Thomas started to cough violently as blood splatters on his gloved hand when he started to laugh before he screamed in pain when Buddy hits him with a hammer which made the Warners wince but Thomas continued to laugh,

"Why are you laughing!? You ruined to get rid of the warners once and for all yet you protected them!?"

Buddy exclaimed in anger as he shook Thomas around by his neck like a ragdoll which made him feel like he was suffocating; he was soon slammed down to the floor as he tried fighting off Buddy but with his toon nature it was impossible to escape from his grasp until Buddy gets hit by three mallets,

"You...didn't watch...their shows..."

He said in response breathing and panting softly before he looked to the Warners smiling weakly trying to get up from the floor and falling back onto the floor before he was picked up by the Warners; Yakko was holding back tears unlike Wakko and Dot they started to hug him. From the sight of his buddy Thomas getting hurt, he risked his life just to save their own,

"W-Why did you do it, Thomas? We may be the zaniness toons in warner bros but why did you save us?"

Yakko asked him but when he answered his question Yakko started to feel himself start to cry,

"Siblings...protect...each..other...I...love...you...guys.."

Thomas replied with tears forming on his face before he opened his arms wide weakly as he pulled them into a hug before he slowly started to loosen his grip as he started to feel himself start to fade away,

"NO! Thomas, please don't go..stay with us, please! Wakko! Dot! After you give Buddy a date with your mallets, Go take Buddy to Ralph so he can turn him into the police while I get Thomas to the hospital."

Yakko ordered his siblings who saluted to their big brother and give a nod then head to Buddy with their mallets. He took no time to leave in a hurry quick as the toon he is, Yakko ran faster than a blue hedgehog to the hospital emergency room,

"Help! Please Help! My brother got hurt!"

Yakko cried to the receptionist who was skeptical at the older Warner brother but seeing the sad expression on his face and seeing the wounded Warner in his arms made her jump in surprise as she takes Thomas out of Yakko's arms,

"Just sit down in the waiting room while we work on your brother Mr, Warner."

She said while caring away Thomas who opened his eyes partly open and gave a small smile before he went through the doors.

Back at the studio movie lot Wakko and Dot took care of Buddy with extra bashes from their mallets they ran over to the box security booth and seeing a sleeping Ralph in the chair,

"WAKEY WAKEY EGGS AND DONUTS RALPH!"

Wakko and Dot sang together at a high pitch just to wake the guard up from his sleep,

"Duh Eggs and Donuts where!?"

Ralph said excitedly frantically looking around for the eggs and donuts but was met with a cartoony kiss from Wakko and Dot,

"Whys yous!?"

Ralph got up from his chair about to chase them until Wakko stopped him,

"Ralph we just wanted to wake you up, Yakko had to take Thomas to the hospital..h-he's been shot..."

Wakko stopped talking fighting back tears then takes a deep breath,

"Buddy is in our old studio tied up and unconscious after we hit him numerous times with our mallets."

"Duh uh, Thomas!? Is he's going to be okay?"

He asked them to which they answered with a small shrug,

"We're heading to the hospital now. I Will let you know what is going on but could you watch over Buddy while we're gone?"

Wakko asked him to which Ralph gave a nod in agreement to which the siblings went over and hugged the security guard who hugged them back; Dot broke away from the hug as she got a notification on her phone,

"We gotta go now, Yakko just texted me saying Thomas is being treated right now!"

Dot said in shock as they ran out of the security booth toward the hospital.

The two ran through the sliding doors of the hospital 'literally' ran through them that left an outline of their bodies in the glass doors. Wakko and Dot were in the waiting room with their older brother,

"Yakko, Do you think Thomas is going to be okay?"

Dot asked him in worry to which was met with silence as he stared down at the floor,

"Y-Yakko?"

Yakko heard her this time and looked over at her,

"Oh, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Sorry Dot I was just thinking about something. We just gotta wait and see what the doctor will say but until then we just gotta sit and wait. He'll be fine I promise."

