KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 3: Wakko's Secret Crush
KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 3: "Wakko's Secret Crush"
KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series
Season 1, Episode 3: "Wakko's Secret Crush"
A/N: Another day, another all-new episode of KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series! After a slumber party prank war that almost went awry, we finally shift focus to the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, though the episode mainly focuses on Wakko Warner and the identity of his secret crush. However, despite Wakko being the central character of the episode's main plot, Minerva Mink gets to shine this time around, teaming up with Rei, Makoto and Minako to find out more about Wakko's crush and why he was being so standoffish with his siblings about her identity. Meanwhile, a certain group of teenage superheroes have transferred to the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity and they have become the talk of the town, though they surprisingly find themselves becoming closer with Ed, Edd and Eddy compared to the other students.
Episode Synopsis: Love is in the air on the Warner Bros. Studios lot as Wakko Warner seems to have a secret crush on one of the girls in the Animation Multiverse, but no one knows who the girl is, not even Yakko and Dot! However, Minerva has gotten word of the situation, so she recruits Rei, Makoto and Minako to help her find the identity of Wakko's secret crush. While they engage in this investigation, however, a surprise hint from Yakko and Dot helps them realize that the aforementioned crush was in front of them all along! Meanwhile, a group of new girls arrive in Dubba City and try to blend in during their first week at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity, though there seems to be some chemistry developing between them and Ed, Edd and Eddy.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the cartoon and anime characters who appear in this story. The cartoon and anime characters who do appear are owned by their respective companies.
Dedication: A tip of the hat to the cast and crew behind Animaniacs, as well as the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister.
KidsWBYungsta's Animation Multiverse: The Series — Season 1, Episode 3: Wakko's Secret Crush
The story starts on the world-renowned Warner Bros. Studios lot, where Yakko, Wakko and Dot are shown inside the Warner Bros. Water Tower that resided on the studio lot. Inside the Water Tower, the Warners were all engaged in different activities: Yakko was busy reading a Looney Tunes-themed graphic novel that involved Bugs Bunny and Duck Dodgers teaming up with Michael Jordan to do battle against Marvin the Martian and his group of Instant Martians in a game of basketball, something akin to the movie Space Jam; Dot was brushing his hair while looking in the mirror; and Wakko was, surprisingly enough, writing another letter to his secret crush. Once he finished writing the aforementioned letter, he sighed lovingly as he hugged the letter, then placed the letter into an envelope and kissed it. However, this caught the attention of his siblings as Yakko walked up to him and said, "What are you doing, Wakko?"
"Yeah, and why are you acting so lovey-dovey all of a sudden?" Dot asked, then she quipped, "Did you finally meet Don Knotts in your daydream again?"
Upon hearing the voice of his siblings, Wakko finally snapped out of his lovestruck stupor as he turned back to his siblings and said, "Huh? What? Oh, no, I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary! I was just writing a random letter! Nothing suspicious about that, huh?"
However, Wakko calmed down when he realized that he just overreacted for no reason, then Yakko arched an eyebrow in response as he said, "Just some random letter? Wakko, this is the tenth one you've written this week."
"Yeah, and they seem to revolve around the same girl in each of them," Dot said. "Is there something you're not telling us, Wakko?"
Wakko could only blush in response upon looking at his brother and sister as he said, "Well… actually, there was this girl I was interested in…"
"A girl, you say? You know, I gotta say… I'm surprised that you've fallen in love with a sweetie, Wakko," Yakko said in a playful tone while nudging on Wakko's shoulder.
"I gotta say, Wakko, I didn't think you had it in you," Dot said with a smile as she walked up to Yakko and Wakko. "So, who's the lucky girl?"
"More importantly, when do we get to meet her?" Yakko asked.
"Well, that's the thing," Wakko said. "I've had this crush on this girl for such a long time, but I never opened up to her about my feelings for her and I don't how to express it in such a straightforward fashion." Wakko then turned to the audience and quietly said in a sotto aside, "Ironic, seeing as how Yakko and I have fallen head over heels for every cute girl we've met throughout our run on Animaniacs."
"Well, you were always known for being the silent type, Wakko," Yakko said while tapping his chin. "I guess that explains why you have been writing these letters as of late."
"Yeah, that and I just wanted to make sure my crush is secret, which explains why I haven't sent these letters to her yet," Wakko said.
"Well, Wakko, you have to let this girl know something," Dot said. "Besides, how will she actually know more about the real you if you're still shy to reveal anything?"
Wakko just looked at one of his letters on the table, then he sighed as he said, "I don't know, Dot… they always say that love is a confusing thing."
"Well, look on the bright side, Wakko: it's not as confusing as trying to figure out what Trapped in the Closet is all about," Yakko said with a smirk.
"Yeah, 33 chapters later and I still don't know anything about the plot," Wakko said while shrugging his shoulders.
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Season 1, Episode 3: "Wakko's Secret Crush"
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Once they got out of the Water Tower, the Warners proceeded to walk through the studio lot, taking note of the different activities occurring in each of the studio sets while continuing to solve the mystery of Wakko's secret crush. Yakko and Dot traded some guesses among themselves, some notable ones being "Lola Bunny", "Musa" and "Kim Possible" alongside some stranger options, including a one "Chicken Boo". However, Wakko shook off most of these guesses, leaving Yakko and Dot stumped about the identity of his secret crush.
"Well, who else could it be, Wakko?" Yakko asked while raising an eyebrow and scratching his head. "Could you at least give us a clue or another hint about this girl?"
"Hmm… well, I can say that she is the nicest girl I have ever met—well, nicer than what most would assume about her anyway," Wakko said with a smile. "She has a good sense of humor, high knowledge of the comedy stylings of the great Warner Bros. classics… and one heck of a smooth talker."
"A nice girl who has a good sense of humor… well-read on the classic stylings of the Warner Bros. cartoons… one heck of a smooth talker… well, the answer's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite place it," Dot said without skipping a beat.
"Oh, I'm sure it'll come naturally, Dot," Yakko said in a reassuring tone. "Come on, sibs, let's go see what Bugs and the gang are up to."
Unbeknownst to the Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, Minerva Mink was listening to their conversation from afar. The idea of Wakko having a crush on a special girl in his life seemed to pique her interest, leaving her wondering who this mysterious crush could be and how Wakko would react to it. At first, she thought he still had feelings for someone like Flora or even Alex, but it was only up in the air as a reasonable possibility. Minerva thought to herself, "Just who is this lucky girl Wakko is crushing on and why is he so intent on keeping this crush a secret from his own siblings?"
"Well, this is interesting… Wakko Warner has a crush on a mysterious girl and I haven't realized this until now?" Minerva said to herself in a tone of light surprise. "I never thought he would've been one to be such a soulful romantic, but I guess he has some hidden depths that could surprise even me."
Minerva walked out of the Warner Bros. Studios lot, then walked down the street as she thought to herself, "Who is Wakko Warner's secret crush? Sailor Moon? Clawdeen Wolf? Fifi La Fume? Why is he being so secretive about his crush anyway? Is he afraid that his siblings are going to embarrass him if they find out?"
"Seriously, why is he keeping quiet about this crush in the first place?" Minerva said. "I guess it's up to me to do some much-needed investigating behind the identity of Wakko's secret crush… but I may need the help of some experts."
At the Warnerlicious Sweet Spot, Ed, Edd and Eddy were inside brainstorming ideas for a new scam — well, at least Eddy was, anyway. Double D was trying to deter him from coming up with something that was sure to backfire while Ed was busy eating the ice cream in front of him, stopping periodically to add to Eddy's idea. In the middle of this brainstorming session, Ed randomly blurted out, "Oh, oh, I know, Eddy! We could equip the Toons around here with gear that protects them against radioactive sludge like the monsters in Night of the Living Sludge Monsters!"
"Ed, what did I tell you earlier? I told you that we weren't going to do another scam based on one of those stupid horror movies again!" Eddy said in an annoyed tone. "Besides, don't you remember what happened when you overloaded on horror movies during Halloween a few years ago?"
"Oh, come on, Eddy, this could be a good one!" Ed said with a huge grin.
"Ed, I believe Eddy has a point," Double D said in a reassuring tone. "Honestly, it was a bad call to watch all of those horror movies in one night, seeing as how it damaged your psyche on that fateful night."
"Yeah, and we ended up getting beaten up by the neighborhood kids because of your antics throughout the entire evening!" Eddy said. "If it wasn't for Double D clearing things up with them, we would've been beaten up even longer!"
While this was occurring, Rei, Makoto and Minako were watching the Eds from afar, Minako giggling as she said to Rei and Makoto, "I can't believe Ed is still deadset on Eddy doing another horror-themed scam. Doesn't he remember what happened when Double D and Eddy actually made him into a monster and he terrorized the cul-de-sac?"
"Don't remind me, Minako," Rei said while shuddering. "I don't know why Eddy thought it would be a good idea to try that one again when they decided to move here to Dubba City. He really should've known better than to try to mess with someone like me."
Makoto and Minako only raised eyebrows in confusion at Rei, which caused the latter to whine, "Oh, come on, girls, Ed could've messed up my hair when he covered me in those Chunky Puffs!"
"That sounds like something Usagi would've said, Rei," Minako said while rolling her eyes.
"Are you sure about that, Minako? I highly doubt Usagi would be that shallow," Makoto said, giving a playful smirk at Rei, much to the latter's annoyance.
Suddenly, the girls were interrupted by the sound of a familiar mink saying, "Sailor Guardians, I require your assistance!"
Minerva's surprise appearance caught the attention of everyone present in the Warnerlicious Sweet Spot, in particular the Eds, Rei, Makoto and Minako—with Eddy looking like he was about minutes away from laughing real hard upon seeing Minerva's ridiculous secret agent get-up. Minerva looked around the Sweet Spot, then she said in a playful tone, "What? You all never seen a mink dressed as a beautiful secret agent?"
Before Eddy could add his two cents on the situation at hand, he was interrupted by Makoto calling for Minerva, saying, "Yo, Minerva, we're over here!"
"Ah, there you are, ladies!" Minerva said as she walked up to where Rei, Makoto and Minako were sitting.
The girls noticed Minerva's secret agent get-up as Minako gave a playful smirk and said, "Well, what do you know? If it isn't Minerva Mink! Minerva, what's up with the super-spy suit? Did WOOHP decide to take up your offer in regards to making you a new spy for their organization?"
