Chapter 5: A Surprising Secret… from a pet of Matthew

It seemed like weeks for Bugs having to live without his beloved wife. Almost everyday since she was captured he's been complaining about how much he misses her, fasting, avoiding good hygiene, and crying at night. This was aggravating all the other Looneys as well as Zokandello and Dragon X, who were in Wile E.'s space shuttle launch pad in his lab. It was the day after Lola was captured.

"I'm getting worried about Bugs." Wile E. said in a concerned voice.

"Aren't we all?" Zakumé agreed in a complaining tone. Xavier nodded in agreement.

"He's acting like it's been forever since Lola got held hostage by that bastard." Neon complained.

"Well, you'll be traveling to Terrishaw in less than 5 hours by the time you guys leave. I already stored Lamborghini in the car compartment of the shuttle. All you dragons have to do is climb on and blast off. I wish you all the best of luck and I'll take good care of Bugs until you get back." Wile E. finished.

"Thanks. We're gonna need it." Kayroni-Zero replied as he climbed into the shuttle, followed by Zakumé-Xavier and Rattlesnake. Neon was about to enter, but was stopped by Zokandello.

"I'm fasting myself, but I'm cleaning myself… thank goodness." He said, which shocked the dragons and Wile E.

"Huh?" They all asked.

"What do ya mean 'fasting'?" Xavier asked.

"I'm going not gonna eat anything until you get Lola back. You know why?"

"Because you're in love with her, too?" Kayroni-Zero guessed.

"Good guess, but that's not it. I actually mourn her for her help in creating you four. Besides, she made the designs for ya'll while I did the superpowers."

"Oh." Dragon X replied in unison.

"Please bring her back so Bugs and I can feel happy."

"We will, man." Neon replied as he hugged him. "Don't worry. We'll be okay."

After a 3 minute goodbye, Dragon X entered in the shuttle, having Neon closing the door on the way before they strapped in their seats. Neon was inspecting the roomy spaceship before he headed for the cockpit.

"Zakumé-Xavier?" He called out.

"Here." The twin heads replied in unison.

"Kayroni-Zero?"

"Here." The black, white, and purple dragon called.

"Rattlesnake?"

The giant orange and brown dragon replied with a deep roar.

"O… kay. Thanks. Hold on." Neon went over to Rattlesnake and strapped him in his feet belts specially made to keep him held down from the lack of gravity they're going to expect during the trip. After he saw Zakumé-Xavier and Kayroni-Zero strapped in, he headed for the cockpit to begin the launch.

"Everybody ready?" He asked as he turned to look at his team members over his shoulder. The three dragons nodded.

"Lamborghini, you ready?"

"Rarin' to go, man!" Lamborghini called from above the roof of the cockpit.

"Remember: we're doin' this rescue for Bugs and Zokandello! Ready to launch!"

"Launching commencing in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… ignition!" The female voiced computer counted before the ship blasted into space, leaving a desperate Wile E. and Zokandello alone in the lab.

"Are you sure they'll be alright?" Zokandello asked.

"We'll just have to wait for a miracle." Wile E. replied spiritually.

Meanwhile, at Terrishaw…

Matthew was the first to wake up. He slowly sat up and sat on his edge of the bed carefully so he wouldn't wake Lola up. He then felt a small tap on his left ankle and looked down. He saw his blue neopet kyrri named Yarnello. He looked up at his owner with a smile before he spoke.

"Good morning, Matt. How was last night?" He asked.

"It was… interesting." Matthew replied. "You'll never know what my queen-to-be and I just did that night."

"Oh, I don't wanna know. Is she still sleeping?"

"Yeah. I'll be right back. I'm gonna go and check the mail while I order a butler to make us some breakfast for all three of us. Keep her company for me until I get back." After that, Matthew slipped on a pair of blue boxers and a white bathrobe as he walked out the room, leaving Yarnello and Lola alone. By the time he heard Lola shuffle in the bed, he jumped up on the bed and walked up to her right when she opened her eyes.

"Hey, Lola." Yarnello greeted as he sat down beside her. Lola smiled as she saw the adorable neopet.

"Hey. What's your name?" She asked.

"M name's Yarnello. I'm a kyrii."

"I love those! My favorite is Bori."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Cool. Hey, listen. Ever heard the rumor saying this kingdom is 'queen-less'?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"It's all false."

"What!"

"Yarnello!" Matthew called from the room door.

"Yeah?" Yarnello called back.

"What do you want for breakfast?"

"You know what I want."

"Oh, yeah. Lola, how about you?"

"Can your prize-winning chefs make carrot flavored pancakes and toast?" Lola asked.

"Sure. Orange juice for both of ya'll?"

"Yeah." Yarnello and Lola replied together.

"They'll be with ya'll in 20 minutes."

"20?" Lola asked.

