Chapter 4: Facing Anger Management

The sun was just rising the next morning and ZaQuinto and Donotanyo were both the first to wake up. They were sitting next to each other in the sofa bed downstairs in the living room, watching tv. ZaQuinto was looking down at the floor, still thinking about what his rabbit friend explained yesterday. As for Donatanyo himself, he was looking at his dragon friend with happiness.

"Feeling up to it today, ZQ?" He asked. ZaQuinto nodded as he looked at his friend.

"Yeah." He replied. "I've never been to an anger management clinic before."

"Then, it'll be no problem for you. All they're gonna do is ask you a few questions and we'll see what comes in your results."

"Results of what?"

"Whether you can get rid of your anger by facing Tarrell or apologizing to Lola, whichever works best."

"What if it comes out as something else?"

"Then, I can assist ya there, buddy. Ya wanna bring Stitch with ya?"

"Yeah… and I'll apologize to him for yelling."

"Good boy."

"When are we leaving?"

"After lunch." Donatanyo stood up as he spoke. "I suggest you get ready now while Sylvester cooks. He's cookin' somethin' big this morning."

When Donatanyo left, ZaQuinto walked upstairs to get himself ready for his first time in an anger management clinic. On his way to his and Stitch's room, he stopped when he saw Ace, Danger, and Lexi walking down the hall, just talking. What about was the question.

"Hey, guys." ZaQuinto greeted in his normal calm manner. This made Danger step back.

"Don't come any closer, pal." He warned as he backed away. This made Ace and Lexi just stand there and watch him.

"Why?"

"Just because you're just saying 'hey' in a normal fashion, doesn't mean you're all better."

"But I a…"

"Ohhhhh, no! I'm not fallin' for it."

"Danger?" Ace called abruptly.

"Huh?"

"Shut the hell up! ZQ says he's fine!"

"Okay, okay. My bad!"

"You're really feeling better, huh?" Lexi asked.

"Yeah." ZaQuinto replied. "I was just about to get ready to go to the ACME Anger Management Cilnic to solve my problems. Donatanyo and Stitch are coming along."

"That's great. Bring Tech with you, too." Ace replied.

"Why?"

"So, he'll give us the results in an expert manner."

"Okay. I'll tell him as soon as I finish my shower and get dressed."

Meanwhile, downstairs…

Lola was sitting by herself in the living room, still thinking about what Daffy told her earlier. Minutes later, Bugs walked in and sat next to her in wonder.

"I hoid dat you and Daff had a pretty tough discussion last night. Did ya undastand what he explained to ya?" He asked his wife, who still avoided eye contact.

"Yeah. Now I know. It's not polite to stare, no matter who or what the person is." She replied. Bugs patted her on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Dat's a good goil. Since Donatanyo's takin' ZQ to anger management, what do ya tink he'll get outta dat?"

"I don't know, but I hope it's nothing serious."

Later, at around 2:37 pm…

Donatanyo, Stitch, Tech, and ZaQuinto were all in Donatanyo's blue Ford Fusion. Inside the vehicle, Donatanyo was driving, ZaQuinto was in the passenger seat beside him, and Stitch and Tech were in the back seat. They decided to talk for a while before they got to the anger management clinic.

"Since meega new to this anger management thing, what is that?" Stitch asked Tech.

"It's a place on our planet where we go for some time to relieve our anger and stress. All we do is get asked a random number of questions from a doctor or a professor and see what we can do to make our lives a lot better, away from anger." Tech replied. Stitch nodded as he listened.

"Ohhhhh. I see now. Does it hurt?"

"No, not at all! You don't need an medical attention."

"Oh. Phew!"

"Why'd you ask?"

"Meega was just wondering."

"Once we get there, ZQ, your whole life will be changed and maybe you can get a better attitude when you face Tarrell again." Donatanyo said to the quiet dragon. "I giving you this anger management treatment for your own good."

"I understand that, man." ZaQuinto replied. "I just wanna go there, answer some damn questions, and get to the point."

"Watch it, man. Don't make me turn around."

"……………sorry."

"Thank you."

