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Nightw2: Thanks for the review. If I decide to make any amendments to chapter 2 of our co-written story I'll e-mail them back to you. That is, if I get time.
acosta pérez josé ramiro: Thanks for the review. Interesting point about Sly Jr. I never considered that when I wrote the chapter. You'll see who the vigilante is in this chapter. Interesting suggestion though. Thanks for answering my question about your fic. Let me know when any others go up.
Rock Raider: Again, interesting suggestion about the vigilante's identity. You'll find out in this chapter, and whether he/she survives or nut.
PurpleCobra247: Well, you no longer need to be anxious. You will know who the leader of the Dark Alliance is after this chapter, as well as the identity of the vigilante. You might be surprised.
Double shockIn the little hideout, Wendy, Sylvester Jr, Jessica and Zach were waiting, in secret, for anything that indicated that it was safe to come out. So far, they had heard nothing at all, not even a battle beginning. Jessica was getting worried about her parents. Zach was getting impatient. He wanted to get out there and help fight the Dark Alliance. Jessica wanted to fight as well, but the main obstacle was Sylvester Jr. If they were to go and fight, they had to do something about Sylvester Jr, otherwise he would get suspicious as to their true lives. Sylvester Jr. was actually trying to forget about the nightmare that he had. It still terrified him but he wasn't sure how it had come from. It was completely unprovoked, a type of nightmare that he had never had before. Wendy had her hand at her dagger constantly, as if she was expecting to be found. If they were found, she was prepared to defend the youngsters to the death. Jessica and Zach occasionally had a look in the box that contained all the weapons, seeing if there was anything that they could use. Because of their training, the only weapon they wouldn't be proficient with was the whip. They had used gun-like weapons before and their expertise with their Fangmerangs and Fangdarts meant that throwing knives would be no problem. They weren't looking through it at the moment but rather looking at the ladder. They were wondering how they were going to sneak away and assist in the fight. Besides, Jessica was getting worried about everyone.
"Zach, I'm worried about everyone." Jessica said.
"What do you mean?" Zach asked.
"My sense of danger is telling me that something is wrong."
"What do you think could be going wrong?"
"To be honest, I have no idea."
"The only way to find out is…" Zach was interrupted by a voice from above.
"So, you've been hiding down here have you?" The voice asked. Jessica and Zach looked up and saw Felner Fudd looking down into the hole, particularly at Jessica. He was armed with two pistols, one in each hand.
"You again?" Jessica asked.
"I said I'd be back."
"Who is he?" Zach asked.
"Elmer Fudd's ancestor." Jessica replied.
"Are you going to come quietly this time?" Felner asked, aiming his pistols down at Jessica. He was leaning his head over the edge, with his chin just above the ladder. This gave Zach an idea.
"Jess, grab one end of the ladder and I'll grab the other end." Zach whispered. Jessica immediately clicked on Zach's plan and nodded. They quickly grabbed one end of the ladder each and raised it up suddenly. The top of the ladder smacked Felner on the chin. He lost his balance and fell into the hideout. He slid down the ladder, face first, and eventually landed on the floor, completely out cold. Somehow, the ladder had survived intact. The crash had caught Wendy's attention. She turned around and saw Felner unconscious on the floor.
"Oh, it's him." Wendy muttered.
"You know him?" Jessica asked.
"He claims to be a champion hunter, but all he ever hunts are baby animals or Rabbits."
"Kinda reminds me of someone we both know." Jessica and Zach giggled to themselves. Wendy didn't know what they were giggling about but decided not to ask.
"Perhaps he'll know what's going on up there."
"Then what do we do?"
"I say we keep him hostage."
"What, and ask him questions later"?
"Yeah. We may be able to convince him to fight alongside us."
"Ok, but we should wake until he wakes up."
"While we're waiting, we should think up some torture techniques just in case he doesn't talk."
"Right."
Back outside the town hall, the leader of the Dark Alliance had just revealed his identity, in preparation for fighting the vigilante that was constantly getting in his way. His robe had been blown away by the wind and underneath was a brown canary with evil looking eyes. He was glaring at the vigilante and the other fighters evilly. Almost all of the Looney Tunes there recognised him immediately, but couldn't believe who it was. The only ones that didn't recognise him were Wile E coyote, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Rocky, Mugsy and Marvin the Martian. None of the residence of the town recognised him either. Those that did recognise him exclaimed his name in unison.
"COUNT SLEETY!" Sleety looked again at the Looney Tunes.
"I don't know how you know me, but if you do, you'll know not to get in my way." Sleety scolded.
"Who is that canary?" Wile E asked.
"Long story." Tweety replied. Sleety then glared at Tweety.
"Hmm, I sense my blood in you. You're from the Pie family aren't you?" Sleety asked.
"What if I am?" Tweety asked.
"If you are, then you must join me. The Pie Empire shall spread throughout the world, and rule from here."