"Yeah. When you ask for pancakes, it takes a little longer than usual." Yarnello replied as Matthew left.

"Oh. Now, what did you mean by the 'queen-less' rumor is all false?"

"This kingdom doesn't really need a queen. It's just like an advertisement pop-up on the internet. You click on it and something bad happens."

"Really? It's like that?"

"Yeah. I'll show you. Follow me."

Yarnello hopped off the bed, having Lola, dressed in her purple pajama set, getting out of bed and followed. He walked up to the white wall and he smoothly stroked a darkened spot on the wall and a secret door opened beside it. They walked in and when they were completely inside, the door closed automatically and the lights clicked on. Lola froze with shock as she gasped with horror and covered her mouth in fear.

"What the hell is this!" She asked with surprise. Yarnello climbed up on a table beside her before he spoke.

"This is Matthew's secret stash of previous women that fell for his deadly, but really clever trap." He replied.

"What does he do to them? Slice them to death?"

"You could say that, but actually he extends these claws he has on his hands and slices them up until they're dead. He usually does that when he's about to marry. So, at the wedding, you better pray that you won't join these women."

After that statement, she gulped, and then fainted to the ground, landing hard on her back. Yarnello shook his head in dismay as he walked back out and dragged her out by her ears back to the bed.

Later, in space quadrant 3…

"We're almost there, fellas. Just a few light-years away." Neon called out as he continued to drive the shuttle. Zakumé-Xavier were buckled in an awkward way. Zakumé was the one that was buckled in while Xavier was lying on the metal floor, fast asleep and snoring loud as an old man. Rattlesnake was phased by the snoring and roared loudly, waking the blue half of the two-headed dragon up with a start.

"What! What I do!" He blurted out as he snorted on his way to sitting up. Rattlesnake growled at him as he stared at the blue eyed half dragon. "Oh. Was it my snoring?"

Rattlesnake nodded in response.

"Sorry."

"Guys, can ya'll keep it down? I'm trying to drive here!" Neon asked impatiently. Kayroni-Zero looked out his own window and saw the many stars and planets flying by. After 5 minutes of looking out there, he turned to look at Neon's back in the cockpit.

"Hey, Neon." He called.

"Yeah, KZ?"

"Why would Bugs do something like that just because he thinks he can't live another day without Lola?"

"Do what?"

"Starve himself to death."

"I heard that's what some husbands do sometimes. When they feel like it's the end of the world, they become paranoid and start fasting until their wives come back."

"That's terrible. I sure hope Bugs won't die from this."

"I hope so, too."

Back in Terrshaw…

Matthew came back with their breakfast just in time when Lola revived from her collapse with Yarnello sitting next to her.

"Breakfast is served." He said in a butler's tone.

"Finally. I'm starving." Yarnello muttered as he took his plate of his pancake platter complete with 3 strips of bacon, 2 sausage patties, and scrambled eggs. Lola took her plate of a stack of 3 carrot flavored pancakes and 2 slices of toast. As Matthew took his seat on the edge of the bed and handed out the eating utensils, they decided to talk for a while.

"So, Lola," Matthew started. "Now that you're about to be my queen, what else would you like as a reward?"

A will to my death. Lola's thoughts replied in a bored tone as she took another bite of her pancake.

"Nothing else, really. Everything you told me is just fine." She replied.

"Good. I knew you would mourn for more. Yarnello, did you behave while I was gone?"

"Yeah. Lola and I talked about a lot." Yarnello replied.

…and showed her your deadly secret trap. His thoughts finished in anger.

"That's great." Matthew replied.

"Your majesty?" A butler called from outside.

"Yes?"

"It's almost time for your wedding planners to arrive."

"Excellent. Tell them they can wait in my throne room until I get there. I still have half of my breakfast to finish."

"Okay, sir." After that, the butler walked away.

"Well, I'll have to eat in my throne room anyway nonetheless."

"Why?" Lola asked.

"They don't wait for nobody. They're bunch of impatient wedding planners who could careless about what I need to finish."

"Harsh."

"I'll say." Yarnello agreed.

"I'll see you two later." After that statement, Matthew left with his plate, on his way to the throne room, closing the door behind him.

"Wedding planners?" Lola asked nervously.

"Yeah. It's only 2 weeks away from the wedding. That's the remaining length of you life right there." Yarnello replied.

"Oh, shit." Lola began turning green and dropping her fork on her plate while holding her stomach tight.

"What?"

"Just thinking about it made me sick." After that reply, she felt an intense pain in her stomach and rushed to the bathroom, closing the door fast on the way. Yarnello nearly chuckled as he saw this.

"Wait 'til her REAL husband, Bugs Bunny, hears about this whole false rumor." He said to himself as he continued drinking his orange juice after he just finished eating.

To be continued…