10 minutes later…

The four boys were sitting in the waiting room, awaiting ZaQuinto's name to be called. While they were waiting, a female rabbit-dragon mix with peach fur and sky blue eyes, wearing a green t-shirt with blue flare jeans, walked in and took a number before sitting next to ZaQuinto. She looked over at him and looked pretty sorry for him as she spoke.

"Hey." She greeted in a normal 16-year-old female voice. "What's your name?"

"ZaQuinto Dragorii." ZaQuinto replied in a nearly sad tone.

"The famous worldwide street dancer?"

"Yeah."

"Oh, my God! I never thought I see you in person! Why are you here?"

"I have uncontrollable anger on Lola."

"What did you do?"

"It's not what I did, it's what she did."

"What did she do?"

"She was staring at my 'you know what' while I was introducing myself to Lexi."

"Somehow, I knew that would come up."

"What?"

"Well, it's obvious. As long as Bugs has been with her, she had a chance to make out with him. Then, next thing you know, she wishes that… you know."

"Oh, I get it. I'm glad you understand."

"Thanks."

"By the way, what's your name… sexy thing?"

"You don't look too bad yourself, cutie. My name is Razellii Paulanna."

"That's a unique name. Sounds more like a boy's name."

"It does, but my mom thinks it really matches my personality."

"It sure does. Why are you here?"

"Same reason you are, my anger control, except about a different reason."

"What?"

"This might amaze you, but I know Tarrell, the boy you competed against in Sydney."

"You do?"

"Yeah. I'm his girlfriend."

ZaQuinto couldn't believe it. He was talking to a girlfriend of his nemesis since the competition in Sydney. He was still wondering what happened that made her come here.

"Uh… what happened?" He asked with shock.

"He keeps suspecting that I might be cheating on him, but I keep saying 'no'. Every time we argued, he sets a violent outcome on me by simply punching me in the face and that's what made my anger reach its limit by too much. Now, I can't control it every time he mentions to me that I might be cheating and he just made me purposely kill three innocent people." Razellii replied. ZaQuinto heard every word she said and was now determined to find his enemy and give him a piece of his mind. She started to cry after explaining the whole situation and he placed an arm around her shoulder.

"Hey, don't think about it. Maybe after we both get our anger treatment, we'll try to solve all this shit together." He said calmly.

"Really?"

"Yeah. I promise you. I know Tarrell as much as you do. He's got me pissed because of that one competition. If there's one thing I hate more than my math teacher, it's losing. "

"I'm glad you understand."

"Um… are you still gonna be his girlfriend?"

"Does this answer you question?"

After that question, Razellii leaned closer to ZaQuinto's face and unexpectedly kissed him on the mouth. He was wide eyed for a second before he gave in to the kiss. When he felt her tongue go inside his mouth and taste his, his eyes went wide again while his tail just stuck out straight in shock and got into this kiss even deeper. While this was happening, Tech, Stitch, and Donatanyo were watching from the doctor's door with the doctor and they had smiles on their faces. After 10 minutes of the liplock, Razellii released their kiss and looked at ZaQuinto with a seductive smile as he looked dazed and surprised. He blinked twice fast before he spoke.

"……………uh, wow. Um………that, uh… did answer my question." He studdered. This made the female rabbit-dragon mix giggle.

"Well?" She asked sexually.

"………I'll take that as a… um… a 'no'."

"And you would be right, baby." Before she could kiss him again, Tech cleared his throat, making the both of them turn to look at him.

"ZQ, it's your turn." He called from the door. ZaQuinto nodded in response as he stood up.

"Excuse me, doctor…" He started, but paused for a minute.

"Willams." The doctor corrected.

"Dr. Willams, Razellii here just told me that she has the same issue as I have, but a different reason. Is it possible that we can take the same test?"

"Is that so?"

"Yes, sir." Razellii replied as she stood up next to ZaQuinto.

"Well, in that case, we can… and we will. Both of you, come on in and we'll start the test."

After that response, the two of them walked in together, leaving Stitch, Donatanyo, and Tech alone in the waiting room.

"Well, now, ZQ's got a sense of heart along with his anger." Donatanyo geered as he took his seat next to Stitch. "I wonder what issue they both have."

