Chapter 8: Brotherly Love and its Rewards
After a horrific, yet outstanding discovery of a deadly hyena and two prehistoric creatures, everything was back to normal again… especially for a black duck and his dragon brother. They were the first two to wake up before anyone else and what they were doing astonished Sylvester, who was in the room with them.
"Awwwww!" Sylvester sighed as he watched the two brothers play Twister together. Even though they were both on the board, Tyreese was able to play and spin at the same time by using his overgrown, 10 inch long tail. He didn't have the heart to disturb them as he quietly exited the room and went towards Wile E.'s bedroom. When he arrived, he knocked on the door and waited for about 4 seconds before the door opened, revealing Wile E. in his lab suit already. "Wile E., why are you dressed in your workin' clothes already?"
"I'm starting the molecule recharge for Nyronji and Gyradale." Wile E. replied as he walked past the black and white cat. This puzzled Sylvester as he followed him.
"What the… but, you just…"
"I know, but they weren't ready to have their molecules renewed. They just had their status recharged."
"Speak English, man!"
"I mean that their personal traits had to be restored."
"Oh. Well, before you start on them, I want you to see something heartwarmin'…"
Seconds later…
"They were playin' that since I woke up." Sylvester finished as he was standing in the doorway with Bugs, Lola, Taz, and Wile E. behind him. They were all speechless. "Do you think Tyreese's brotherly love level is just as skyrocketin' as his curiosity level?"
Nobody said a word. They were too into the loving display Daffy and Tyreese were performing. Lola giggled as Tyreese fell, making Daffy win the game.
"I win!" Daffy cheered as he lowered himself down to the floor and picked up his tired brother. "Maybe we should play another game where you won't nearly sprain your tail from spinning."
"Tyreese agree." Tyreese replied as he cuddled in his big brother's arms. He noticed the others in the doorway and smiled. "Good morning."
"Good mornin', lil' Ty." Bugs greeted kindly. "Did you have a nightmare or somethin'?"
"Yeah, he did. Poor lil' fella." Daffy replied as he stood up. "He told me all about it before we pulled out Twister."
"Really?" Lola asked in wonder as the black duck and his brother walked by downstairs.
"Yeah. He'll tell ya all about it later, but first, I have a job to do and a playmate for Tyreese."
"You… got a job, Daffy?" Wile E. asked with surprise.
"Yep. I'm a fully licensed babysitter. I was automatically applied into that field after we returned from that forest."
"For what?" Sylvester asked.
"For being a very caring person to my brother. They, meaning the mayor and his associates, thought that since I'm caring to kids and my brother, then I can be a great babysitter."
"I never knew you had the heart, Daffy." Lola commented. "For someone who gets on everybody's goddamn nerves everyday, you sure have a lot of heart for something like that."
"Well, thank you, Lola. Now, don't worry about me, guys. I'll have some assistance. Besides, I've heard that the daycare I'll be working at has a lot of great activities to occupy a fussy child."
Later, at the LYC Daycare Center…
Daffy walked in with Tyreese in his arms and they were both wide eyed and silently stunned to see what they didn't expect a daycare center with great activities for the kids to look like. It was very crowded and out of complete control! Kids were crying, fighting, throwing toys and paper balls all over the place, leaving drool on tables, torn up tissues on the drool spots, a few kids eating out of a glue container, and even a child leaned over in a trash can. They were both disgusted by the display that was shown before them as they walked up to the application desk. Tyreese stayed on the desk and cuddled against his black duck brother for protection. Daffy reluctantly pulled out his filled out application and placed it on the table before the supervisor of the place, an orange weasel dressed in a white t-shirt and black pants, came up to him.
"Are you Daffy Dumas Duck?" He asked in a dorky voice. Daffy nodded, trying to ignore the sound of the sick kid over the trash can. Tyreese already had cotton stuck in his ears as he stayed snuggled close to his brother.
"I'm here to start my new job as babysitter and caretaker at this place." Daffy replied. "How much do I get paid?"
"Well, despite the chaos from all of these kids, you get paid 450 dollars an hour. Along with that, you have privilages for punshing the kids for their bad behavior, sending them in time-out, leaving the punished kids out of snacktime and lunch time, and if they disobey any of those rules, you can call his or her parents and tell them to pick them up for insubordination. Got it?"
