Hey everyone, welcome to Chapter 4 of "Yakko's Date."

Sorry it took so long, but I've been busy working on my other story "Swords of the Dog Demon General" (which is finished and there's an early reference to it in the chapter, by the way) and my online reviews for "The Predator" movies. As such, hopefully this chapter will bring you some joy (or at the very least a smile on your face).

With that said, let's bring on the Slappy!

The Warners are seemingly outside a house with a door, as they began to sing.

"She's a cranky old critter she's bitter we warned ya

She lives in a tree house in Burbank, California

Along with her nephew

He says "spew" he's chipple and his aunt starts to rant she give him an earful

She's grumpy he's happy it's generation gappy

Take a whirl with the squirrels

SKIPPY AND SLAPPY"

Opening the door, Skippy and Slappy Squirrel come out as she announces "Ah put a sock in it." In turn, though, Skippy announces "That's my" before the Warners add "AUNT SLAPPY !"

Chapter 4: Here comes Slappy

Two weeks have passed since the events of the Burbank Mall, and since then the town had returned to some sort of quiet. As expected, Bugs took quick care of Baloney and had him shipped to 'parts unknown', as he would put it. The cast of MST3K had gone on their way and returned to their tour. And, finally, after Wakko and Dot were grounded, Yakko went on his 2nd, later 3rd date with Minerva.

Since then, things have been rather quiet until one day….

It was another sunny day in Burbank, California as families would come to the park and either have picnics or attend in athletic activities such as jogging, playing with frisbees, or outdoor yoga.

Of course, in the entire park there was a tree conveniently set with a door and steps as the screaming of a somewhat elderly squirrel could be heard directed towards her landline phone.

"THAT'S GARBAGE" Slappy Squirrel screamed at her phone, as she pointed at her TV and said "There is no way THAT isn't a toon." Turning towards her TV, a news reporter turned to the damaged streets of Miami and said "We're here live in Miami, just several hours after another monster attack. According to live witnesses, the streets are torn up, windows and cars have been destroyed, yet luckily there are no fatalities listed thanks to Miami's hero, Big the Bird. Meanwhile in Tampa…." At that point, Slappy returned to her phone call, stating "You have legitimate proof he's a toon, so why isn't he being brought to Burbank?"

On the other end of the phone, however, in Acme Looniversity, Bugs rubbed his temples as he replies "Slappy, we've talked about this before. From what I understand, he registers as an alien, not a toon, and even then, there's tons of legal matters with the humans, the government and other parties. Fact is, he's untouchable." Hearing Slappy scream in frustration before an explosion was heard over the phone, Bugs took a wild guess that Slappy had thrown a bomb at her TV. Bugs sighed before he heard Slappy calm down as he told her over the phone "Look, I'll take a look at it to see if there's any possibility they made a mistake. If he really is a toon, he'll be put on a one-way trip to either Burbank or to any city that hosts a Disneyland." Bugs heard Slappy grunt before she announced "You better" before she slammed the phone onto the receiver. "Man, that squirrel has problems" Bugs mutters to himself before returning to his work.

A short time later, as Slappy began dragging another TV set out of her closet in order to replace her previously destroyed one, the door opened as a much younger brown squirrel, Skippy, entered and began to ask "Hi Aunt Slappy, how was your…?" before stopping as he saw the destroyed TV. "What happened this time?" Slappy simply replied "Bad commercials" without turning around, though Skippy could have sworn his aunt was rolling her eyes. "It was a news report about the alien who looks like a toon again, wasn't it?" Skippy asked, yet Slappy didn't answer. "Knew it" he muttered, as he walked into the kitchen.

"Kids" Slappy muttered as she plugged in the TV before walking to her chair, sat down, and pulled out the remote to turn it on. "Now to watch something a lot more entertaining" she announced, as she switched the TV channel to that of explosions, as Slappy smiled and told herself "Aw, the explosion channel. Now that's good television." Slappy made herself comfortable as Skippy retuned with a bowl of popcorn and sat down on the couch as he began eating, yet Slappy took a look over and noticed something rather odd: he was sad. "Everything ok there, Skippy?" she asked, yet Skippy said nothing as he just stuffed his mouth with popcorn. "Let me guess, bully problems?"

