I have ultimately made the decision to just start with the birthday chapter now as you can see. Let's see what happens when you leave four mischievous and drop dead gorgeous women alone for a few hours. Well that's this chapter. I hope you'll enjoy this!


Chapter 39: Four Ladies in Red (Ophelia's Creation Day Part I)

There was lights. Lots of colourful lights. Loud, eardrum-bursting music was in the background as many drunk toons danced to the weird beat around them.

In front of her was someone she avoided for years, clad in a disheveled suit and sweating up a storm due to the heat of the room. She could feel her own sweat as well, sticking her short white dress to her body.

His breathing was deep and heavy. They stood very close together due to the crowd growing larger and larger by the minute. She could practically smell the expensive bourbon in his breath. But she couldn't judge, she was just as drunk and out of breath.

She had let out a stream of curses. But he didn't mind, he was swaying slightly to the music in the background. She wondered if he noticed her? He just seemed rather... spacey and out of it. Did he smoke? Does he still smoke? Did he have cigarettes on him? Because she could sure use one right now.

" Ophelia"

The name was clear, perhaps she misinterpreted how drunk he was. His speech wasn't as slurred as she anticipated.

She could really use a cigarette.

" Ophelia?"

Why didn't the 80's hire cigarette girlies at clubs anymore? This was ridiculous. She needed one now. She didn't notice how she wrapped her arms around him.

" Phels"

The name... the accent. Just the way he said it made her shiver just like the early days. Early days she wished she could go back to.

But now will have to do.

" Hello Bugs"


Ophelia found herself on the floor of her bedroom, the bottom half of her body just barely dangling from her bed while her upper body met the floor already. She must have fallen off the bed somewhere through the night.

Ophelia groaned as she stretched her body. She felt her stiffness drown away with the stretch, letting out a small yawn of exhaustion.

' A few minutes of a nap never hurt anyone', Ophelia thought as she laid back down on her, snuggling into her pillow before relaxing into a small na-

" HAPPY CREATION DAY OPHELIA!"

She felt three little bodies surround her and the excitement practically flowing out of them. She smiled as she got up to face the grinning faces of the Warner siblings.

" Morning", Ophelia said with her own lazy grin.

" We got ya something", Yakko sang.

" Oh really? I wonder what it is", Ophelia said smiling. Their happiness was infectious.

" It's a... BREAKFAST MUFFIN!", Wakko said happily.

" That Wakko didn't eat!", Dot added.

" You know the day is special when Wakko doesn't eat your food", Yakko said teasingly.

Ophelia giggled," Thank you", she said gratefully," So what's on the agenda for the day?", she asked.

" Quite simple our dear nanny: My sibs and I are kicking you out of the tower for the day", Yakko replied

" Wow, I'm really feeling the love here, Yakko", Ophelia said sarcastically.

" Hey! We gotta set everything up for the party tonight", Yakko argued," If we don't send you out, you might start getting ideas on helping us out. It's bad enough you already helped us out with buying decorations".

" Plus we got some very persuasive reinforcements to help us out", Dot added cheekily.

Ophelia eyed the young girl weirdly," Who exactly?", she asked.

" You'll see... after you take a shower", Dot teased as she leapt off the bed over towards a flowing red sundress was hanged against the cupboard," We were going to choose something different for ya but Yakko insisted on this one. Something about buttons?", she said eying her eldest brother.

Yakko shrugged innocently," Just bein' conservative", he stated nonchalantly.

Ophelia didn't give what Yakko said much thought as she took the dress from Dot's hand with a smile.

" Well I loved the muffin a lot. So thank you for that. I'll be in the shower if you three need me", Ophelia said as she got of bed and walked out of the room, the Warners following behind her.

As soon as she was out of hearing shot, Dot turned to her brothers," So how's the gift coming along?", she asked.

" Finished and done!", Wakko said as he presented their sister with a small neatly wrapped box.

Dot squealed," Ophelia's gonna love our gift!", she said excitedly.

Yakko chuckled," I hope so. Didn't beg Brain not to add a doomsday device to the thing if we think she wouldn't like it", he said casually," Think our guest will be here soon?", he asked.

A knock on the tower door was heard.

" Seems like she's here right now", Dot replied heading to open the door. She smiled at the guest," Glad you could make it, Miss Betty", she said cheerfully.

Betty grinned," Glad I made it too, sweetie", she said cheekily," I honestly can't believe you convinced that stubborn old cat to have a party", she added.

" We're very persuasive", Dot said charmingly.