Meanwhile, at an abandoned drink bar not too far from the clinic…

Tarrell was with his 5 boys: Franklin, Jeramy, Utan, Flavio, and Whankazi. They were all watching a football game and drinking sodas while they were just talking.

"Hey, Tarrell," Jeramy, a white fox with brown eyes and a semi-muscular figure, wearing a green overall outfit with a black shirt, started. "I heard you met up with your nemesis, ZaQuinto Dragorii. What happened when you two met?"

"Crazy stuff, man." Tarrell replied after taking a sip of his soda. "Just some crazy shit. I happened to find him showing his street dancin' to a bunch of Looneys and those Loonatics. After he explained about our big competition about us, he just took it seriously and decided, 'Damn! If he's gonna treat me like I'm some kind of a bitch, then go for it. I'll be ready to meet you again.' He didn't actually say it, though."

"Then, why the fuck are you tellin' me all this, man?"

"Just to prove my point."

"First, your girlfriend, now him?"

"Hey! Don't start with my girlfriend. She was the one that pissed me off in the first place."

"What do ya mean by that, man?" Utan asked. He was a silver wolf with gold eyes and was wearing a black vest with blue jeans.

"She's cheatin' on me, I know it."

"How could Razellii cheat on ya? She's too sexy to cheat on a man like you!"

"That's the point. She don't think I'm up to her potential."

"In other words, she's cheatin' on you." Whankazi guessed.

"Exactly."

"Who is she secretly going out with?"

"This crazy-as-hell hyena named Cyan. She thinks he's cuter than me because of his eyes, which represents his damn name."

"Cyan is a color?" Flavio asked.

"Yeah. It's kinda light blue or somethin' like that."

"Damn. All that over a pair of eyes."

"Don't push it, man."

What about ZaQuinto? What are ya gonna do about him?" Franklin asked.

"Trust me on this, ya'll. I've got a plan up my sleeve that's sure to show him how my victory in Sydney really paid off… even if I have to knock out his partner first."

"Who is…?"

"Stitch."

"STITCH?" All of the boys asked in unison.

"Yeah. Exeriment 626… the blue dude… the abomination."

"I should've known Stitch would be his partner." Jeramy said, throwing his empty soda can away. "He's just as good of an acrobat as ZaQuinto."

"That's right. Now, about Razellii, I sure hope she finally left that hyena."

"Where she at?"

"She's at the ACME Anger Management Clinic. She'll be back in a few minutes."

"I sure hope it's a few minutes." Utan swore under his breath.

Back at the anger management clinic…

"So, both of you can't control your anger, but you have different problems as to why. Am I right?" Dr. Williams asked the two dragons, who nodded simultaneously in response. "Okay, Razellii, let's start with you. Why can't you control your anger?"

"I have a boyfriend named Tarrell. He keeps treating me like I'm some kind of a whore, which I'm not, and it's starting to piss me off!" Razellii replied, rasing her voice, but then lowered it again.

"He thinks you're cheating on him?"

"Exactly. Cyan is just an old friend of mine from middle school through college, but Tarrell is thinking that he's my second boyfriend. Cyan's just a friend."

"Who is Cyan?"

"He's a hansome 19-year-old hyena with his eyes of the same color as his name states. He helps me support my grandmother by experimenting monthly perscriptions for her disease."

"What kind of illness does your grandmother have?"

"She's been bitten by a koala who was bitten by a raccoon while we were at a zoo one day and now, she has rabies."

"So, with you having to secretly go out while he's busy to over to Cyan's house, just for some prescriptions, Tarrell takes it as cheating?"

"Yeah, that's all there is."

"So, what else is there to be angry about?"

"I come home one day after spending the night with Cyan, due to the fact I had to deliver my grandmother's prescriptions along the way, and the first thing he does when I open the door… punches me… across the face! All because he assumed I was cheating last night! After we argued that day, I couldn't control it the rest of the way… until now, that is."

"Did you happen to do anything strendous or violent along the way?"

"I did purposely kill three innocent people. I didn't mean to, though. It was just my anger."

"Well, here's your solution: I suggest you leave Tarrell for good and get yourself another boyfriend and avoid any contact with him from then on."

"I happened to do that already before we got in here. He's sitting right beside me."