Skippy said nothing.

"Kids wouldn't let you play soccer with them again?"

Once more, he said nothing. Instead, he chose to put more popcorn into his mouth.

"Girl problems?"

Skippy stiffened, briefly stopping before returning to his popcorn. "Knew it" she muttered, before asking Skippy "So, what happened?" Skippy sighed before turning to Slappy and replied "Well, it was like this…."

Flashback:

Skippy began his long walk home following another day of school, stopping by the post office to pick up Slappy's mail. Several years before, not a single mailman would step foot near Slappy's home after a letter was sent to her from Plotz following the cancelation of "Animaniacs" as it announced she was being terminated and would not be paid a penny more. Enraged as a result of the letter, Slappy unleashed her wrath in her own living room at first, then at the closest person she could find. Although Skippy was home at the time, even she refused to harm a hair on her own nephew. Luckily, the passing-by mailman of the day was more of a tempting target.

As a result of that, not a single mailman would go anywhere near her home.

Although an assault charge was eventually filed, the case was dropped thanks to Bugs (who had a LOT of friends in Warner Brothers), yet every mailman in Burbank agreed never to go near Slappy's home ever again.

(Slappy: Hey author, can we get back to the ACTUAL story here?)

Oh, fine.

Anyway, as Skippy began his way home, he stopped at the sight of something that caught his eye.

There, sitting at a café, was Dot and Minerva talking, giggling, and drinking tea.

Skippy began to feel butterflies in his stomach upon the sight of Dot. The last time he saw her was on the last day of filming for "Wakko's Wish", yet since then neither he nor his aunt heard anything from the Warners. Yet, lo and behold, there was Dot having tea with Minevra Mink, ironically a character many members of the cast never directly befriended.

He was confused, if not for more than a second, before deciding to steer his resolve before heading over towards them.

At about that same time, turning to Minerva, Dot proceeded to ask her "So Minerva I have to ask: how are things going with you and Yakko?" Minerva shuffled in her seat before smiling, replying "Things have actually been well. We've had a few dates since what happened in Burbank Mall, and Yakko has been so sweet. I never thought I could feel like this, Dot." Smiling, Dot said "I never thought I'd say this, but I'm happy for you. Honestly Minerva, you had me worried for a bit, but I'm glad you didn't cheat on Yakko." Minerva huffed, puffing her checks out while sarcastically saying "Why I never, Dot Warner. After all we've been through." Mocking her a little more, Minerva asked "Do you really think I would give up someone as great as Yakko?" Dot raised an eyebrow, insulted, before Minerva gave a small chuckle as she told her "Dot, I'm messing with you." In an instant, Dot lowered her eyebrow and smiled, telling her "I know, but I'm so good as faking anger I'm just as good, if not better, then those actors from Hollywood."

The sound of someone clearing his throat soon caught her ears.

"Hmm?" Dot quietly asked, turning to find Skippy behind him. Quietly moaning to herself, Dot cleared her own throat before asking "Oh hi Skippy, long time no see." Skippy, attempting to hide his enthusiasm, proceeded to say "Hi Dot, how are you? It's good to see you again." Dot muttered "I'm sure you are" as she turned to seed Minerva quietly sipping her tea while taking a moment to say "Oh please, don't mind me." Dot stared at her before turning back to Skippy, and with the most realistic smile she could give, she asked Skippy "Soooooo….Skippy….if you haven't noticed me and Minerva are having tea, so is there anything I can do for you?" Skippy, nervous, tweedled his thumbs, as he asked "So…I was wondering…if you weren't busy today…would you?" Interrupting him, Dot simply asked "Skippy, could you please get on with it?" Skippy, becoming a bit jumpy, quickly blurts "Willyougoonadatewithme?" Confused, Dot and Minerva blinked for a moment before Minerva asked Skippy "How about you try again, but slowly?" Skippy, in turn, takes a deep breath before asking again "Dot, will you go on a date with me?"

Dot, narrowing her eyes, took a deep sip of her tea before saying "No".

