The Day Off

"Come on you two or we'll be late!" Claire called into Scratchy's house.

Instantly Wakko and Dot were at the door with huge bags. Claire had mentioned taking them out for the weekend so they could get away from the house. Scratchy approved of the trip and asked that Claire kept in touch before they got too zany.

"So where are we going?" Wakko asked.

Claire smiled, "Not like it's an amusement park and maybe a movie or two."

"REALLY!?" the young Warners asked.

Claire nodded and took them out to the car that her grandfather was allowing her to borrow, along with Ralph the guard. Quickly getting into the car the group rushed off to Six Flags to hopefully have some fun, and try to recover from the funeral. Claire had moved rather quickly and focused her attention on Wakko and Dot. The two seemed a little better today, but she was still worried.

"Wow so we're going here first?" Wakko asked.

Claire nodded, "Yeah, ride a few rides, cause mayhem you know stuff like that."

Dot grinned, "Can we dance with that old guy on the commercials!?"

"Sure" Claire grinned and pulled the two with her.

Dot and Wakko followed eagerly trying to decide what they wanted to do first. Dot pointed to a carousal and the two others agreed to join her on it. Dot picked a horse that she claimed was as cute as she was, Wakko picked a tiger, and Claire decided to pick a gentle looking horse. The ride went smoothly at first, however that changed after the ride broke. It became even worse when the ride wouldn't stop, and Claire started to get sick. Wakko and Dot looked at each other and reached for Claire, and then out of nowhere quickly jumped off the ride not getting too injured. Everyone looked at Claire who despite all odds actually managed to pop back to her form after being flattened by the warners.

"Hey look it's the Warners!" Someone yelled from the crowd.

"Oh Poo" Wakko groaned.

Dot looked like she was ready to cry, "No I can't do this right now!"

Claire pulled the two with her and ran throughout the park until Wakko pointed out a ride he wanted to go on. She quickly pulled them into line and sighed in relief as the horde of screaming fans ran in a different direction. Dot and Wakko looked relieved as well, now to hope that they would have the rest of the day without a hitch.

"That was close" Wakko breathed.

Dot nodded, "Too close really. Claire are you alright?"

She nodded, "Yeah I'm fine. Remember I am 3/4ths toon I can bounce back from stuff like that."

"We keep forgetting that" Wakko and Dot responded, for they truly have since she looked so human.

The three waited well over half an hour for their chance to even get to the ride. Wakko pulled out his gag bag and offered Dot and Claire something to drink at least. Dot took a lemonade and Claire went for a simple water. At least Wakko had brought something to hold drinks in while Claire took care of money, and Dot just stood there and be cute. Their turn for the ride had finally come, then came the battle on where everyone would sit. Dot decided to sit in the middle while Wakko and Claire took the sides, which wasn't a bad idea so that way if Dot looked like she was going to fall or fly out they could catch her. There was one slight problem though, none of them where really found of heights.

"Can I be honest?" Wakko asked as the roller coaster started up the incline.

Claire nodded, "Sure what's up?"

"I'm kinda…afraid of roller coasters…." Wakko admitted.

"Then why are we on this?"

"Cause he wanted to look brave" Dot chimed in.

Claire laughed a little, "Don't worry then cause I'm not either. I just want you two to have a good time."

"We really are" Dot responded smiling, "Thanks Claire for getting us out of there for awhile."

Before any more words could be said the coaster instantly dropped, and the three of them started to scream. Dot felt like she was going to fly out of her seat, but Claire kept her down with a reassuring look that Dot wouldn't be going anywhere. Wakko next to her was still screaming and making a gookie, the sight was rather hilarious, and the people behind them where laughing right along. The second hill came around and the three tried to compose themselves once again. Dot was convinced she would never go on another roller coaster, Wakko on the other hand was having a lot of fun. By the end of the ride everyone was exhausted from either trying to keep Dot in the seat or to amusing the crowd. As they got off a family approached them.

"You're Wakko and Dot Warner right?" The woman asked.

Dot nodded, "That's us."

The man kneeled down to their level, "We just wanted to say that we're sorry for your loss. Our kids loved the show, and they were wondering if they could get their pictures with you."

Wakko smiled, "I don't see why not, and thank you."

