My heart was broken. I felt like I was punched in the stomach the moment she said no. Those words will forever haunt me in my dreams. "Zach, let me be clear..." I woke up gasping for air in my sleeping bag. Next to me was Yakko, Wakko and Dot. And a few steps away from me was my beloved Annie. I wanted to get up and kiss her. I wanted her to hug me right now. I felt like crying all of a sudden. I got up from my sleeping bag and went down on the stream that was close to us. I knelt down and drank some water when I heard footsteps. It was Annie, who was checking up on me.

"Everything okay Zach?" asked Annie.

"That last visit in Townsville was unnecessary." I said.

Annie smiled. "Why did you got up so suddendly?" she asked.

I looked away from her and Annie patted my shoulder. "Honey, what's wrong?"

My heart skipped a beat when I heard her call me "honey." I looked at her and shook my head. "It's a stupid high school flash back." I replied.

"What was it?" asked Annie.

"Annie, do you remember that girl... Susan Goosberry?" I asked.

"Susan? That snob that had her nose stuck to an outer space book? The one who believed in aliens? What about her?" asked Annie.

"Don't be jealous. I had a dream about her." I said.

Annie placed her hands on her hips and looked at me playfully. "Well. So that's what you look for in a woman. A snobby girl with horrible taste in music, clothes and tea." said Annie.

"It was just an old infatuation okay." I replied.

"Why are you mentioning her now?" asked Annie.

"I don't know. I just had a dream. More like a memory being played over again in my mind." I said.

"I remember you had a thing for her. But you never told me how things went. That was on our freshman year in high school. What happened exactly?" asked Annie.

"Well... remember that Susan used to go to elementary school with us and middle school. And you know I had a small thing for her." I said.

"Go on." replied Annie with her arms folded.

"Well... on freshman year in high school... I told her my feelings." said Zach.

"Y-you did what?! You mean you actually walked up to her and told her what you felt?" asked Annie.

"I did. She said no the first time. And I agreed it was awkward. But sometimes... I would bump into her in the hallway and we had classes together. Once time, I passed a note to her to say hi. And she returned it to say that she didn't want to hear from me." I said.

Annie rolled her eyes. "What did she say to you that hurt you." said Annie.

"Well... I threw the note away, but it said those awful things that I just can't seem to forget." I said.

"What was it?" asked Annie.

"She said and I quote, "Zach, let me be clear. I'm not your friend anymore. I'm focusing on trying to get to college. And might I add a religious collge. I'm studying to be a nun and I can't have affaris with worlders like you! You are still a kid living in a fantasy world!" I cried it out so loud that I didn't realized the black shadow that was covering me. I looked in the distance and I saw my shadow standing there with a smile on his face. He vanished and I didn't say a word.

Annie touched me on my shoulder again. Her touch was very warm. "What she said to you on the letter tells you a lot about her. She was a snot nosed girl who would rather devote her life to loneliness than have a friend." said Annie.

"I'm sorry Annie. I wanted to let that out." I said.

"It's okay to let out some frustration. Thank you for telling me. Besides, you don't think about that too often do you?" asked Annie.

"No." I replied pitifully.

"Then stop thinking about what hurts you. Remember... we both had a childhood that Susan never had. We both grew up on the Book of Virtues. We had friends who loved us both. In fact, they don't even know that you and I are together. Or have you forgotten about that?" asked Annie to my face.

I shook my head and Annie touched my face. "Zach... I know we are on a quest to rescue the crystal from cartoon villains and stuff. But you and I both know that right now... tonight it's just you and me. C'mon. Let's go skinny dipping in the river. The Warners are asleep. And so is Pinky. I'm sure they won't know where we are." said Annie.

I smiled and I kissed Annie passionately.

