN! I brought a new friend", Pinky exclaimed.

" Pinky... how many times have I told to not barge in like that", Brain said.

" Gee, I can't remember... ten?", Pinky said confused.

" More than you can count", Brain replied.

" Well, then let's see. One, two, three...", Pinky continued counting while Ophelia walked over to Brain.

" Hi, I'm-", Ophelia was cut off by Brain.

" I already know who you are Miss Ophelia Alleycat. Yakko Warner had informed me of your arrival", Brain said, setting a beaker down.

" And as you may have realized, I am The Brain, the most intelligent mouse the world has ever seen", Brain said.

" I'll hold you to that", Ophelia said.

" Come. The laser is in the other room", he said, beckoning Ophelia to follow him," Pinky!".

" Yes, Brain", Pinky said as he stopped counting.

" Come, we must retrieve the laser gun for the feline and then continue our project", Brain said.

" Okay! Narf!", Pinky said running over.

" Project? What project?", Ophelia asked curiously.

" The studio had asked me to do an experiment of some sorts to see how living ink will react to certain new chemicals", Brain explained.

Ophelia frowned," Why would Warner Bros. be interested in something like that?".

" Apparently the studio wants to see if there's a way to 'perfecting' imperfect toons. So they've provided me with the materials all except for the actual test subject itself. The original test subject had escaped a long time ago", Brain continued.

" That's gonna be hard to find another one then. Imperfect toons usually hide in tight nooks and crannies. I'd be surprised if they actually found one in a week", Ophelia said," And this is coming from a Toontown native".

" True. But we must keep our hopes up. If this works, less toons will get hurt", Brain stated.

" Agreed", Ophelia sighed.

Ophelia kept watching the mice, being careful not to step on them. Her mind raced as the thought of the project not being what it seemed. It worried her. What if they didn't find an imperfect toon? Would they use perfect toons? Ophelia shuddered at the thought of well-made toons getting their ink tainted by various chemicals, causing their perfect ink to lose its grip and flow, leaving nothing but the sketch.

Ophelia noticed a green picture frame in the room they entered. The picture was of a white horse with a gray mane and two buck teeth sticking out of her mouth.

" Why's there a picture of a horse in here?", Ophelia asked.

" That is the Swiss to my cheese. The peanut to my jelly. The queen to my chessboard. My love of my life: Pharfignewton!", Pinky said as hearts floated around.

" Pinky, she's a horse", Brain said annoyed.

" She's my love", Pinky said hugging the frame.

" She's still a horse", Brain said.

" Well, I think she's... quite a catch", Ophelia said hesistantly.

" You hesistated", Brain pointed out.

" Well, can you blame me? She looks JUST LIKE him", Ophelia seethed as she bent down to Brain.

" You best be careful. It could be contagious", Brain said as he walked away from his lovestrucked partner.

" Wow. Your humor is literally the best thing I've seen this whole chapter", Ophelia said sarcastically.

" Sarcasm noted", Brain said as he reached into a closed cabinet.

" So... how do you two know the kids?", Ophelia asked.

" We starred alongside them in 'Animaniacs' until we got our own show. We still made appearances sometimes", Brain said.

" I like Yakko, especially his voice. Sounds very familiar", Pinky said returning his attention to them.

" You share the same voice actor with him, Pinky", Brain said.

" Oh yes. Zort!", Pinky said.

" You must've been a hit then, huh", Ophelia said.

" Why yes we were. But not as famous as the Warners unfortunately. But they handled the fame quite well, better than I did, I admit. But they're quite strange children", Brain said.

" Are you talking about their species or something that has to do with the story?", Ophelia asked.

" Something else. Let me elaborate everything for you", Brain said, pulling a blackboard in front of Ophelia.

" As you may know, Yakko, Wakko and Dot are exceptional toons. But when they were born, they seemed to already have been fully developed. Like they knew why they were there", Brain said.

" You mean... like they skipped past the newborn phase", Ophelia said with uncertainty.

" Correct. I never thought of it until I spoke with Maurice on the phone this morning. It's a weird occurrence... but not something I think the readers should think too much on at the moment", Brain stated.

" Have you perhaps found out by the animators?", Ophelia asked.

" I have. But they're not much help. Apparently, the Warners' creation was something kept private", Brain stated.

" A private creation", Ophelia said with a deep frown on her face," Something doesn't seem right here".

" Indeed. I tried hacking the studio but it burnt out my equipment so... that's out of the question", Brain said.

" Why don't we ask Mr. Plotz?", Pinky suggested.

" And risk our jobs. Don't be foolish Pinky", Brain said sternly.

" But maybe he might know something", Pinky continued.

" Sweetheart, I think what Brain is trying to say that Plotz will never tell us anything that could ruin the studio. Yes, he may know something, but what makes you think he'll tell us", Ophelia said softly.

She felt like she was speaking to a child. A very naive one at that. But she had to crush that idea or else he might feel bad.

" Okay. So that plan is out of the window. Maybe there's something else", Brain said.

" What if this has something to do with what the humans tried years back", Ophelia said.

" What did the humans do?", Brain asked.

Ophelia opened her mouth but then closed it," I can't say it aloud. The readers might catch on".

Ophelia bent down to Brain and whispered in his ear. Pinky leaned in as well as Ophelia spilled out the information she kept in her for a long time.

" This could be helpful. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?", Brain asked.

" Um... I think so Brain... but isn't Ophelia too big for you?", Pinky asked innocently.

Ophelia blushed as Brain glared at his partner.

Back at the water tower, Yakko was drinking some orange juice while watching television. He paused and looked at the readers.

" My dirty joke radar is tingling. G'NIGHT EVERYBODY!", Yakko exclaimed.

Back at the lab, Ophelia's ears perked while she watched Pinky get bashed on the head with a thick pencil.

" I swear to Walt Disney, I think I just heard a 'G'night Everybody' in the distance", Ophelia said.

" Now that the joke is over. Thank you for your input Miss Alleycat. Here's the laser for Wakko", Brain said handing Ophelia the laser gun.

" Yeah, I wrapped in a pretty ribbon to decorate it-NARF", Pinky said boisterously.

" Well it's very pretty", Ophelia said.

" And this is for you!", Pinky said pulling out a daisy from behind his back.

Ophelia smiled sweetly," Thank you dear".

She bent down and placed a small peck on top of Pinky's head, causing the latter to giggle.

" That tickles! ZORT!", Pinky giggled.

Brain rolled his eyes and stuck out his hand," To remain professional".

" It was actually quite a pleasure to meet you Brain. I hope to see you again in another chapter", Ophelia said.

" Likewise", Brain said stoically.

" Bye boys!", Ophelia said as she walked out of the lab.

Once she left, Brain turned his attention to Pinky.

" Come Pinky, we must go over tonight's plans", Brain said.

" Gee Brain, what are we doing tonight?", Pinky asked.

" Same thing we do every night, Pinky... TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD", Brain said dramatically.

As Ophelia walked back to the tower, she hummed a small tune that sounded exactly like Pinky and the Brain's theme song.

They're Pinky, they're Pinky and the Brain brain brain brain brain brain brain brain brain

End of Chapter 12

And I'm done. Hope you guys liked it. And I'll see you... in the next chapter, BUH-BYE