"…yyyyyyyeah. I… uh… get it." Daffy's thoughts spoke after he said that. Goddamn, this place is a fuckin' piece of shit. I sure hope this torchure from these kids won't kick me in the ass and the balls at the same time.
Meanwhile, at a nearby bar and club…
Once again, Slam and Taz were playing arcades again while Bugs, Lola, Lexi, Ace, Tech, Wile E., and Sylvester watched them from their table.
"They… seem to be gettin' along." Bugs observed as he leaned back in his chair with Lola in his arms. "I haven't seen them fight all week."
"They must be gettin' along just fine, then." Ace added. "I never thought this would happen."
"What?"
"Daffy workin' at a daycare center. Does he really have that deep and loving of a heart? Even if he gets on people's nerves like he's on crack or somethin'?"
"Yeah, he does." Wile E. replied. "After he affection with Tyreese earlier this morning, I'd say he has a better chance of dealing with other people's children as well."
"I sure hope so." Sylvester moaned. "I've heard that takin' care of some crazy-ass kids is not as easy as it looks."
"Don't worry. He'll be fine."
After that was said, Bugs' cell phone went off and he picked it up to answer it.
"Yeah?" Bugs started as he spoke into the phone. He was a little cut off guard when he heard some screaming kids in the background. He had quite a clue as to who is was. "Daffy?"
"How did you know it was me?" Daffy said from the other line.
"I heard some loud-ass kids in the back like they just got drunk. What's happenin', doc?"
"The payment's great, but these kids are disgusting my ass! There's this one kid, I think he's a coyote or somethin'. He keeps leanin' in and out of the same trash can. I think he ate somethin' gross… or drank somethin' he won't supposed to be drinkin'. He needs to go home!"
"Damn, talk about harsh and disgusting. You do have some assistance, do ya?"
"Yeah. Tyreese won't even get off my back. He's too scared to meet these kids. Do ya think we can sort this shit out?"
"Hold on." Bugs held the phone for a second as he looked over at Ace. "Yo, Ace?"
"Yeah, man?" Ace asked back.
"You know how to give kids a piece of their natural born-ass minds, don't ya?"
"Hell, yeah. I can give them a little speech on how they should respect their caretakers and themselves. How should I give it to 'em?"
"Like they need serious help."
"You got it."
"Thanks." Bugs turned his attention back to the phone as he spoke to Daffy again. "I've got Ace to help ya out."
"Good! Can he come now? Tyreese's claws are killin' me! OW, SHIT!" Daffy replied before he was scratched by Tyreese after that last statement. This made Daffy's groan with anger. Bugs couldn't help but chuckle at that moment. "SHUT UP!"
"My bad, doc. I'll send in Ace right away."
"Thank you! Bye." After that, Bugs hung up his cell phone and nodded his head, telling Ace to go ahead and head on over to the daycare center. Lexi watched as he was leaving and suddenly sighed passionately as she leaned on the table next to Lola, who looked down at her with confusion.
"Lexi, are you alright?" She asked her friend, who looked up at her with a smile.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm okay. Why?" Lexi replied.
"You suddenly sighed at Ace, like the cupid hit you right on your ass."
"He did, Lola. I felt it. I'm in love with Ace."
"Oh, HELL NO!" Sylvester and Bugs screamed together. Lexi nodded with bravery.
"Yep, I am. I wanna tell him, but I'm afraid of what he might say back."
"This is gettin' confusin' now! Damn!" Bugs groaned. Taz and Slam heard the whole thing as they fainted to the floor with susprise, shaking the whole building until the ceiling fell onto everybody, knocking the building down. Tech was able to block most of the debris that was falling on top of him and his friends and threw them to the side safely. Lexi was pinker at her cheeks now as her friends were all looking at her with angry looks on their faces. The pink bunny then looked all around the resturant and saw that there were more angry faces looking at her. She felt sick to her stomach as she held her nauseated stomach in pain and groaned. Lola grew concerned about this and turned her anger into worry as she quickly escorted her about-to-be-nervously-sick friend outside. She looked at her friend with sadness.
