Chapter 8: Treasure of Miracles

The next morning came and now, with Yarniki, Tanka, and Kazami with the Looneys and the Loonatics, life was back to normal. Everyone was still sleeping peacefully, especially Bugs and Lola. They were sleeping in a position so adult-rated that I can't explain it right now. Anyway, by the time the sun rose from the horizon, Lexi was the first to wake up. She was startled a little when she noticed Tanka sleeping beside her. She smiled as she slowly sat up and picked up the sleeping tiger. As she lifted him up, she noticed that he felt heavier than he was last night. This was puzzling her.

"That's odd." She said to herself. "I thought Frank said that a vet stuck a needle in this tiger to make him stay at this age and size forever." As she stood up and walked around, holding Tanka in her right arm, she peaked into Sylvester's tent and found Yarniki. He was sleeping on top of Sylvester's Xbox. She saw that Yarniki was starting to gain weight too, due to the fact that the Xbox was getting crushed every 5 minutes. Her green eyes went wide at this predicament.

"This can't be happening." She said in a worried tone as she went towards the locker room and pulled out her cyber phone from her pocket and dialed Frank's number.

Meanwhile, at the ACME Zoo…

Frank was doing his usual morning duty of feeding the animals some breakfast. It was going normal as usual until…

"Frank Winstead, call on line 1!" A female announcer called from the speakers. Frank stopped his feeding duty and went to his father's office and picekd up the phone.

"Hello?" He greeted.

"Frank, it's Lexi Bunny." The other line replied.

"Hey, Lexi. Did ya enjoy last night?"

"Yeah, but that's not why I'm calling."

"Oh. Why?"

"It's the animals. They seem to be… growing up."

"Growin' up? Whadda ya mean?"

"I mean the vaccination is somehow wearing off."

"But, the vets said that it would never wear out. What could've caused this?"

"I don't know, but I sure hope your dad will find out. Where is he?"

"He had to go to New York for an important meeting about stopping animal abuse. He'll be back tomorrow afternoon."

"Damn! Well, tell him to call me when he gets a chance, okay?"

"A'ight. Bye."

Back at the gym…

"Bye." Lexi said back before shutting down her phone and placing it back in her pocket. She was puzzled big time. How could the vaccination wear off so sudden? She had that question stuck in her head from that moment on. As soon as everybody else woke up, she acted normal. Tanka awoke 2 minutes later.

"Man, I feel like I gained some pounds." Yarniki yawned as he stretched. "Hey, Tanka! Slept well?"

"Yeah… but I'm wonderin' why Lexi was carrying me." Tanka replied as he lept out of Lexi's arms.

"You woke up quite early, doc." Bugs agreed. "What were ya doin' eoily dis mornin', Lexi?"

"I was a bit concerned about what's happening to the animals." Lexi replied, trying to keep as calm as possible. "They seem to be… how can I put this? …growing up naturally."

"What?" Lola exclaimed as she walked out with Bugs. "How can that be?"

"I asked Frank the same question. He doesn't know either."

"I don't what them to grow up!" Daffy and Danger Duck exclaimed in unison.

"I don't either. They're just so cute when it comes to being a survivor who just lived from a deadly accident."

"How did the vaccination wear off?" Sylvester asked stretching.

"That's exactly what I would like to know." Lexi stood up with a determined look on her face. Kavasia woke up the moment she did and this puzzled her.

"What's going on?" The purple raccoon asked.

"Yarniki, Tanka, and Kazami are somehow growing up when they're not supposed to and I'm gonna find out what could be behind this." After that, Lexi walked out of the gym with a determined look on her face, but stopped at the doorway for a minute.

"I could use a little company." She said, looking over her shoulder. Lola, Tanka, Kazami, and Sylvester agreed to come along. Ace (a.k.a. Buzz) wasn't looking too happy.

"Are you sure you wanna do this yourself, Lex?" He asked sitting up from his sleeping bag.

"I'll be fine, Ace." She replied, holding her head down. Ace noticed and walked up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"I didn't know you loved animals just as much as Lola did."

"It seems weird, right?"

"No! Not at all. I'm actually happy for you." He turned her around and she looked straight into his eyes. Then, Ace caught her off guard by embracing her. "If your going to do this yourself with two animals and two Looney Tunes, I just wanna wish you good luck and be careful."

"Ace, please. We're superheroes. What could happen?" She smiled after that remark right when Sylvester, Lola, Tanka, and Kazami came up to her.