"That's your plan, Vampire?" Those that didn't know Sleety gasped in horror. Sleety just ignored Tweety and returned his attention to the Vigilante, who still had his whip drawn and was ready to battle.
"Let's make this fair vigilante. No weapons." Sleety said. He drew a small dagger from his belt and threw it to the side. The vigilante threw his whip away and the small pistol he had as well. He then got into an unarmed fighting stance, while Sleety entered a similar stance.
"If anyone tries to interfere, kill them." Sleety instructed the Dark Alliance.
"And that goes for us as well." Bugs said to everyone behind him. Everybody nodded and backed away from Sleety and the vigilante. Both of them were still in their fighting stances, waiting for someone to make the first move. Sleety's eyes glowed red with evil. He was determined to win this battle at all costs. The vigilante was equally determined. He didn't know what Sleety was as he didn't know what a Vampire was. Either way, he was determined to defeat Sleety and save the town at all costs. Neither of them were going to hold back. Eventually, the Vigilante made the first move. He rushed at Sleety at full speed. Sleety merely sidestepped, leapt up and gave a kick to the Vigilante's head. The vigilante staggered a little but quickly recovered and was able to land a punch to Sleety. Sleety also staggered but he quickly regained his composure and landed in a fighting stance.
"You have skill." Sleety complimented. The Vigilante made no response. Sleety smirked and lunged at the Vigilante. He was incredibly quick, catching the Vigilante off guard. The Vigilante fell to the floor and looked unconscious. Sleety leapt into the air and was going to land on the Vigilante when he rolled out of the way. Sleety ended up missing and hitting the floor himself. The vigilante took advantage of this opening and smacked Sleety in the back of the head. Sleety's head was buried in the ground but he quickly pulled himself out of the dirt. He cast a very evil glare at the Vigilante.
"That does it! No more holding back!" Sleety then threw himself at the vigilante. He was far too fast for the Vigilante to evade. He was blown back and into the wall of the town hall. The vigilante didn't get up from his position on the floor. Sleety then approached his fallen adversary with an evil smile. The fighters were beginning to panic. The vigilante that had been battling the Dark Alliance had been defeated. Now there was no telling what would happen.
"Heh, I knew you would lose if I went all out. Maybe now you will learn never to cross my path." Sleety scolded. He then reached the vigilante and reached to grab his mask, ready to reveal who had been opposing him.
Back in the hideout, Felner Fudd had regained consciousness. When he woke up, the first thing he saw was Wendy, holding a dagger at his head. He tried to move but his hands were tied together, as were his feet. Jessica and Zach were standing next to Wendy, looking at their hostage. Sylvester Jr. had fallen asleep out of boredom. He still remembered his nightmare but it no longer bothered him. Felner's guns had been removed so even if he did escape, he wouldn't be able to do much. Even so, Wendy kept the dagger fixed at his head.
"You're awake." Wendy said.
"What are you doing to me?" Felner asked.
"Don't worry. We just want to ask you some questions."
"What about?"
"Firstly, how did you find this place?"
"I saw you guys enter this area earlier today. I just waited until the perfect moment to attack."
"I don't really need to ask what you're after as it's so obvious. You're not going to get it."
"And how are you going to stop me?"
"For one thing, we're going to keep you here as a hostage."
"Whatever."
"Now, did you see anything before you arrived?"
"What do you mean?"
"The Dark Alliance, do you know anything about them?"
"And if I did?"
"Sounds clear that he knows something." Zach whispered into Jessica's ear. Jessica nodded.
"If you do know something, we want you to tell us!" Wendy said.
"Do I have to talk?" Felner asked.
"Torture technique number 1." Jessica muttered. She pulled out a feather and began tickling Felner's armpit with it. Because his arms were tied together, Felner could do nothing to stop Jessica from tickling. He began laughing hysterically, being driven crazy by the tickling.
"OK OK! I'LL TALK!" Felner screamed. Jessica stopped tickling and looked at Felner. Felner took a deep breath and began talking.
"As well as being a hunter, I am also a member of the Dark Alliance. I came to the town yesterday to analyse the defences. Then, last night, we came round, killed the mayor and took over the town."
"Who is your leader?" Wendy asked.
"I can't say."
"Torture technique number 2." Zach muttered. He took a small pistol and placed it next to Felner's ear, with the barrel facing the wall. Zach pulled the trigger and allowed the gun to fire. The gun fired a single bullet into the wall, but there was a small explosion from the gun as it fired. The sound was deafening to Felner. Zach then fired again, and again and again. He had eventually fired the gun 5 times. With each shot, Felner screamed in pain.
"OK OK!" Felner shouted just before Zach fired a sixth time. Zach dropped the gun and the group looked at Felner.
"All I know about our leader is that he's some kind of canary that has supernatural powers. I don't know his name."
"What kind of things is he capable of?" Wendy asked.
