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Rock Raider: You'll find out who it is in this chapter. Hope you enjoy it. This story's a biggie actually, not in terms of size, but in terms of events.

PurpleCobra247: Hope you didn't literally fall off your seat. Sorry, couldn't resist. There's going to be a lot happening in this story. There's even a major event in this chapter. Glad you like this story.

Nightw2: The story will hopefully get more dramatic later on. Glad you liked Jessica's scene with the cops.

acosta pèrez josè ramiro: Yep, Shirley saved Jessica's neck back there. Very interesting theory regarding Pranker's identity. I'll say that there's more to it than Pranker just taking over somebody's body. Thanks for pointing out my little error as well.

There's a little bit of gore in this chapter but not much, certainly not enough to warrant a change in the rating.

The decision

Zach had just arrived at the Foxcave, one hour after Plucky and Shirley had returned. Daffy and Melissa felt sleepy so they had gone to an early night. Zach wasn't sure if Jessica would be there or not. He assumed that she wouldn't be on the grounds of the telepathic message he and Jess received from Shirley. When he was there, he saw Egghead Jr. analysing the Pranker gas. He had developed a serum, which was in a test tube beside him. Seeing that he was still working, Zach decided to leave him and go to where Plucky and Shirley were. They were looking at the mother computer, specifically at the map of the city. They were observing a red blip at Petunia's house.

"Searching for Pranker?" Zach asked.

"We decided to search for Petunia's daughter first." Plucky replied.

"It looks like she's at her home."

"At the moment. The blip hasn't moved for the past half hour so we're assuming she's asleep."

"What's our scientist come up with?"

"I don't know what that serum is. I'd assume it would be an antidote to Pranker's gas." Shirley replied.

"An antidote. That will be essential if anyone suffers from the gas."

"Yeah. I hope we don't need to use it."

"Any idea what else he's doing?"

"Nope. He did make some balls earlier but I have no idea what they're for."

"Ok, but we'd better look for Pranker."

"Sure. Let's search." Before they could search, the Fangwave sounded. Egghead Jr. was able to save his experiment from breaking. Everyone immediately looked up at the computer. What they saw brought a wave of horror throughout the Foxcave.

"Something's happening at Jessica's house!" Zach exclaimed.

"I hope it's not Pranker." Plucky added.

"If Jess is still there, she could be in danger."

"So, what do we do?"

"Quickly, locate Pranker." Plucky and Shirley nodded and quickly typed in the command into the computer. The blip at Porky's house disappeared and another blip appeared on the screen, this time at Bugs' house.

"Oh no, Pranker's at Bugs' house!" Shirley exclaimed.

"Jess is in danger!" Zach added.

"What do we do?" Plucky asked.

Back at Bugs' house, Pranker had allowed herself in to the living room. She looked around the room with glee, glancing at the three rabbits in particular. Jessica began hiding behind the telly and putting on a 'terrified child' act. Bugs and Lola stayed on the sofa and stared at Pranker evilly. Jessica was worried that this would happen and knew that she had to act; otherwise they would all be killed. Although they put on a brave face, Bugs and Lola were scared as well. They still remember what happened last time the Pranker invited herself into their home. The main difference was that last time, she caught them asleep. This time, they could fight back if necessary.

"I hope you don't mind me coming in." Pranker said.

"Eh, actually doc, we DO mind." Bugs replied.

"Really, well tough luck. I'm just here to visit some very old friends of mine."

"What do you mean by that?" Lola asked. Jessica had a good idea of what she meant. Pranker was able to discover the original FoxFang's identity and she knew that Pranker would want revenge on Brett's descendants.

"Oh, you don't know?"

"No, we don't."

"Let me put it in brief, your ancestor was responsible for my downfall!"

"What do ya mean doc?" Bugs asked. In her position behind the telly, Jessica was trying to decide which of her two options to go for. She needed to protect her parents at all costs. She had been weighing the advantages and disadvantages of both options in her head for some time now but she had to make a decision fast.

"I'll tell you what I mean, as it will be one funny story."

"Funny?"

"Ok, I'll put it short." Pranker pulled out a small ball from her pocket. All three of the rabbits gulped. Jessica was more scared of loosing her parents than anything else.