"We're ready when you are." Tanka said. Lexi nodded as she walked out with the four of them. Ace watched as he shook his head with a smile.

"I always knew Lexi was a real animal lover." He said to himself as he walked back to the others.

Meanwhile, at a nearby breakfast resturant…

Lexi, Lola, Sylvester, Tanka, and Kazami were sitting at a large table with their platters. As they were eating, they were talking about how the three animals could be growing up.

"Okay, let's think." Lexi started. "Lola, Frank told you about how he found the tiger and the croc, right?"

"Yeah." Lola replied. "He told me that he met them when he was 17. They were 4 years old when they got the vaccination."

"So, now they're 4. That means they're growing to the size they should be a this age… but what caused the vaccination to wear off?"

"Maybe it was from last night. We haven't been paying attention to what they were eating."

"Is that the reason?"

"Exactly." A country male voice replied from nowhere. They looked behind the seats and saw Frank coming towards them.

"Frank?" The ladies asked with surprise.

"Frankie! Happy to see ya!" Tanka exclaimed excidedly.

"Happy to see ya'll, too." Frank replied as he sat next to Lexi. "What caused their vaccination to wear out was due to what they ate… and I saw what they were eating."

"What?" Lola asked.

"In case you haven't been watchin', they were eatin' my Dad's special Macadamia Nut Pie. It was the Macadamia nuts that triggered their needles."

"I should've known." Lexi said to herself. "Is there some way we can get the vaccination back?"

"I don't think so."

"There has to be a way… and we're gonna find it together."

Meanwhile, at an animal shelter not too far from the zoo…

A gang of 12 wolves were gathered in the back room of the abandoned shelter. They were back there just talking, smoking, eating, and watching tv. A muscular white wolf with bright blue eyes, wearing a brown vest and brown khakis was sitting at the desk by the back wall, drinking iced tea and watching his gang members enjoy themselves.

"Hey, Justin." One of his members called, which was a short brown wolf with green eyes. "When are we gonna do something spontaneous?"

"And as soon as we find those animals that survived that car crash. That accident nearly killed my brother, Yarnell." Justin replied in a deep voice.

"Are you sayin' you want revenge on those animals, man? Sounds a bit harsh, doesn't it?"

"Not to me."

"I feel ya then. Those animals should've died from that accident."

"See what I mean?"

"Hey, ya'll!" A silver wolf called. "You better look at dis!"

"It seems we have breaking news!" The reporter started on the tv. "We've just received word from one of the Loonatics, Lexi Bunny. She just said that the three animals, named Tanka, Yarniki, and Kazami, are starting to grow up to their natural 4 year old size. The reason was because during their celebration party, they've eaten Frank's father, Tony's, Macadamia Nut pie. The Macadamia nuts is what caused their special vaccination to wear off. Unless there was some way to reverse this process, they'll be grown up forever."

"Excellent. I can get a tougher challenge after all." Justin commented evilly. "A'ight, boys. I got an idea on how we can get rid of those animals."

Later…

"Why are we at the beach, Lexi?" Kazami asked as they approached the seashores and sat in a blanket in the sand.

"Just to calm my nerves. This whole madness is giving me a craze infection." She replied. "Frank went back to the zoo and now, there's no way to reverse this. I'm getting worried."

"I feel the same way, Lexi." Lola agreed. Then, she felt a bump under her rear. "What the hell…?"

"What is it?"

"I just felt something bump under my ass."

"Well, why don't you move your ass and dig it out like a smart rabbit you are?" Tanka asked sarcastically. Lola groaned with annoyance as she started digging where she was sitting in the sand.

"You need to shut the fuck up, Tanka."

"Hey! It's just a joke."

"Right." She continued digging until she felt something soft and furry under the sand. She gasped as she dug even faster until another white tiger appeared from the sand. This tiger was just as big as Stitch and had real gold on his stripes, claws, and eyes. And he was tailless!

"Oh, my God! This tiger is beautiful!" Lexi exclaimed. "How did he get here?"

"I don't have no idea, but no matter. We'll keep him." Lola replied as she picked up the unconcious tiger. "Let's take him back to the gym and see if Wile E. can analyze him."

Later…

They arrived back at the gym in Wile E.'s special science tent. The golden eyed, striped, and clawed tiger woke up just in time to see a bunch of strangers surrounding him, but he soon found them friendly and relaxed.

"Well, now." Wile E. started. "He sure is a special tiger. He's tailless with golden eyes, stripes, and claws. I wonder what special features he has."