"As interesting as that would have sounded, no," Minerva said with a light giggle. "However, I have come up here to request your assistance with a special mission of my own."
"What's up, Minerva? Did Daffy Duck find himself in yet another scandal with the president of Warner Bros. Studios once again?" Rei asked while raising an eyebrow in curiosity.
"No, actually, it's about Wakko," Minerva said.
"Wakko?" Makoto, Minako and Rei said in simultaneous surprise.
"Yeah, you see, I hear that he has this crush on a girl that he has secret from Yakko and Dot for a while now," Minerva explained. "I'm surprised he's being this secretive about having this crush in the first place, seeing as how he tends to follow Yakko's footsteps in regards to fawning over every girl he sees."
"Wow, that does sound strange," Rei said while rubbing her chin. "Do Yakko and Dot know anything about the identity of this crush?"
"No, he hasn't given them any hints about this girl yet," Minerva said. "The only things he told them about her was that she's a nice girl, she has a nice sense of humor, well-read on the comedy stylings of the Warner Bros. cartoons and she's such a smooth talker."
"Well, isn't it obvious, Minerva? Wakko's obviously talking about someone like me," Minako said in a smooth and confident tone, inciting snickers from Minerva, Rei and Makoto. "What? What's so funny, girls?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing," Rei said, holding back her laughter.
"Anyway, Minerva, who do you think is the identity of Wakko's crush?" Makoto asked.
"To be honest, Makoto, I have no idea," Minerva said. "The description he gave to Yakko and Dot could apply to any girl around here… well, almost any girl."
"Well, we could ask the girls around here if they know anything about this girl Wakko is talking about," Rei said. "Once we find out the identity of this girl, we could get her to meet up with Wakko face-to-face, giving him the chance to really express his true feelings for his one true love."
"That sounds like a good plan, Rei," Minerva said. "Do you think we could really pull it off? I mean, you know how… insane and unpredictable Wakko could be at times."
"Don't worry, Minerva, we'll have everything covered once we get there," Makoto said. "We'll make sure Yakko and Dot are there with him once he finally reveals the identity of the girl of his dreams."
"Before we get to that point, however, how about we do some investigating around the Animation Multiverse, ladies?" Minako asked.
"You've got a point there, Minako," Minerva said as she, Rei, Makoto and Minako all proceeded to leave the Warnerlicious Sweet Spot to start their mystery. "Let's get this mystery-solving business on the road, ladies!"
Before the girls left the Warnerlicious Sweet Spot, Eddy stopped them in their tracks, saying, "Wait a minute, girls! Why don't you let us Eds take over this mystery-solving business for you? I'm sure we'll be able to find out the identity of Wakko's secret crush within a shorter timeframe!"
The girls just looked on in confusion as Minerva said, "Uh, Eddy… don't take this the wrong way or anything, but… just what makes you think you guys could solve a mystery like this?"
"What, are you kidding me?" Eddy said. "The boys and I are expert mystery solvers! Tell them, Ed."
"Yeah, we managed to solve the mysterious caper of who framed us for ruining Friendship Day back in the cul-de-sac after Eddy gave Jimmy a wedgie that sent him into a nervous—" Ed said before his mouth was covered by Eddy.
Eddy proceeded to quickly shut Ed up as he said while giving a light, nervous laugh, "Heh-heh-heh, I think they get the point there, Ed."
Eddy then walked back up in front of the girls and said, "So, what do you say, ladies? Are you up for it or what?"
The girls thought about it for a moment, then Rei walked up to Eddy and said, "Eddy, just out of curiosity, how much is it going to cost us for you guys to solve this mystery?"
"Oh, I could go for a measly… $1,000?" Eddy said with a smirk.
Moments later, after the girls had declined their offer — not without Rei giving Eddy a good telling off and having to kick him out of the Warnerlicious Sweet Spot out of anger and annoyance — the Eds were walking down the street, back to Eddy's house as Eddy just said in an annoyed tone, "What do you mean, 'I should've offered them the usual price of 25 cents'?! If the identity of Wakko's secret crush was such a big deal to them, I thought that it would require something of a hefty reward!"
"Eddy, what makes you think that the girls would've had that kind of money if we had solved this mystery?" Double D asked.
"Oh, come on, Double D, are you blind to the facts or something?" Eddy said in an annoyed tone. "I know that Minerva Mink and Rei both practically swim in cash in an afternoon's time! I can't believe they are being so cheap in regards to the price of solving this mystery?"
"All this coming from someone who won't even split the profits of a successful scam fairly?" Double D said while raising an eyebrow.
"Hey, you don't hear Ed complaining about how the profits are split among us after successful scams!" Eddy said.
Ed pulled out a piece of blueberry pie as he said with a smile, "Yep, because I'm always good with whatever piece of the pie I get, Double D."
Eddy and Double D just looked on in confusion as Eddy said to Double D, "Ignore him. Just stick to the script."
"Eddy, can't you see the reality of the matter?" Double D said. "The girls had already made their call to solving this mystery themselves, so who are we to just barge right in and—"
While Double D was speaking to Ed and Eddy, he ended up bumping into a red-haired teenage girl who was dressed in a purple hoodie, purple shorts, white socks and white sneakers. While Double D and the girl regained consciousness, Eddy and Ed couldn't help but laugh in the compromising position their friend found himself in.
"Well, what do you know, Ed?" Eddy said while laughing and nudging Ed on his side. "I guess Sockhead still has a way with the ladies!"
"'A way with the ladies'? Eddy, just what are you trying to sa—" Double D said as he got up from the ground, then he took notice of who he ran into a few minutes ago. Upon seeing the girl coming out of her daze, Double D rushed to help her off of the ground while frantically saying, "Oh, dear, I'm so sorry, miss! I should've watched where I was going! I didn't mean to bump into you! It was an accident! Are you okay?"
The girl moaned a bit as she said, "Hey, no worries, I'm alright. Just a little dizzy, that's all."
Double D gave a sigh of relief as Eddy laughed even harder, saying, "Sheesh, Sockhead, you gotta learn how to take control of yourself when you're talking to a girl!"
Double D just blushed even more as he used his hat to cover his face, which made the girl giggle in response as she said, "Wow, you guys are so funny! Are you three part of some comedy group or something?"
"Well, actually—" Double D began to say before he was cut off by Eddy.
"Well, we may not be comedians, but we are the Eds Three to be exact," Eddy said in an overconfident tone. "The name's Eddy. I'm the leader of this trio; everyone around here calls me 'The Man with the Plan', right, Ed?"
"Eddy's the man!" Ed said with a smile without skipping a beat.
While Eddy and Ed exchanged high-fives, Double D walked up to the girl and cleared his throat as he said to her, "Please excuse my friend's behavior there, miss. Um, my name is Eddward, but you can call me 'Double D' if you want, and the tall one over there is Ed. He has his own unique view of the world, but he's a lovable oaf nonetheless."
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Ed, Edd and Eddy," the girl said with a smile while shaking Double D's hand. "You know, you guys sounded real familiar to me when my friends and I arrived in this universe the other day."
"Really? How did we—" Double D began to say before he was cut off by Eddy once again, who rushed up to the girl and asked, "Wait a minute, hold the phone here! Did you just say you came here with some friends?"
"Well, yeah, see, we're exchange students from Metropolis High and we decided to move up here to this unique multiverse to attend this school where the classes are taught by the classic Warner Bros. characters," the girl explained. "Um, you wouldn't happen to know the name of that school, would you?"
"Well, of course, it's the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity: the School of Higher Learning and Lower Comedy," Double D said, reciting the Tooniversity's signature slogan.
"Now, back up to what you just said, did you say you and your friends transferred from Metropolis High?" Eddy said, dollar signs appearing on his eyes.
"Yeah, of course," the girl said while shrugging her shoulders. "You see, my friends and I are superheroes-in-training and—"
"More superheroes?! Eddy, I think that girl we just met is a superhero!" Ed said excitedly as he jumped onto Eddy's back.
Eddy responded by pulling Ed off of his back as he said, "Cool your jets, Monobrow, don't spoil the details for the viewers at home! Uh, you'll have to excuse our friend here. He gets so excited whenever he meets something resembling one of his superhero or horror-related fantasies."
"Anyway… back to the topic at hand, how come we sounded so familiar to you, Miss…" Double D said, trying to steer the conversation back to the topic at hand. "Um, I didn't catch your name…"
"Oh! Sorry about that, the name's Gordon, Barbara Gordon, but my friends call me Babs," the girl said, slipping into a James Bond-esque tone while saying her name.
"'Babs'? Oh, oh, do you happen to be the sister of Babs Bunny?" Ed asked, which only elicited another annoyed response from Eddy.
"Ed, you idiot! What makes you think that she would be the sister of Babs Bunny?! Does she even look like a rabbit to you?!" Eddy asked heatedly.
Ed thought about it for a moment, then he said, "Maybe if you put some rabbit ears on her."
Eddy was going to respond by hitting Ed upside the head, but he stopped in his tracks when he realized that he was going to make a fool of himself in front of Barbara again, which would lead to another lecture from Double D. After taking some time to reconsider his actions, Eddy just palmed his face in annoyance as he said to Ed, "Ed, I'm already down to one nerve today, and you've been really pushing it…"
Ed, blissfully ignorant to his friend's current state of aggravation, just smiled as he hugged Eddy and said, "Cool!"
While the two Eds were engaged in their antics, Barbara just looked at Double D and asked, "Uh… do these two always act like this?"
"Not always, but Eddy only gets that heated when Ed, lovable oaf that he is, starts getting under his skin that badly," Double D explained. "Anyway, why did we sound so familiar to you?"
"Well… apparently, you guys were on top of the world at one point," Barbara explained. "I mean, you three were practically the biggest cartoon stars in the world, according to those around Metropolis High."
"Well, Miss Gordon, I would like to say that's flattering, but I think a true cartoon star is someone along the lines of Bugs Bunny," Double D said with a smile. "Or even someone like Batman."
Barbara gasped in surprise when she heard Double D mention the names of Batman and Bugs Bunny, saying with a smile, "Wait a minute, you guys actually know Batman and Bugs Bunny?"
