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Nightw2: Thanks for pointing out that I'd forgotten Porky and Petunia. I must admit, Porky isn't my favourite Looney Tune (no offence) and I just forgot about him. But you've given me an idea for those two. Glad you liked the prologue and how I reasoned out guests. I worked out who not to invite with logic.
acosta pérez josé ramiro: Yep, Daffy wanted to better Bugs (as usual). Glad you liked Sly's change of heart. I may do a Fic on that at some point, depends on my mood. I wasn't really intending to leave out the other's children on the grounds that they'd get lonely. About those ghosts that possessed Sly and Penelope; that will be explained later. I left their identity out deliberately as a sort of hint at a sequel. And as for adding Granny, I thought that, considering what will happen in this story, including Granny wouldn't be wise. You'll see Tweety's reason for not inviting her in this chapter.
PurpleCobra247: Glad you like the story. Hope you read Canary mansion before you started reading this. If you have, I apologise for mentioning it. Glad you like the choice of guests; I worked hard on choosing them. I read your latest story and it certainly looks interesting. I'll keep an eye on it.
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Locked inWhen they got out of the bath, Tweety went to the phone in the lounge to call the guests while Aaooga sat on the couch in the middle of the room. In front of the couch was a small coffee table. The telephone was on a desk in the corner of the room. As he got to the phone, Aaooga thought of something.
"Tweety, I've just thought of some more people who we should invite." Aaooga said. Tweety turned around.
"Who?" Tweety asked.
"Granny, Porky and Petunia." Aaooga replied.
"Wasn't Granny having an operation tomorrow regarding her back?" Tweety asked.
"You're right, she wouldn't be fit enough." Aaooga replied.
"And if I remember correctly, Petunia had just given birth so Porky and Petunia will be too busy." Tweety added.
"Oh, I forgot about that." Aaooga muttered, slightly embarrassed.
"I forget about some things as well." Tweety said, walking over to Aaooga and putting his arm around her.
"Just hope everyone will be available." Aaooga muttered. Tweety picked up the phone.
"Who are you going to call first?" Aaooga asked.
"I think I'll call Sylvester." Tweety replied.
"Why Sylvester?" Aaooga asked.
"Because he'll remember that mansion incident as well so he'll be less willing, so we might as well get it over with first." Tweety replied.
"I remember my mother once told me that the best way to defeat a fear is to face it." Aaooga said. She sat down on the couch. Tweety thought for a moment.
"I'll mention that to him, but I don't know how he'll react." Tweety replied. He dialled Sylvester's number. To his surprise, Sylvester didn't answer it, Penelope did.
"Hello?" Penelope asked.
"Is that you Penelope?" Tweety asked.
"Oh, hi Tweety." Penelope replied.
"Is Sylvester there?" Tweety asked.
"He's just talking to his son at the moment. I'll go get him" Penelope replied. She went off and a few seconds later, Tweety heard Sylvester's voice on the other end of the phone.
"Hi Tweety." Sylvester greeted.
"Hi Sylvester, how are you?" Tweety asked.
"Fine." Sylvester replied.
"What are you and Penelope doing tomorrow evening?" Tweety asked. Sylvester thought for a moment.
"We've got nothing planned." Sylvester replied.
"Good, me and Aaooga wanted to invite you to a party tomorrow from 6:00 to 9:00." Tweety said.
"Coo, where is this party?" Sylvester asked.
"Daffy gave us a mansion as a late wedding present…" Tweety began but Sylvester cut him off.
"Tweety, I still have nightmares about the last mansion I went into." Sylvester protested.
"So do I, but this mansion was freshly built." Tweety replied. Sylvester paused.
"You mean there's no vampire?" Sylvester asked.
"If there is, then Colonel Rimfire is a Canary lover." Tweety replied.
"Ok, we'll come." Sylvester said.
"Great, see you tomorrow." Tweety replied.
"See you then." Sylvester said as he hung up the phone.
"Well, is he coming?" Aaooga asked.
"Yep, they're coming." Tweety replied.
"Do you think they'll bring Sylvester Jr.?" Aaooga asked.
"Don't know, we'll have to wait and see." Tweety replied.