"What, why not?" Skippy asks, upset, as Dot replies "Listen Skippy, no offense to you but I'm saving myself for the most handsome man in Holly…." "Brad Pitt is married, Dot" Minerva interrupted, as Dot turned to her and said "He's just playing hard to get, that's all." Turning back to Skippy, she began to see him tear up, yet Dot finally said "Skippy, I'll make it clear: You're not Brad Pitt, you're not Keanu Reeves, you're not Chris Evans, you're just Skippy." Skippy's eyes further began to tear up as Dot added "Fact is Skippy: The only thing you have to go with is your kid friendly cute, but that's it." Turning to the reader, Dot soon says "That, plus there's enough people who ship up on fan fiction." Turning back to Skippy, Dot finally said "Now I suggest you…", but stops.

Skippy ran off, crying.

"Well, that's done" Dot says, breaking out a smile, as she returns to her tea yet notices Minerva getting up to leave. "Wait, where are you going?" Dot asked, yet Minerva, visibly upset, replied "You once taught me to give Yakko a chance despite how conceited I am. Because of you I gave him a chance and look how we are now, yet you are the same. You're just as conceited." Slamming some money on the table, Minerva grabbed her purse and left as Dot just sat there, upset yet hurt.

Hurt, yet confused.

Confused, yet conflicted.

Present:

"I'm surprised the author actually added that extra part despite Skippy not being there" Slappy muttered to herself, before turning to her nephew. By now, Skippy had simply dropped his popcorn and began crying on the shelf. Taking a deep breath, Slappy turns her TV off and begins walking towards her closet, opening the door and walking inside. "Skippy…" she announces, as he slowly stops his crying before turning to his aunt and asks "Yes, Aunt Slappy?"

To Skippy's surprise, Slappy comes out with a rocket launcher and a belt swung over her left shoulder with grenades attached. "Aunt Slappy, why do you have all those grenades and rocket launcher?" Skippy asked, as Slappy replied "Skippy, stick around and watch a movie. I'm going to pay the Warners a little visit."

"Never thought I'd be so ashamed" Yakko thought to himself as he sat in the dining room looking at paper after paper of tests each of his students conducted. The test was simple enough: Explain what's funny against what's not funny.

Thus far, each of those kids just weren't getting the concept.

One test said 'political jokes were funnier than slapstick humor.' That kid received an F.

Another said 'The Three Stooges were funnier than Mickey Mouse.' Yakko almost let that one slip, until reading through it and realizing they were speaking of the Stooges 2012 film. That kid also received an F with an additional "Wrong comedians and/or movie to praise."

A third one said 'The Warners are outdated compared to Teen Titans Go!' Yakko immediately gave that one an F+ plus a message stating "See me after class for a makeup test." That student didn't bother to show up, so Yakko would have to wait until tomorrow to give him detention.

Each test, Yakko read, was worse than the last. Each one made him question just what was wrong with his students.

Putting the recent test down ('Why comedy is dead?'), Yakko rubbed his temples as he stepped away from the test papers and walked towards the kitchen to get some water.

A knock on the door stopped him, however.

Turning towards the reader, Yakko asked "Now I wonder who that could be?" while swinging a thumb at the door. The knocking began to get louder as Yakko walked over to the door while announcing "Hold your horses, I'm coming" as a voice behind the knocking replied "I don't have horses, but I've got plenty of grenades and they ain't holding for anyone." Yakko scolded, knowing full well who the voice belonged to. "Oh no" Yakko muttered, as he opened the door and found a rocket launcher aimed directly at his face, yet he simply smiled and said "Hi Slappy, long time no see."

Slappy, however, refused to smile as she said "Don't hi me. Where's your sister?" Yakko shrugged his shoulders at first before he asked "What did she do this time?"

(Meanwhile)

Finding himself at a local hot dog vendor, Wakko went up to the vendor whose back was turned to him as he asked "Can I get a hot dog with everything on it?"

The vendor, not turning around to acknowledge him, replied "Of course" as the vendor began making the hot dog. Wakko rubbed his hands while sticking his tongue out, hungry with anticipation as vendor asked "Or…?" Confused, Wakko asked "Or what? You have a hot dog more delicious than what's on the menu?" The vendor nodded, yet suddenly turned around, giddy as a schoolgirl.