We both kissed and stood there for a long time. Slowly, we both walked into the shadows of the trees and we continued to share our love. We simply kissed and kissed until we both rolled over a steep hill. Imagine that. The Mime from Animaniacs with his girlfriend rolling down a hill like we were Simba and Nala from the Lion King. We eventually landed in a canopy of butterflies and they flew all around us. I kissed Annie on her neck and she moaned softly. Annie kissed my cheek and we both started to kiss again. That as far as we could get until... things turned out differently than what we anticipated. Annie took off her blouse and she had only her bra on her. Her body... her hair... she looked like... like a butterfly that just left it's cacoon. No. She was an angelic creature. A fairy. A princess. With her beautiful glowing brown skin and that jet black hair of hers... she looked like something out of beautifully illustrated storybook. She then helped me removed my own shirt. I'm going to be honest. I'm not a well built person. I was slightly chubby, with a little bit of hair on my chest. Not much. But Annie made me feel like a man. She pressed on my chest with her own and kissed on my shoulder. To make long story short, we both made love that night. In the darkness. The only light there was the moonlight streaking through the leaves of the trees. Anti-Zach, my shadow didn't see us. The moment Annie kissed me back in the stream, he vanished, defeated. This time. After Annie and I were finished, we both slept peacfully in the leaves.

The following morning, we both woke up the minute we heard Yakko calling for us.

"Zachy! Annie! Where are you two?!" cried Yakko.

"Maybe they are by the river." said Dot.

"No. I bet they were taken by Scratchnsniff! And were asleep!!!" cried Wakko.

"Or they could have eloped." said Dot with heart shaped eyes.

"Gross. They are like... how old are they?" asked Yakko.

"They are both in thier early twenties. Zach I belive is 23." said Pinky.

"That's right! He was only 19 when he joined the Animaniacs Family!" cried Wakko.

I was astonished by their innocence right now. If you have seen the show, it was loaded with innuendoes and strong adult jokes hidden underneath seemingly friendly jokes. I still haven't forgotten about the ahem, "finger prints" joke. The studio had to pay Prince good money to appear in that one shot. I didn't even had the guts to ask him for an autograph.

After Annie and I were dressed, we came out into the open and the Warners were happy to see us.

"There you guys are! We thought something awful happened!" cried Wakko.

"Yeah. Like the wendigos coming out of nowhere and hurting you." said Yakko.

"Can I say something rated PG-13?" asked Dot.

"NARF!" cried Pinky.

All of us turned and we saw what appeared to be Otto himself, holding Pinky by the neck on one hand. Otto Scratchnsniff was now wearing a long black cloak, and he was wearing black sunglasses. Behind him were three shadows of the Warner Brothers. The wendigo versions of them. I didn't see mine there. I wondered why, but that answer was soon coming up.

"I believe this little mouse belongs to me." said Otto.

"Scratchnsniff you traitor! Give back the crystal and Pinky. And whatever other thing you stole!' cried Yakko.

"We thought you were cool." said Wakko.

"Yeah. And we joked together on set." said Dot.

Otto coughed and glared at the Warners in disgust. "You three treated me like a slave on set! I suffered through your jokes, your falling anvils, your Tiny Toons, your stupid songs! I suffered long enough!" cried Otto.

Yakko placed his hands on his hips and shrugged. "Let me guess. You want your own TV show and your own start to stardom. But in order to do that, you have to get rid of us. Talk about a clich'e villain plot."

Dot and Wakko both nodded in agreement. Annie looked at the crazy man and shook her head. "He's not even a cartoon anymore. I don't feel anything good out of him. All I can see is evil. Pure raw evil." said Annie.

Otto looked at Annie and smiled. "My dear girl, this is the start of a new era! A new age that will begin in a brand new stone age!" cried Otto.

I spoke out. "Let me guess. You want to use the crystal to wipe out humanity and recreate life."

Otto shook his head. "You are wrong Mime. And you too Warners. I don't want a TV show. And I don't want to wipe out humanity! No! I have a much bigger quest! First, I'll have my revenge on the Warners. By betty, that's first on my to do list! Then, using the crystal, I will make myself it's guardian and with it, I will destroy the Earth's natural order. The trees, the lakes, the mountains... all will fall and a new wasteland will be created! And the remaining humans that live here will be nothing more but mere slaves to me! I plan to create a large new empire under the name of Scratchnsniff! I will be the Emperor of this new land and all will fall!" cried Otto.