"Well, Ed is the comics enthusiast of our group, so he has read a few superhero comics in his time, particularly of the DC superheroes, but as far as Bugs Bunny is concerned, he's actually the Principal and one of the main teachers at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity," Double D explained. "I take it that you are a fan of both characters as well?"
"A fan? I'm a superfan, Double D!" Barbara said excitedly as she grabbed Double D and shook him by his shoulders. "I've got so much Batman merchandise in my room that it almost feels like the Batcave! Plus, I've always considered Bugs to be my all-time favorite cartoon character, though Kara seems to like him more than any of us in our group."
"Kara? Is she another friend of yours?" Double D asked while raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, yeah, I've got some photos of my friends right here," Barbara said as she pulled out her smartphone, going into the gallery and pulling up photos of her and her friends hanging out. "I remember the first day I met these girls at Metropolis High… to think that it all started with a food fight gone awry…"
As Barbara giggled to herself upon remembering her first time hanging out with her friends, Eddy and Ed had stopped their cartoon antics to see what Double D and Babs were looking at, though Eddy was surprised when he saw the photos of the girls Barbara was referring to, saying, "Well, hello! Who are these superpowered beauties, Double D?"
"Those are Barbara and her friends, Eddy," Double D said with a smile. "Which one of those photos are you looking at?"
"This one! I was talking about the one with the female DC superheroes!" Eddy said as he pointed out the picture in question, which included Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Green Lantern, Bumblebee and Zatanna battling Mr. Freeze. "How did Babs get a picture of these girls?"
As Barbara looked at the picture that Eddy was talking about, she sighed happily in response, which caught Double D's attention as he said, "Hey, Miss Gordon, are you feeling okay?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine," Barbara said. "Um, guys, can I just be honest with you? Y'see, I—"
However, she was interrupted by Double D looking at his watch and saying, "Oh, um, sorry, Miss Gordon, I don't mean to be rude, but it's getting late. Ed, Eddy and I must be going, lest not to be late for school tomorrow, but I'm sure we'll be better acquainted with you and your friends by then!"
"Oh, yeah, tomorrow is our first day at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity!" Barbara said as she looked at her watch as well. "I guess I have to be going as well, but I can't wait to have you guys meet my friends tomorrow!"
"I hope that Kara girl isn't as aggressive as she looks in these pictures," Eddy said under his breath.
"Oh, don't worry about a thing, Eddy, Kara's actually really cool once you get to know her," Barbara said with a smile, then she knelt down to Eddy's level and whispered, "Hey, you didn't get this from me, but she actually likes cute and fluffy things deep down, so I guess that's why she loves Bugs and Tweety so much."
Once she told Eddy this secret, she started to make her way home, leaving Eddy dumbfounded for a moment. Once the reality of the secret settled in, Eddy couldn't help but think of the similarities between Kara and Supergirl, then he proceeded to laugh out loud as he said, "Oh, man, that's so rich! Oh, I'm definitely making a joke about that tomorrow in class! Hey, guys, get a load of this!"
While Eddy caught up with Ed and Double D, Barbara's smartphone started ringing the classic Batman theme song, then she picked it up and saw that it was her friend Diana calling her, so she proceeded to answer it as she said, "Oh, hey, Diana, what's up?"
"Hey, Barbara, where have you been? Did you get lost in our new home or something?" Diana said from the other line.
"Oh, no, Diana, I was busy checking out the surroundings of our new neighborhood and I ended up running into these three guys who were making their way home," Barbara said.
"Interesting… did you happen to catch their names?" Diana asked.
"Oh, yeah, I believe their names were… Ed, Edd and Eddy," Barbara said.
"Really? You actually saw Ed, Edd and Eddy around here?" Diana said in a surprised tone. "I didn't think they lived around here. I thought they were still living in the cul-de-sac."
"I'm sure that they still do," Barbara explained. "Besides, their homeworld is just connected to this multiverse from what I can tell."
"Well, who knew? I guess you were lucky enough to run into some new friends during your first day here," Diana said with a sigh.
"What do you mean, Diana?" Barbara said, raising an eyebrow in concern. "Didn't you and the other girls meet anybody while checking out this place?"
After an awkward silence, Diana sighed sadly at first… then she just laughed it off as she said, "Oh, come on, Barbara, don't worry about a thing! The other girls and I have seen some of the other characters around here; we even saw Daffy Duck at one of these places, though I would advise keeping a close eye on that Grim Reaper character…"
"Well, that's good to hear, Diana, but did you just say that The Grim Reaper lives around here?" Barbara asked.
"Don't worry, Barbara, I'll tell you more about it tomorrow," Diana said as she hung up her phone.
Barbara looked at her phone confusingly, then she just shrugged it off as she said to herself, "Well, if Diana said that she saw the actual Grim Reaper around here, I'm sure it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Besides, he's already got his hands full with Billy and Mandy."
The next day at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity, most of the students were making their way to their respective classes, in order to avoid the wrath of Vice Principal Yosemite Sam, who was one for being such a loose cannon when things do not go the way they are intended. While this was going on, Minerva had caught up with Rei, Makoto and Minako before their first period class, saying, "Alright, ladies, so here's the plan: when Wakko sends his letter today, we are going to get a special look into it, so we could get some more hints as to who his secret crush is."
"Minerva, how are we going to do that without Wakko spotting us?" Minako said. "I mean, don't you think that he will find something suspicious about us hanging out a nearby mailbox for no reason whatsoever?"
"Don't worry, Minako, we'll just hide in one of the bushes and sneak over there when Wakko leaves," Minerva said with a light shrug of her shoulders. "Besides, I'm sure he won't catch us out in the open."
"Why are you so worried about his crush anyway, Minerva?" Makoto said while raising an eyebrow. "I never would've pegged you to be someone who cares about Wakko this much … or even Yakko or Dot, for that matter."
"Listen, I know this might seem out-of-character of me to you girls, but I do look at Wakko as, like, a little brother," Minerva explained. "I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm just as close to Yakko and Dot—we practically talk all the time whenever we do meet up—but there's just something about Wakko that is just … I don't know, I mean, he does act like a screwball most of the time, but he still has a heart deep down from within, and I just don't want him to experience heartbreak when he meets his crush for the first time after keeping it a secret for so long."
Rei, Makoto and Minako just looked at Minerva in complete surprise, then Rei said, "Wow, Minerva, that's… surprisingly nice of you …"
Before Minerva could respond to Rei, the girls were interrupted by Vice Principal Yosemite Sam, who shouted in his megaphone, "LISTEN UP, YOU VARMINTS! UNLESS THERE IS A FREE PERIOD GOING ON FOR YOU ALL TODAY, I SUGGEST YOU HURRY UP AND GET YOUR BUTTS INTO CLASS BEFORE I THROW YOU ALL INTO DETENTION! NOW, HURRY UP AND GET A MOVE ON HERE!"
Startled by Yosemite Sam's sudden presence, the girls jumped up in shock and rushed to their respective first period classes. Once the girls left, Yosemite Sam just shook his head as he said to himself, "Kids these days… they always think that a day at the Cartoon Tooniversity is automatically a free vacation…"
In the Wise Cracks 101 classroom, the Eds had made their way into the classroom, noticing that most of the other students were murmuring excitedly about the new students who were transferring to the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity, who happened to be a team of superheroes. Among the excited murmurs from the students, the Eds overheard Buster saying to Babs, "I hear that one of the girls is very mysterious and another is actually a huge fan of Batman and Bugs Bunny…"
"Doesn't that girl have the same name as me?" Babs asked.
"Well, yeah, but she uses it as a nickname, though," Buster said.
The Eds were wondering if the students were talking about the new girls they had seen in that photo yesterday, which only left them surprised because they didn't think they would enroll in the Tooniversity this early. Still, it would serve as a nice opportunity to make some new friends once in a while… and it did give Eddy a golden opportunity to milk the fact of having so many superheroes in one school to his advantage.
"Man, I can't wait 'til we finally see the rest of Barbara's crew, Double D," Eddy said as he rubbed his hands greedily. "I've got the perfect role for them for this scam I'm about to come up with."
"Eddy, we're about to continue the rest of our semester and the only thing you can think of is yet another scam?" Double D said as he sighed heatedly.
"What? That's how we liven things up around here, buddy boy!" Eddy said as he wrapped his arms around Double D and Eds. "Besides, we've got the WOOHP spies in our school, then it was the Winx Club, then it was the W.I.T.C.H. girls, then it was the Sailor Guardians, then it was the Galaxy Girls—well, some of them anyway—so who would be the next female-dominated supergroup to enroll in this bad boy?"
"You think it will be the Mew Mews, Eddy?" Ed asked excitedly, eliciting an annoyed groan from Eddy, who palmed his face for good measure.
"Ed, did you already forget about yesterday? It's more than likely going to be the—" Eddy began to say before he was interrupted by Ed nudging him and saying himself, "Oh, I already know that, Eddy! I'm just kidding around with ya!"
Ed laughed his way to his seat as Double D just stood there dumbfounded, then Eddy looked at his friend and said, "Guess ol' Eddy's sophisticated wit and charm is rubbing off on Ed, huh, Sockhead?"
"I guess, but wit and charm aren't the words I would be using, Eddy," Double D said as he went to sit in the seat that was between Ami and Roxy.
Eddy just rolled his eyes in response as he found a seat next to Ed, just as Professor Bugs Bunny walked in, munching on a carrot as he addressed the students, saying, "Good morning, Toonsters, and welcome back to the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity! I hope you all enjoyed your weeklong Spring Break…"
"I wish it could've been longer than a week," Numbah Four said quietly to himself.
Numbah Two nudged his friend a bit as Numbah Four whispered in response, "What? I'm just saying, Numbah Two!"
"Anyway, before we get into the nitty-gritty of the remainder of this semester, I've got some good news this morning: as you might have heard, there are going to be six new students joining us starting this week," Bugs explained, much to the rising excitement of the students in the classroom. "Compared to the previous sets of transfer students we've had, these girls actually come from Metropolis High!"
Bugs then turned to the audience and said in a sotto aside, "Guess these girls are living up to the classic DC Comics heritage, eh, folks?"
Bugs continued to address the students as he said, "… so I guess you say that we have some more superstars arriving in our university."
The mere fact of having more superstar characters as part of their alumni increased more interest among the students in the classroom, even causing Eddy to get dollar signs in his eyes as he thought to himself, "Why doesn't Bugs stop with the surprise and suspense, and just go ahead and bring out the superstars already?!"