"You've claimed ZaQuinto as your boyfriend, eh? Excellent choice, I'll say."

"Really?"

"Yes. Everybody knows this famous worldwide street dancer as a phenomenon for the ages, but what people don't know that I know is that he's the friendliest person in the entire world. His talents cost him his education and he deserves to be a great people-person to everyone. He can be trusted."

"Well, now. And I thought I just kissed him for his good looks."

"Speaking of which, ZaQuinto, what's your problem with your anger control?"

"It's about two things: Lola Bunny and Tarrell." ZaQuinto replied.

"Tarrell's an issue for you, too? What for?"

"Ever since he defeated me in a dance competition in Sydney, Austrailia, he's been my everyday rival for years and now, he's seeking out a way to get rid of me for my loss."

"Any other reasons?"

"No, that's all, but about Lola… she's the one that really made my anger go overboard."

"What did she do to make you upset?"

"When I was first introduced to the Looney Tunes and Loonatics, I happened to come into the audience, so I could talk to her and her counter-part friend, Lexi Bunny. While I was introducing myself to Lexi, Lola just happened to start staring at my… you know."

"She had feelings for you already, huh?"

"Yeah, but the real fact is the way she was staring at it. She looked as if she really wanted to screw with me."

"And I suspect you find this disrespectful?"

"Yes."

"Should've known. Well, here's your solution: since Tarrell is Razellii's boyfriend and your nemesis, when you encounter him, face him alone… just you and him. Then, be sure you get your apology from Lola for being very disrespectful. Understand?"

"Yeah, but when I do have my chance to encounter him, what should I do?"

"Stitch is your dance partner, right?"

"Yeah."

"Since he has the muscle, let him to the beatdowns while you…" Dr. Willians paused as he pulled out a katana from under his desk. "…do the slicing and dicing."

"For real?" ZaQuinto took the sword and the cover stick that came with it as he spoke. "I have the right to do this?"

"If you want him out of your life, yes."

"Shit! That's what I'm talkin' about."

"All I can say for now is good luck. You two were excellent patients. I'm sure these treatments will help you lower you anger by at least 90 percent. Have a good day."

After that, the two dragons left and entered the waiting room where Donatanyo, Stitch, Tech, and now, Cyan was sitting. Razellii was a little surprised to see the cyan-eyed hyena.

"Cyan?" She asked with puzzlement. "What are you doing here?"

"I came in to check on you. I was wondering what Stitch and these two were doing here, so I asked Tech. He told me that you two had the same problem with controlling your anger, but you had different issues as to why." Cyan replied in a monotone and deep voice.

"So, that explains it."

"Well, how'd it go?"

"We both have a problem with Tarrell." ZaQuinto replied, tieing the rope connected to the sword sheath around his waist and sliding the katana in it. "He's my nemesis and Razellii is his girlfriend."

"Your Tarrell's girlfriend?" Stitch asked with amazement.

"Yeah. He's about to be forgotten by the time you and ZaQuinto meets him again." Razellii replied.

"Why?"

"The doctor just suggested that we actually kill Tarrell for treating me like I'm a whore and treating ZaQuinto like he's a bastard."

"That oughta teach him a lesson." Donatanyo agreed as he stood up. "What about Lola?"

"He said to make sure that I just get her apology. That's it." ZaQuinto replied.

"Well, that's good." Tech sighed with relief. "Let's head back to the business building, so we can plan your attack on Tarrell and get your apology."

Later, back at the business building…

"So, did you solve your problem?" Lola asked ZaQuinto when they came back.

"Yeah. I hope you learned you lesson." ZaQuinto replied as he patted her on the shoulder.

"Yeah, it sure did. I'm sorry for disrespecting you. I didn't know what I was thinking staring at you like that. Do you forgive me?"

"Now that you learned that disrespect is disrespect, yeah. I forgive you." After that reply, he embraced her with apology. "I'm sorry for cusin' you and Mr. Warner out. My anger went over the wire and I just had to let it go."

"Apology accepted." Mr. Warner replied when he walked into the room. "Try to be more careful with your anger next time."

"I will… and I promise. Hey! Almost forgot… Razellii."

"Yeah?" Razellii called out when she walked up to her boyfriend.