"Nobody's sure. What I do know is that he can create zombies and seems to be able to communicate with a dark underworld."
"Anything else?"
"There are rumours that he's a vampire, but they're unconfirmed." When Jessica heard this, she gasped in horror. She also seemed to remember the dagger Felner had threatened her with the day before. She saw the logo again, only this time recognised it. She was immediately reminded of the mansion incident. She seemed to remember seeing a similar emblem on the wall of the voodoo chamber. It was then when she realised who the leader was.
"What is it Jess?" Zach asked.
"Zach, I've just had a thought about who the leader of the Dark alliance is." Jessica replied.
"Who?" Jessica paused for a moment. She knew that Zach would be shocked at this revelation and so would Sylvester Jr, if he was awake.
"I think it's Count Sleety."
"NO WAY!"
"Who?" Wendy asked.
"A vampire from our time." Jessica replied.
"What do we do?"
"Well, sleeping beauty over there is still asleep. That gives us some time." Jessica pointed to Sylvester Jr. as she said this.
"Wendy, Sleety is not to be taken lightly. He is dangerous." Zach said.
"I'll go and find back up." Wendy said. She climbed out of the hideout in a hurry, leaving Jessica, Zach, a sleeping Sylvester Jr. and a tied up Felner Fudd in the hideout. Jessica quickly took the opportunity and gave Felner a very sharp kick to the head, knocking him out.
"What do we do with old kitten puss?" Jessica asked.
"Don't know." Zach replied.
"Either way, we need to do something."
"You're right."
"Now it's come to this, we need to get involved."
"If I remember the last time we battled Sleety, the only person that could defeat him was Tweety."
"True. But he can't do it alone because of the Dark Alliance."
"So what now?" Jessica went over to Sylvester Jr. and prodded him. The kitten made no response. Satisfied that he was fast asleep, she went over to the ladder that led to the surface.
"Back to the inn Zach, we've been on the sidelines long enough."
Back outside the town hall, Sleety had his hand on the mask of the Vigilante that he had knocked out. The Dark Alliance were smiling with glee, with all of them having their hands on their weapons, ready to attack if given the order. The Looney Tunes and the citizens were beginning to panic. Sleety had won the battle and, unless they went against the vigilante's word, they were all going to die. Sleety had half an eye looking at the fighters. Most of them had a hand on their weapons, ready to fight if it became necessary.
"Your hero has lost. Your lives are mine." Sleety said evilly. He opened his mouth just wide enough to reveal his vampire fangs. A lot of them let go of their weapons when they saw the fangs. All of them were sweating. Sleety then turned his attention back to the fallen vigilante.
"Now to see who has been getting in my way this whole time." Sleety gloated. With one swift move, he pulled of the mask and looked at the figure underneath. To everyone's surprise, most of it was a complex mechanism of pulleys, rods and cables. There was a small control seat under the mask as well, and sitting in the seat was a small white canary that Tweety and Aaooga recognised.
"Peachy?" Tweety asked. It was indeed Peachy. She was completely knocked out by her battle with Sleety. Her arms had been broken by the impact with the wall and were bleeding heavily. Sleety was intrigued by the revelation.
"So, one of my family has been getting in my way this whole time is it? I have to admit, she did very well." Sleety scolded, mildly impressed with Peachy. Tweety found himself getting angry. This was the third time that he had met Sleety but this was the first time that Sleety had met Tweety. Tweety knew that he was the only person that could defeat Sleety as it stood, but with the Dark Alliance on his side, it would not be easy. Tweety had no idea of why Sleety was doing this, as it didn't fit with his original desires. Sleety was still eyeing Peachy, his defeated adversary. He could tell that she was unconscious and dying. He was paying close attention to the blood that was pouring out of her arms.
"Very well, looks like her life is going to change direction. Then I'll deal with the others." Sleety muttered. He went over to Peachy's unconscious body and lifted her head. He was looking at her neck with evil eyes. He opened his mouth and leant in closer. Before he could bite the neck, somebody grabbed him and pulled his head backwards. He let go of Peachy and fell down to the floor. He then looked up at his attacker and saw Tweety above him, with his whip in his hand, and a look of anger in his eyes.
"I will not let you kill my family." Tweety scolded.
"You break our agreement?" Sleety asked.
"What agreement?"
"That you'd all die if your vigilante lost."
"Not without a fight." Tweety lashed his whip at Sleety's face, cutting him on the face. Sleety put a hand to his face where the whip hat hit and felt the wound. He then glared harshly at Tweety.
"Fine then, have it your way. ATTACK!" The Dark Alliance drew their weapons and began running at the fighters.
"Guys, it's now or never." Bugs ordered. The fighters drew their weapons and then went into battle with the Dark Alliance.
A/N: Ok, next chapter is the final battle. What do you think of the Vigilante's identity? Hope you enjoyed that chapter. I think there's two more chapters left. Now where do you think Wendy's going? Anyway, please review.