Cherry decided to meet Cathleen at the Bed & Breakfast. The two good friends were soon sitting together on Cathleen's temporary bed.
"You met Augie Doggie?" Cathleen asked. "As in a Hanna-Barbera character?"
"Yeah, a lot of the animals have gone feral, but luckily, I can still talk to them," Cherry explained. "You probably can too."
"Well, okay," Cathleen shrugged. "I met someone interesting too myself."
"Yeah?" Cherry asked. "And who would that be?"
"Does the name Erin mean anything to you?" Cathleen asked.
Cherry stopped to think, looking thoughtful for a moment or two. "Erin... Erin... Erin..." she then paused thoughtfully. "So far all I can think of is the spy girl mascot for that insurance company like The GEICO gecko before they decided to overexploit those cavemen and that TV Show spin-off no one really liked or cared about."
"No, not Erin Esurance. Erin from Miguzi." Cathleen clarified.
"Oh... Ohh," Cherry then said once it hit her. "I remember that... I used to watch Miguzi after school in middle school when I'd visit my granny."
"Right..." Cathleen nodded. "She also didn't seem to know about TOM from Toonami or Super Chunk from 1994 back when 2 Stupid Dogs or Captain Planet was on TV before a revival in 2009 with The Noods."
"Captain Planet..." Cherry smirked slightly. "Time to either go play outside or go on the World Wide Web. Interesting though... Did she have anything to say?" she then asked.
"Well, she seemed to have some memory of Cartoon Network, but at the same time not a lot," Cathleen explained. "She remembered hosting the Miguzi block, but she recalls this place being called Storybrooke City. So I'm not sure what her situation is."
"Hmm... You might wanna keep a closer eye on her," Cherry suggested as she nodded while taking in the information. "She could probably help us out in this mission."
"Well, I sure hope that she can," Cathleen replied. "It oughta make things pretty interesting and hopeful for us."
"Yeah, it should." Cherry remarked.
"So, you said that you heard from Augie Doggie?" Cathleen then asked.
"Yeah, I saw him at the pet shelter with David," Cherry explained. "He told me that an animal's memory never changes... Somehow, and he talked with Archie's dog, Pongo, but they couldn't tell anyone since no one around here talks to animals."
"Really? Not even Mary Margaret?" Cathleen asked. "I thought you said that she was Snow White in The Enchanted Forest?"
"Yes, but that doesn't mean that Snow White can talk to animals," Cherry replied. "At least... Not this one. Also, he said something about an uncle."
"Augie Doggie has an uncle?" Cathleen asked.
"Apparently!" Cherry replied with a mere shrug of her shoulders. "Apparently Moxy is his uncle. The Moxy Show... Cartoon Network's first ever original program when they showed reruns of Hanna-Barbera cartoons before they had original programming which would then give us The Cartoon Cartoons like Dexter's Lab, Johnny Bravo, Cow & Chicken, The Powerpuff Girls, The Eds, and Courage the Cowardly Dog."
"Whoa..." Cathleen whispered in amazement. "So you think that Moxy could be The Fallen Leader that the What a Cartoon gang is talking about?"
"It's my theory anyway," Cherry shrugged. "I wouldn't put it past him. I mean, think about it... No one ever talks about his show and he wasn't even involved in the 20th birthday for Cartoon Network in 2012 while everyone else was there, even Scrappy-Doo."
"That's pretty sad when even Scrappy-Doo was invited to a big party like that." Cathleen chuckled with a small smirk.
"Ah, ah, ah, watch it... I know some people who might be offended by that Scrappy comment." Cherry warned sternly.
"Sorry~" Cathleen said innocently then. "So, do we have a lead or what?" she then asked.
"We might have something with Erin and Moxy," Cherry nodded. "Though Augie said that Moxy's gone missing ever since he went to look for outside help. Maybe if we find Moxy, we can find something else..."
"Hmm..." Cathleen paused before gasping. "Oh! I know... If she isn't too busy, I could try to look with Ruby in 'Wolf Form'. Two noses are better than one."
"So you're gonna track Moxy?" Cherry asked. "Don't you, like, need something of his in order to track him easier?"
"Yeah, you're right... But I'm sure that we'll be able to think of something..." Cathleen replied.
"Hopefully soon..." Cherry agreed before flinching as her phone vibrated and she soon took it out to check something. "Hm?"
"If you girls are thirsty, meet me in front of my shop at 8:00. My treat. -RG" The message read.