Claire smiled and watched as Wakko and Dot posed with the two Children not much older than they were. The parents took a few pictures and thanked the two for their time and wished them well. The rest of the day went out without a hitch they went on a few more rides, found a nice place for lunch, and even purchased a few souvenirs for everyone back home. The two were confused on why Claire only purchased a photo from one of the rides they went on. She explained to them that it was for her scrapbook that she was working on, and that she would put it in with pictures of her and their brother.

The last thing the trio did before leaving the park was tracking down the person who did the commercials for six flags. To their shock it wasn't even an old guy, just someone dressed up to look like one. Regardless though Claire took pictures of Wakko and Dot dancing with them and could only laugh. For once Dot and Wakko looked like they were truly happy and that perhaps they had finally found a nice break from the reality of things. Getting back into the car they had to decide on what movie they wanted to go see. Dot wanted to go see a movie with Mel Gibson, but Wakko wouldn't allow it due to the age limits. He had really started trying to become a decent older brother now that Yakko wasn't there to rely on.

Claire sat for a moment while the two argued, "Why don't we go see Jurassic Park?"

"Is that the one with the Dino's?" Dot asked.

"Could be interesting" Wakko sighed.

She could tell they weren't entirely sold, but they had to decide on something. The two talked it over, and then agreed to the movie due to the fact Claire had done everything they had wanted to do since sun up. With that in mind Wakko and Dot decided to give the night to Claire since she deserved it. Wakko was even a gentleman and bought the tickets for them, while Dot bought the concessions. They hurried into the theater and managed to find decent seats even. Half way through the movie Dot managed to find herself being intrigued by the large creatures, and Wakko and Claire were completely lost in it. By the end all three were happy and sold on a day well spent.

"Talk about taking a bite out of the law" Dot laughed about the lawyer scene.

Wakko looked shocked, "Dot are you saying you actually liked the movie?"

Dot pointed at Claire, "How could I not when she laughed when the guy got eaten by a T-Rex!?"

"While sitting on a toilet" Claire added smirking.

Wakko looked almost in disbelief, "Claire you are something else."

"I'll take that as a compliment, now then let's get you two home."

"Do we have to?"

"Scratchy said he wanted you home tonight, it's out of my hands."

"Could you stay the night?" Dot asked innocently.

Claire had to stop a moment, "Well maybe, we'll call my grandpa when we get back to Scratchy's okay?"

"YAY!" the two proclaimed hoping that the answer would be somewhere along those lines.

Once they got to the house Scratchy welcomed them in, and even offered for Claire to stay the night. After calling her grandfather and getting the approval she waved to Ralph as he headed for home. Looking over to Wakko and Dot she had the feeling that they wouldn't be going to sleep anytime soon. Scratchy sat there eagerly hoping to hear stories of the days adventures. Dot was the first to tell him about the park and the carousel breaking. Wakko then told him about the roller coaster, and the family that had come up to talk to them. Then the two looked at each other and pulled something out of one of the gift bags.

"We got this for you Scratchy" Dot smiled.

Wakko handed him a mug with their picture on it, "We thought you might like it."

Scratchy smiled and pulled the kids into a hug, "I love it, where did you two get this?"

"We made it at the park" Wakko grinned.

Claire nodded, "All I did was take the picture and they knew what they wanted."

Scratchy nodded, "It's a wonderful gift!" He looked over to Claire, "Will you be alright for one night without your medicine?"

The girl nodded, "Yes, I'll be fine don't worry Doctor."

The psychiatrist left the trio alone for the rest of the night and retired to bed early. Claire and the Warners stayed up until about three watching movies, comedy specials, and then infomercials. But not before she noticed Wakko pulling out a book and started two write in it.

"What's that?" She asked out of curiosity.

Wakko blushed a little, "It's a journal I keep…each night I write to Yakko to just let him know that we're okay."

"That's sweet of you Wakko, I know you really do miss him."

"I really do, he was the best big brother in the world…. I'll never be as good as he was."

"It's not a competition we all have things that make us the best sibling in the world, it's what makes us special. While we were at treatment Yakko would always tell me about your gizmos, and your musical talents. He was actually quite envious of you."

"Yakko envious? No way!"

"Way. He knew that you were the best at the instruments, but he was also very proud of you for that." Claire yawned.

Before Wakko could ask any more questions Claire had dozed to sleep with Dot's head in her lap. He smiled faintly and decided to let himself doze off to sleep as well using her shoulder for a pillow. Neither one of them could complain, but that was probably the best day off they had since Yakko had taken them to the beach.

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