"So, who are you going to call now?" Aaooga asked.
"I think I'll give Foghorn a call." Tweety replied, dialling Foghorn's cell phone number. Foghorn was annoying Barnyard Dawg, as normal. He did his usual trick of smacking him with a plank of wood and then running just outside the rope limit so Barnyard nearly choked himself. Barnyard continually tried to reach Foghorn but couldn't. Before Foghorn could continue, his Cell phone went off.
"Hello, I say, Hello?" Foghorn answered.
"Foghorn, it's Tweety." Tweety replied.
"Why hello there Tweety." Foghorn greeted. Barnyard Dawg was still barking his head off, which was beginning to annoy Tweety.
"Foghorn, can you shut that dog up so I can talk to you?" Tweety asked.
"Sure thing. I'll quieten him down, a silence him that is" Foghorn replied. He picked up the plank of wood.
"AHHHHHH, SHUT UP!" Foghorn shouted, smashing Barnyard Dawg with the plank of wood. Barnyard Dawg fell to the floor unconscious. Foghorn returned his attention to his cell phone.
"Is that better?" Foghorn asked.
"Better." Tweety replied.
"Now, what, I say, what did you want?" Foghorn asked.
"What are you and miss Prissy doing tomorrow night?" Tweety asked.
"Nothing." Foghorn replied.
"Did you want to come round for a party?" Tweety asked.
"But your place, I say, your place is too small." Foghorn protested.
"Daffy gave us a mansion on the eastern side of town as a wedding present." Tweety replied.
"Wow, count us in." Foghorn exclaimed.
"Ok, it starts at 6:00." Tweety replied.
"See you, I say, see you then." Foghorn said. He hung up his cell phone. Tweety hung up and sat next to Aaooga.
"Who are you going to call next?" Aaooga asked.
"I think I'll give Bugs a call, then Daffy, then Buster and then Plucky." Tweety replied.
"Good job the party's tomorrow or we'll never have enough time to call everyone." Aaooga said. Tweety laughed in agreement, he'd been on the phone for at least an hour now and it was nearly lunchtime.
"Anyway, I'd better give Daffy a call now." Tweety said.
"Do you want a cup of coffee as I'll make one while you're on the phone." Aaooga offered.
"I'd love one, thank you." Tweety replied, kissing Aaooga on the cheek. Aaooga kissed him back.
"Ok, I'll make some coffee while you call Bugs." Aaooga said. She stepped off the couch and walked into the kitchen while Tweety went to the phone and dialled Bugs' house. To his surprise, Babs answered the phone.
"Hello, you've reached the Bunny residence." Babs answered jokingly.
"Hi Babs, it's Tweety." Tweety said.
"Hi Tweety." Babs replied.
"What were you and Buster doing at Bugs' house?" Tweety asked.
"Bugs invited us to play a few games with Jessica so she wouldn't get bored." Babs replied.
"What are her parents doing?" Tweety asked.
"They're on the computer looking at prices to go to Jamaica." Babs replied.
"Ok, I'd like to speak to them in a minute but while you're on the end, I'd like to ask you something." Tweety said.
"Fire away." Babs replied.
"Did you and Buster want to come to a party tomorrow night?" Tweety asked.
"I'd like to come, I'd better ask Buster though." Babs replied. She covered up the phone and motioned Buster to come over.
"Blue boy, want to go to a party tomorrow?" Babs asked.
"Why not, it'll be fun." Buster replied. Babs turned back to the phone.
"Sure, we'll come." Babs said.
"Ok." Tweety replied.
"Where and when?" Babs asked.
"Our mansion on the eastern side of town at 6:00." Tweety replied.
"Ok, shall I pass the phone on to Bugs?" Babs asked.
"Please do." Tweety replied.
"Ok." Babs said. She walked away from the phone and a few seconds later, Bugs spoke into the phone.
"Eh…what's up doc?" Bugs asked.
"Hi there Bugs, it's Tweety." Tweety greeted.
"Hi Tweety, what did you want?" Bugs asked.
"Me and Aaooga are having a party at a mansion on the eastern side of town." Tweety said.
"How did you two get a mansion?" Bugs asked.