Taking note of the students' excitement, Bugs looked at his watch and heard a knock at the door, then he turned to the students and said, "Well, whaddya know? It looks like the new students have finally arrived!"
Bugs walked up and opened the door, then he noticed that there was no one out there at the moment. However, Bugs was aware of the magical abilities in relation to one of the new girls, so he knew it was all part of the show, but he decided to play along to lead up to the surprise appearance of the girls. Noticing that Bugs was still looking around, Ami spoke up and asked, "Uh, Professor Bunny, did you see any of the new students out there?"
Bugs turned to look at the students and he responded by just shrugging sadly, which left the students disappointed. However, they were surprised to see that Bugs was carrying a magical, yet mysterious purple ball as the rabbit said, "Well, they may not have arrived here physically, but they wanted to arrive in style!"
As Bugs reared back with the purple ball in hand, he proceeded to throw it down as a magical spark came out of it, revealing that the new students were hidden within the ball the whole time, all part of a magical trick from Zee Zatara, the magical girl of the group! Upon seeing the appearance of the new girls, the students cheered wildly as Bugs walked up to the new students and gave them some applause while saying, "Well, I can say that was such a magical introduction to our new students!"
The rabbit then whispered to Zee, the purple-haired girl of the group, "Eh, this might be out of my league, but don't you think that you girls could've tried a more subtle approach?"
Before Zee could respond to Bugs, Jessica playfully responded, "Well, at least someone knows a thing or two about subtlety, Zee."
Zee just rolled her eyes in response as she said sarcastically with a smile, "Oh, har har, very funny, Jessica."
The students laughed at the two girls' chemistry as Bugs smiled and said to the students, "Well, ladies, since you're all here, feel free to introduce yourselves to your new classmates."
The girls all nodded their heads as Diana walked up to the front of the class and said, "Greetings, my fellow classmates, my name is Diana Prince and I'm sure we'll have a great semester together."
After Diana took a bow and stepped back in line, Barbara stepped up and said, "Hi, everyone, my name is Barbara Gordon, but you can also call me 'Babs'…" She then looked at Buster and Babs, and added, "No relation."
Buster and Babs looked at Barbara in surprise as they both said, "How did she know about that…"
As Barbara stepped back, the blonde-haired girl stepped up forward and said, "The name's Kara Danvers and it's cool to meet you all."
As Kara stepped back into the line with the other girls, Eddy seemed to take notice of her tough girl exterior, but taking note of her more sensitive and motherly side, he was definitely going to use that to his advantage in some way, shape or form. While he was thinking about this, the brown-haired girl stepped forward, looked at her classmates and blushed as she said, "Hi, everyone, um… my name is Karen Beecher and… it's so nice to meet you all."
After making her introduction, the girl with the light brown hair stepped up and said, "Hola, mis amigos y amigas, my name is Jessica Cruz, and it is a pleasure to meet all of you."
After Jessica gave a graceful bow, she stepped back into the line as Zee prepared to introduce herself. Double D noticed that something about Jessica looked familiar, or at least similar to someone he and the Eds knew for a while, but he couldn't quite place it at the moment.
While Double D tried to process this in his mind, Zee utilized her magical abilities to liven up her introduction as she said, "Well, I guess we've saved the best for last, ladies… greetings, ladies and gentlemen, my name is Zee Zatara and I must say it is an honor to be attending such a prestigious university like the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity: the Institute of Higher Learning and Lower Comedy. Anyway, it is nice to finally meet you all."
After Zee gave a courtesy bow, she then stepped back into the line with her friends. Ami seemed to take a particular interest in Zee, noting that she did remind her of her friend, Yumi, and feeling that her magical abilities were a particularly-intriguing element of her personality.
"Thank you for the introductions, ladies," Bugs said with a smile as he pointed the girls to the empty seats in the classroom. "Feel free to sit wherever you please."
After the six girls nodded their heads, they each found a different seat in the classroom: Diana sat in the seat right next to Sam; Barbara sat in between Ed and Eddy; Kara sat behind Numbah Four, all while the KND operative felt that the girl was similar to him for some reason; Karen sat next to Roxy while Jessica sat behind Double D; and Zee found a seat between Buster and Babs.
While the other students became acquainted with the new girls in the Wise Cracks 101 class, the quatrio of Minerva, Rei, Makoto and Minako started to engage in their personal mystery of finding the identity of Wakko's secret crush. During the free period of their second period class, they hid in one of the bushes as they saw Wakko Warner walk up to a mailbox that was located next to the principal's office with two letters in his hand. While he placed one of the letters into the mailbox, he laid the other letter on top of his backpack, which he set next to the bush.
Just as Wakko did this, Rei's hand popped out of the bush and pulled the letter inside, looking around at the eager eyes of Minerva, Makoto and Minako, then she asked curiously, "Hmm… should we open this letter?"
"Just go on and open it, Rei!" Minako shouted, causing Minerva and Makoto to quickly cover Sailor V's mouth as they worried about Wakko hearing them from the outside.
Minako blushed in response as she cleared her throat and said, "Just go ahead before Wakko finds our hiding spot!"
"Alright, alright, Minako! Just don't rush me," Rei whispered back in a slightly-annoyed tone as she opened the letter and proceeded to read it.
To the most-beautiful girl I have ever met…
This is your secret admirer, Wakko Warner.
I just wanted to let you know that I have always harbored a precocious crush on you, but I am too shy to admit it. If this secret ever went out into the open, I honestly don't know how to react. In fact, I have been so dedicated to keeping this a secret, I have avoided spilling the beans to my own brother and sister because I don't know how what they would say or how they would feel.
To be honest, I have always wanted to express my true feelings to you… I just need to build up the courage required to actually express my true feelings without making a fool to myself.
Anyway, I hope all is well and I hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Wakko Warner
P.S. Faboo!
The four girls sighed and smiled lovingly at the second letter Wakko had written for his secret crush. They were surprised to see a more romantic side from someone who was often considered to be the wildest and most-exciting character of the Warners from Animaniacs. However, on the other side of the spectrum, it was not too much of a surprise, seeing as how he learned most of these skills from his older brother, Yakko.
"Wow… it seems that Wakko has such strong feelings for this girl, but he does not know how to express his true feelings to her without making himself look like an idiot," Minerva said as she took a look at the letter. "If only I had known about this earlier, I could have given him some advice."
"Don't worry about a thing, Minerva," Makoto said in a reassuring tone. "If we put our heads together, I'm sure that we'll be able to find the identity of this mysterious crush, so Wakko can finally express his true feelings to her."
"Yeah… or we could talk to Wakko, one-on-one, and see what else he can tell us about this secret crush of his," Minerva said, coming to her own idea in her head. "Once we get more information about this girl from Wakko himself, we could actually help him break out of his shell and break the ice with the girl he loves so dearly!"
The three Sailor Guardians just sat there speechless for a moment, then Rei finally spoke up and said, "You know what? I gotta be honest here, Minerva … that's actually a great idea! What makes you think Wakko would be so willing to talk to us, though?"
"Well, he actually feels comfortable talking to you three most of the time—well, moreso with Makoto and Minako, but I don't know how he really feels about you, Rei—and, as for me… well, we were old friends on Animaniacs, so it shouldn't be too much of an impossibility," Minerva said with a smile.
"Right! So… should we go ahead and give Wakko his letter back?" Minako whispered.
The girls all nodded their head as Rei quickly put the letter back into the envelope and placed it on top of Wakko's backpack, just as he made his way to pick up his second letter to put into the mailbox. As the girls quickly ran out of the bush back into their classroom for the remainder of their free period, Wakko looked to see who just ran out of the bush, but just brushed it off.
Later that day, the lunch hour had finally arrived and the students all made their way into the lunchroom, though the Eds were surprisingly ahead of everyone else as Eddy said, "Whoo-hoo! Time to dig in to that sweet Tooniversity food, boys!"
"Oh, boy! Oh, boy! I hope I get to taste that Bottomless Gravy today!" Ed said with a smile.
While Ed and Eddy were excited about being the first ones in the lunchroom, Double D thought about the new girls and said, "Um, fellows, don't you think that we should wait for the new students for a bit? I'm sure they would need some help making their way to—"
However, Double D was interrupted by Eddy pulling on his shirt, saying, "Ah, don't worry about it, Double D! I'm sure they'll meet us up there. Besides, they're practically superheroes, so we don't have to worry about a thing…"
While everyone else were making their way to the lunchroom, the six new girls followed the others in order to get a good spot at one of the tables in the lunchroom. Eventually, most of the students gathered in the lunch line to pick up their lunch, though some of the students had brought their own lunches and even others used the lunch hour to work on assignments from earlier in the day.
While everyone else got their lunches and sat at the table of their choice, the six new girls found a spot at the table where the Eds were sitting at, much to the surprise of the trio. Eddy, in particular, was the most surprised by this seating arrangement as he raised an eyebrow and whispered to his friends, "Hey, guys, why are the new girls sitting at our table? People rarely sit around here unless it's Billy and Mandy or even the Kids Next Door."
Double D whispered to his friend in response, "Oh, Eddy, I'm sure it's not that big of a deal. Besides, they're just talking among themselves while enjoying their lunch."
Eddy took another look at the girls and turned back to Double D and Ed, saying, "Well, if you say so, Sockhead, but I still find it to be a bit too suspicious, you know what I mean?"
"Oh, Eddy, you're just being paranoid…" Double D whispered in a reassuring tone.
Eddy just rolled his eyes as Ed said happily, "Aw, come on, Eddy, those other girls could be really nice! After all, that Barbara girl was pretty sweet when we met her yesterday.
"Yeah, whatever you say, Ed," Eddy said while rolling his eyes. "I think that Kara girl looks a little suspicious."
Meanwhile, with the Super Hero Girls, they were busy eating their lunch and talking among themselves about what had happened during their morning classes, but Karen was busy observing the student population of the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity, noticing that most of the students were considerably wackier and more 'Looney Tunes lite' compared to the student population of Metropolis High.
Karen turned to her friends and said, "I don't know about this, girls. Are you sure that we are going to blend in well around here?"
"Of course, we'll fit in, Karen!" Barbara said to her shy and reserved friend in a reassuring tone. "Why are you so worried? Everyone around here seems to be pretty nice, especially Flora and Usagi in our Wise Cracks 101 class."