"What is it?" Cathleen asked. "Is Mr. Gold trying to get your attention again?"
"...It's nothing." Cherry replied before she just sent a thumb's up in response to the message.
"Come on... You can tell me." Cathleen said, coming a bit closer.
"...Well, fine," Cherry sighed a bit. "Yes, it's him, and he's invited us and wants to treat us to drinks tonight."
"Both of us?" Cathleen blinked. "Well, I guess that sounds interesting. Are we gonna go?" she then asked.
"I guess we could take a break from our adventure for just a little bit," Cherry replied. "Knowing this place, he'll take us to The Rabbit Hole."
"Is that a night club like The House of Mouse?" Cathleen asked.
"Nah, it's a popular bar in Storybrooke," Cherry shook her head. "Pretty sure it came from Wonderland considering the name. I've been around there a couple of times and I'd have a girls' night with some friends like Ruby down there."
"So is it a pretty good place?" Cathleen asked.
"Yeah, it's pretty good," Cherry said. "I have a good friend down there named Lilac and sometimes on certain days, I worked down there and she'd help me wait tables and serve drinks."
"You never mentioned a girl named Lilac around me before," Cathleen replied, sounding confused. "I think that this is the first time I'm hearing about it."
"Yes, but you have to remember, I lost my memories about this place some time ago before we accepted our new adventure together after coming into Storybrooke," Cherry reminded and explained. "I guess I was kinda like the townspeople around here until Emma showed up. I was put under my own curse and had my memories taken away back when Regina was still being The Evil Queen before she reformed."
"Oh." Cathleen then said, now realizing.
"Yes, I know it's complicated, but hopefully things get better," Cherry said. "Now, they have snack foods there, so if you wanna get something to eat, we could probably pick something up and meet Mr. Gold for drinks."
"Cool. I think I might go for a steak." Cathleen then said.
"Sheesh... Eat some chicken or other food once in a while," Cherry rolled her eyes. "I swear, steak is all you eat nowadays."
Cathleen was about to say something.
"I know, you're a meatatarian, you only eat meat, but that doesn't mean steak is the only meat that exists," Cherry interrupted before she could say something. "Hmm... Our clothes are really piling up, huh?" she then asked, seeing the basket in Cathleen's room.
"Yeah... Mrs. Lucas told me that she had washing machines around here, but they're all broken down," Cathleen replied. "What do I do now?"
"Ah, relax," Cherry told her. "We'll just visit the laundromat and get our best clothes for later tonight. So you're sure you don't mind going out for drinks for us even though you'll kinda be a third wheel?"
"I'll be fine," Cathleen said before she went to pick up and organize her basket. "Let's get our clothes cleaned up."
Cherry nodded as she got up with Cathleen and went to come down to The Laundromat & Dry Cleaners place.
Cherry gathered her own laundry with some detergent and some dryer sheets as they walked downtown together to the city's laundromat. A few other people were there. Cherry glanced in through the window before they went inside.
"What is it, Cherry?" Cathleen asked.
"Sorry... Just looking at something interesting~" Cherry smirked.
Cathleen looked curious before shrugging and joining Cherry at her side. Both girls looked in through the window and saw what the rather interesting sight was. Regina smiled as she stood with Jack as he visited the local laundromat. They weren't alone though, there was Johnny Bravo, though the blonde muscleman was wearing his pajamas.
"I ship it." Cathleen remarked about Regina and Samurai Jack.
"Regina could definitely use some love in her life after what happened to Daniel." Cherry agreed.
"Daniel? Who's Daniel?" Cathleen then asked.
"Never mind that now." Cherry shook her head, deciding not to talk about it.
"Aw, come on, Cher. You can tell me." Cathleen said as they were on their way inside the laundromat.
"...I'll tell you later, okay?" Cherry suggested as her tone grew quiet and hushed.
"...Okay." Cathleen shrugged as they came inside.
They soon entered and began to get their laundry ready and together.
"Oh... Cherry... Cathleen... What a surprise..." Regina greeted once she saw the two. "How interesting to see you here."
"I'd say it's more interesting for me to see you here than you seeing us here," Cherry smirked. "Especially with your new friend there."
"Huh?" Regina blinked and blushed before glancing at the man she was joining for Laundry Day. "You mean Jack? Yeah... I suppose that's an interesting sight."
Cherry and Cathleen giggled a bit while Regina turned a bit redder in the face.
"So, what's new with you girls?" Regina asked them as they got their laundry together.