Yakko responded to her. He wasn't that good at handling this type of thing because being the older sibling is like being the parent to children except its just your siblings; He remembered the time Dot was acting like she was dying yet it felt so real because it felt like a 1000 ton anvil hit him right in the chest but what Thomas told him really made him just consider him as a sibling because he was always like a helpful sibling just like him. He thought about the talk they had together about being a big brother to their siblings. The three waited and waited for a long time for news. Wakko and Dot were asleep and snuggled close to their big brother Yakko who was trying to stay awake by watching the news on his phone but with the news is it's boring. Yakko eventually fell asleep with his siblings.

Five Days Ago (Yakkos Dream)

Yakko wasn't always the early morning person mainly because of how he feels his rakish charm. He wore his green robe and sipping a cup of coffee with his fur a mess and a five o'clock shadow on his face,

"Well, I guess the Yak got the early wake-up call."

Thomas said to him in which Yakko gets a call from his cell phone but he hits ignore on it and leaned over the railing of the water tower; Thomas joined him looking to him instead of looking down,

"What is the infamous Yakko Warner out here in the cold morning?"

He asked to which Yakko shrugged his shoulders taking a sip of his coffee,

"Just waiting for the sun to come out, and getting myself together for today. What are you doing up Thomas?"

Yakko asked him,

"I fell asleep early."

Thomas answered him nonchalantly before Yakko gives a small sigh,

"Something wrong?"

Thomas asked him curiously while he kept his gaze at the sun coming over the hill,

"No...well yeah, I usually come out here just to relax you know? Being a big brother is just so hard to be the big brother to my siblings. It was just after our movie I had to do an act but it felt so real that it made me cry."

Yakko was starting to tear up as he covered up his face with his gloves but jumped when he felt a hand be placed on his shoulder,

"Yakko Warner. you stop crying right now it was just a movie scene. I know it's hard to imagine losing a sibling, but you gotta remember the good moments you had with them. It's a brother's duty to protect and love their siblings, and you are an amazing big brother to your siblings because you always give them love, care, and be zany to the max!"

Thomas said proudly while he watched for the sunrise to happen; Yakko sniffles softly and chuckled,

"Heh, maybe you're right Thomas. I do love my siblings equally and fear the thought of losing one of them or both. We've had our good moments including you Thomas. Y'know today we're supposed to be shooting an episode where we play greek gods that mess with Odysseus if you wanna join in we could squeeze yeah in? "

Yakko asked him hoping he would do one with him and his siblings,

"Sure, if we could get breakfast cause I don't feel like cooking today and I don't wanna eat the studio food after it crawled off of my plate and Wakko eating it."

Thomas begged to which Yakko gave a chuckle and smiled,

"Sure other me, we can get you a happy meal to go with it too."

Yakko replied which made Thomas and rolled his eyes before he gives Yakko a playful punch in the arm as the sun rose up from behind the hill he smiled,

"Looks like it's gonna be a beautiful day for some zany antics."

Soon the sky started to turn cloudy and gray. Yakko could start to hear coughing and gagging from below the water tower, he turned his head and started to tear up. There was Thomas with Wakko and Dot cowering in fear as Buddy held a barrel of dip, Yakko sprung into big protective brother mode and leaped over the water tower railing to save them but he was caught in a net, Buddy soon opened the lid of the barrel open before dumping it onto them. The three started to melt the dip screaming in pain and agony. Yakko tried to break away from the net as tears streamed down his face,

"NO! NO! Please no!"

Yakko screamed over and over again before he was tossed into the water tower and locked into it alone in the dark, he tried to get out of the tower still hearing his sibling's screams that ceased in just a few minutes. Yakko started to whimper and fell to his knees as he burst into tears and sobs.

Reality

"No, they cant be dead...no."

Yakko said in his sleep before he was shaken awake by Dot,

"Yakko! wake up! Snap out of it!"

Dot said to a sleepy Yakko who looked around before his eyes fell upon Dot,

"Dot! Baby Sister! You're okay! Wait where's Wakko?"

Yakko said darting his eyes around the room looking for his younger brother,

'He's in the bathroom going potty, hopefully, he isn't looking for a bathroom like last time."

Dot said to him and went back to her phone playing some games to pass the time as Wakko walked over to them and sat down,

"Did you relieve yourself, brother sibling? Or did you need to go on an adventure?"