"I don't know, but some of the students feel a bit… standoffish in some way," Karen said with a sigh, though she did raise an eyebrow as she said, "Though, to be honest, I was expecting something crazy to happen during our first four class periods today, but nothing out of the ordinary happened. For a cartoon school that was supposed to be the successor to Acme Looniversity, things seem to be a bit more restricted when it comes to the humor."
"Well, if this school was still known as Acme Looniversity, I guess things would've been a bit different in our Wise Cracks 101 class, compared to what we saw earlier," Jessica said while rubbing her chin. "Still, I feel as though we would blend in well around here. Besides, I don't think that anyone would treat us as social outcasts in any sort of way."
While the girls were talking, Barbara noticed Ed, Edd and Eddy near the end of their table, pointing them out as she said, "Hey, girls, look! Those are the three guys I was telling Diana about yesterday!"
The other girls looked up and saw the three Eds talking with each other at their end of the lunch table as Kara said, "Well, what do you know? If it isn't the actual Ed, Edd and Eddy… I thought those guys would've been more popular around here, considering how Eddy talks about their popularity."
"Hey, maybe they prefer sitting with themselves," Zee said while shrugging her shoulders. "Keeping a certain mystique about themselves, if you know what I mean."
Barbara tried to help the girls become more social with the other students as she said, "Hey, ladies, how about we go ahead and introduce ourselves to the other students around here, hopefully developing some chemistry between us and them?"
"Eh, whatevs," Kara said nonchalantly. "Beats just sitting around here for the entire hour."
"Sure, I'm game," Jessica said with a smile.
"Sounds like a good idea," Zee said.
"I'm up for it," Karen said with a smile. "It would help me break out of my shell—metaphorically speaking, that is."
"That sounds nice, Barbara," Diana said with a smile while petting Barbara's head. "Where should we start?"
"How about I introduce you guys to the three Eds?" Barbara said.
The five other girls nodded their heads as Barbara led them to the end of the table where Ed, Edd and Eddy were sitting.
Speaking of the Eds, Eddy was going to take a swig of his fruit punch until he stopped when he saw who was walking up to him and his two friends: the six new girls of the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity. Although, at this moment, Eddy's eyes would have turned into dollar signs because of his plans for his latest scam, he decided to hold the scam off to give a good first impression, so he nudged at Ed and Double D, and whispered, "Hey, guys, new student clique at 12 o'clock!"
Ed just took a look at his watch as he looked at Eddy and said, "'12 o'clock'? But, Eddy, it's only—"
However, Eddy quickly closed his friend's mouth as he said discreetly, "It's a figure of speech, you idiot!"
As Ed and Eddy straightened themselves up (relatively speaking) as the girls walked up to them, Double D looked up at Barbara and her friends as the former said with a wave and a smile, "Hi, guys!"
"Oh, hello, Barbara," Double D said with a smile. "I see that you have brought your friends over with you."
"Yeah, Babs here wanted us to mingle with everyone else around here, so we could build up our chemistry with them for future endeavors," Kara said with a smile.
"Well, how nice," Double D said. "Well, I would like to say that it's nice to meet you ladies. My name is Eddward with two D's, but you can call me Double D if you want."
"My name's Ed, friend!" Ed said with a smile as he held his hand out. "Well, it's just 'Ed', not 'Ed, friend'. I mean, I am Ed and you are the friend, so—"
As Ed was saying this, he was interrupted by Eddy jumping up to the front and saying, "Ignore him! The name's Eddy, the resident man with the plan and the young entrepreneur-in-training."
The girls just giggled in response as Double D leaned towards Eddy and said, "A bit too braggadocious, don't you think, Eddy?"
"Come on, Rembrandt, get with the program!" Eddy said with a smirk. "Besides, you know you wanted us to make a good first impression on the new students here, so that's what I'm doing!"
"Yep, because first impressions can leave a lasting impact on how others will view you in future encounters, Double D," Ed stated in a matter-of-fact tone.
Eddy and Double D were dumbfounded by their friend's response as Eddy looked up at Double D and asked, "What's up with Ed?"
"It seems that Ed has comprehended the basic social dynamics of one making themselves known to an individual they had hoped to impress," Double D explained.
"Ed, is that you?" Eddy asked while raising an eyebrow.
After a short silence, Ed just stood there, looking at his friends until he jumped up and said, "Hug me!"
"Well, that didn't last long!" Eddy said in a slightly-annoyed tone.
Barbara giggled in response as she said to her friends, "See, girls? I told you these three were funny!"
"Well, I gotta say, Babs, these three do seem worthy of upholding the tradition of classic Looney Tunes-style comedy," Zee said as she waved her wand for a bit. "Sorta like a Three Stooges kind of thing."
"Well, it was nice to finally meet you guys," Diana said with a smile, then she looked over at some of the other students in the room. "Come on, sisters, we have to go ahead and introduce ourselves to the rest of the student body right now."
"Good idea, Diana!" Karen said with a smile as she and the other girls followed suit, leaving the Eds.
After the six new girls left the Eds, Double D looked at his friends and said, "Well, that was good to become better-acquainted with the new students, right, gentlemen?"
"Better than I expected, anyway," Eddy said while rolling his eyes.
"What do you mean by that, Eddy?" Double D asked while arching an eyebrow.
"Well, I was going to bring up the idea of basing my next scam around them, but when they finally came up here, I just… I don't know, something else just came over me in my mind," Eddy said. "I guess that subverted my expectations for how this first impression was going to go down."
Double D and Ed tried to figure out the gist of what Eddy was saying, but Ed seemed to pick up on it in his own unique way, saying, "Aww, it sounds like Eddy has found his special Powerpuff Girl in life!"
"Powerpuff Girl? Ed, what are you talking about?" Eddy asked in a confused tone.
"I think Ed's implying that you have a crush on one of the new girls, Eddy," Double D said.
Eddy's face turned red for a moment, then he turned back to normal as he cleared his throat and said, "What? No, that's impossible, Ed, because I would've been acting differently than how I usually act when the girls came over here."
"You didn't even mention anything about your next scam, Eddy," Double D quipped, much to his friend's annoyance.
"Don't remind me," Eddy said with a heated sigh, then he added, "Anyway, I wonder if those girls figured out the identity of Wakko's secret crush yet."
"I'm surprised you're still hung up on that, Eddy," Double D said. "The girls already said that they have everything under control, so—"
"I know, I know, but I'm just wondering if they realized that the answer was with them all along," Eddy said while rubbing his chin. "Because I just want to see the reactions on their faces when they finally notice it!"
Speaking of the girls in question, Minerva, Makoto, Rei and Minako were still engaged in solving their mystery that is related to Wakko Warner, but they were trying to figure out how they could bring Wakko closer to his crush. During this brainstorming session, Rei looked at the other girls and asked, "So, Minerva, do you have anything in mind that would help Wakko become closer with his crush?"
"Set up a dating show akin to The Dating Game?" Minerva quipped while raising an eyebrow.
The girls just shook their heads in response, believing that it would be impossible to get every girl to volunteer for the idea and that barely anyone would get the in-joke. While Minako got the idea of setting up blind dates for Wakko to see if sparks would fly between him and the girl, Makoto finally got an idea, saying, "Hey, girls, why don't we talk to Wakko one-on-one and see if he says anything more about this crush? That way, the more information we get from him, the closer we'll get to solving this mystery!"
The other girls thought about it for a moment, but after a while, they all came to an agreement as Rei said, "You know something, Makoto? That sounds like a great idea! How are we going to fit in the time to talk to Wakko with all of this stuff going on here at school?"
"We could talk to him at different times over the weekend, then we'll get back together on Monday and talk about the hints we got from him," Makoto explained. "Hopefully, by Monday night, we should have our answer and the identity of Wakko's secret crush will finally be revealed to not only Wakko, but our audience."
"Good idea, Makoto—by the way, nice fourth wall break—so who will be the first one to talk to Wakko?" Minerva asked.
The three Sailor Guardians just looked around for a bit, then Minako cleared her throat as if to suggest that Rei goes first. Rei raised an eyebrow as she said, "Who, me? I don't know about that, Minako, I don't know how Wakko will react to me hanging out with him."
Minako walked up to Rei and wrapped her arm around her as she said in a reassuring tone, "Don't worry about a thing, Rei. All you have to do is keep your composure and things should flow smoothly."
"Alright, Minako, if you say so," Rei said with a smile.
On Saturday morning, Rei was standing at the entrance of the Royal Oaks Glen Oaks Oakwood Oaks Mall, waiting for Wakko to show up while Minerva, Makoto and Minako were busy getting comments from the other girls about Wakko and the identity of his secret crush. During Friday night, Rei had texted Wakko about meeting her up at the Royal Oaks Glen Oaks Oakwood Oaks Mall for a personal discussion, which only left the Warner Brother confused as to why Rei would choose the Mall as the proper place for a discussion.
A few minutes later, Wakko finally met up with Rei, who was still standing at the entrance when she looked to see Wakko walking up to her, leading to the Warner Brother to quip, "Hey, Rei, maybe you should set a meeting time in stone, so I could get up here earlier to avoid the morning rush."
Rei just rolled her eyes as she smiled at Wakko and rubbed his head while saying, "Point taken, Wakko."
"So, Rei, why did you want to see me up here? Did you overhear Mr. Plotz ranting about me eating his conference table again?" Wakko asked curiously.
"No, that's not it, Wakko—though if you did end up eating his conference table, I don't think I would know about it unless it was brought up in casual conversation—I honestly wanted to talk to you about something different," Rei explained.
"What's that?" Wakko asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Well, I've heard through the grapevine that you have a secret crush on one of the girls in the Animation Multiverse," Rei said with a playful smirk.
Wakko could only blush and smile in response to Rei's comment as he said, "Aw, shucks! I guess that would explain why you, Minerva, Minako and Makoto were hiding in that bush the other day."
"Wait, how did you know about—never mind," Rei began to say, then she just brushed it off as she focused on the main topic of discussion, saying, "Anyway, is there anything else you can tell me about this mysterious crush … other than what we heard the other day?"
"Well… if I could be honest here…" Wakko said as he cleared his throat. "There's actually more to this girl than what I had mentioned to Yakko and Dot."
"You don't say…" Rei said as a smirk appeared on her face.