"Lexi, are you really sure about this? That you truly love Ace?" She asked the sick bunny, who was leaned towards a trash can, ready to vomit any minute now. She was too sick to speak, so she just nodded in response slowly. Lola didn't want to ask anymore questions, since Lexi was sicker than a person with a fever. As the pink acrobatic bunny was vomiting in the trash can, Lola turned away from her and looked back at her friends. Bugs walked up to her as she started crying. He then hugged her with comfort as he held back his tears.
"What's wrong with her?" Sylvester asked. Bugs looked at the black and white cat friend of his and said:
"She happy, ya'll. She's happy that Lexi finally has someone she can be with forever." This statement made everybody smile.
Back at the daycare center…
Daffy just sat down at a table that was deserted. Tyreese still didn't remove himself from the black duck's back as he saw a whole bottle full of glue fly by. Daffy was very pissed right now. He invisioned himself strangling the coyote that was extremely sick until he died. Tyreese just defended himself and looked all around until he spotted a female dragon just like him, except she was white feathered with gold and black dragon wings. Her claws were gold and her eyes were a shimmering baby blue. Tyreese nearly drooled at the sight of her as he finally and slowly crawled off his brother's back and sat next to him, staring at the feathered dragon the whole time. Daffy was finally snapped out of it when the owner of that dragon tapped him on the shoulder. He was surprised to see…
"Melissa?" He asked as he sat up. "What are you doin' here, girl?"
"I'm here to drop Kavanarrii off." She replied as she picked up Kavanarrii and placed her next to Tyreese, who was still drooling from her appearance. She noticed and looked at him seductively as she purred sexually. Melissa and Daffy ignored the two lovestruck dragons as they continued talking. "She's 8 months just like your little brother."
"No kiddin'! Hey, Tyreese! Did you…?" He looked down at the two dragons as Kavanarrii nestled her head under Tyreese's while he licked her head gently with affection. They were in love. Melissa noticed that and awed at the adorable moment. "What the hell…?"
"They're in love, Daffy." Melissa said as she took a closer look at the two dragons. "Never seen an eagle-related dragon before, huh?"
"She's related to an eagle? No wonder she's feathered like hell!" Minutes after that was said, Ace came busting through the door and that made everything and everybody get quiet, including the sick coyote, who wasn't sick anymore.
"A'IGHT, YA'LL BITCHES!" Ace started with anger. "YA'LL BETTER GIVE MY FRIEND DAFFY OVER HERE SOME FREE TIME OFF YOUR STUPID-ASS BEHAVIOR! ACT LIKE YA'LL GOT SOME DAMN SENSE, A'IGHT!"
"Yes, sir." All of the kids, except Tyreese and Kavanarrii, replied in an apologetic tone. Ace humphed at them before he turned towards Daffy and Melissa, who were speechless. Tyreese and Kavanarrii, however, were already licking each other's faces with love and affection. The yellow rabbit smiled as he picked up the two dragons.
"Now, I think you should work some place else, Daffy. Tyreese and this beautiful dragon girlfriend of his is stayin' wit me." He said to the black duck. Daffy stood with confidence.
"Hell, no, Ace!" He protested. "I'm keepin' my rich-to-be ass right here, now that you gave these crazy bastard children a piece of their minds. Melissa, you can leave with Ace. I'll take it from here."
"Fine by me, man. C'mon, Melissa." After that, Ace left with the two loving dragons in his arms. Melissa gave her boyfriend a quick kiss on the cheek before she left with him. Daffy sighed as he faced his kids.
"Okay, you crazy kids!" He started. "You better behave or no snack time for any of ya!"
Back at Sylvester's house…
Ace just walked in with Melissa behind him. Bugs and Lola were nowhere to be seen, but everybody else were there.
"What's up with Lexi?" Ace asked, seeing that Lexi was sitting with her legs crossed and her head down. Tech walked up to his friend and whispered:
"She loves you, Ace."
The yellow rabbit was stunned to hear what he just heard. He gently placed the two loving dragons down as he walked up to the pink bunny and sat next to her. While that was happening, Wile E. was just observing Tyreese and Kavanarrii's behavior together and smiled.