" We're also really forceful", Yakko said smirking, gently nudging his brother out of his lovestruck gaze.

" What's this about being forceful- BETTY!", Ophelia screamed surprised.

" Ophelia!", Betty cheered," Happy Creation Day, Lia!", she said happily.

" I didn't know you were coming", Ophelia said smiling.

" Oh please. As if I'd miss out on a party! C'mon! Red and Jessica are waiting in the car", Betty said pulling Ophelia.

" Just wait a quick sec, Bets", Ophelia said as she turned to the Warners," You sure you'll all be okay for a while".

" Of course! Go on! Have fun", Dot said waving her hands in a shooing manner.

Ophelia smiled," Oh I'm going to miss you all so much", she said planting a kiss on each of their foreheads," I'll be back before you know it".

Yakko froze and his smile dropped as Ophelia said those words, but no one noticed.

" Later kids!", Ophelia shouted from the door.

" Bye Ophelia", Wakko and Dot said waving.

" Wai-", Yakko said weakly before the tower door was shut.

" Okay! C'mon brothers, we have things to do- Yakko?", Dot said surprised at her brother's unmoving posture.

" She's gone...", Yakko murmured.

" Yakko?", Wakko said concerned, touching his older brother's shoulder lightly.

Yakko jolted out of his trance, turning to his siblings and grinning as if nothing happened.

" Well what are ya standing around for? We got work to do sibs", Yakko said walking away, although with noticeably less pep in his step.

Wakko and Dot eyed each other worriedly with one joined thought in mind.

' We need to keep an eye on him'


" I love the smell of the mall in the morning"

Ophelia chuckled at the blissful expression on Red's face.

" I mostly like Roger's pancakes but the mall's good too", Jessica quipped.

" But his pancakes are good though", Betty added as she lifted her sunglasses," Ain't this just great. Us four girls getting together at the local mall just days b-fore a citywide lockdown".

Ophelia snorted," Yeah, what a way to celebrate a gal's creation day, huh", she said.

" Amen to that, sister", Jessica said.

They gathered in the mall, the very same one Dot and Ophelia had done their gala dress shopping to before meeting Ophelia's niece. But now, the mall's toon population was scarce. Just another sign of the impending lockdown and Ophelia's separation from the very children she considers her kittens now.

Betty originally had wanted to take Ophelia shopping at ToonTown's Open Plaza market near Memorial Park but Dot insisted they go somewhere close by (and preferably outside of ToonTown). The old toon figured the kits would want their nanny in reach while they still had her, which Betty found ultimately adorable so she complied with the young girl's wishes.

People were eying them warily. And the toon ladies wouldn't blame them. If they had to witness what they thought was an innocent creature turn into something monstrous, they'd be wary too (although not badly, something of that kind is sort of an uncommon but not rare thing in ToonTown). The humans were probably put off by the entire Mickey incident. Speaking of Mickey...

" How is Mickey? Is he doing okay?", Ophelia asked.

" He's getting better. Shadow didn't take too much out of him this time 'round. I think the extra nap helped", Jessica said.

Jessica knew of the negative effects the Blot incident will have on Disney toons. It's their studio toons who will be more in the eye than other toons.

" C'mon, enough of the downer stuff. I've got enough of that back in Gotham! We have a grand day ahead of us!", Red squealed as she dragged the girl's off.


The girls were not the only toons in the mall that morning.

Mortimer Mouse grunted as he dusted himself off. Portable holes were tricky things, especially the newer ones that wouldn't let him travel from ToonTown to LA just like that, like they used to. He'd have to file a complaint at the Gag Factory later, their cheap production was getting ridiculous.

" Hey Morts, you dropped this", the large dog toon said as he handed the tall mouse his wallet back.

" Thanks pal", he drawled.

The dog toon was a pixel animated toon of Eric Schwartz's old Flip the Frog cartoons from the 90's. Rumours around ToonTown had said young Flip was related to Mickey, Oswald and their late, elder brother Julius but Mortimer never checked out if the rumours were true. But he had met Flip...

And Mortimer couldn't deny the frog's smile was very Ub Iwerks. Mortimer wouldn't be surprised if the frog was indeed a relative of his rival, much like the goat from the Looney Tunes.

Speaking of the frog, they had just escaped the little guy's extremely sexy but very hot-tempered but loving girlfriend's wrath. Bull wasn't kidding when he said her fury could match ol' Miss Honey's- may her soul rest- own.

Mortimer was utterly terrified. And he's flirted with Minnie Mouse of all toonettes.

" Now how are we gonna find ladies", Bull moaned.