"Yeah, y'see, this girl's got a lot of spunk, she has a very curvaceous figure, beautiful blonde hair…" Wakko said as he sighed lovingly.
"Wow… sounds like that girl would be lucky to have you as a crush," Rei said.
Wakko sighed once again as he explained, "Yeah, I just wish that I wasn't so shy to express my true feelings to this one girl. I mean, I know I tend to be seen as the 'Harpo Marx' of my siblings, but I thought my shift to being a more verbal character would equate to me being more confident when it came to my abilities of talking to girls."
Rei smirked at the Warner Brother for a bit as she thought to herself, "Ah, now we're getting somewhere here! I finally got some more information about Wakko's mysterious crush: she has a lot of spunk; she has a very curvaceous figure to herself; and she has beautiful, blonde hair… I think I have an idea of who this mysterious crush could be!"
Rei then knelt down to Wakko's level as she said with a smile, "Wow, Wakko, it sounds like this girl is actually an individual of good character. Is there anything more you can tell me about this girl?"
"Well… personally, between you and me, I think she would've felt like the coolest older sister Yakko, Dot and I could've ever had!" Wakko said with a smile. "Besides, despite that cynical air of herself and how she acts like she cares about nothing in the world besides money, she actually has a good heart deep down inside."
Rei proceeded to smile in amazement at this description as she though to herself, "Wow, I've never heard Wakko sound so deep and analytical before, but I think I'm getting closer to finding out the identity of his secret crush! I can't wait to give the girls the scoop about these extra hints."
While Rei was in her personal state of trance, Wakko noticed Rei smiling with glee as he said, "Uh … Rei, are you feeling okay?"
Rei soon snapped out of her stupor, saying, "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"Well, if I didn't know any better, I would say that you were thinking to yourself in an entranced state and you are giving off a smile that makes it look like you just came out of a '90s anime series," Wakko said with a playful smirk.
"Very funny, Wakko, but I'm glad that we had this conversation," Rei said as she knelt down and hugged Wakko. "I hope you get the chance of meeting your secret crush soon."
"Thanks, Rei," Wakko said with a smile. "I hope so, too."
As Rei got up and left the Royal Oaks Glen Oaks Oakwood Oaks Mall, Wakko could only turn to look at the audience and say in a sotto aside, "I'm still amazed that I'm keeping those girls on their toes about the identity of my secret crush. Is there a point to this cartoon?"
Wakko though about it for a moment, then he said, "I guess there is, but at least it's entertaining somebody out there."
Moments later, Rei finally caught up with Makoto, Minako and Minerva, the three of whom were just relaxing in the park after speaking with most of the girls about Wakko Warner and the identity of his mysterious crush. As Rei walked up to the three girls, Minerva got up and asked, "So, Rei, what did you find out?"
"Well, I managed to write down a few notes about Wakko's secret crush," Rei said as she pulled out a notepad containing her notes about Wakko's secret crush. "He mentioned that this girl has a lot of spunk, she has a curvaceous figure and she has beautiful blonde hair."
Minako, Minerva and Makoto looked at themselves and Makoto said to herself, "Well, I can ask myself, 'What girl has all of those attributes'?"
Minerva noticed that Minako and Makoto were looking at her up and down simultaneously, and was about to make a comment to both of them until Rei jumped in and said, "No, he still didn't say her name. He only mentioned those characteristics and said that he was still too shy to admit his true feelings."
"Oh…" Minerva said with a sigh as she mimed wiping sweat from her forehead. "The moment we start learning more about this girl, he says that he's still shy about admitting his true feelings to her."
"Yeah, I know," Minako said with a loving sigh. "Nothing like the feeling of young love."
"Yeah… cartoon character love, that is," Rei said.
"Well, Rei, the next time we run into Wakko, Makoto and I will talk to him and see if we can find out the identity of his secret crush," Minako said.
"Alright, but are you sure that you two will be able to get a clear answer from Wakko before Monday night?" Rei asked.
"Well, based on how unpredictable Wakko can get when he realizes that he's under pressure, I honestly doubt it," Makoto said. "That is, unless we make sure that he's still comfortable talking about his secret crush. Otherwise, it would end up becoming such a humiliating experience in the long run."
"Hey, at least we can hope for the best, right, girls?" Minerva said in a reassuring tone. "Besides, Wakko is in good standing with all of us, so I'm sure that things will work out in the end."
"Well, I hope that you're right about that, Minerva," Minako said with a sigh.
After receiving a text from Makoto and Minako about hanging out with them at the Warner Bros. Studio World theme park on Sunday afternoon during Saturday night, Wakko decided to take the two girls up on their offer, but he thought if this proclamation of an 'afternoon of fun' was just another cover-up for Makoto and Minako wanting to know more about his secret crush.
At 12 o'clock sharp on Sunday afternoon, Wakko had caught up with Makoto and Minako at the Warner Bros. Studio World theme park, where he saw Makoto and Minako standing at the entrance with tickets in their hands. Wakko walked up to them and said, "Hey, Minako! What's up, Makoto? I'm here for the afternoon of fun!"
"Oh, I'm sure you are, Wakko," Minako said with a smile. "Are you ready for the wildest day of your life?"
"If it ends up being wilder than what I had seen during our 65th anniversary special, then I'm game!" Wakko said with a devious smirk.
As Wakko took his ticker and rushed into the theme park, Makoto and Minako smirked at each other as Makoto thought to herself, "This is perfect! While Wakko is having the time of his life at the Warner Bros. Studio World theme park, Minako and I will have an opportunity to get more information about his mysterious crush that will hopefully bring us closer to finally solving this mystery!"
The two girls snapped out of their stupor once they heard Wakko say from afar, "Hey, Makoto, Minako! Are you girls coming inside or are you both going to let me have all of this fun by myself?"
"Huh? Oh, right," Makoto said as she blushed while she and Minako caught up with Wakko. "Coming, Wakko!"
Once Minako and Makoto walked into the theme park and caught up with Wakko, they both looked at him for a moment until Makoto looked at Minako and said, "So, Mina, are you going to be the one to ask the questions or should I do it?"
Minako leaned towards Makoto and whispered, "Don't worry about a thing, Makoto, I got this."
Minako looked at Wakko and said, "Hey, Wakko, do you mind if I talk to you about something?"
"Sure thing, Minako, what's up?" Wakko said.
"Well… I started to hear some more stories develop about your crush," Minako said with a smirk.
Wakko's ears shot up in surprise as he said, "You did? What did you hear?"
"Oh, not too much," Minako said, averting her eyes away from Wakko's face. "I just heard from a reliable source that this crush of yours has a lot of spunk, a real curvaceous figure—honestly, I'm surprised that you know what that word means—and she has beautiful blonde hair…"
Wakko started blushing once Minako began to list the descriptions that were given to her. Eventually, Wakko was blushing so much, he had to use his signature red baseball cap to cover his face in order to avoid having Minako and Makoto see him looking so embarrassed. However, Makoto noticed that Wakko was becoming shy once again, giggling to herself as she knelt down to his level and slowly pulled the hat away from his face. She then said to the Warner Brother, "Wakko, listen, it's okay. We know that you're still shy about meeting your crush face-to-face. Don't worry about making a fool of yourself in front of her, just be honest and show her your true self."
"Are you sure about that, Makoto?" Wakko asked as he arched an eyebrow. "Are you positive that this girl will like me for who I am, even if it ends up being wacky, zany and over-the-top?"
"Well, if she is able to handle all of your looniness in one go, I'm sure that you'll have a real winner in your book," Makoto said while giggling.
Wakko smiled and blushed in response as Minako said with a smile. "So, Wakko, is there anything else you can tell us about this crush?"
"Well, to be honest here… it's kinda hard to describe, but if you must know, this girl is more than meets the eye. Sure, whenever you see her, you may go all gaga in the knees, you might develop a split personality … heck, you might go all the way to the point of parodying the very obscure Big Bopper and peppering your dialogue with innuendos and double entendres…" Wakko explained.
As Makoto and Minako nodded their heads in response, Wakko sighed lovingly as he added, "… but, honestly, she does have a genuinely good heart. She's about as sweet as candy, float like a butterfly, stings like a bee, all wrapped up in the type of personality that makes you want to say… Faboo…"
Wakko sighed lovingly as he melted down to the ground for a bit, then he jumped back up to his normal self as he said to Makoto and Minako, "So, anyway, I think that's how I would describe it. Did you girls need some more information or are we good for right now?"
Both of the girls looked dumbfounded at Wakko for a moment, surprised to see that he was being so articulate and analytical about his crush and how he truly feels about her. Of all the people they had met in the world, they never would have expected to see a gentle, romantic and more thoughtful side from someone who was considered to be one of the wackiest cartoon characters to come from Warner Bros.—unless the character in question was Pepé Le Pew, but that's just another story. Wakko's comments about his crush definitely left Makoto thinking, "I can't believe it… he is waxing philosophical about the girl of his dreams, describing her in such vivid detail that not even Johnny Bravo would have the ability to do so. I doubt that Stella or even Usagi could be his real crush, despite what one would imply from the hints, but whoever his crush ends up being… she must be one lucky girl."
Wakko took notice of the girls' serene state and could only look at them strangely, then he turned to the audience and said in a sotto aside, "First, it was Rei, now Makoto and Minako are simultaneously having one of these moments. Did this happen when they were trying to figure out who Chibi-Usa's boyfriend was in the Sailor Moon anime?"
Wakko then turned back to Makoto and Minako, and snapped his fingers, saying, "Hello! Earth to Mako and Mina, you girls are looking like you are leaving the atmosphere!"
The two girls shook their heads for a moment, then Minako said, "Huh? Wha? What happened?"
Makoto looked at Minako and said, "Mina, I think that we just got stuck in one of our lovestruck trances once again."
"Couldn't have said it better myself," Wakko quipped.
"Yeah, sorry about that, Wakko," Makoto said as she rubbed her head and a slight blush appeared on her face. "I guess Mina and I were so surprised to hear how articulate and detailed you were when it came to describing your feelings and reactions for this mysterious crush."
"Well, I guess when you're in love, you don't think straight," Wakko quipped with a smirk.
Makoto and Minako giggled for a bit as Minako said, "Say, Wakko, why don't you go ahead and enjoy your time here in the theme park? Makoto and I have to go meet up with Minerva and Rei for something important."