To Wakko's horror, it was Fifi dressed as a hot dog vendor as she said "Or you can me, my dear Wakko!" Wakko screamed as Fifi quickly jumped over towards him yet he moved out of the way and began to run for his life. "Wait for me, monsieur Wakko. We have much to discuss like where we'll have our first date" Fifi announced as she began to slowly bounce in the direction of Wakko, beginning her chase.

Walking back to the water tower, quite a few things were on Dot's mind.

Specifically, Minerva's last words before she left for the day:

"You once taught me to give Yakko a chance despite how conceited I am. Because of you I gave him a chance and look how we are now, yet you are the same. You're just as conceited."

Carrying a bag of new merchandise with her, Dot began the long climb up towards the top yet as she neared, she began to hear the laughter of a very familiar squirrel.

A very familiar squirrel who loves bombs "Oh no, Slappy's here", she muttered to herself as she reached the top.

Opening the door, she saw Slappy reading some of the homework assignments Yakko brought home and laughing her head off. "Teen Titans Go better than us?" Slappy howled as she threw the paper across the hall before laughing and holding her gut while falling onto the floor. "I know, right?" Yakko asked, as he brought a tray to the living room with two cups and a pot. "Nutmeg tea?" he asked, placing the tray on a table. Stopping her laugh, Slappy wiped a tear from her eyes and replied "Yea, I could use a drink." Getting to her feet, she grabbed a cup and began pouring some tea into it while asking "You sure the school is gonna be ok with you sharing this sort of stuff with me?" Yakko smiled before replying "What Bugs doesn't know won't hurt us." Slappy laughed out loud, replying "I like that answer" as she took a sip of tea.

Upon seeing Dot at the door, however, Slappy put her cup down and picked up the rocket launcher as she pointed it at Dot. "You" she hissed before adding "have a lot of explaining to do." Raising her hands up, Dot simply said "I didn't do anything" while Slappy growled "LIAR! Explain why Skippy came home crying." Dot could only shrug, yet Slappy wasn't accepting of it as she added "He told me about what happened earlier today, now explain." At that point, Dot chuckled as she said "Oh, about that. Well, it's a long story but basically me and Minerva were having tea and Skippy simply interrupted us." Slappy, however, simply shoved the rocket launcher directly into Dot's face while saying "Oh please! Skippy told me everything, including what happened after that. Now explain the why or I shoot" as Dot simply waved her arms before stating "Ok, ok. Sheesh. We don't need this story to get that dark, do we?"

Turning towards the author, she asked "Do we need to be this dark?"

The author refused to answer.

"It's about to get a lot darker in just a second" Slappy ordered as Dot turned to Yakko and asked "Aren't you going to help?" Yakko simply crossed his arms and sat on the couch, as he replied "You made your bed on this one Dot. Now either go lay in it or make peace with Slappy." Dot could only mutter the words "Thanks a lot, Yakko" before turning back to Slappy, as she asked "Well?" Dot sighed before saying "Skippy wanted to go on a date and I said no. There, that's it." Slappy, however, narrowed her eyes as she says "You compared his looks to that of Brad Pitt and made it clear he wasn't worth it. The way I see it, that's not 'it'. We are far from that." Dot and Slappy soon heard Yakko clear his throat, as they turned to see him taking a sip of tea before putting it on the table.

"If I can throw out a suggestion, I might know a way to resolve all of this" Yakko announced as Slappy asked "What did you have in mind?" Smiling, Yakko replied "Simple: Dot apologizes to Skippy" They both stared at him, both shouting "WHAT?" simultaneously as Slappy asks "What's that supposed to accomplish?" while Yakko simply replies "Well for one, it'll help Skippy feel better."

Pointing the rocket launcher down, Slappy said "I'm listening" while Dot huffed, crossing her arms over her chest while saying "No way. I didn't do anyway so I have no reason to apologize." Slappy began to raise the rocket launcher yet again, yet this time Yakko crossed his arms and said "Oh yes you do. You were the one who hurt Skippy, and you have to be the one to fix it." Puffing her chest, Dot says "No" as Yakko narrowed her eyes and made it clear "Either make things right or for the next week you have to sit through an entire marathon of badly dubbed Japanese television." At that moment, Dot cringed as Yakko narrowed his eyes and asked "Well?" In response, Dot sighed and said "Fine, you win."