Mortimer scoffed," Relax buddy, ol' Mortimer's lady sensor never failed me before", he said reassuringly.

" Really? 'Cause it sure helped us this time", Bull grumbled.

" Oi! It ain't my fault Flip's girlie was fiery. My sensor detects hot women and- WELL HELLO!", Mortimer exclaimed as his eyes landed on Ophelia's group," JACKPOT!".


Ophelia bristled in disgust," Is anyone's perv radar going off?", she asked.

Jessica's face twisted in distaste," Yeah... mine's going off...", she said.

" Ah shit", Betty cursed," Don't look now, girls. I think I found ya guy. It's-"

Ophelia found herself swept off her feet by an ugly orange, beige and black blur.

" Ha cha cha! Ophelia Alleycat! Never thought I'd see an angel on this side of the tunnel", Mortimer said flirtatiously.

Ophelia grimaced in disgust. While the good majority of men in ToonTown did respect that a toon's girl was theirs and theirs alone and there is a similar situation with a toonette's man beings hers and hers alone, there are others who ignore it: like Mortimer Mouse.

The rat was someone Ophelia disliked immensely. He may be the one person whom she might, keyword: might, team up with Minnie to get rid of. But that was a last resort option. Back on the topic, he blatantly didn't care if the lady was taken or not, a hottie's a hottie in his opinion. And he believes he's the shit.

Ha.

But weirdly enough, Mortimer wouldn't go after ladies with powerful and influential men for husbands/lovers. He scarcely flirted with Minnie except on set because he was afraid of Mickey (he would deny it, but they ALL knew). He wouldn't go after Jessica because Roger, although not the most powerful toon in the city, was a very influential toon and could ruin Mortimer if the rabbit called in a favour or two.

So why go after Ophelia? Simple: he's REALLY behind on gossip.

" Oh Mortimer, you haven't seen angels yet. How about I help you?", Ophelia said smiling as she smashed him with her mallet.

Ophelia looked towards her friends and found them in similar positions with their own mallets.

" Should we call the boys?", Betty asked.

Ophelia glared at Mortimer before turning to Betty," Nah, damn Author needs some entertainment", she grumbled annoyed.


Yakko was acting weird again.

He would wait at the door, his tail curled between his legs as he looked nervously forward. That is if he was even looking forward, Yakko looked so spaced out it was hard for anyone to tell.

The worst part was the whispers. The whispers freaked everyone out more.

" She will come back", Yakko mumbled softly to himself, picking at his glove.

It was like he was trying to reassure himself. Not even anyone else, just himself. Like he doubted Ophelia would come back ever.

It was a pathetic sight.

Then suddenly he'd go back to normal and everyone would feel more weirded out. Wakko and Dot looked at each other knowingly.

There was only one other time Yakko had done these things:

And that time ended in heartbreak and multiple therapy sessions with Scratchnsniff. None of which the Warners enjoyed.

Dot bit her lip. She really didn't want to call Ophelia back. It was meant to be a relaxing day for their nanny, but Yakko's behaviour was scaring both her and Wakko.

... She didn't think her brother would fall back into this behaviour after he had been doing so well these past few months. But she really couldn't blame him, she couldn't. Hopefully he would hold out long enough for Daffy and everyone else to get here.

People, strangers, would call Yakko clingy. Those people were immediately disliked by all three Warners and whoever's close with them. It wasn't that Yakko- heck all of three of them- were clingy...

... They were just sick of being abandoned.


The ladies sat in the restaurant, in a snuggly corner away from the entrance- and out of sight from Mortimer and his cronies.

Red, Jessica and Betty all loomed over the formers' phone as they gazed at the messages coming in. The Looney Tunes were on their way to the water tower for the party but Bugs had things of his own agenda concerning Ophelia. When they got the message, it took a lot of willpower to not squeal loudly.

But their sudden excitement did not go unnoticed by the lady of the day.

" What's so funny over there?", Ophelia asked curiously.

The girls scrambled to get back to some of normalcy but it just turned out rather sheepish and awkward.

" Nothing", Jessica squeaked.

" Inside joke", Red excused.

" Cat videos", Betty blurted out," -I mean what Red said".

Ophelia raised one very unimpressed eyebrow," Uh huh, yeah. I'm totally buyin' that", she said sarcastically before bristling again," They're back", she groaned.

While the other ladies were understandably exasperated as well, they were secretly relieved that Ophelia's attention was elsewhere for the moment.

" OH OPHELIA", that ratty voice sang.

