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Nightw2: The first few chapters are mainly set ups for future chapters. Glad you like them. There will be more set up in this chapter as well. Oh, and one quick request. Would you be able to publish Titanicat as I have got too much to do. If you can't then I'll post it.

PurpleCobra247: Truth be told, that end paragraph was going to be in this chapter but I decided that it would be better to move it to the previous chapter. I'm glad you like that. You'll find out who those guys were in this chapter.

Rock Raider: Indians hmm, interesting guess. You'll find out who they are in this chapter. About what you said about them having their stomach ripped out through their buttts, that made me laugh. It really made my day.

Marih Dimitri: Thanks for that clarification. I've been given a few options for Wile E so I'll have to decide. I figured you'd like desert burner. What do you think of Wendy?

In town

The first people to arrive in the town were Tweety, Aaooga, Sylvester, Penelope and Sylvester Jr. They had made their way to the town by finding a narrow area of the stream and leaping over it. The town was actually in pretty bad shape. The buildings, while they weren't in a state of disrepair, weren't in good condition either. None of the buildings stood out at all. Most of the buildings had a barrel outside. There were a few water troughs for horses scattered outside some of the buildings as well. When they entered, the group felt shivers run up their backs. It was the middle of the day and the streets were completely empty. It was as if everyone was hiding from something. They could see a bank, an inn, a town hall and a sheriff's office. The group cautiously looked around the place. A gust of wind blew a few balls of dust around.

"I think it's a ghost town." Sylvester said nervously.

"Please, not a ghost town." Penelope added.

"The only way to find out is to look around." Tweety said.

"Where shall we look first then?" Sylvester Jr. asked.

"The Inn?" Aaooga suggested.

"Why there?" Sylvester asked.

"I need a drink, I'm thirsty."

"Well, I have to admit, I am as well." Penelope added.

"Ok, we'll check the inn." Sylvester moaned. They went to the Inn and as soon as they entered, everyone in the inn hid under the tables. The saloon area of the inn was littered with tables. All of the tables have bottles of alcoholic beverages and glasses on the table. There was a piano in the corner. The pianist was hiding under the stool he sat on while playing the piano. The bar tender was also cowering behind the bar. There were several barrels behind the bar stand, all of which contained different beverages. There were a few candles hanging from the ceiling to light the place. There were also a few pictures of people and various places scattered and hanging on the wall. There were also several bullet holes in the walls, as well as a few bloodstains. The group just looked at the scene for a few minutes.

"Err, what are you all hiding from?" Tweety called out.

"Hey, they're not members of the dark alliance." Someone in the saloon called out. At that, everyone climbed out from hiding and sat back on their seats, all with a look of relief on their faces. The pianist also resumed playing a honky-tonky tune on the piano. Tweety and Aaooga made their way to the bar, with Sylvester, Penelope and Sylvester following them. The person at the bar was a brown male duck with features that reminded the group of Daffy, but they could tell that it wasn't Daffy.

"Welcome sirs, what can I get you?" The duck asked.

"What do you guy want?" Sylvester asked the group.

"Just some white wine for me." Penelope replied.

"Ditto." Aaooga added.

"OJ for me." Tweety said.

"Ditto." Sylvester Jr. added.

"And I'll have some white wine with Penelope." Sylvester Jr. said. The duck scuttled around the bar and prepared the five drinks. It didn't take him long and he then gave the groups their drinks.

"You know, it's unusual for cats and birds to be friends." The duck commented.

"We get that all the time." Sylvester replied.

"New in town then eh?"

"Yeah, it's a very long story." Tweety replied.

"Sir, if you don't mind me asking, who is this Dark Alliance?" Aaooga asked. The duck glanced around and then motioned them to lean in closer.

"The dark alliance are a group of outlaws that attack this town every day. They damage property, take belongings, take hostages and murder countless people. They use brutal tactics to get their way. Not even our law enforcers can stop them. Any hostages they take are either never seen alive again or they come back as rotten mockeries of their former selves. We live each day in fear." The duck replied. This sent shivers down everyone's spines.

"Has anyone stood up against them?"

"Those that do are captured and executed in public."

"Public executions?"

"Yeah, they build their own gallows and hang them in front of the crowd. However, we do have one person who hasn't been captured yet."

"Who?"

"No one knows who he is. He's a whip user dressed in white that appears wherever the dark alliance appear. He doesn't do much but he causes them incredible grief."