"Well... We've been invited to that place called The Rabbit Hole, I think was what you said, Cherry?" Cathleen informed before asking.
"Yeah, The Rabbit Hole." Cherry nodded.
"Ah, The Rabbit Hole... Such a nice place to unwind and have girls' night with," Regina smirked in approval. "A lot better than that old Æsop's Tables."
"Æsop's Tables?" Cathleen asked.
"That's another bar in Storybrooke owned by a man named Æsop," Regina explained. "Not terrible, but definitely not as popular as The Rabbit Hole."
"You might know Æsop from Æsop's Fables, those stories that tell a lesson, like The Ant and the Grasshopper or The Tortoise and the Hare," Cherry explained to Cathleen. "But yeah, I totally agree, Gina."
"Ah, I see," Cathleen nodded. "Yeah... Mr. Gold invited us out for drinks."
"Ooh~..." Regina smirked at Cherry. "Is he hoping to rekindle some past feelings before you mysteriously disappeared on us, Cherry?"
"Maybe... I dunno..." Cherry shrugged. "Kinda weird of him to do that if that's his plan since he invited Cathleen too."
"You never know," Regina replied. "So you're going out tonight then?"
"Yeah, we might as well take a break from our adventure/mission for now," Cherry said. "I'd invite you to come with us, but, uh... You weren't exactly invited. No offense, I mean." she then added, hoping that didn't sound mean.
"No, it's all right, I understand," Regina replied. "I have to look after Henry anyway. You two have fun with Mr. Gold though, hopefully your evening out is better for him than when he found Lacey."
"Which was totally your fault by the way." Cherry reminded sternly.
"Yeah, but I was still corrupted back then," Regina retorted. "Not my fault."
"Mm-hmm..." Cherry narrowed her eyes and shook her head. "Yeah, you guys were pretty terrible to each other back then."
"Well, can you blame us?" Regina defended. "We had quite the history together back in The Enchanted Forest."
"Yeah, I know..." Cherry rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"You do you, Cherry... You do you." Regina replied as she came to help Jack once he walked over to her.
"Regina, could you help me move my robes?" Jack asked.
"Sure, Jack... Whatever you say~" Regina replied hopefully.
The two soon walked off together.
"Seriously... The Evil Queen and Samurai Jack..." Cherry remarked to herself. "And I thought I saw it all during my adventures in Storybrooke."
"Sounds like you had quite the stories," Cathleen said as they put their laundry together, taking out the quarters they needed. "So... Moxy is our candidate for The Fallen Leader?"
"It's my guess anyway," Cherry replied. "Despite being the first original Cartoon Network thing ever, no one remembers him, so it's my guess. I guess he thought the same could happen for the What a Cartoon gang for the ones who weren't chosen like Hard Luck or Sledgehammer O'Possum of course."
"That does make sense," Cathleen agreed. "Maybe we'll end up meeting him."
"It'd definitely be quite an experience." Cherry nodded.
"So... Lacey?" Cathleen asked.
"Belle lost her memories at one point and Regina tricked her into being a heavy drinking party girl to get back at Mr. Gold at one point," Cherry explained. "So Belle became Lacey and quite frankly, I didn't like Lacey at all."
"I think I can see why." Cathleen nodded then.
After a while, the laundry job continued. Cathleen used her quarters to play some of the arcade games while Cherry was looking through the history book to see if there was anything else important that could be used for later. Eventually, Johnny and Jack came to check on their laundry together while Regina glanced over her shoulder, seeing the blonde macho muscleman himself. At least he wasn't drooling over her and hitting on her because that would be a grave mistake, especially with what Regina was capable of, being a former Evil Queen in The Enchanted Forest and the original feared and loathed, but "treasured" Mayor of Storybrooke.
"Laundry Day?" The two men asked each other, unintentionally at the same time.
Jack chuckled, pulling some sort of pink fabric out of the machine in front of him.
"Yep." Johnny nodded as he pulled out a black shirt of his.
"...You seem to like black shirts quite a lot." Jack noted to Johnny.
"And it looks like you like it in pink." Johnny replied as he pointed at the pink fabric.
"Jack, is there something you'd like to tell us?" Cherry smirked as she looked through her book.
"Not that there's anything wrong with that." Cathleen added, chuckling as she played Space Invaders.
Jack looked sheepish and a little embarrassed once he saw the fabric that he was holding was bright pink. Regina gave him a slightly stern look, wondering what that was all about.