To answer his question, the tiger climbed on top of Daffy's head, placed his paws on top of it, and closed his eyes for a few seconds. 5 seconds later, a huge pile of money appreared, covering the duck up to his neck. This shocked everybody.

"OH, MY GOD!" Daffy exclaimed. "MY WISH HASTH COME TRUE! I'M RICH! I'M RICH! WOO-HOO! WOO-HOO! HOO-HOO!"

What the hell…?" Bugs asked himself under his breath.

"He's a wish fullfiller." Wile E. guessed. "That's amazing."

"Let's name him… Treasure." Lola suggested.

"Not bad, Lola. Can he do something else?"

Treasure nodded as he leaped off of Daffy's head and onto Lexi's. He did the same process he did on her and Tanka, Kazami, and Yarniki started shrinking back to their baby sizes. This amazed Lexi.

"Hey! He is amazing." She said softly.

"Ya know, Treasure could be worth a lot of treasure as in money." Wile E. comprimised. "Let's see how much you're worth, little guy." He picked up Treasure, but then fell face first, still carrying him. This made Sylvester laugh.

"Heavier than he looksth, huh?" He asked between laughs. Wile E. nodded with embarrassment as he slowly sat up and allowed Treasure to climb on the money guesser machine.

"At least he undertstands english." Wile E. said as he walked up to the machine's keyboard and began typing.

As this was happening…

Justin and three of his gang members, Pierre, Louis, and Jackson, were watching from the gym windows. Amazingly, the Looneys and the others didn't notice. Pierre was a tan wolf with white spots on his back, wearing a blue vest and dark brown jeans. Louis was a green wolf with red eyes, wearing a yellow vest, a white t-shirt, and blue jeans. Jackson was a black wolf with bright orange eyes, wearing a baby blue jean vest and white jeans. He also had long rabbit ears going down to his black belt on his pants. As they were watching, they were anxious about Treasure.

"Damn. A golden striped, eyed, and clawed tiger with a wish-fullfillin' superpower." Louis said. "Talk about expensive. If he's worth a cheap price, then one of ya'll can slap me."

"What if he wasn't?" Pierre asked in a french accent.

"Then, you can knock me out 'cause I'm gonna faint anyway."

"Ya'll are a couple of fools." Jackson insulted in an almost-as-deep-as-a-whisper male voice. "What I can't believe is the Loonatics bein' with them."

"That shit don't matter." Justin complied. "We're just here to get the animals."

"But, they're small again." Louis interrupted, pointing to the three animals. This made Justin show a dumb look on his face.

"Well, damn! They're keepers, then. Let's just get that special tiger and keep him for money."

"Good idea, bozz." Pierre agreed. "Zis tiger could cost millions or even more."

Back in the gym…

After 4 minutes of typing, Wile E. finally figured out Treasure's price. Everybody whistled.

"Goddamn!" Danger Duck exclaimed. "He's expensive."

"He cost exactly 700 million dollars!" Wile E. read from the computer. "It must be the gold."

"Mustht be." Sylvester agreed. Lola and Lexi nearly fainted simultaneously, but caught themselves.

"Imagine how things would be if any of this goes out to the public." Lola warned.

Back outside…

Pierre simply slammed Louis on his head and it knocked him out as they heard the price of Treasure. Justin and Jackson kept their laughs in as they kept their focus in the window.

"700 million dollars?" Jackson asked himself. "Damn, he's worth more than a car, SUV, and house put together."

"Tell me about it." Justin agreed.

"So, how are we capturin' this money-makin' feline?"

"We'll just set an abush in the only place they'll take him: The ACME Pawn Shop for Pets."

"Sounds cool to me… I think."

"Pierre, pick up Louis and let's get outta here."

"Right-o!" Pierre replied as he picked up Louis' unconcious body and ran off with Justin, leaving a concerned and worried Jackson at the gym doors. He smiled passionately at Kavasia as he was staring at her.

Inside the gym…

Kavasia sensed somebody watching her from the door and she turned towards it, only to find that no one was there. She was stunned for a minute.

"I swear I thought somebody was staring at me." She said to herself as she turned her attention back to Treasure.

Back outside…

Jackson was in Justin's car with the other three boys of his and looked out the window. He sighed as he was in deep thought.

That raccoon… His thoughts started. …I feel as though I've known her forever… or I'm in love with her. Either way, I had that awkward feeling inside. Maybe it'll all come together when we make out ambush. Hopefully, she'll be there.

To be continued…