Yakko asked his brother sibling who shrugged his shoulders,

"Not really, Hospitals are pretty much a potty paradise!"

Wakko said to his brother before climbing into the seat beside him before a doctor walks over to them,

"Are any of you the guardians of a Thomas Barker?"

The doctor asked them to which Yakko and Wakko were about to answer until,

"Helloooooooooo, male Doctor~!"

Dot exclaimed before leaping into the doctor's arms and giving him a big smooch on his lips before he sits her down on the floor giving a somber expression,

"Kids. How could I put it in words you'll understand. Thomas is hurt very badly, one of those shots he took hit one of his major organs which is partially the heart, and he is heading to a better place soon. I'm sorry."

The doctor said to them,

"W-Where is his..."

Yakko couldn't even finish his sentence because of how upset and shocked he was feeling from the news,

"His room is on the 6th-floor room 665.

The doctor replied for them,

"Thank you."

Yakko said looking to his siblings to find one of them was gone,

"Dot, where did Wakko go?"

Yakko asked her.

6th Floor

Wakko ran with tears falling down his face when he arrived on the 6th floor where Thomas was located and was trying to find his room, it felt hopeless until he asked about room 665 to a nurse who pointed him to two double doors he made his way towards Thomas's room, he made his way inside, and started to tear up more as well placed his hand over his mouth in shock at the sight of Thomas; he was hooked up to a mask over his face that provided him oxygen, he looked like he was sleeping. Wakko stepped over to the side of his hospital bed, he reached down and took hold of his hand,

"Thomas, please don't go...please don't go up in the clouds...please...I don't wanna lose you too."

Wakko hiccuped fighting back tears begged before he wrapped his arms around Thomas crying into his hospital gown.

Three Days Ago

Thomas was helping with doing the laundry even though they wear the same outfit every day. He was carrying around a basket full of their clothes as he caught sight of Wakko at his bunk bed sniffling and staring at his phone; Thomas puts down the hamper and kneels down beside his bed,

"Wakko? what's the matter? Did someone take your donuts again because it might have been you again?"

Thomas said thinking about the time he, Dot, Yakko, and Wakko were trying to solve the donut bandit but to their unsurprised guess it was Wakko who was sleep eating,

"No...take a look on my screen."

Wakko held out his phone to Thomas; he looks at it confused, his eyes widen to the sight of Don Knotts, and him dying back in 2006. This wasn't good for his diehard fan Wakko,

"Wakko...let me tell you a story."

Thomas soon lifted his head up and hit his head on the bed above and yelped in pain,

"Son of a-"

Thomas stopped himself and took a deep breath,

"That was the shortest and worst story ever."

Wakko said somberly; Thomas rolled his eyes at him and sat where Wakko would be able to see him tell his story,

"There were once two people who were movie stars, one of those stars was both equally talented and had grown together that they were eventually married. Soon they had kids of their own who became stars or doctors. So into their glory years, one of the stars eventually fades away from their life. The female star weeps until the male movie star's voice calls for her from above in the clouds, he was young, handsome, and funny. Before he faded away into dust surrounded by his family they came out laughing and crying because of what he said He played many roles and touched many people's hearts. Do you know who that person was Wakko?"

Thomas asked him to which Wakko looked to him puzzled thinking about the answer,

"Newton?"

Wakko answered which made Thomas snicker softly before rolling his eyes,

"No, you silly toon. Don Knotts! He did so much and played roles that inspired many people to be just like him. Even his big fan sitting next to me!"

Thomas poked Wakko's nose which made the middle sibling smile softly,

"You think he's watching over me?"

Wakko asked him. Thomas pats him on the head.

"I bet he's watching all of his fans right now including you!"

Thomas said to him sweetly,

"Wanna help me with the laundry, I know a Scooby-Doo game that has Don Knotts voicing one of the characters!"

Thomas said that made Wakko get up from bed adorning a grin on his face with his tongue stuck out,

"You sir have got yourself a deal!"

Thomas walks beside Wakko carrying the basket filled with clothing as they whistled the Andy Griffith Show theme together as well as snapping their fingers.

Wakko sniffled softly while staring at Thomas smiling softly at the fond memory; he soon jumps in fright when a hand was placed on his shoulder,

"Figured I would find you here brother sibling."