"Your ancestor, Brett Bunny, was the one that killed me 300 years ago. It is such a relief that I have come back. Now I can return the city to the chaos that it was in before. But First, I shall have some revenge." With that, Pranker prepared to throw the ball she had. At this moment, Jessica made up her mind of what she would do. She ran out from her hiding place, leapt over the sofa and bit Pranker's free hand. Pranker screamed in agony and dropped the ball she was holding. Jessica quickly landed and kicked it towards the front door before it exploded. As a result, the Pranker gas that was released was too far away. Pranker glanced at where Jessica had bitten her. The wound was actually bleeding heavily. Pranker glared harshly at Jessica, who was now with her parents. The three of them were standing in front of the door that led to Jessica's room. Bugs and Lola couldn't believe what Jessica had just done. They never expected her to bite anybody, especially to draw blood. Jessica was wiping the Pranker's blood from her teeth and tongue.

"Yuck, blood taste horrible." Jessica muttered.

"Jess, are you insane!" Lola exclaimed.

"You little brat!" Pranker scolded. She pulled out a Yo-Yo from her pocket; only it was made of steel. She lurched her hand back and prepared to throw it.

"Quickly, in my room." Jessica whispered to her parents. She opened the door to her room and the three of them quickly went inside. Jessica closed the door behind her and locked it. She heard the steel Yo-Yo hit the wall just next to the door.

"Jess, we're actually stuck now." Bugs said.

"If Pranker gets in here, we're doomed." Lola added.

"And I don't want to dig out of your room."

"No need dad, watch." Jessica pulled out her Fangwave and opened the secret passage under her bed. Bugs and Lola looked on, absolutely speechless as the bed moved aside and revealed the tunnel.

"Err, Jess, how long has that been there?" Bugs asked.

"There's no time. I'll explain later, just go." Jessica replied. Bugs and Lola decided not to argue and leapt down into the hole. Before Jessica followed, she picked up a rubber ball in her room and threw it at the part of the wall that used to conceal the hidden area where she found the FoxFang equipment. The wall collapsed and showed what looked like a tunnel to the surface. Instead of following it, Jessica leapt down the secret entrance. As soon as she did, the entrance closed. Almost immediately after it closed, Pranker was able to break the door down. All she saw was an empty room and the collapsed wall.

"Dang it, they dug their way out. Oh well, guess I'll have my fun with them another time."

Back at the Foxcave, the Fangwave had gone silent, as had everyone in the room. They had no idea as to whether everyone was all right. Zach had suited up but still had the mask off and was about to dash off to help when the Fangwave stopped. This caused him to stop. He began to wonder if Jessica had been able to sort the problem out herself. He was still very concerned. Shirley had gone into a trance. Everyone was looking at her, waiting for her to come out. She was trying to sense if they were still alive. Eventually she came out of her trance and looked at everyone with a look of relief.

"Everyone's ok." Shirley said.

"But what about Pranker?" Zach asked.

"According to the radar, she's leaving the burrow." Plucky replied.

"So, what happened?"

"Don't know." Before anyone else could speak, Zach's Fangwave sounded. He took it out and looked at it. Jessica was contacting him. Without hesitation, he answered.

"Jess, are you ok?" Zach asked.

"Zach, you don't have to worry. I'm fine, as well as my parents." Jessica replied.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm in the passage leading to the Foxcave."

"Ok, see you in a minute."

"Zach, my parents are with me."

"You're bringing them to the Foxcave?"

"There was little other option. Even if you had taken the FoxChopper, you might not have made it in time to protect us. Besides, Pranker trapped us in my room."

"Ok, so you're going to tell them."

"Under current circumstances, I have to."

"I see."

"Just ask Plucky and Shirley to prepare some hot drinks for my parents. They'll need them."

"Ok, see you guys in a minute." Zach closed the link and looked back to the group. He began changing out of the Cub uniform.

"So, what's going on?" Plucky asked.

"Jessica's bringing her parents here." Zach replied. Plucky and Shirley gasped in shock.

"Is she insane?"

"DON'T CALL JESSICA INSANE!" Zach's outburst made Plucky flinch badly.

"Sorry."

"Anyway, Pranker trapped them in her room and there was no other way to get them out safely."

"I see."

"She asked if I could ask you guys to get some hot drinks for her parents."

"I suppose they'll need them." Shirley replied. Without a moment's hesitation, she teleported herself back to her house to prepare some hot drinks.

"And we'd better prepare for some kind of explosion." Zach muttered.