"Uh... I'm just sayin'..." Johnny shrugged, not sure what to make of that himself.
Eventually, the door opened, and there was a certain ex-Powerpuff Girl there. "Oops!" Blossom said before running over on foot and came to the machine, taking out a nightgown that matched her color motif which was how Jack ended up with pink fabric in the first place before she smiled, feeling a bit mortified for both of them. "Sorry about that."
Cathleen gasped once she saw Blossom.
"Calm down," Cherry said. "Don't fangirl over her or even mention our adventures with her. She won't remember."
"Okay... Sorry..." Cathleen sighed.
Blossom soon walked by before looking over. "Do I know you two?" she then asked, seeing Cherry and Cathleen.
"I doubt it," Cherry replied. "We saw your sisters at Granny's Diner though."
"Ah, yes," Blossom nodded. "They took after school jobs while I'm hoping to become a motivational speaker when I grow up."
"Well, that sounds like fun." Cathleen said.
"Yep!" Blossom smiled. "Remember this as your keys to success when I'm all grown up: Never stop blossoming."
"Well, we wish you luck in that case, Bloss," Cherry said. "It was, uh, nice meeting you."
"Mm-hmm," Blossom smiled before her cell phone went off and she went to answer it. "Oh, excuse me. That's my boyf."
Cherry and Cathleen cringed as Blossom used modern lingo.
"Hey, Jared~... Nah, I was just picking up some laundry," Blossom said while using her phone. "#LaundryDay, am I right?"
Cherry and Cathleen cringed even more in the background.
"Yeah, I'll see you at the theater later, I just gotta run back home and finish up my homework, then I'll meet you there," Blossom said as she walked away instead of flying. "Just gotta check on Buttercup and Bubs first."
"Please make her stop talking." Cathleen begged.
"Man... This curse, whoever caused it, ruins everything," Cherry compained. "Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this mystery soon since Mystery Inc will probably be just as useless."
"Yeah... Most likely," Regina spoke up. "Especially since Velma works at the bookstore with Belle and I heard that that cowardly duo, Shaggy and Scooby, have taken up gym teacher jobs at the school."
"Well, that sounds pretty classic," Cherry remarked. "They were gym teachers at Ms. Grimwood's School for Ghouls after all."
"I guess at least it's something for you all." Regina shrugged with a small smile.
"We'll get there... Oh, boy, we'll get there..." Cherry sighed sharply.
Eventually, their laundry session ended as Cherry and Cathleen left, parting aways with Jack and Regina, and soon went to head back to Granny's Inn. Cherry sent messages to Gold about what she and Cathleen were doing and that he could pick them up at the inn for their night out tonight. Cathleen wore a dark blue dressy outfit, trying to not go for a dress or skirt since she was too much of a tomboy for a dress while Cherry was indifferent to wearing a dress these days and just wore mostly black with white stripes and her sparkling black shoes with hints of white. She also seemed to have a white streak in her hair now to match her outfit.
"Well, tonight should at least be fun, right?" Cathleen asked.
"I'm sure once we take a break and unwind, we'll be able to think more clearly and enjoy this mini-vacation while we can," Cherry replied. "Who knows? Maybe an answer will hit us better once we get our minds off of our task at hand and have a couple of drinks."
"Yeah... I guess that's a pretty good idea," Cathleen said. "We shouldn't burn ourselves out."
"Hmph... Try telling me that when I was in college..." Cherry snorted and rolled her eyes a bit.
Eventually, the infamous black Cadalliac rode up in front of the inn and the horn honked a couple of times. Cherry held her hand up high and soon led Cathleen over to the car as they met Gold inside as he wore a bit of a fancier black suit, though he almost always wore suits, so it was a familiar sight, but he did seem more handsome that evening. At least to Cherry, though she didn't admit it out loud to her friend.
"Nice suit." Cathleen said to Gold.
"Well, you know what they say, dearie," Gold shrugged with a small smirk. "Every girl's crazy about a sharp-dressed man. You two look very stunning though."
"Eh... Thanks, I guess." Cathleen shrugged.
"Let's just go and get our drink on," Cherry suggested. "We also had to get some chicken and steak real quick to calm down The Wolf Cath back here."
"Hey, I said I was hungry." Cathleen shrugged in defense.
"Yeah... I know..." Cherry merely crossed her arms as she sighed and glanced out the window.
"Let's just get going," Gold smiled as he drove away from the inn. "Off to The Rabbit Hole we go then."