"Are you sure you girls don't wanna stick around and have some fun? I saw that there's going to be a celebrity basketball exhibition at 2:00 and it was mentioned that Snoop Dogg was going to be up there," Wakko explained.
Makoto and Minako thought about it for a moment, then Makoto added, "Well, as enticing and exciting as that sounds, Wakko, we still have to go. We don't want to keep those two waiting because we might go out for a night on the town."
A smirk appeared on Wakko's face as he said in a sly tone, "Well… in that case, I hope you girls enjoy your night on the town. Oh, and tell Minerva and Rei that I said what's up!"
As Wakko and the girls went into opposite directions, several thoughts popped up in Makoto and Minako's minds, "A girl who may be drop-dead gorgeous, but sweet on the inside? Causes guys to go all gaga in the knees? Turn into parodies of the Big Bopper… wait a minute…"
Once it all came together and it all started to add up, a look of surprise and astonishment appeared on Makoto's face as she finally said, "Of course! That's it, Minako! How did we miss the obvious this whole time? I finally have the answer to the secret identity of Wakko Warner's mysterious crush! Oh, just wait until Rei and Minerva get the word about this!"
Later that night, after Makoto and Minako had gone to the Warner Bros. Studio World theme park with Wakko to get some more information about his secret crush, Minerva was in her home, brushing her hair after getting out of the shower and drying herself off until she saw her cellphone buzzing. Upon seeing her cellphone buzzing, Minerva put down her brush and walked up to her cellphone to see that Minako had texted her.
Minako: Hey, Minerva, I just wanted to let you know that Makoto and I had gotten more information about Wakko's secret crush earlier this afternoon.
Minerva's eyes widened in surprise as she sent her message back to Minako.
Minerva: Really, Mina? What did he tell you and Makoto?
Minako: Well, he was waxing philosophically about the other characteristics he found with this crush: he mentioned that she may be drop-dead gorgeous, but sweet on the inside… she causes guys to go all gaga in the knees… has all of the characteristics wrapped inside that would make one say… 'Faboo'…
Minerva processed all of the different traits Wakko had mentioned in relation to his crush, then once it all came together, she gasped in surprise as she said to herself quietly, "Oh, my gosh… that must mean that Wakko has a crush on—"
However, before Minerva could come to her conclusion, she was interrupted by Makoto sending her a text message. Minerva picked up her phone and saw what Makoto had sent her.
Makoto: Yo, Minerva, we'll talk more about this tomorrow. I have a feeling that our answer might surprise you…
As soon as Minerva received this text message from Makoto, she sighed as she said to herself, "To be honest, Makoto, I think I already know the answer, based on the hints that have been given…"
The next day at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity, the arrival of the six new girls became the talk of the town among the students in the university. Everyone was excited about having another star-studded girl group present in their school, which even added to the connection between the Looney Tunes and the DC Animated Universe. However, the rising popularity of the new girls only caused a sense of jealousy among the Glamour Goddesses, especially Mandy and Nefera de Nile. When Mandy had gotten word of the new girls, she decided to give the scoop to Nefera de Nile, who was the leader of the Glamour Goddesses.
"Hey, Nefera, have you gotten the word of those new girls who have arrived at the Cartoon Tooniversity?" Mandy asked as she rushed up to Nefera de Nile.
"Oh, as if I haven't gotten the word from Cleo and her friends during cheerleading practice on Friday," Nefera said in a cold and cynical tone while rolling her eyes.
"Well, I've been hearing that they've been rising in popularity so fast even since they've arrived in the Cartoon Tooniversity on Friday," Mandy explained. "Apparently, they're trying to prop them up as the new top-tier girl group of the Tooniversity!"
Nefera's eyes bugged out for a bit as she turned to Mandy and said in a surprised tone, "Hold up! You mean to tell me that those new girls are actually becoming more popular than the Glamour Goddesses, of all people?"
"Duh, need I pull out the popularity chart again?" Mandy said while rolling her eyes.
As she pulled out the aforementioned popularity chart, Mandy pointed out that the DC Super Hero Girls were on the rise in popularity and were going to overtake the Glamour Goddesses' (self-proclaimed) #1 position of the top-tier girl group in the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity. Nefera looked on in shock as she said, "Okay, this can not be happening! We've got to stop those girls from overtaking our position before they get too big for their britches!"
A devious smile appeared on Mandy's face as she laughed evilly and said, "I see. How do you propose we do this? Should we try to fool the other girls around here that the new girls have said some disparaging things about them behind their back?"
"No, I wouldn't go for anything that extreme—at least, not yet—but I think we should try to go for a more direct approach," Nefera said with a devious smirk.
"You mean, we should do something to them that would be so embarrassing that they'll wish that they never transferred to this university?" Mandy said as her eyes sparkled with joy.
"Oh, yeah, so here's what we're gonna do, girlfriend…" Nefera said as she pulled Mandy towards her and whispered her devious plan.
While the two Glamour Goddesses were setting up plans for their dastardly deed, the quatrio of Minerva, Rei, Makoto and Minako had gathered around the courtyard near the recreational basketball court of the Cartoon Tooniversity as they talked about the latest update of what Wakko had described about his secret crush. However, Rei, Makoto and Minako were the only ones present at the time, seeing as how Minerva was apparently running late this morning. Minerva's absence did not go unnoticed both by the girls as Rei looked at her watch and sighed while saying, "Man, it's only 30 minutes before we have to go to our first class of the day. Where's Minerva?"
"Who knows, Rei? Maybe she was so overwhelmed by the latest update that she decided to take a skip day," Minako quipped.
"What makes you say that, Minako?" Makoto asked while raising an eyebrow.
"Makoto, think about it: the way Wakko described his crush as being a beautiful blonde who may come off as one who is nonchalant, but she actually has a good heart deep down; she manages to make the guys go gaga in the knees; she makes the fellas speak in innuendos and double entendres; and it is all wrapped up in the type of personality that would make one say… Faboo," Minako explained.
Before Rei and Makoto could make a response to Minako's statement, the girls were surprised to hear a familiar voice saying, "I can't believe you girls never realized that the answer was right with you all along."
Rei, Makoto and Minako all turned to see Yakko and Dot walking up to them, with the latter holding a note in her hand. Yakko looked at the two girls and said, "So, I guess that would explain why Wakko was getting these different text messages about some sort of private get-together over this past weekend."
The girls rubbed their heads and gave small smiles as Minako said, "Well, we just couldn't help it, Yakko. I know it was none of our business, but when Minerva told us about Wakko having a secret crush, we had to put our brains together to figure out who this girl was."
"Well… we weren't going to say anything about it until it got to the climax, but the answer was with you girls the whole time," Dot said.
Rei, Makoto and Minako all exchanged looks of confusion as they turned to Yakko and Dot, and said, "Wait, what?"
"Yeah, like Dot said, you girls actually found your answer long before the grand finale," Yakko said with a playful smirk.
The three girls tried to figure out what Yakko and Dot were trying to say, but it finally dawned on them as Rei looked at Makoto and Minako, and said, "Wait a minute! Minako, you mean to tell me that when you and Makoto talked with Wakko, you mean that you both figured out that…"
Makoto and Minako nodded their heads in agreement, then Rei looked at Yakko and Dot as Dot said, "Well, we know more about our brother than what people would give us credit for."
Rei, Makoto and Minako all looked at each other for a moment, then they squealed in excitement as Rei said, "Oh, now I realize why Minerva hasn't shown up for class yet!"
"Yeah, she must be trying to find her Prince Charming to know how he truly feels about her!" Minako said with a smile, then her smile slowly faded away as she added, "Wait… what if Wakko gets his feelings hurt if Minerva tells him the truth?"
"Well, I don't know," Makoto said while shrugging her shoulders. "I mean, it's not like he's going to blow his top and take her rejection poorly, right? Right?"
"No… well, as long as he's not dealing with Miss Flamiel giving him a failing grade, that is," Yakko quipped.
"Do you think we should check up on him?" Dot asked curiously.
"We might as well," Yakko said as he led the girls to where Minerva and Wakko were going to meet. "Besides, if her reaction to this revelation is going to be as funny as I think it will be, I want to be able to get a front-row seat."
Inside the Art Room, Wakko Warner was busy creating a special Valentine for when he was going to meet his secret crush, which was created in the shape of a heart. As he was writing on the inside of the card, he was surprised to see Minerva walk into the Art Room, hand on her hip and giving a playful smile to Wakko. Wakko stopped working on his card as hearts appeared in his eyes and he said, "Well, helloooo, Minerva Mink!"
Wakko rushed into Minerva's arms and sighed lovingly as Minerva giggled and said to the Warner Brother, "Oh, hi there, Wakko, I see that you had such a fun time hanging out with Rei, Makoto and Minako over the weekend."
"You bet!" Wakko said with a smile. "In fact, most of the weekend was pretty fun for the most part, but there was one thing about this that was rather… iffy, so to speak."
Minerva raised an eyebrow in response as she asked in a curious tone, "What do you mean, Wakko?"
"Well, while it was cool to hang out with Rei, Makoto and Minako over the weekend, they started to produce these lovestruck gazes and trances when they were asking me for information about my mysterious crush," Wakko explained. "I mean, I know they tend to do this whenever they fall in love, but I never thought that they would do this because I was falling in love with someone. Do you know why they were acting so weird, Minerva?"
Minerva just sighed as she said, "Wakko, I have to be honest with you. I told them about your mysterious crush. You see, I overheard you talking to Yakko and Dot about this crush of yours and I was so interested in figuring out who it was, I asked Rei, Makoto and Minako for their assistance in this mystery. While one of us girls were having a private conversation with you about this, we were asking most of the girls in the Animation Multiverse if they knew anything about your crush, but we haven't gotten a solid answer from anyone yet. In fact, the closest thing we've gotten to a solid answer was based on what Minako told me when she had texted me last night. I apologize if I caused you grief for these past few days, Wakko."
Wakko just raised an eyebrow as he asked Minerva, "You mean to tell me that you told Rei, Makoto and Minako about my secret crush… and that explains why they were so willing to hang out with me over the weekend?"
"Yeah," Minerva said with a sad sigh.