"And he fights alone?"

"Yep. We all call him a hero but it's only a matter of time before they get him though."

"Those people act as though they run the town." Sylvester said.

"I know, but there's not a lot we can do."

Bugs, Lola and Jessica were still walking along the pathway they they were on, trying to reach the town. They were still very angry with the group they had met. Bugs was angry with them for stealing his carrot. Lola was angry with them because they broke one of her shoes while Jessica was angry at the loss of her bow. She was still holding onto what was left of it in her hand and sobbing gently. Bugs had a hand on her shoulder to try and cheer her up, but he wasn't very successful. Jessica remained sorrowful no matter what Bugs did. Eventually, after a very long walk, the group arrived at a town. The same town in fact, that Sylvester, Penelope, Sylvester Jr, Tweety and Aaooga had arrived at. The streets of the town were still completely deserted, everyone inside out of fear of the dark alliance. The group looked around to see if they could find any building that stood out. Eventually, they decided to head into the inn. As soon as they did, everyone inside hid underneath the tables again, much like they did when Sylvester and Co. arrived. The whole situation unnerved the group. They looked around wondering who they were hiding. Lola looked over her shoulder and saw no one behind her. Bugs was looking around the room and eventually saw someone he recognised. Sylvester and the rest of his group were still at the bar. He had turned to look at them. When Sylvester saw Bugs, he waved at them and motioned them to come over. The bar keeper nervously looked over the bar and at Sylvester.

"You know them?" The duck asked.

"Yeah, they're our friends." Sylvester replied. Everyone in the bar heard this and climbed back on their seats, all giving a sigh of relief. Bugs, Lola and Jessica came over and stood next to Sylvester. Jessica and Sylvester Jr. kept their distance from each other and avoided eye contact.

"Hi guys." Bugs greeted.

"Hi there." Tweety replied.

"So, where did you guys end up?" Penelope asked.

"Middle of nowhere." Bugs replied.

"What about you?" Lola asked.

"The top of the cliff overlooking the town." Aaooga replied.

"Oh, any idea why everyone hid when we came in?" Jessica asked.

"They did that to us as well." Sylvester Jr. replied.

"Ok, the town is often victimised by a group that calls themselves the dark alliance. The residence live each day in fear." Penelope explained. This awoke Jessica's vigilante instincts. She wanted to fight against the dark alliance but something in her head told her not too. Either way, she had a feeling that her father wouldn't stand for it either. She remained completely quiet and just listened in on the conversation.

"Does anyone fight them?" Bugs asked.

"Only one person. He seems to be able to hold them off but he can't defeat them."

"I see. Either way, I think we should see if we can get a room."

"Why?" Sylvester asked.

"We don't know when the time machine will take us back to our time. We could be here for a few days."

"I suppose." Tweety looked over at the bar and at the bar tender.

"Do you have any rooms available Mr…" Tweety began.

"Drake, Drake Duck." Drake replied.

"Ok, do you have any rooms available?"

"Sure we do. But I'm surprised that you want to stay here."

"We don't really have much option. We're not from around here."

"Oh, Where are you from then?"

"It's a long story, but we're from the future, and there's quite a few that haven't arrived." Drake looked at them wide-eyed for a few seconds in total shock.

"I won't ask."

"It'd be better if you didn't."

"I suppose, but anyway, how many rooms do you think you'll need." Tweet began counting in his head trying to figure out how many rooms would be needed. While he was counting, Bugs whispered something into his ear. Tweety nodded and finished his calculation.

"We'll need about 11 rooms."

"How many of you are there?"

"About 12 with 4 couples."

"Large group then."

"Yeah."

"Ok, well we have enough rooms available. I won't be responsible for your safety during your stay though." Drake gave the group a selection of 11 room keys and noted them in a logbook.

"Right, the rooms are up those stairs and up there. You'll be in rooms 1 through 11." Drake said.

"Thanks." Sylvester replied.

"Ok, let's go and wait for the others." Bugs suggested. Everyone nodded and went outside the inn, leaving Drake watching them from the bar.

"Nutjobs." Drake muttered.