Yakko said to him and stared at Thomas. His heart aching at the sight of Wakko holding Thomas's hand and weeping,

"Dot, could you keep an eye on Thomas while I get something for Wakko to eat? I hope the hospital food here is better in the 21st century. Hope nothing "

Yakko said while holding an upset Wakko close to him; Dot nodded her head,

"Bring me back something that looks adorable just like me!"

She said giving a cute smile on her face to which her brothers just rolled their eyes at her before leaving her alone with Thomas; Dot sat down on a chair beside Thomas's bedside taking out a magazine and starts to read it but she couldn't focus on it as the sound of his providing him oxygen. She kept flipping the pages over and over before she completely ripped the entire magazine apart before staring at Thomas annoyed,

"Goh! Why did you have to protect us!? why couldn't you have just found an alternative to getting shot!"

She said to him angrily but was met with silence, she wiped the tears away from her eyes before she takes ahold of his gloved hand and kissed his forehead,

"Please, don't die..."

She begged not wanting to see him leave her and her brother's.

Two Days Ago

Thomas, Wakko, and Yakko were in the living room sitting on the couch together watching the news until,

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The shrilling scream of Dot came from the kitchen before she a frustrated huff,

"I cannot act with this script the writers gave us!"

She flung the script into the air as well smashed some glasses in the sink before stomped out of the water tower in anger and slams the big emblem door in anger,

"Woof. guess I know how it felt for Johnny Depp."

Yakko said in response to which Thomas ignored him and gathered up the script together,

"Well one of us could help her with the script but who should be the person that would..."

Thomas said, turning around he saw that Wakko and Yakko had poked their noses,

"Not it!"

The duo said together with smiles on their faces. Thomas frowned at the sight before he headed sighed,

"Alright, I'll go see where she's gone."

He said before stepping out of the water tower, heading off to find Dot.

The Park

Thomas wandered endlessly through Burbank looking for Dot while caring the script she had flung into the air, he looked around trying to spot her before he stepped on something,

"Oh! Watch where you going you almost step on my tail feathers!"

The voice said to him to which he looked up to apologize,

"Oh sorry I was just looking for my frien-"

He stopped talking when he didn't see anyone,

"What the fu-"

Soon three pigeons flew up to show themselves to him,

"Goodfeathers I presume? Pesto, Squit, and Bobby."

Thomas said to the three to which they looked at him surprised,

"In the feathers and wings Batta-bing! Yakko did you hit your heads on something to forget?"

Bobby asked him before Squit noticed his green nose,

"Bobby I don't think that's Yakko, look at his nose."

Squit responded to him to which Pesto and Bobby squinted their eyes before their mouths dropped,

"Holy pastasoli's! There's another warner!"

Pesto said in shock,

"Well yeah, Pesto it is hard for us to tell the difference if you look at the nose."

Squit said to him smiling big,

"What? You saying I can't tell the difference?"

Pesto said to him annoyed which Squit got nervous because of it waving his feathers at him,

"No, I-I just said you just didn't see the difference in the color of his nose?

Squit assured him but Pesto got more annoyed at him more,

"You saying I should recognize the difference of changes like a doctor or something!?"

Pesto said angrily at Squit. Thomas knew how this was gonna go down so just to help keep Pesto from beating up Squit. He stomped his foot on the floor in front of the birds to get their attention,

"Look, names Thomas Barker, I am not a Warner even though I have a slight resemblance to Yakko, I am not that zany like them, and I just came here looking for Dot. Have you seen her anywhere?"

He asked the three pigeons,

"By the way she stormed into here upset when we were at the statue so by my guess she's at her usual park bench waiting for the park bench on the hill."

Squit said to him pointing his feathers to where the bench was and saw her sitting there crying and moping,

"Thanks for the help, hope to see you guys again!"

Thomas said to the three pigeons then heads towards Dot to speak to her. He had to calm himself down just so he could speak to her because this was no different than speaking to Yakko and Wakko. This was Dot, someone that could be cute and lovable to you. But rubbing her the wrong way would be an anvil or her 'pets' next meal; he pulls a genuine smile onto his face to mask away from his fright,

"Figured I would find you here."