"This is my friend, Lola Bunny, and this is our boss, Mr. Warner."

"Nice to meet you both."

"Nice to meet you, too." Mr. Warner greeted back. "I suppose you're ZaQuinto's girlfriend."

"And additional dance partner."

"What?" Stitch exclaimed as he ran down the steps towards his friends. "A female dance partner?"

"Yep. I did street dancing since I was 2 and now, I'm just as professional as ZQ."

"Cool. I'll bet Tarrell's gonna be sooooooo damn jealous when he finds out."

"It'll be the last time he'll be jealous." ZaQuinto agreed as he pulled out his katana from his sheath and showed it to everyone.

"Oh, shit!" Lola exclaimed. "Is that a katana blade?"

"Yeah. Our doctor, Dr. Williams, gave it to me. He says I have the right to kill Tarrell and forget all about him for the rest of our lives."

"How will you attack him when you encounter?" Mr. Warner asked.

"Well, Dr. Williams suggested that since Stitch is the muscle, he'll beat his ass down while I slice and dice him afterwards. I think that's a great plan, do you?"

"IH!" Stitch replied excitedly. "Meega can't wait!"

"I know. I can't wait either. When shall we summon our attack, O brave partner of ye street dancer?"

"Meega suggest tomorrow evening, at 6:45."

"Great plan, partner!"

"Are you gonna give him a chance to prepare before you actually encounter him?" Wile E. asked.

"Oh, of course. I wanna see what he'll fight with: either his fists or a weapon. If he chooses his fists, then he's gonna go to hell faster than Sonic can run. If he chooses a weapon, it better be a sword, a lance, a scythe, or even a lightsaber or somethin'. No guns."

"Good idea. Is that all?" Mr. Warner asked.

"Yep. That's it. Want me to go tell him now?"

"It's better than telling him at the very last minute."

"You got a point there."

Later, 25 minutes before dinner at Tarrell's hideout…

ZaQuinto, Stitch, and Razellii arrived at the entrance of Tarrell's hideout and they all showed a look of determination and anger all at the same time. They were all desperate to get rid of this rival of all rivals for good. When they walked up to the old dusty bar, they saw one of his boys, Utan, watching tv from where he was standing. He didn't notice the three until he heard the sound of Stitch climbing onto the bar. He was shocked to see them.

"What the…?" He exclaimed as he nearly jumped out of his seat. "ZaQuinto! Stitch? RAZELLII!"

"Hell, yeah." ZaQuinto replied smoothly. "We're all here for the same purpose: to get rid of Tarrell."

"Revenge, huh? You wouldn't try to kill him, even if I allowed you back there where he is. You wanna challenge me?"

"For what?"

"If you win, I'll let you see him. If you lose, you have to give up that sword ya got in your hand."

"Deal." After that decision, ZaQuinto and Utan walked towards the center of the abandoned bar, which was table-less. ZaQuinto got his sword ready and in position, ready to fight while Utan took out a pair of uzis. This made ZaQuinto scoff before he spoke. "Guns? Is that all you got?"

"It's enough to shoot your sorry ass." Utan protested as he got his guns ready. ZaQuinto nodded at Stitch, telling him to make a 'start fight' sound, which was a simple roar. When the roar was sounded, the fight was on. Utan started to fire an extremel fast number of gunshots, missing every one. ZaQuinto was too quick, even for a super fast shooting gun. It was his turn now. He ran towards the fast shooting wolf, dodging every bullet with his sharp pure Japanese steel katana before he firecely stabbed him in his chest, making him drop his guns. This made Razellii and Stitch smile with satisfaction.

"You could've done better, but you had to settle with guns. You're goin' to hell!" ZaQuinto yelled the last sentence before he sharply pulled the sword back out, making blood splatter everywhere as he collasped to the floor… dead. ZaQuinto was being sprayed gently by the blood, but it didn't matter. He was just happy that he got that out of the way. He took out a random cloth and smoothl cleaned his blade before he slipped it back in his sword's sheath before he walked up to Razellii and Stitch.

"That was killer." Razellii commented as she kissed him on the cheek after she wiped it clean. "Did you know how to handle swords before you started your street dancing?"