"A late wedding present from Daffy." Tweety replied.
"Typical him." Bugs muttered.
"Anyway, we were wondering if you wanted to come." Tweety continued.
"Sure, what time?" Bugs asked.
"About 6:00." Tweety replied.
"Sure, we'll be there." Bugs said.
"Ok, see you then." Tweety said.
"See you tomorrow doc." Bugs replied, hanging up the phone.
Wow, that was unexpected." Tweety muttered. Aaooga walked in with two cups of coffee as he said this.
"What was unexpected?" Aaooga asked. Tweety looked at her.
"Oh, Buster and Babs were at Bugs' house when I rang." Tweety replied.
"Oh, anyway, here's your coffee." Aaooga said, giving Tweety a cup of coffee.
"Thanks, now I'd better ring Daffy." Tweety replied.
"You take a rest, I'll ring Daffy." Aaooga said.
"Are you sure?" Tweety asked.
"You've been on the phone for over an hour now. I think you should rest your voice box." Aaooga replied.
"If you say so I won't argue." Tweety said. He walked away from the phone and sat on the couch. Aaooga pickled up the phone and dialled Daffy's number. Melissa answered the phone.
"Hello?" Melissa asked.
"Hi Melissa, it's Aaooga here." Aaooga greeted.
"Hi there, did you find the present Daffy left you?" Melissa asked.
"Yes, and thank you for it." Aaooga asked.
"Anyway, what were you planning to do with that mansion?" Melissa asked.
"We were going to hold a party in it tomorrow night from 6:00 till 9:00." Aaooga replied. Melissa guessed what Aaooga was going to say next.
"Sure, we'd love to come to the party." Melissa said.
"Count us in as well." Came another voice.
"Who was that?" Aaooga asked.
"Oh, that was Shirley. She and Plucky are playing with Zach." Melissa replied.
"Well, saves me a phone call. I was going to ring them next." Aaooga said with a laugh.
"See you then." Melissa replied, hanging up the phone.
"Plucky and Shirley were there as well. They'll be coming as well." Aaooga said to Tweety.
"Well, I guess that's everyone, unless we can think of anyone else." Tweety replied.
"I certainly can't." Aaooga said.
"We need to buy some food for the party though." Tweety said.
"We can do that after lunch." Aaooga replied
"Ok, what do you think we'll need for the party?" Tweety asked.
"Obviously carrots for Bugs and his family." Aaooga said.
"And Buster and Babs." Tweety added.
"But what would everyone else like?" Aaooga asked.
"Sylvester and Penelope would appreciate some fish of some sort." Tweety replied.
"That's true. What else do you think we'll need?" Aaooga asked.
"I can't think of any special requirements other than Carrot juice for Jessica." Tweety replied.
"So just the normal stuff for a party," Aaooga said.
"Where do you think we'll store it all?" Tweety asked.
"Good point, maybe we'd better do it tomorrow instead." Aaooga replied.
"Yeah, so what do you want to do for the rest of today?" Tweety asked.
"Don't know. We could just go for a little fly around the town." Aaooga suggested.
(A/N: I won't go into the rest of the day or the shopping, as it's irrelevant)
The next evening at 6:00, everyone was at the front door of the mansion except Tweety, Aaooga, Sylvester and Penelope. The front door was fairly large and was decorated with flowers. It was coloured gold and had a red boarder around the edge. Daffy and Melissa had brought Zach, Foghorn and Miss Prissy had brought Egghead Jr. and Bugs and Lola had brought Jessica.
"Wow, this is some mansion." Bugs remarked.
"Do you like it?" Daffy asked.
"It's like, beautiful." Shirley replied.
"The biggest, I say, the biggest place I've seen." Foghorn added.
"Why yes." Miss Prissy said.
"Not to mention the prettiest." Buster added.
"But where are the new owners" Zach, Daffy and Melissa's adopted son, asked.
"Here they come." Lola replied. She pointed towards Tweety and Aaooga, with Sylvester, Penelope and Sylvester Jr. They were all carrying bags of shopping.
"Is that the food for the party?" Plucky asked.
"What else?" Sylvester asked sarcastically.