After he said that, the Warners started to laugh. Annie and I didn't, we just stood there in shock.

Yakko was crying tears of laughter. "That's it?! Geez talk about a plot twist!" cried Yakko.

"Yeah! You becoming an Emperor?! How the heck are people going to worship you?! What can you do to stop humanity if the crystal is only going to destroy nature!" said Wakko.

"The good thing about people is that they will rise up and take you down. But lucky for you Dr, we are not people. We are the Warners. And lucky for you right now, we are the only ones capable of stopping you!" said Dot.

"If you somehow stop us or kill us, you will be unlucky. When people rise up against you, well... you'll die." said Yakko.

"And trust us... you don't want to play a game of chess with Death itself." said Wakko.

Otto glared at the Warners with his sunglasses. "You three animals think your so clever! But with Pinky here as my prisoner... all will be destroyed!" cried Otto.

Wakko looked at Otto and then at Yakko. "Hey... where's the Brain?"

Otto laughed again. "The Brain?! I have him working for me against his will! The fool wants to take over the world? Bah! He fails all the time! But with me in charge, he wont! Absolutely not!" cried Otto.

He squeezed tight on where he was holding poor Pinky and I quickly ran up to Otto. I didn't know what I was doing. I punched Otto in the face and his sunglasses fell on the floor. He looked at me with his beady little eyes and snapped his fingers. Out of nowhere, Anti-Zach appeared and threw me against a tree using his hand. The three shadows of the Warners appeared before Yakko, Wakko and Dot.

"Ooo! I suspect an epic RPG battle!" cried Yakko.

"I don't even know any magic." said Wakko.

"RPG? Oh! Like that Pokemon game that kids like! I like that anime!" said Dot.

"Focus you guys!" cried Yakko as the Warners attacked their anti- Warners selves.

Otto got up from the floor and Pinky bit his finger. Otto screamed in pain and Pinky landed on my head.

The bald headed man looked at me with hatred in his eyes. "You were nothing but a Mime on the show! A measly underpaid actor filling in for a filler segment in a kid's show! You are nothing! Nothing!" cried Otto. He then threw a bomb gas on the ground and vanished leaving only Anti-Zach in my place.

"I saw what you did last night. Pretty romantic and deeply passionate for a cartoon character." said Anti-Zach. He looked more like a goth boy version of myself with black hair, black lips and a black underling in his eyes. He even wore some earrings. He looked a little badass, I give him that. But he was still Wendigo. A shadow of myself.

"I'm not a cartoon." I replied as I began to fight him. Annie watched and grabbed a large branch nearby and hit Anti-Zach on the head.

He turned to face her and laughed. "Did anyone ever mention you look just like my girlfriend?" he made a weird motion on his hand and Annie's shadow began to grow. In front of Annie was a shadow of herself. But this Annie looked different. She had deer antlers, wore a long white dress, and she had black eyes with yellow pupils. She even spoke in a double voice, similar to Anti-Zach. There was this echo of a more darker being behind her.

Anti-Annie spoke in Annie's dialect. And Annie froze in place. She was actually scared of her. "Fight back Annie!' I cried.

Annie snapped out of it and punched her shadow. Anti-Annie turned around to face her and opened her mouth to let out black ooze. Annie took a step back and Anti-Zach stood up.

"Wanna know why she was born just now? Wanna know why?" taunted Anti-Zach like a little kid.

"Why?!" I cried.

"It's because she slept with you out of wedlock." said Anti-Zach. With that, Anti-Annie screamed a giant ball of darkness was materlizing on the air. The Warners and their shadows saw this and the shadows went by Anti-Zach's side.

Anti-Zach looked at me and taunted me by singing a song. A song from a different cartoon. "We're tiny. We're toony. We're all a little looney... and in this cartoony we're invading your... MINDS!" cried Anti Zach.

Wakko spoke up. "That's not how the song for Tiny Toons goes! It's "invading your TV!""

Yakko pulled him. "I don't think they care about that right now brother of mine."

"Let's get out of here!" cried Dot.

To Be Continued.