"Well, now." He started. "Nyronji, Gyradale, come here!" The two creatures obeyed as they too witnessed what creature Kavanarrii was. "Have you ever seen a feathered dragon before or have you seen two 8 month old dragons in love before?"
"We haven't see neither." They both replied together as they were wide eyed. Wile E. cleared his throat to get the dragons' attention and they both looked up at him with smiles.
"Yes, Wile E., sir?" Tyreese said politely as he kept his head on top of his girl's. Kavanarrii just sighed deeply as she closed her eyes.
"Who is this lovely feathered dragon?" Wile E. asked.
"Tyreese don't know pretty dragon's name yet, but me in love in her already."
"I see. What is your name, miss?"
"Kavanarrii, sir." Kavanarrii replied in a sweet female voice. "What's his name?"
"Tyreese. He's Daffy Duck's younger biological brother. Amazing fact, isn't it?"
"Yeah, but not as amazing as mine."
"Which is…?"
"I'm related to a family full of eagles."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Not many people believe me, though. You believe me, don't you, Mr. Coyote?"
"Please, call me Wile E. and yes, I do believe you. You're beautiful."
"Thanks."
"How about you two go upstairs in Bugs and Lola's room and uh… keep them company?"
"I would go, but I'm shy."
"Don't worry, Kavanarrii." Tyreese said calmly as he rubbed her back gently. "Tyreese escort you up."
"Thank you, Ty." After that was said, the two dragons flew upstairs together.
Meanwhile, in Bugs and Lola's room…
The two rabbits were chatting on the computer together, having their own keyboard. They were talking with Bugs' brother, Beauman.
"What the hell does he be talkin' about?" Bugs asked as he was typing a question on the computer screen. It said: Where the fuck is yo' stash at, man? Lola giggled at the question as she waited for her chance to type. "He thinks I'm fuckin' stupid!"
"I don't know, but he needs to change the subject before he sends me doin' shit in the bathroom." Lola replied as she sat patiently. Seconds later, another message from Beauman popped up. It said: Once again, I ain't tellin' your anxious ass nothin'. If you wanna know, make me a deal. Bugs jeered at the message as he started typing again.
"Oh, hell no! If he ain't gonna tell me, then I'm gonna force him to!" He finished typing and pressed enter. The message said: Kiss my ass, bitch. Lola giggled again as she started typing her message. Her message said: What he meant to say was he'll make you a deal if you cooperate. This made Bugs look at her with shock. "Lola, what the hell are you doin', girl?"
"What? I'm tryin' to get you to propose the deal right, so you won't get your ass kicked when you finally get to the stash." She replied innocently. Bugs was about to say something else, but he soon left his mouth open with amazement. "Don't thank me just yet, though… for your sake."
"Damn you, Lola." They grew silent again as they watched what message Beauman might type up next. After a minute, his message said: Okay, Bugs. If you wanna make me a quick deal, go on right ahead. I trust your baby girl. Lola blushed as she saw this message and as Bugs was typing. The message said the following:
Okay, Beauman. Here's a quick lil' deal for your greedy ass. I've heard that there's a race against the sweetest pimped-out cars in Looney York City. I'll be bringin' my Toyota Yaris and Lola will get her Prius. If I win or she wins or we both win, we can have the stash with no questions asked. If you win, you can keep your shit for all I care.
After that message was typed, the two rabbits waited patiently. While they were waiting, Tyreese and Kavanarrii just entered the room silently and sat at the doorway simultaneously. When they were completely seated, Lola's ears twitched quickly before she turned towards the small sound source. She was bedazzled by Kavanarrii's appearance and gasped.
"Oh, wow!" She exclaimed as she got up from her seat after placing her keyboard down. She walked up to the white feathered dragon and rubbed under her chin gently. "She's beautiful. Who is this, Tyreese?"
"New girlfriend named Kavanarrii." Tyreese replied. Lola smiled as she held the feathered dragon in her arms and walked back towards the computer with Bugs. Tyreese flapped his little wings as he followed her and landed on a stool beside Bugs while Lola just took her seat. Finally, after 2 more minutes of waiting, a message from Beauman appeared on the chat box. It said:
This ain't a bad deal at all. I've heard of that race, man. I'm drivin' my pimped-out green Honda Ridgeline truck. It does have a turbo booster with it and I've waited ages to use that shit. So, you and your girl better be ready tomorrow or no stash from me. Got it?