"Anyway, shouldn't the party get started?" Babs asked.
"It should, let's get inside." Tweety replied. He put down the shopping in his hands and pulled out the key to the mansion. After fiddling for a second, the door opened.
"Alright, now let's get prepared." Plucky exclaimed. Everyone went into the mansion and stood in awe at the main entrance. It was an exact replica of the bottom floor of the Titanic's grand staircase (A/N: What can I say, I'm intrigued by the Titanic.). There was a long table in the centre of the room.
"You certainly went for all the extras." Bugs remarked.
"Wow, pretty." Jessica added.
"I've seen this layout somewhere in a book before." Sylvester Jr. said.
"That's because it's a replica of the Titanic's grand staircase. It also doubles as a party room" Daffy replied.
"Just like you to go over the top." Zach remarked.
"Shall we get this party started or what?" Buster asked.
"I agree, I'm hungry." Penelope added.
"Firstly, let's move that table to the side." Melissa suggested. Everyone helped pick up the table and they moved it to the side.
In the basement of the mansion, the Rat was watching the scene through a mist. As it watched, its eyes gleamed evilly.
"Looks like I can get more victims than I originally thought." The rat said. It raised a paw and the mist vanished. The rat then turned to a large empty space. Another glow of its eyes and a hoard of zombies emerged from the floor, each one covered in rotting flesh. Their eyes glowed green and their mouth was fixed open, as if it was stuck.
"Now, I want you to spread yourselves around the house and capture anyone who gets too close to you. Then bring them back down here." The rat said. The zombies walked towards a false wall that opened when the rat raised its paw. When all the zombies were out, the rat raised its paw again and another mist appeared, showing everyone eating some food and generally having a good time. The rat looked with glee at its unsuspecting victims.
"Now to claim the first one." The rat said evilly. Back at the party, everyone was having fun, blissfully unaware of the danger at hand. Jessica was standing in a corner munching on a carrot and playing with a yo-yo. Bugs and Lola were dancing. Daffy and Melissa were eating some Tuna sandwiches. Zach was standing next to Egghead Jr. playing with a rubix cube. Egghead Jr. was playing with a chemistry set. Sylvester and Penelope were dancing next to Bugs and Lola. Sylvester Jr. was standing next to Foghorn Leghorn and Miss Prissy playing on a PSP. Foghorn Leghorn and Miss prissy were eating some chicken feed. Tweety and Aaooga were flying around the room doing a mid air dance. Buster, Babs, Plucky and Shirley were all playing spin the bottle. Buster span the bottle and it stopped pointing at Shirley. Suddenly, Shirley grabbed her head and gritted her teeth.
"Sorry Shirl, it's luck." Babs muttered.
"It's not that." Shirley replied, still gritting her teeth. Everyone notice Shirley's behaviour and came over.
"Are you ok Shirley?" Bugs asked with concern.
"I can sense a powerful presence." Shirley replied. When she said this, there was a sudden thump, making everyone jump.
"What was that?" Daffy asked. Foghorn went to the door and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge.
"I think the door's stuck." Foghorn said. Tweety and Aaooga grabbed hold of each other.
"I'm getting a bad sense of Déjà vu here." Tweety said.
"You're not the only one." Sylvester replied, who was holding on to Penelope. Suddenly, there was a thunder strike and the lights went out.
"Uh, oh. The lights have gone." Plucky moaned. There was a muffled sound and then silence.
"What was that?" Daffy asked.
"I don't know." Lola replied. The lights suddenly came back on.
"Is everyone ok?" Tweety asked.
"I say we do a headcount." Sylvester suggested.
"Good idea." Melissa replied. Miss Prissy did a count of everyone around.
"17." Miss Prissy finally said.
"We're one short." Penelope said. Foghorn then realised who was missing.
"Hey Bugs, where your, I say, where your daughter?" Foghorn asked. Everyone gasped and looked at where Jessica was standing. Foghorn was right; Jessica had gone.
(A/N: Now the horror will pick up. There might be a delay before the next update as I'm going to lose access to a Pc for a couple of days. What happened to Jessica? You'll have to wait and find out. For now, read and review.)