Wakko Runs Away

Chapter 6

Although I haven't updated this story in a while, I'm still here; I've just had 'writer's block' on trying to figure out how the next chapter goes.

Anyway, here it goes...

Yakko was beginning to feel that, despite his and Dot's behavior toward Wakko, they truly made a mistake by mistreating him. Even Dot, who was being more cold-hearted than Yakko, was starting to feel the regret too.

Even so, Dot didn't think it was necessary to continue with their search for Wakko.

"Why are we even looking for Wakko in the first place?", asked Dot. "He'll make it back himself."

"Stop being so pessimistic, Dot," said Yakko. "It's clear he's not going to come home on his own."

"Yakko, you don't realize that he's capable of a lot more than you think", Dot retorted. "Why don't we give him a chance to come back on his own?"

"Alright, Dot, that's enough," said Yakko, annoyed by Dot's rude comments. "We've already committed to finding him, and that's just what we're going to do."

"Fine," Dot said angrily. "If you want to keep looking for Wakko, go ahead. I'm not doing it anymore."

"Fine with me," said Yakko. "But on your way back, don't get lost, because I'm not going to come and find YOU!"

After that argument, Yakko and Dot both went their separate ways in trying to find Wakko.

Meanwhile, Wakko was heading out into the woods to see more of what lied ahead of him.

"This is so much better than having to live in a water tower with a brother and sister who could care less about me," he said.

Wakko scanned the forest for any signs of civilization, but none were immediately found. Finally, after a couple of hours, Wakko found a small town in the distance. As he headed straight for that town, he found himself getting hungry. "Looks like it's lunch time," Wakko said.

Looking into his gag bag, Wakko looked for any money he still had, and he found he had just enough for a small lunch.

Not far into the town, Wakko found a nice family joint. He went inside and sat down. He had his favorite meal of all, spaghetti and meatballs, using all the remaining money he had in his pocket.

After lunch, Wakko quickly tired out, so he decided to head back out of town and nap under a tree. He was still convinced that his seemingly heartless siblings wouldn't find him.

"I know Yakko and Dot aren't looking for me," Wakko said. "I still think they don't miss me, but I do miss them a little bit".

Dot Warner was heading back toward the water tower, still angry at Yakko for forcing her on this trip. She was now beginning to dislike him more than Wakko.

"I wish that it was Yakko that left instead of Wakko", Dot said. "In fact, I wish that I had left since I'm a girl and they're boys".

For what it was worth, Dot didn't even consider herself to be part of the family anymore. She was angry over having two brothers and believed she was the odd man (or woman) out. Typically, girls are usually closer to their sisters, girl cousins, or any female members of the family than they are to male members, and Dot was feeling jealous over this fact.

The jealousy was so strong that it was starting to make Dot wish she had never been born.

Yakko was wondering what was happening with his brother and sister and why they were so mad at him.

He knew that somehow, someway, he was going to find Wakko. Trouble was, now he would have to find a way to get Dot back too.

"Oh, Wakko," Yakko said to the sky. "Why did you have to run away?"

Now, even Yakko was unhappy with himself over his family splitting up. He wished that none of this had ever happened. All he wanted now was his family back together, as happy as they had been before. The only problem was that he would have to do everything on his own.

Yakko started sobbing while falling on his knees. He was so angry with himself that he practically fell asleep where he was standing. During his 'nap', he had vivid dreams of how his family was before the current predicament started.

After waking up, one thing was clear: he was going to get Wakko and Dot back and make things better for everyone. Little did he (or Wakko and Dot for that matter) know something big was about to happen to one of the Warner siblings.

Wakko woke up from his nap feeling confused. He had that all-too-familiar angel and devil on his shoulder. The angel was telling him that he should go back to his brother and sister, while the devil was saying not to worry about them anymore; they were a thing of the past for him.

He was having a difficult time trying to decide what he should do. Though his mind was usually a blank, it was actually forced to make a big decision for once in his life.

"I'll stay here for a little while," Wakko said. "I still want to be alone and figure out what's wrong with me."

Still, this decision was not an easy one to make. Was being alone really better than he thought? Was hating his siblings really a terrible thing to do?

He was about to find out what would really happen.

End of chapter 6