' Oh yeah, definitely sensing some- what did Wakko call it again... Big Rat Energy, YEAH THAT'S IT! Modern slang is so confusing', Ophelia thought tiredly as she turned to face the toon she hoped to avoid.

" Mortimer, we're in a human restaurant. Not the Krusty Krab. I don't need everyone in here knowin' my name", Ophelia hissed.

" C'mon babe, I know you got the sweets for me", Mortimer said conceitedly," I mean, who wouldn't?".

" Every sensible female in ToonTown", Red remarked dryly.

" And I'm included in that group", Ophelia added," So bugger off boy, ya bother me".

" C'mon babe-"

" Don't call me babe, ya rat", Ophelia barked," And I definitely DO NOT have the sweets for ya. I prefer my fellas with a certain level of class and pizzazz, none of which you have".

" I have plenty o' class", Mortimer argued.

" You've got as much class as fart jokes do, Mort", Ophelia said rolling her eyes.

Ophelia sighed inwardly, she could really use Bugs' presence right now.


Bugs bristled and growled, a look of great annoyance on his face. He had Ophelia's gift neatly wrapped in pretty wrapping and ribbons, ready to go and pick her up.

But then his body bristled and he felt his eye and ear twitch.

Someone was after his girl and Bugs was not amused.

Some maroon was about to die today.


Being the sibling of Bugs Bunny had its great perks and cons. A perk Red was ultimately fond of was the fact she had his personal number.

When Bugs says he'll be there in five minutes, he'd really be there after five minutes. And Red counted every second in her head as she and her friends exited another shop.

They had managed to ditch Mortimer and his cronies a few shops ago and they hoped that would be the last of them.

Hope... such a fickle thing for toons.

They had just made it outside the mall and looked at the sky with a breath of relief. Red looked at the time. Three minutes... three minutes left to stall.

" Everything's just kinda surreal, y'know", Ophelia said as the girls stood outside," Here I am, surpassing 80 when I used to think I probably wouldn't live to see 60".

" You are a lady of pessimism. No one would blame you though if they had met that bastard of an ex of yours", Betty huffed," Speakin' of which, I heard from an old colleague of mind that Trickster was rather busy in the Slums this last week... and apparently adopted a kid?".

Ophelia bristled and gulped," A child... he wouldn't...", she murmured.

" Sally didn't give me a lot to work with. But she told me the kid's height. Roughly around the same height as Yakko. He had his face covered though so I couldn't identify him... sorry", Betty said.

" I'll ask Bugs to look into it", Ophelia said uneasily. For glaringly obvious reasons, she wasn't comfortable with the idea of a child so close to Trickster, especially if that child could be around Yakko's age if she were to go by a height-age estimation.

" Speaking of Bugs~", Red said grinning playfully," What's the plan?".

" Plan?", Ophelia said confused.

" YOU KNOW! The arrangements... You're a couple again. And I sincerely doubt Bugs is gonna let you live in some scrappy little apartment, especially if he can get you better", Red said," I mean, I'm his baby sister that was lucky enough to get a teaching job at a school he technically OWNS. AND I'm looking after Dripple, our nephew, he's bound to throw money my way. Him and Daffy both", she said rolling her eyes," While I don't approve, the extra cash helps... especially with Wolfie on Radiant Island serving that ridiculous sentence", he huffed.

Ophelia sighed," I figured I'd automatically go back to living with him. I didn't tell my roommate anything yet about him yet just in case. But... I know Bugs, I'm most likely gonna be another permanent resident in the burrow", she said with a chuckle.

' That is until you fuck everything up again, as usual', her mind hissed.

Jessica frowned," You never did tell me why you left Bugs in the first place", she said," It was glaringly obvious that you still loved him all these years so... why leave in the first place?".

Ophelia flinched. That was the question she had been waiting with bated breath ever since she took her first step back on the Warner Bros lot for someone to ask that question. Waiting for a Looney Tune or even the Warners when they found out the twos' history to ask the million dollar question...

She had waited for Bugs to ask that question.

By technicality, he HAD asked that question already but back then she kept trying to push him away, not knowing she was pushing herself inti a dark corner instead.

But she was braver now, and the weight of Dylan's death that had been toiling her for years had finally been lifted. Talking about it had helped immensely, having support was an added bonus. And in turn, after everything, she felt more attached to the Warner siblings than ever.

" It's... a problem I feel I should talk about with Bugs first and foremost. This did affect him the most after all", Ophelia admitted," But I promise the moment I tell him, you guys will the next to know".

The girls nodded and gathered together for a group hug. Which had been nice until-

" OPHELIA!"

