The saw only managed to break the surface of Hello Nurse's skin, before Yakko was interrupted by his brother calling his name.
"Yakko!" Wakko shouted.
Yakko growled, turning away from his subject and thankfully taking the saw off her arm, "Wakko, I'm in the middle of something here. What do you want?"
Wakko held up a bright red stick of dynamite. The fuse on the end was sparking, dangerously close to the stick itself, "Did you light this stick of dynamite?"
"Wakko!!" Yakko screamed, dropping everything, snatching the stick, and throwing it down the hallway.
BOOOOM!!
The dynamite exploded, shaking the entire underground lair. Some rubble fell from the ceiling while the hallway supports creaked and groaned from the force. The Warners all yelped and grabbed on to each other in fright. Once the dust had settled and the lair seemed to stabilize, Yakko glared at his younger brother.
"Wakko, what have I said about lighting dynamite in the laboratory?!"
Wakko shot back, "It wasn't my dynamite! It rolled in from the hallway! I thought maybe it was part of a plan or something you had!"
"Why would I light dynamite in my own lab?!'
"I don't know!"
Dot interrupted her brothers by pointing to the hallway where the dynamite had been thrown, "Look!"
In the smoke were two mysterious figures. This mystery was broken however when one of the figures gave a hacking cough from all the dust and smoke that had been thrown up by the dynamite.
"I ain't coughed this much since I first started smoking."
The two figures stepped out of the smoke. It was Slappy with Pesto sitting on her shoulder. Slappy was coughing loudly, but managed to get it under control and face the Warners with a death glare.
"You brats like my welcome gift?" She asked, grinning casually.
Yakko snarled, "Well well, if it isn't Slappy Squirrel!"
"And Pesto!" Pesto growled back, his feathers ruffling to maximum height.
"Pesto!" Scratchansniff cried happily, "He came back for us!"
"And brought Ms. Squirrel!" Hello Nurse added.
The Warners grouped together, their fur bristling angrily at the threat before them.
"Listen," Slappy started, strolling over to the two imprisoned humans, "Here's how we're gonna do this. I'm gonna let these two go, and you ain't doing anything about it. Then I'm gonna go look for my nephew. And if you even think about stopping me, I'll show you kids what the meaning of comedy is."
"Yeah! So back up, Jack!" Pesto added, gesturing angrily to the three Warners.
Yakko picked his bone saw up from the ground, holding it tightly, "You think you scare us, you old hag? We've subdued plenty of toons before you!"
They approached again. Dot sparked with electricity. Wakko's Warnerium growths glowed brightly as his fur stood on end. Yakko flashed the massive blade of his hacksaw. They all bared their teeth in an angry animalistic snarl. Slappy hardly paid them any mind as she and Pesto undid Hello Nurse and Scratchansniff's bonds.
"Get them!!" Yakko commanded.
The Warners charged. Wakko jumped on Slappy as the two were caught up in a cartoony dust cloud of flailing limbs and smashing mallets. Dot went after Hello Nurse, who was making a break for the other side of the laboratory. Scratchansniff managed to push past Yakko in midst of the chaos and run off to hide somewhere.
"Get back here you skinny little witch!" Dot growled, her fur bristling and sparks flying off every surface of her body.
Hello Nurse sprinted. Over on a work bench was all of her and Scratchansniff's old stuff. Underneath the hazmat suits, she saw the high powered magnet sticking out of the pocket. She dove and grabbed the magnet before Dot could electrocute her. Whipping around, she pointed the magnet at the ghostly form, stopping her dead in her tracks.
"No!!" Dot cried, her electricity frozen in place by the sheer power of the magnet, "You!! Yakko!! She's bullying me!!"
Hello Nurse gasped, as she hadn't noticed Yakko approaching her from the side, brandishing his saw. It still had a smidge of blood on it from where he had broken through her skin. He was grinned wildly before he charged at her, slashing with his saw.
BONK!
A wooden baseball bat connected with the top of Yakko's head. He went cross-eyed and wobbled before falling to the ground. Little Hello Nurses in skimpy showgirl outfits danced around his head as he laid there in an unconscious daze. Behind him stood Scratchansniff, holding a baseball bat broken in half. He laughed nervously.
Hello Nurse breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you Scratchansniff!"
"I uh... I didn't know I had that in me!" Said the psychiatrist.
Hello Nurse backed away slightly and sat the magnet up against the work bench, keeping Dot permanently stuck until it was moved. The toon dog girl yelled and cursed, demanding to be let go. Over on the other side of the lab, Slappy and Wakko were still fighting. Pesto was trying to help by pecking at Wakko's ears, though he usually ended up picking Slappy by accident.
Slappy pulled a mallet from nowhere, swung it around, and hit Wakko in the stomach. He went flying into the shelves of Warnerium. The jars came tumbling down, raining glass shards and Warnerium ore down on him, briefly knocking him out. Slappy stood up straight, her back making an audible crack.
