Back with another chapter! Again written with my friend Kayla, make sure you send her lots of love!


The tower was too quiet. Dot couldn't help thinking that even as she was waking up. Rubbing her eyes, she sat up and glanced at the nearby bed. She couldn't resist the slightest hope that her missing brother might be there, and everything that happened yesterday was just a bad dream.

But it was just as empty as it was when she'd gone to sleep.

Guess life just isn't that nice.

She rolled over to see if Yakko was still sleeping. She sighed, noticing that he wasn't in his bed. He probably didn't get much sleep. Hell, how would anyone be able to sleep knowing that their little brother was missing?

Dot rested her head back on her pillow, letting out a deep sigh. Worried as she was about Wakko, she was concerned for Yakko too. Herself and Wakko were the reasons he lived, and losing one of them would be like losing part of himself. She felt the same way about her brothers.

Not for the first time, the bitter question came to her mind of why this happened. Wakko might be a pain sometimes, but he didn't deserve anything like this. And no one should have to go through the ordeal of having a family member kidnapped, much less a child.

Heaving a sigh, Dot kicked off the covers and hopped out of bed. Not getting up wouldn't change anything. When she walked into the kitchen, she found her oldest brother already at the table, starring at a piece of toast on the plate in front of him. He looked up, giving her a smile. It was tired, and obviously forced, but it was a smile nonetheless.

"Morning, sis."

She flashed him a weak smile.

"There's some cereal in the cabinet." Yakko said.

Dot gave a halfhearted "Thanks" in response.

She wanted to be strong for her brother. As much as she wanted to be a baby and burst into tears, she had to be tough for the sake of Yakko's sanity. He didn't need another person to worry about.

As she poured her cereal, she glanced up at Yakko.

He looked depressed, far too depressed for her liking. All the life and energy seemed to be sucked out of him. His face was pale, and he had bags under his eyes from the lack of sleep. Even his fur wasn't as shiny as usual. It wasn't dirty, but it looked like it wasn't treated well.

"Dot."

She began thinking about last night. Why did he freak out when she touched his leg in the kitchen?

"Dot."

Why did it sound like he was talking to someone? Was he going crazy?

"Dot!"

"What?!" Dot yelled as she was snapped out of her daydream.

"You're pouring cereal everywhere."

Dot looked down, and saw that the cereal had overflowed out of the bowl and was pouring all over the counter and the floor. She quickly stopped pouring.

"Oops."

Yakko looked at her, then chuckled. Dot couldn't help smiling. It had nowhere near as much energy as usual, but it was good to hear some laughter. It didn't last long, though.

"Well, guess we're gonna have to clean that up."

Both their faces fell as they thought about their missing brother, normally the go-to guy for this kind of thing. Dot bit her lip in frustration. It felt so pointless to just sit here, wondering what awful things might be happening to him or if he would ever even come back.

Still, what else was there to do? It wasn't as if they knew anything about where to look or what to do.

She knew the police were trying their best to track him down, but it was still frustrating to be so helpless. She wished she knew where to look, what to do, who to talk to, anything really. Anything that would get them closer to finding him would be amazing.

But sadly, there wasn't anything to do. She could hope, but hoping wouldn't help them. All she could do was sit there, praying to whatever God is out there that he is okay.

"So, did you manage to get any sleep last night?" Dot asked, breaking the silence. Yakko shrugged as he continued to help Dot clean up the spilled cereal.

"Ehh, I got a little bit. You don't have to worry about that though."

Dot rolled her eyes.

Right. I just have to wait till you pass out and THEN I can be worried.

But she resisted the urge to say it out loud; Yakko was too stubborn to listen to her anyway.

"What about you?" he asked, glancing up at her with slight concern. She stifled a yawn and shrugged.

"Some."

To be honest, she didn't get much sleep either. It didn't matter though, she could just take a nap if she got too tired.

"Are you okay, Yakko?" Dot asked, concerned.

"I'm fine. Like I said, you don't need to worry about me." Yakko calmly replied. A sudden surge of frustration filled the Warner sister, and she couldn't stop herself from snapping back.

"Yes, I do! I need to make sure you're okay! You're all I have left now that Wakko's gone!"

Her brother's head snapped up, and the fierce look on his face matched his tone.

"He's not gone! We're gonna find him!"

"How do you know?!" Dot demanded, her voice rising.

"Because I just do!" He was trying to sound confident, but sadness and desperation still crept its way into his tone.

"No, you don't!" Dot snapped. "We could never see him again!"

Yakko clenched his fists.

"Stop saying that! Okay? I don't wanna hear it!"

Dot felt tears filling her eyes as she stamped her foot.

"I can't handle it, Yakko! I don't want him to be gone forever! We have to find him now before its too late!"

Her words became choked and soon she was sobbing, trying hard not to lose it completely. Yakko quickly pulled her into a tight hug, rubbing her back in slow circles.

"Don't you think I know that?" he said, his voice tight. "I wanna find him too, but we got nothing to go on. I don't know what else to do."

After a few more moments, Dot finally started to calm down. Sniffling, she wiped her eyes and hugged her brother back.

"I-I'm sorry I yelled."

"It's okay… but we've gotta be strong, Dot. We can't find him if we're too busy throwing ourselves a pity party."

Dot nodded, understanding, but her desperation for progress refused to leave.

"Isn't there any way we can help?"

*KNOCK*

Yakko and Dot jumped at the sound of banging on the tower's door. They looked at each other, concerned… it was awfully early for someone to be visiting.

Yakko walked up to the door and cautiously looked through the tiny peep hole. Concern turned to surprise when he saw it was Harold who was at the door. He swung the door open and gave him a slight glare.

"Don't you think it's a little early to be interrogating us?"

"We might have a lead on your brother."

Yakko's face went from annoyed to complete shock. Could this be it? Could they have found the location of his missing brother?

"I need you two to come to the police station with me. We need to talk about this."

Yakko nodded, then turned and hurried back to the kitchen.

"C'mon Dot, we gotta go!"

His sister blinked, frowning.

"What? Where? Who were you talking to?"

"Harold," Yakko replied. "He said they might have some clues where Wakko is!"

As soon as she heard that, Dot immediately ran to the front door. Yakko didn't take long to catch up and soon they were both outside. Neither could resist cringing at the sight of Harold's car parked below, but if it would get their brother back they'd go through as many of that ordeal as they needed to.

"So what's this lead?" Yakko demanded. "Do ya know where he is?"

"Well... Not exactly. However, we have found a few things you might be interested in seeing..."


Yeah, I know, not much happened this chapter. Don't worry, something more exciting will happen soon. I promise 3