Jessica had eventually made it to the entrance to the Foxcave, with her parents behind her. Because the tunnel wasn't that tall, Bugs and Lola had to crawl through the passage. The entrance to the Foxcave was sealed with a door that could only be opened with Jessica's handprint. This prevented unwanted access should anybody discover the tunnel. When they eventually reached the door, Jessica turned to her parents. What she was gong to do now would be one of the hardest things she would ever do.

"Mum, Dad, when we enter, you'd better cover your ears." Jessica said.

"Why Jess?" Bugs asked.

"Because there will be a very loud intruder alarm as soon as you enter."

"Ok, but when did this all go up?"

"Last year. Late August, early September."

"And how often do you come here?"

"Every night."

"Jess, you'd better have a good reason for this." Lola said sternly.

"Yes, I do mum. My motives will become clear." With that, Jessica opened the door to the Foxcave. She entered the cave and allowed her parents to enter. Just as she had said, as soon as Bugs and Lola entered, the intruder alarm sounded. The alarm was a very loud siren accompanied with a flashing red light that filled the entire cave. The noise was much louder than a police siren and caused Bugs and Lola to flinch and cover their ears. Jessica also flinched, as it was the first time the intruder alarm had to be used. Eventually, she turned the alarm off with her Fangwave. When the alarm silenced, Bugs and Lola were able to stand up and stretch. They then looked in awe at the cave. They had no idea that something so spectacular was connected to Jessica's room. The vehicles were sealed behind doors and completely out of sight. Jessica just began walking towards the computer and motioned for her parents to follow. Plucky and Shirley were next to the computer waiting. Shirley was levitating a tray loaded with hot drinks. She had Coffee, Tea, Milk, Instant hot chocolate, hot water, a few cups and some sugar. King was sitting behind Egghead Jr's chair. He was still half asleep, only been woken by the intruder alarm. Zach was sitting next to him and stroking him to keep him calm. Egghead Jr. had finished his research on the Pranker gas and had several test tubes. Some filled with a serum, some filled with a white gas. Shirley had read Egghead Jr's mind to find out what they were and what they did.

"Welcome Bugs." Plucky greeted.

"Hi Plucky." Bugs replied.

"Like a drink?" Shirley asked, lowering the tray to the floor.

"Considering what just happed, we need one." Lola replied.

"But what is the reason for this?" Bugs asked.

"I'm sure Jess will tell ya." Plucky replied.

"But you'd better prepare for a shock." Shirley added.

"I've had a few shocks in my life, so I should be fine." Bugs replied.

"Hey guys." Zach greeted.

"Zach, you're here as well?" Bugs asked.

"Yeah. Jess will explain in a minute." Lola looked down and saw King at Zach's hand. He was dressed in the disguise Shirley had made for him and was still looking at Bugs and Lola with caution.

"Hmm, you look very familiar." Lola said to herself. Jessica had walked over to the case where the FoxFang outfit was stored. Her heart was racing, as she was unsure as to how her parents would react.

"Mum, Dad, I have something to show you." Jessica called out. Bugs and Lola went over to her.

"Yeah, what is it?" Jessica took a very deep breath. It was the moment she had dreaded for ages. She had hoped she wouldn't have to do this but it came to the point where she had to. She slowly placed her hand on the reader and the case opened.

"Guys, does this look familiar?" Bugs and Lola looked inside the case and when they saw the FoxFang uniform, they were hit by a wash of shock. It didn't take them long to realise the truth after seeing everything.

"Jess, you've been FoxFang all along?" Bugs asked. Jessica sat down in front of the outfit. She slowly looked up at her parents and nodded.

"Yes, I'm FoxFang." Bugs had had a few shocks in his life but nothing could prepare him for this. Jessica, his own daughter, was the one responsible for saving Christmas from Miss. Ice. She had saved both him and Lola from several attackers, including Caesar Feralo and Pranker last August. Lola was equally shocked. She had unknowingly helped her own daughter take down Eagle. Her own daughter had saved the Looniversity from Swackhammer and had defeated Pranker before. More importantly, Jessica's life for the past few months had been a big lie. Overcome with the shock of the revelation, both Bugs and Lola fainted. Zach was able to dash behind them and catch them before they hit the floor. He gently let them lie on the floor and then looked at Jessica.

"How did I know that would happen?" Jessica muttered.