Thomas said to her, she scooted away not looking back at him which got him a bit worried,

"Dot, what's the matter? You walked out of the water tower upset about the script."

He said while holding out the script to her which made her scoot away from him and at the edge of the bench,

"Well I read the entire script from top to bottom young lady and I just don't see what the issue is?"

Thomas questioned her not getting why she would be upset over just something in the script but he was soon thrown back in shock when Dot got into his face with angry eyes and a scowl on her face which made Thomas gulped nervously,

"W-Well I d-didn't mean it like that I was just trying to help you with it..."

Thomas said before digging through his hammerspace pulling out a bottle of water; he was getting a little good at pulling out stuff from there opening the bottle and taking a sip. Dot just looks down at the ground before slamming her fist down on the bench making it crack and made Thomas choke on his water,

"People don't find me cute, I just found a blog for us that someone made horrible comments about me being uncute and unfunny. I just wanna SMASH THEM ALL WITH MY MALLET!"

She screamed getting out her big mallet from her hammerspace reeling it back and swings it down trying to hit Thomas until he grabbed it making her stop and tries to yank it out of his hands,

"LET GO!"

She screamed wanting to smash all the haters with her mallet but he wouldn't instead he just pulled her into a hug which made her freeze up until she lets go of the mallet and begins to sob into his shoulder,

"W-Why do people have to be so mean...We aren't Teen Titans GO! We sure know how to make our show original instead of just that!"

Thomas held back a snicker before he pulls her off his shoulder and starts to wipe away the tears away from her cheeks as well her toon eyes,

"Dot, the world is not always gonna accept you for who you are unlike most people who find you just more than being cute like how smart you are, how you think quicker, and how good of a leader you are in the episodes too. Remember that you should focus on the people who love you and find you like the cute little toon you are! Now, for people who are nasty with you pay no mind to them except if they escalate it then you whack them with your mallet. But let me see those so-called haters are posting about you can I?"

Thomas asked her before she takes out her cell phone and opens up the blog that was talking about her before handing it over to him,

"Here..."

She held out her phone and Thomas took it and started to touch and mess with it before handing it back to her to her surprise she saw that the comments were gone,

"What did you do?"

Dot asked and with a smile and a pat on her head,

"I blocked them, the world is filled with people who like you and dislike you just by being yourself. You just need to not care about what other people think and get it under your fur. Remember, you'll always be adorable to me Dot as well as your brothers, don't forget that, and ignore the pesky trolls."

He answered before he poked her nose which made her smile; a nice and warming moment until it was shattered by the sound of someone snorting behind them, they turned around and saw a big chubby guy wearing big eyeglasses and a red warner brothers t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown boots,

"Uh actually, *snort* the design of the reboot looks less like the original show, *snort* and you are so unzany like the warner's it would make you the least favorite character of the show including the fanfics written about you too. Dot also sounded different than what she sounded like on the original too."

The nerdy Animaniacs fan kept rambling on about it which made Dot start to tear up and cry which caught the attention of Thomas. He took a deep breath giving a gentle smile on his face because he found himself a special friend; he gets up from the bench and put an arm around his shoulder,

"Well look here friend I get what you mean by them looking different you have to understand that not everything is gonna be the same thing. I have some advice for you too."

He was now wearing a doctors coat and holding a clipboard before gasping in shock,

"Your test results came back positive!"

The nerd snorted in shock at the mention of him being tested positive,

"W-What do I have *snort* "

The nerd asked somberly wanting to know,

"YOU HAVE NO LIFE, I would have to put you on the Please Please Get a Life Foundation! Nurse!"

Dot runs over wearing a nurse outfit and pushing a gurney, Thomas shoves the nerd onto the gurney and strapped him down,

'Take this patient to the institution immediately!"

"Yes, doctor!"

Dot strapped the gurney with a rocket while Thomas gently pushes the gurney down a hillside before the rocket goes off shooting the Nerd into the sky before he disappears with a twinkle of a star,

"THAT WAS AMAZING THOMAS! I see you've been getting better at your toon abilities!"

She giggled happily now feeling better after that little scene they did it was what brightened up her mood,

"Well, I have been getting better because I have the zaniest coaches in the world."