When she took a good look at Wakko, she was expecting him to be angry, mad, upset, sad… heck, she was even expecting him to turn into a miniature volcano and blow his mental gasket right in front of her. However, what she didn't expect was to see Wakko jumping up and hugging her with so much joy as he said to her, "Oh, Minerva, that just made my weekend so much better!"
"Huh? It does?" Minerva asked in a half-surprised, half-confused tone.
"Well, yeah," Wakko said with a smile. "I mean, to be honest, I had that feeling that you told the girls about it anyway. At first, I didn't give out too much information when I met up with Rei on Saturday because I know how she gets when talking to certain people. However, once I became aware that you girls were so dedicated to solving this mystery, I started to realize that you had to come up with this complicated plan as a way to make sure that I was able to build up the courage to express my true feelings to the girl of my dreams."
"Wow… I gotta say, Wakko, you're taking all of this pretty well," Minerva said with a small smile.
"Well, of course," Wakko said as he started to blush for a bit. "Because… well, it's because… uh, you know…"
Minerva finally put all of the information and hints together as she smiled at Wakko and said, "Wakko … I guess you're trying to say that I was your mysterious crush this whole time, wasn't I?"
Wakko's face became as red as a tomato as he smiled and nodded his head while saying, "Yeah … what gave it all away? My red as a tomato face or the fact that I am speaking to you more vividly than I did with the three Sailor Guardians?"
Minerva blushed for a bit as she knelt down to Wakko's level and said, "Wakko, listen, I know that you're a sweet guy—in fact, you and your siblings are sweet… well, sweet in your own looney way—but you need to understand, sweetie, there's a major age gap between the two of us."
"Well, I know that," Wakko said. "I know you would be more suited for my brother, Yakko, or even Bugs Bunny, if you have a chance. Anyway, it's only a silly, little precocious crush of mine in the first place. Maybe, one day, I'll find the right girl in my life, but I'll be content with what I am right now: a zany cartoon character and a part of one of the most-notable power trios in the history of Warners animation. As for you, Minerva … well, you are one of the nicest girls I've ever met—heck, you're on the same level as Flora from the Winx Club in that regard—but, with the awareness of our age difference, I just hope you manage to find the right guy for your life one day. One who will treat you right, treat you like the real princess you are. Maybe you will find him later in life, but for now, just enjoy life to the best of your abilities and good fortunes will come your way."
Minerva giggled for a bit as she said, "Wakko… have you been watching those after-school specials again?"
"Don't judge me, Minerva, alright?" Wakko said with a smirk. "It's like what Yakko would say: 'Spielberg eats that stuff up'."
Minerva giggled in response as she and Wakko turned to see that Yakko, Dot, Rei, Makoto and Minako all watching them from outside the Art Room. Minerva turned back to Wakko and said, "So, Wakko, do you think we should tell them?"
"Nah, I think they already know," Wakko said as he gave her a knowing wink.
As the group walked into the Art Room, Yakko said in a playful tone, "Hey, lovebirds! How did the conversation go?"
"Wakko, did you try the whole 'candy and flowers' routine again?" Dot asked in a similarly-playful tone.
"Ahhh… how romantic," Minako said as she sighed lovingly. "Wakko Warner is finally growing into a full-fledged gentleman."
"Yeah, I guess Minerva might have her work cut out for her," Rei said with a playful smirk.
Minerva and Wakko both blushed at each other as Wakko said, "Well, Minerva, I guess you should hurry and make it to your first period before the tardy bell rings."
Minerva giggled in response as she said, "Well, I guess so. See ya, Wakko, and I hope you have a nice day."
As Minerva knelt down and kissed Wakko on his cheek, Wakko gave a dumb, lovestruck grin in response as Minerva, Rei, Makoto and Minako walked away from the Art Room to get to their first period class. Once Yakko and Dot walked up to Wakko, he turned back to his normal self as Yakko said with a smile, "Well, what do you know, Wakko? You've managed to overcome your shyness and express your true feelings to the girl you love."
"Yakko, you know that it's just a silly, precocious crush, right?" Wakko asked, arching an eyebrow.
Dot sighed as she said in a playful tone, "Yeah, I know… ahhh, young love."
Yakko and Dot both smirked and snickered at each other as Wakko could only shake his head and snicker as well, saying, "That's what siblings are for. They may joke around with you, but they really care about you."
As the four girls walked to their first class period of the day, Makoto nudged on Minerva's shoulder as she said in a playful tone, "So, Minerva, how does it feel to know that one of the Warner Brothers is crushing on you?"
"I think the question should relate to the fact that the Warner Brother in question is not Yakko, surprisingly enough," Minako added while giggling.
Minerva could only roll her eyes and smirk at the three girls, saying, "Ha-ha, very funny, ladies. You realize that it's just a little, precocious crush, right?"
"Oh, come on, Minerva," Rei said. "What makes you think that you two would make a cute couple?"
"Rei, he's content with being with his siblings and having fun to the fullest of his abilities," Minerva explained. "Besides, he told me that he might find another girl he likes down the road, but he is going to enjoy life at the moment. As a matter of fact, he mentioned that I should enjoy my life as well before I start thinking about relationships."
"Wow… I wonder what happened to Wakko this time around," Rei said curiously.
"I know, what happened to that 'Animaney, totally insaney' Wakko Warner we all know and love?" Minako asked.
"Well, he's starting to mature like his older brother, but I wouldn't worry about Wakko losing his 'totally insaney' qualities," Minerva said. "Besides, if I know Wakko and his siblings, they'll probably drive Mr. Plotz up a wall on the studio lot by tomorrow morning."
Meanwhile, just as the first bell rang to signal the first class of the day, Mandy and Nefera were busy setting up their prank against the DC Super Hero Girls. They had set up a tar-and-feather machine a la Wile E. Coyote that would have left them as a group of Foghorn Leghorns. In the midst of their giggling, Nefera said to Mandy, "This is perfect, Mandy! Once those new girls make their way to Wise Cracks 101, we'll be able to use this machine to cover them in tar and feathers, as well as placing rubber gloves on the top of their heads!"
"Those girls won't know what hit them once they come through these halls," Mandy said with a devious smirk as the two Glamour Goddesses continued giggling.
Soon, they became silent when they heard some voices from afar. As if it was an instant reflex, the girls turned on the machine that blew the tar and feathers onto the victims, even adding the rubber gloves for good measure. After the process was completed, they rushed down the hall to see the reaction of those Super Hero Girls. However, their smiles slowly faded away when they realized that the victims in question weren't exactly the Super Hero Girls…
"Egad, Brain! You look riveting with all of those feathers on you! Narf!" Pinky said as he laughed at how ridiculous he and the Brain looked covered in feathers.
"Silence, Pinky," The Brain said in quiet humiliation. "This is one of the reasons why I hate cameos."
"Huh? Pinky and the Brain? What are you two doing here? You two don't even attend this university!" Mandy said in annoyance.
"In fact, I don't remember you guys teaching a class here, either," Nefera said while raising an eyebrow.
"Actually, we were just coming from a seminar we held here, talking to the students as a part of our latest plan to take over the world," The Brain explained. "After this embarrassing situation, I guess I should reconsider. Come, Pinky, we might as well come up with another plan for tonight."
Pinky followed behind Brain and said, "Why, Brain, what are we going to do tonight?"
"The same thing we do every night, Pinky… try to take over the world! Hopefully, without getting covered in feathers," The Brain said.
Mandy and Nefera both looked dumbfounded at this situation until Mandy felt Barbara poking on her shoulder as she handed them a rope and said with a smirk, "Hey, ladies, I think you forgot your rope right here."
"Huh? I don't remember needing a rope for this plan," Mandy said in a tone of confusion.
"Oh, but you girls do now… now, ladies!" Barbara called as Diana and Jessica proceeded to pour water on the two girls, then Kara and Karen used the machine to cover the girls in tar and feathers, and Zee used her magic skills to place two Daffy Duck-like bills on their respective mouths.
Once they realized that their plan had backfired on them, most of the students at the Warner Bros. Cartoon Tooniversity proceeded to laugh uproariously as Mandy and Nefera just sulked in defeat and complete embarrassment. Mandy just groaned in annoyance as she looked at Nefera and said, "I guess this is how Pinky and the Brain feel whenever their plans for world domination backfire."
"You're telling me, Mandy," Nefera said as she and Mandy made their way to their own first period class to avoid further embarrassment.
As the DC Super Hero Girls got back with each other, they all made their way into the Wise Cracks 101 classroom as Bugs watched the scene that had just occurred, saying to the audience while munching on a carrot, "You know something, folks? I was having a little doubt that those girls were going to blend in around here, but after what I just saw, I have a feeling that they are going to fit in just fine…"
Bugs proceeded to chuckle for a bit as the cartoon drew to a close.
After the screen faded to black, the signature Looney Tunes red rings appeared on the screen as Yakko, Wakko and Dot all popped up through the rings and said their classic closing phrase from Animaniacs: "Goodbye, nurse!"
After all of the mystery and suspicions, this episode finally draws to a close. It's good to know that, even though this episode was heavier on the romance elements compared to the first two episodes (or, really, any fanfiction I have written before this), it's cool to know it still has its comedic beats, especially when it comes to the Warners and their one-liners. Anyway, I know the idea of Wakko crushing on Minerva might be out there, but I think it could work with the right sense of development and characterization. Hopefully, Wakko's character is still recognizable, even though he does get some development throughout most of the episode, and I hope Minerva Mink is actually developed well enough because I might start using her as a regular character in this series, but we'll just wait and see, I guess…
I should note that this episode is an updated version of the original one that I had written back in 2016, which had the same focus, but also included a B-plot that focused on Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Foghorn Leghorn, which… honestly didn't go anywhere in that version, so I decided to switch that plot out in favor of establishing the 2019 incarnation of the DC Super Hero Girls as major supporting members of the cast. They didn't have too much to do, aside from Barbara Gordon, but the next Looney Tunes Cartoon of the season, set after this one, is going to focus on Babs and Zatanna, which will revolve around a plot that will be established in the fourth episode of this season.
Anyway, I hope you all have enjoyed this episode and the debut of the DC Super Hero Girls because there is more to come. Apologies for the long wait, but I have been focusing on school so much as of late, as well as writing new chapters for my Sailor Space Jam series. I might have the next Looney Tunes Cartoon and the next new episode ready soon, but we shall see, I guess. Anyway, as always, "Stay Tooned" for the next episode and thanks for reading, folks!