" Not again!", Ophelia exclaimed," Mortimer! I'm tryin' to have a sentimental moment here BUT YA KEEP RUININ' IT!".

" Ophelia, baby cakes, why are in denial that we're meant to be", Mortimer said as he wrapped Ophelia in an unwanted embrace.

Red glared at one of the cronies threateningly before checking her phone. Just a few seconds until Bugs got here and they'd be home free.

The humans were merely watching the spectacle or moving on from the scene, which worked on Red's ire. Where was humanity's stupid hero complex when it was definitely needed?

" Mortimer let go of me! I told ya I'm not interested", Ophelia shrieked.

'Any second now, Bugs', Red prayed inwardly.

" C'mon, don't play hard to get now, darling",

" I ain't playing! I said no. Now let go of me!", Ophelia said as she tried to desperately pry herself away from the rat who was giving her bad memories of being trapped in a similar position with Trickster.

" C'mon babe, I don't bite-"

" But I do..."

A gloved hand narrowly missed Mortimer's head, causing the rat to let Ophelia go as he stumbled back. The punch had instead connected with the cement wall, leaving a small crator in the wall.

Prayers had for once been answered. Bugs Bunny had appeared and he was pissed.

" When a lady says no, she means no, especially when said lady is my sheba", Bugs growled as he stood menacingly over Mortimer.

" B-B-Bugs! I-I didn't know she was yours", Mortimer stuttered nervously.

" It shouldn't matter if a girlie is mine or not, if she says no, then she means NO!", Bugs said as toons and even humans alike looked fearfully at him.

Ophelia grasped his arm gently," C'mon, let's go home", she murmured.

Bugs, while still visibly angry, calmed down before eying Mortimer. He bent down to the mouse's level and glared at him fiercely.

" If I hear from my sheba or any gal I associate with that you're up on your shit again, I'll thin that puny dick of yours. Got that?", Bugs sneered.

Mortimer nodded vigorously, his survival instinct kicking in like a sixth sense.

" Good, now scram!", Bugs yelled as Mortimer and his cronies made a mad dash for freedom and safety, clearly having gained a brain cell from one seething glare from Bugs.

He glared in the direction the cowards ran in before returning to Ophelia, checking over her physically.

" He didn't go too far, did he?", Bugs asked, his concern immediately pushing through his anger.

Ophelia smiled sadly," Nothing I'm not used to by now", she replied.

Bugs growled and pulled her closer, not caring if they still had an audience.

" My sheba..."

Ophelia chuckled," My sheik", she cooed.

Ophelia squeaked when Bugs abruptly kissed her after calling him her sheik. Soon her body posture relaxed and kissed him back softly. The cheers of her friends in the background deepened the colour of her blush.

" Not that this isn't cute because it definitely is. But we're in a human-populated area where hundreds of humams are currently witnessing Bugs Bunny kissing another women who isn't Lola Bunny", Jessica hissed

A cold feeling settled in Ophelia as she registered Jessica's words. She and Bugs needed to leave now. Luckily, the hare had thought that through beforehand.

" You know the drill, girls", Bugs said as he grabbed Ophelia's hand

" Yep! We'll meet up with you two later", Betty said as she and Jessica ran off back to their car.

" Have fun Ophelia!", Red cheered.

Ophelia and Bugs had just left the mall area in general just as vans of paparazzi showed up and turned in towards the parking lot where the toons had been.

Bugs chuckled at the stupidity of the humans before turning to Ophelia.

" You ok-", Bugs was cut off by Ophelia kissing him yet again.

" Don't do something so impulsive like that again!", Ophelia said angrily before her gaze softened," Please, Kit. I don't think I could stand losing you too".

Bugs smiled softly," Of course, Phels", he said kissing the palm of her right hand," Let's go get dinner, my sheba".

End of Chapter 39


Man am I glad this chapter's over.

After I'm done uploading the next 3 chapters, I'll be doing a bit of rewriting, mainly the earlier chapters like chapter 1-9. Those are desperately needed. So after Chapter 42, don't expect my normal update.

With rewriting, I'm also taking the chance to just polish up the second part of the story. If you thought this part was dramatic, well then... you've ain't seen nothing yet.

I'm also taking the liberty of changing a bit of Trickster's behaviour. It won't be glaringly obvious. He'll still have his normal bastard energy and all that, but instead of just being a psychotic toxic husband, I'm throwing in a Claude Frollo-Mother Gothel kind of behaviour as well since I've finally found a base for the Warners' relationship with Trickster.

I think you guys will like it though.