"Agh! I think I threw out my back again!" She groaned. She took the mallet and hit herself in the back, popping it back into place, "Ah, that's better."
Now with the Warners knocked out or imprisoned by a magnet, the small group reunited again.
"You two alright?" Pesto asked. His eyes trailed down to Hello Nurse's elbow, where blood was streaming down to her hand, "Holy smokes! What did they do to you?!"
"I'm fine, I promise." Hello Nurse insisted, even while Scratchansniff insisted he tear his coat and make a bandage for her, "We need to get out of here right away."
"Wait," Pesto stopped her, "Where's Dr. Magenta?"
"I'm here, you bird brain." Answered a voice behind them. There on the table sat Brain, angrily staring at them from his cage.
"Wait, but Dr. Magenta is a human-?" Pesto seemed confused as he scratched his head.
"Oh for Pete's sake!" Slappy cried, "We ain't got time for this! Let's scram!"
Hello Nurse and Scratchansniff grabbed the few things of theirs they could find. They both hesitated when they walked by Brain's cage, but decided to set him free. He ended up riding on Pesto's back as they made their way out of the lab and down the hallway. Dot screamed at them angrily as they left, but she couldn't do anything to stop them.
"Alright," Slappy started, "First things first. Where in this dingy dump is my nephew?"
"Hold on, I know that!" Pesto cried as he sped up, taking the lead. They ran after him and he flew through the confusing corridors with ease.
"Surely your pea sized pigeon brain doesn't remember where the imprisoned toons are?" Brain remarked, sounding bitter.
Pesto growled back at him, "Hey, watch your mouth! I'm smarter than the average pigeon, y'know?!"
The group sprinted down the twisting and turning corridors, following behind Pesto. It took a few turns, but they ended up at the familiar titanium door housing the imprisoned toons. Pesto pecked at the buttons, punching in the code to open it. Once the door unlatched, the toons rushed inside, though Hello Nurse and Scratchansniff stayed at the doorway as they were concerned about the radiation.
The other toons inside the cage stirred, hearing the door open. They all collectively gasped.
"Pesto!" Squit and Bobby shouted.
Skippy squealed for joy, "Aunt Slappy!!"
Pinky perked up and danced around, "Brain!!"
They each went to meet their family member or friend. The reunion was joyous and tear-filled. Even the stoic Slappy was more than overjoyed to see her nephew again.
"You came back for us!" Squit exclaimed.
"Heck yeah I did!" Pesto shot back, "What? Did you take me to be a deserter? A person who deserts? Ha! Not me! Not Pesto the Goodfeather!"
Skippy was crying as he hugged his aunt through the bars of his cell, "I thought I'd never see you again, aunt Slappy!"
Slappy tried to remain her usual grouchy and sarcastic self, but she was clearly tearing up, "What? Did you think I'd kick the bucket before I got you out of here? Fat chance, kiddo."
"Brain!" Pinky cried as he tried to hug Brain, though he slapped his hands away, "I'm so happy to see you, narf!"
"Quiet Pinky!" Brain hissed as he was already trying to pick the lock, "Or I shall have to hurt you!"
Pinky giggled, clearly hearing nothing, "You're my best friend too, Brain!"
The toons celebrated for a little while longer before they eventually began looking for a way to release the prisoners. They looked high and low, but there seemed to be no emergency release on the cages, nor keys hanging in plain sight.
Slappy groaned, "Don't tell me I hauled my butt all the way down here only to find out I can't save my nephew."
"We shall simply brute force it!" Brain insisted, "We haven't much time before the Warner children wake from their head trauma induced stupors!"
"Brute force? That's my specialty!" Slappy exclaimed as he pulled out a mallet and started smashing the bars of Skippy's cell. This proved effective as the bars bent just enough for Skippy to squeeze through, even with his massive Warnerium chest growth hindering his movement. Slappy repeated this with the other toons, releasing Rita, Runt, and Minerva from their cages. Brain picked the locks on the smaller hanging cages, letting the Goodfeathers and Pinky free. Finally, the toons were properly united.
Hello Nurse and Scratchansniff watched them with happiness. Their reunions after being apart for decades was heartwarming.
"Isn't this great, Scratchansniff?" Hello Nurse asked, "We helped free the toons!"
Scratchansniff didn't answer.
Hello Nurse looked over her shoulder, "Dr. Scratchansniff?"
She gasped. Behind her stood the Warner kids. Yakko held Scratchansniff against him, using a very sharp scalpel against his neck to keep him from moving. Wakko and Dot kept their distance, but were clearly ready to pounce if either of the humans tried anything funny.
"Are you perhaps missing a pee-sychiatrist?" Yakko asked teasingly, his smile too wide for his face.