Bugs scoffed as he typed his next message. It said: Hell, yeah. I got it, doc. I'll see ya then, man. Peace.
After that was typed, he logged out completely. Lola said goodbye herself before logging out herself and then, shut down the computer. Bugs looked over at his girlfriend and jumped as he saw Kavanarrii in her arms.
"What the fuck is that!" He exclaimed. Tyreese was offended by that question and growled before scratching the gray rabbit on his back, defending for his girl. "AH! Tyreese, what was that fo… oh! My bad, doc. That's your girl?"
"Yeah!" Tyreese exclaimed between growls. Bugs slowly got out of his chair as he backed away slowly.
"Okay, okay, doc. I'm sorry. I was just startled fo' a minute."
"Consider that a warning. Next time, I'll bite you in the balls 'til they bleed!"
"Damn."
"That was pretty rude, Bugs." Lola agreed as she gently rubbed the Kavanarrii's feathers. "Some greeting she gets from you. Maybe I should do Tyreese the favor and kick you in the balls instead."
"I'm sorry, ya'll. Really! I won't do it again."
"You better not!" Tyreese yelled before he flew over towards Lola and nestled with his girlfriend while he was licking her face again. "She was probably offended by that."
"No, no, no, Tyreese. I don't mind. As long as he wasn't insulting me, I'm cool with that." Kavanarrii pleaded softly. Bugs sighed with relief as he sat on his bed.
"Whew! Thank God! So, what's yo' name, doc?" He asked. Kavanarrii giggled as she sat up a little.
"My name is Kavanarrii. I'm related to a family full of eagles."
"Really? No wonder your covered with feathers instead of scales, like your boyfriend. Was it a small misconception?"
"Now that I think about it, yeah. My parents didn't want me at all after I was born and they abandoned me to this shelter where this pretty yellow duck found me."
"Melissa found you?" Lola asked. Kavanarrii looked up at her and nodded. "Wow. I thought you would feel good about yourself for being related to eagles. Tyreese is related to a family full of ducks, yet he still stayed in his family. Why couldn't they do that for you?"
"They thought it was a complete mistake. I really started feeling extremely bad about myself when I heard my dad insult me. It was such a vulgar insult to me that I dare not repeat what he said about me."
"Aw, damn, girl. I suggest you keep it to yaself, too. I must've said like 20-somethin' bad-ass words about you in one goddamn sittin'. Am I right?" Bugs asked. Kavanarrii nodded. "Shit!"
"It's for better or for worse though."
"That doesn't matter right now." Lola said as she placed her and Tyreese down. "All that does matter is how you feel about YOU. It really doesn't matter what other people think or say. Just always pretend you didn't hear a thing."
"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." She flew up to Lola and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much for cheering me up."
"No problem, girlfriend. I'm just lookin' out for ya. By the way, my name's Lola Bunny."
"Nice to meet you, Lola. Is that Bugs over there?"
"Yeah. He had a problem with the word 'doc' earlier, like a few days ago, and now, he's chillin' like ice cream."
"He's pretty cute to be sayin' something like that."
When Bugs heard that, he sat up quickly and rushed over to Kavanarrii and gave her a big hug.
"Thanks, baby!" He cried happily as he hugged the soft dragon. "I knew some other girl would appreciate my 'doc' greetin'."
"What's not to appreciate?" Kavanarrii asked as she released herself from the embrace.
"Not many women liked me… and it's all because of that 'doc' shit. Every time I said 'doc' in a question or greeting, they walk away without words. It just humilates my ass so much!"
"Don't feel bad. We may have similar problems, but we have to face them one way or another."
"Yeah." Bugs then yawned. "Oh, well, better get some sleep if I wanna kick Beauman's ass at the race tomorrow."
"You really want that stash, do ya?" Lola asked with humor. Bugs nodded as he laid down in bed.
"Hell, yeah, girl! I would let Tyreese bite his nutsack instead of mine and give him a piece of his natural-ass mind for being so fuckin' selfish!"
Lola, Tyreese, and Kavanarrii chuckled at that remark before they setted into bed as well and fell asleep.
To be continued…