A/N: How many of you expected this eh? It's story 3 of the Canary Mansion series, and probably the last in the series. It takes place after return of the Pranker but BEFORE my co-written story with Nightw2 (which I'm still remaining fairly tight-lipped about). I hope you enjoy this story. Part of the reason I'm writing this is because I found it strange not posting anything, considering our co-written story won't be posted until it's finished.

Disclaimer: As you're all aware by now, Looney Tunes and all related characters belong to Warner Brothers, not me. I am writing this with no profit motive.

Preparing a surprise

It was very near the end of the Easter holidays. A surprising amount had happened. Buster and Babs' wedding for one thing. There was one more major event left before the new term began; Aaooga's birthday. Throughout the week, Tweety had been planning a surprise birthday party for her. He hoped to invite all their friends and have a huge party. He was currently at the location where he intended to hold the party: the mansion they had received from Daffy. He and Sylvester had gone there that night to thoroughly explore the premises and the interior. They were not taking any chances this time. The last time they had entered that mansion, Sleety had invaded and ruined everything. In the resulting battle, Shirley succeeded in sealing Sleety's spirit into the void, hopefully to never return. They had explored the whole site, searching for any telltale signs of any zombies, vampires etc. Luckily, they had found nothing. The mansion was how I should be, much to both Sylvester and Tweety's relief. This meant that the party could go ahead. There was still a bit to be done, but making sure that the mansion was safe was the first priority. It had taken a fair amount of persuasion on Tweety's half to get Sylvester to come with him He eventually succeeded, but it took a very long discussion. When they finally left the mansion, they were getting pretty tired. Tweety had already brought Aaooga's present and had hid it in the mansion, hoping that it would be safe there. He and Sylvester were finally ready to go back home.

"Thank goodness it's safe." Sylvester muttered.

"Too true." Tweety replied.

"But now that I think about it, how could Sleety reappear anyway?"

"Very good point. Shirley sealed him away before."

"Unless interacting with the past may have brought him out somehow."

"That's why I wanted to be sure."

"Were you going to invite Granny this time?"

"What do you mean?"

"Last time you guys had a party, you didn't invite her."

"She was having an operation that day, so she wouldn't have been able to come, even if we had invited her."

"Oh yeah, forgot about that."

"But she will be around this time."

"Who else was going to come?"

"The usual cliché…Bugs, Daffy, Maybe see if Porky and Petunia can make it as well."

"Will you bring your daughter as well?"

"Why would we leave Becky out of an event like this?"

"Sorry, silly of me."

"Don't worry about it. Well, I'm off Sly."

"See you tomorrow Tweety." Sylvester and Tweety then went in separate directions, heading back to their houses. Everything was now, more or less, ready for Aaooga's surprise party. Now they had to go to the mansion tomorrow, early morning, and set up everything. For that purpose, Tweety was going to sneak out of bed far earlier than he normally would. He wanted the party tomorrow to be the best party Aaooga will have seen in a long while. Sylvester had already bought all the food and equipment needed for the party and Tweety had already given out the invites. Tweety and Sylvester would meet up early next morning and set everything up at the mansion. The guests would arrive half an hour before Tweety would bring Aaooga and Becky to the party. This was all being done behind Aaooga's back, so she had no idea of what Tweety was planning.

Early the next morning, Sylvester and Tweety were back at the mansion, making the final preparations. Penelope had come along as well to lend some assistance. Sylvester and Penelope were busy arranging some tables that they had brought into a party like arrangement while Tweety was checking they had all the food they needed. He was looking through the various bags that Sylvester and Penelope had brought with them, nearly all of which contained food. There was certainly a healthy mixture, certainly enough to satisfy all the guests that were to be coming. There were also bottles of assorted drinks, from carrot juice to soda. There were also plenty of plastic cups and plates in one of the bags. After a few minutes of sifting through the bags, Tweety was satisfied that they had everything they needed for the party. Sylvester and Penelope had also finished setting up the last of the tables. They were actually fairly exhausted from all the effort, but they weren't done yet. Penelope was wiping a small amount of sweat from her forehead.

"Phew, I need to sit down for a few minutes."

"Ok Penelope, me and Tweety will finish off." Sylvester replied.

"All we really need to do is set up the food and we'll be ready." Tweety added.

"Ok, let's get cracking then." While Penelope was having a rest, Sylvester and Tweety began carrying the food, drinks and plastic plates and cups over to the tables. The whole set of tables ended up stacked with a wide variety of food and cutlery. Finally, everything was ready, and Tweety was happy with the outcome. One of the things that had been placed on the tables was a silver box with a red ribbon tied around it. This box contained Aaooga's birthday cake, although Tweety remained tight-lipped about what kind of cake it was. Tweety's present for her was in a special package in the corner of the room. It was wrapped in paper that was identical in colour to Aaooga. The only things that were missing now were the guests and the birthday lady. Tweety observed the finished result with pride. He, Sylvester and Penelope had done a very good job of setting this all up. One thing that would be certain was that Aaooga was going to be in for a big surprise later on, as it was already her birthday now, she was still asleep.

"Sly, Penelope, thanks for your help." Tweety said.

"No problem." Sylvester replied.

"It looks fantastic." Penelope added.

"I think so too." Tweety said.

"We'll see you later."

"It starts at 2:00. Remember to arrive half an hour early so we can surprise Aaooga."

"Ok." Sylvester, Penelope and Tweety then left the mansion, Tweety being sure to secure the building, and then went off to their homes. It was 6:00 in the morning and later on, Aaooga would be in for the biggest surprise of her life. This was the first time that Tweety had done anything like this for her, but he was doing so this time to also celebrate something else: Becky had began talking. Becky hadn't been told of this because Tweety wasn't certain whether she'd keep the secret or not. At any rate, everything was ready. Today would be one of the most special days of their lives.

A/N: Yes, by my standards, that chapter was short. But it's all build-up for the later chapters. Everything will start happening next chapter. Please review for now.

To Nightw2: I'm still working on our co-written story but I'm short on ideas at the moment. I'll send you chapter 6 as soon as I can.