The group were standing outside the inn and looking down both directions of the street, trying to see if any other members of their group were coming. The street was still pretty much empty. Nobody was around, though a few people were looking out of windows. The sun was blazing down on the whole town. As the group looked around, they noticed bullet holes in some of the buildings and some bloodstains scattered around, presumably from battles. Vultures lined most of the buildings. They seemed to have learned that if they wait in the town, they could get some fresh meat. The sight made Jessica nervous. She was also worried about Zach. She had no idea of where he was and wanted to search for him. But she also knew that she might not be able to get back if she did go off. The group kept their eyes open and eventually saw a group of three figures on the edge of the western side of town. They watched the figures as they approached the inn. It was a few minutes before the figures came into focus. It was Daffy, Porky and Zach. They had been chasing Desert Burner for a long while, following his footprints to the town. The footprints were still visible in the ground. Desert Burner had sped through the town and left before anyone had noticed. Daffy and Porky were completely exhausted from their long walk. Zach still had a bit of energy left. Jessica wanted to run up to Zach and hug him but decided to wait for him to come to her. By the time they had reached the group, Daffy and Porky were on all fours. Zach was feigning exhaustion and he faked a collapse when he reached the group, right into Jessica's arms. Everyone else started laughing while Jessica rubbed Zach's shoulder. He looked up and looked into Jessica's eyes. Daffy and Porky were lying on the ground catching their breath.

"Hi Jess." Zach greeted.

"Where were you?" Jessica asked.

"Dunno, but we were walking for a very long time."

"Same with us."

"So, how did you guys find the town?" Bugs asked. Daffy looked up and smiled.

"We followed some bird." Daffy replied.

"Any idea who?"

"He called himself Desert Burner."

"I think he's Roadrunner's an-an-ancestor." Porky added

"Eh, you guys had better come with us." Bugs said.

"We got some rooms for us to use as we don't know when we'll be returning home." Lola added.

"Good, I need to rest." Daffy replied.

"We'll also be entering a battlefield." Bugs added. Everyone apart from Lola and Jessica gasped, as they knew this was all about.

"What do you me-me-mean?" Porky asked.

"I'll explain in a minute. Come on troops." The group turned around and went back into the inn. They went towards the rooms that they had been allocated. Along the way, Zach noticed that Jessica had lost her bow.

"Jess, what happened to that bow?" Zach asked. Jessica put her hand into her pocket and pulled out what remained of the bow.

"Some whip-using creep did this to my bow, along with hurting my parents in some way." Jessica replied.

"So that's what this is all about."

"You know what our family's like. If you anger us, don't expect us to show any mercy."

"And he angered all of you?"

"Yep, so he's gonna get it."

The room they went to was the room that Bugs and Lola were going to use during their stay. It was of a very crude design with a double bed, a closet and a chest of drawers. There were a few bullet holes in the walls and a few bloodstains. It was obvious that the dark alliance had killed in this room. Jessica, Zach and Sylvester Jr. were unnerved by the state of the room. It particularly sent shivers down Jessica's spine. She was realising how much danger they were in, and with no way of getting away until Calamite Coyote re-activated the time machine. If the dark alliance attacked, they could be in some serious trouble. Bugs and Lola were sitting on the bed while everyone else was standing or sitting in the room. They were looking at Bugs and Lola, waiting for them to speak. Bugs was the first to speak.

"Ok guys, while we're here, we might as well do something for the town."

"Are you intending to fight the dark alliance?" Sylvester asked.

"The who?" Daffy asked.

"The dark alliance." Tweety said.

"A group of bandits that periodically attack the town." Penelope added.

"I d-d-don't like the sound of t-t-that." Porky said.

"Well, considering that they have gotten on our bad side." Lola replied.

"What do you mean?" Jessica asked.

"I'm pretty sure that the group we met in the canyon were members of the dark alliance."

"Then, if they're so ruthless, why did they let us go?"

"That I don't know."

"So, what do we do?" Daffy asked.

"Well, we've heard that there is a vigilante that is fighting the dark alliance. We're going to create an underground resistance against them." Bugs replied.

"And how are we going to do that?" Tweety asked.

"We'll all go around the town and gather volunteers to join the resistance."

"But what about a base to keep out of sight from the dark alliance?" Sylvester asked.

"We'll look for one."

"Jess, I want you to stay out of any battles we have for your safety." Lola said.

"That goes for you as well Zach." Daffy added.

"Same for you son." Sylvester added.

"But you can come with us to find some volunteers." Bugs added.

"Ok." Sylvester Jr, Jessica and Zach replied in chorus.