"Yeah." ZaQuinto replied. "My dad actually taught me before I turned 4."

"Cool. Shall we?"

ZaQuinto nodded in response as he patted Stitch on his back on the way in to the back kitchen, telling him to follow him. He did so by jumping off the bar and walking on his way. When they entered, this shocked the other boys and Tarrell… especially Tarrell.

How the fuck did you find me, ZQ!" He asked furiously as he stood up from his seat.

"Tech pinpointed your location with a supercomputer." ZaQuinto replied, standing his ground with Stitch standing on his left side and Razellii standing on his right side. "I killed one of your boys."

"Wha…?"

"With this!" ZaQuinto pulled out his clean, shiny sword to show it to him as he continued. "Dr. Williams gave it to me, just for supporting my attempt to kill your ass."

"That's the doctor Razel… hell, no!"

"What?" Flavio asked.

"Tell me Razellii is ZQ's girlfriend now."

"I am, bitch." Razellii admitted smoothly, crossing her arms smugly. "And I'm his new dance partner."

"SHIT! You woman stealing motherfucker!"

"What are ya gonna do, Tarrell?" ZaQuinto asked with a smug look on his face as he slid his sword back in his sheath. "Just because I killed one of your boys, don't mean you're stronger."

"You killed Utan?"

"Hell, yeah. He used whack-ass guns. He was an easy test on how sharp this sword actually was. You better prepare youself."

"For what?" Tarrell got s little closer to the peach dragon before he continued. "Why are you sayin' this bullshit?"

"I planning a little beatdown between me, Stitch, and you. Tomorrow at 6:45 in the evening at ACME Central Park in this big spacious area, free of trees, bushes, or other shit you might hide your ass in for bein' a coward. You feel up to it?"

"Fuck, yeah, bastard! Any rules?"

"I'll explain them tomorrow evening. You're lucky I'm givin' your stupid ass a chance to prepare yourself. All I can say is, good luck……… bitch. Let's split, ya'll."

Tarrell stood there, speechless, as he watched his nemesis leave with Razellii and Stitch. On their way out, Stitch turned towards him while he was walking and held up the middle finger at him with anger before he was completely out of sight. This pissed Tarrell off as he saw the door close.

"Oooooh. That was cold, man." Franklin geered as he covered his mouth with excitement. "ZQ told you. Hey! That rhymes!"

"Shut the hell up, Frank." Tarrell muttered under breath in anger as he walked back up to his boys. "Any guess on what the rules might be?"

"Not all of them, but judgin' by that killer-ass sword he showed us, I can name one of them." Whankazi replied.

"What?"

"No guns."

"Huh?"

"I know that sounds weird, but it looks like he wants you to either fight with your fists or any kind of weapon, except guns."

"Utan's dumb ass. He should've known that guns against swords is pretty much one-sided right there."

"So, what are ya gonna fight with?" Jeramy asked.

"…………………" Tarrell remained silent as he thought for a moment. He showed a look of determination as he stood up and walked into a weapon storage closet, which was a pot closet at first. He was in there for about 5 minutes before he came back out with two small black striped sticks, one with green stripes and one with purple stripes. This puzzled the boys.

"What are those?" Flavio asked. Tarrell just chuckled in response as he looked over his shoulder and whistled. The boys looked behind his back as they saw a short green Komodo Dragon at a height of only 2' 8". He was wearing a black gi with a red ninja belt around his waist and sneakers on his feet and had blue eyes. Tarrell looked down at him with an evil smile before he dropped the black stick with green stripes into the short lizard's hands. This made the boys' eyes widen.

"Tomorrow……" He got his stick into position before he continued. "……ZQ will witness the last battle of his life while my little friend, Planozo, beats the hell outta Stitch. I do mean last when I say it." After that small speech, he pressed a small red button on the stick and a purple laserwhip emerged as well as Planozo's in green. They made the same position before they turned around and quickly sliced a metal table behind them…… simultaneously, making the same finall pose afterwards. This made the boys whistle with surprise as they saw this.

"'ZQ and Tarrell: The Ultimate Battle' begins. Dun, dun, duuuuuuuunnnnnn!" Whankazi sang out in a daze.

To be continued…