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Chapter Thirty-Six

Alicia had never really seen the inside of the Toon Town tunnel, but now this was her first chance. There was nothing to look at. It was black as night inside, but at the end, a cartoon curtain parted to make way for them, and the concrete road became an animated dirt path.

"Smile, darn ya, smile! You'll find the whole world is a great world after all!" Everything sang…even the Toon sun as they drovein.

"Too much yellow," Alicia shouted, shielding her eyes from it all. Eddie nodded his agreement and tried to avert his eyes as much as he could. Toons were running all over the place, no matter where they looked. A trio of talking birds flew up to them. They recognized Eddie and started talking to him.

"Hi Eddie, hi Eddie…bye, Eddie!" Eddie stared at them as they drove on, and Alicia was too distracted to scold him for not watching the road...so they crashed in the middle of the road, totaling the muffler and causing smoke rise from the engine.

"Next time, can I drive?" Alicia asked hopefully.

"No," he said sternly, and she pouted…but brightened a little when she saw a few familiar faces around her…even Snow White! She was escorting the Evil Queen across the street! Now, wasn't that odd…

"Hey, shoo! Go away!" Eddie muttered, swatting at some more animated birds that had appeared around his head after he banged it on the roof of his vehicle. Alicia then spotted their target: the silhouette of Jessica Rabbit was visible in the window of one of the Toon buildings.

"Come on, Eddie, I know where to find Jessica!" She said, and they walked away from the car and into the building.

"What is this place?" Alicia asked as they entered and walked down a hallway cluttered with Toon luggage and what-not.

"Some hotel," Valiant answered. "My brother and I stayed here a few times. Took Dolores here for a holiday once, but she didn't like it too much." They had reached an elevator, and he pressed his thumb against the button and waited.

"Going up, sir and madam," a low voice announced, and Alicia identified the speaker as none other than THE Droopy Dog…the second most pessimistic Toon known to mankind, along with Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. Eddie took a step inside…and fell a few feet down. Alicia was extra careful when she joined him inside.

"Mind the steps, sir and madam. Hold on, sir and madam," he added as the elevator SHOT up to the very top floor. And Eddie was spread out on the floor, like a pancake. Alicia had been fortunate enough to flatten herself against the wall before they took off, so she was spared this misfortune.

DING! A small chime was heard as they reached their destination.

"Your floor, sir and madam," he grumbled, looking up at Eddie, who had been flung all around the elevator during their ride up.

"Next time, let's take the stairs," Alicia insisted as they stumbled out. Droopy stretched his neck out so that he was face-to-face with Eddie without having to leave his station.

"Have a good day, sir and madam." Droopy pulled his head in right before the doors closed. They walked up to the first door and Eddie peered through the keyhole, snooping and searching…

"Gotcha," Eddie whispered triumphantly and flung open the door. It looked like Jessica was busy doing laundry or something…but where was Roger? She turned to face him, and her usually seductive eyes lit up with excitement.

"A MAN," the Not-Jessica person shrieked. This was not Jessica Rabbit. No way on Heaven or Earth would Jessica Rabbit have funky teeth, a grotesque face, and such bad fashion sense. This was an imposter.

"Oh, crap, that's not Jessica!" Alicia groaned, realizing that she was in quite a predicament indeed…in fact; she WISHED that they had located Jessica rather than this freak.

"Yoo-hoo! Lover boy, come to Lena Hyena!" The lady was screaming behind them, and Eddie spotted one room that they could hide in. He grabbed Alicia's arm and tugged.

"Let's go!"

"I can't go in there; that's the MEN'S room!" She protested.

"Do you want to take your chances with Lena Hyena?" Alicia glanced back at the ugly Toon one last time, and shrugged.

"I can take her!"

"Oh, c'mon," Eddie growled, dragging her into the men's room. An OUT OF ORDER sign swung on the doorknob, but Alicia had the feeling that that wouldn't stop the hideous Hyena.

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Sorry this chapter was short...tomorrow's will be way better, I swear!