He said before Dot blows a whistle while wearing a suit and tie,

"time out, we may be zany but you gotta get more into the zany until you hit it to the max!"

She said which made him start to snicker softly before rolling his eyes,

"Alright 'coach' let's get back to the water tower before it gets dark out."

He said to her before grabbing the script from the park bench,

"I'll race you there!"

Dot said before taking off with her toon speed, Thomas stretched before he reeled back and did his toon speed racing back to the water tower whilst holding onto the script.

The Warner Brothers Water Tower

Thomas may have had his toon speed almost nailed down but Dot was far more superior as it left the poor guy deflated but was still holding the script in his gloved hands which Dot took from them,

"Twenty-two years and I'm still a knockout! Especially being the fastest."

Dot said proudly which Thomas rolled his eyes at her before opening the symbol up for her,

"Alright, after you missy, and get yourself prepared for that scene of yours."

Thomas said to her following behind her when heading now and lets out a small yawn escape from his lips before closing his mouth and eyes until he felt something press against his own, opening his eyes he saw Dot in front of him and kissing him on the lips before he pulls her off,

"Why did you just kiss me!"

He asked her feeling his cheeks flushed red in embarrassment. Dot giggled cutely before touching his nose and releases her from his grasp,

"I just wanna thank you for everything silly!"

She said happily before she gives a gentle sigh before heading back to her room to work on her script leaving a stunned Thomas in the living room the brothers walking over with grins on their faces,

"So, you and Dot. Uhhhhh, you better take good care of her."

Yakko said to Thomas jabbing his finger into his chest,

"Thomas and Dot sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G! First comes love, then come marriages, then comes a ba-"

The brother duo didn't get a chance to finish their duet when Thomas let out a loud frustrated sigh,

"We are not a thing!"

Thomas said to the two,

"Uhhhhh, I beg to differ on the people well known for making ships canon."

Yakko said to him,

"Yeah, remember that whole thing about Batman dating Catwoman? Someone didn't favor it."

Wakko said before darting his eyes to Yakko who gave an annoyed huff as he gave a pouty expression,

"Not a fan of that Batman returns movie when my Idol Michelle Pfeiffer is giving a kid who lost his parents and just fights bad guys in a suit and cape with a mask being a bat."

Yakko said to him while mumbling annoyed and upset. Thomas rolled his eyes at him and lets out a small sigh before sitting down on the couch, grabs the tv remote, and turns the tv on just too low as it turned on to show the movie that had Michelle Pfeiffer playing in it. Yakko and Wakko wasted no time and gathered up some snacks that looked like movie theaters starting to watch it when Dot joins them just to take a break from reading her script just to see that her brothers and Thomas were sleeping together she giggles before taking a blanket out of her hammerspace and wrapped them up in it not until she takes a picture of them with her phone.

"I still have that photo cause it was so adorable not as adorable as yours truly~"

Dot chuckled softly at her joke until she is met with silence. She looked over at Thomas who didn't say anything before she starts to sniffle before she starts to tear up. She jumps in fright after feeling a hand on her shoulder and turns over to see her brothers. Yakko holds an ice cream in his before handing it to her,

"Here sister sibling, something that is sweet just like you."

He said to her before she takes it from him and smiled at him softly wiping away the tears,

"Thanks, where's Wakko at?"

Dot asked him wondering where her big brother was at up until she heard the tv to the room kick on and play some classic Looney Tunes and heard him laughing softly at Bugs and Daffy trying to do their usual its duck season and wabbit season. Yakko and Dot got an idea and joins their brother watching the show while sitting in front of Thomas's bed while Thomas's finger twitched a couple of times.

?

Thomas was sitting with the Warners watching and tearing up from the words that the Warner's shared with him. He soon sees a bright light to the door of his hospital room, the light blinding him as he covered it with his hand before it dims down to show two people at the door he never thought he would never see again. Tears streamed down his cheeks at the sight of them,

"M-Mom. D-Dad."

There you have it readers a cliffhanger! It took me a while to write this chapter fully but I hope you enjoy the chapter and the reading be sure to fav, comment, and bookmark this story if you enjoy it! Take care, everyone!