Sitting on the couch and watching a movie, Skippy jumped up as he heard a knock on the door. "Wonder who that is?" he muttered to himself as Skippy walked to the door and opened it.

To his surprise, there was Dot standing at his front door.

"Oh hi Dot" Skippy muttered, still visibly upset as he asks "What are you doing here? Come to talk about how ugly I am compared to Brad Pitt again?" Dot sighed as Skippy added "Or, no wait, you're gonna compare me to Johnny Depp? Or what about Keanu Reeves? Either way, I don't want to hear it Dot. You hurt me Dot, and I don't want to see you ever again. Do you hear me?" Finishing up, Skippy slammed the door shut as Dot told herself "Well, I tried" and turned to walk away.

Unfortunately, she noticed Slappy aiming her rocket launcher directly at the youngest of the three Warners, as Dot smiled and said "On second thought, I'll try again" as she turned around. At about that same time, Yakko, hiding inside a bush near Slappy's house with her, whispered to her "Could you please put that away?" In response, Slappy replied "Not a chance."

Knocking on the door, Dot waited until Skippy answered, seemingly annoyed, as he said "Go away Dot. Just go. You've already hurt me enough." Reaching for the door to shut it, this time Dot stopped him by reaching a hand over to stop the door from closing as she said "Skippy, I'm sorry." Skippy stopped as Dot continued by saying "It was wrong for me to compare you to all those celebrities. I mean, sure they're more attractive than you, they make more money than you and Slappy, and they're in more movies than…"At that point, Skippy stops her by asking "Are you going anywhere with this, or is this more shaming on your part?" Dot sighed, facepalming before replying "Yea sorry. I'm not used to apologizing like this, but what I'm trying to say is that I'm sorry for being a jerk." Dusting off her skirt, Dot soon added "Also, Skippy, I get you have that whole crush on me, but I'm not really looking to start a relationship right now." Skippy, now more heartbroken than ever, looked down yet Dot said
"But, I would like to be friends. Is that ok?" Skippy looked up and noticed Dot giving him a small smile, for once seemingly sincere as he replied "I guess being friends is ok."

The two soon realized a movie was still playing on television as Skippy asks "Wanna watch a movie? I'm watching Hotel Transylvania." Dot shrugged before replying "Sure" as she came in and began walking to the door as Skippy closed it.

Taking a quick peak through the window, Yakko and Slappy watched on Dot and Skippy began to watch Hotel Transylvania while throwing popcorn at the screen. "He is SO cleaning up the floor after they're done" Slappy muttered while Yakko simply ignored her.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Downtown Miami, as night covered the entire city, there laid an old building shaped like a bank on the inside and outside. Yet, somewhere inside the building there laid two different logos.

One for Warner Brothers, the other Disney.

And if one could hear closely, the sound of a ticking time bomb could be heard counting down inside the vault before an explosion occurred.

Within the next few seconds, exiting from the smoke and debris came three figures, yet only two of them seemed like toons as the sole human, Thaddeus Plotz, apparently wearing a orange-striped prison jumpsuit as he looked outside and shouted "FREEDOM AT LAST!" The other two, as Plotz began to stretch his arms out, revealed themselves from the debris.

The first, easily removing the chains from his neck and wrists, was Baloney as he announced "Gee golly, friends. I can't believe we're free thanks to our new friend" while easily ripping off his prison uniform.

The second, however, was a new toon unlike anything ever seen before. Appearing as a cross between Yakko's body type yet of Goofy's height, with black eyes, a pure white face with a white collar, and a black body with two crystals on his shoulders while his bottom half was still wearing the prison jumpsuit, he looked to the skies and spoke with the voice of James Woods, announcing "After almost 60 years, I'm finally free. And now…" he stopped, turning around to see the logos of Warner Brothers and Disney still on a wall inside the building as he added "It's time for revenge on our enemies: Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, and even the Warner siblings: Yakko, Wakko, and Dot." Focusing on those logos, the new toon extended his right arm as his hand became an anvil, striking the wall that held the two logos while they collapsed onto the floor in pieces. Drawing it back towards himself, the toon announced "Get ready world. Your little pet project, Rocky, is back."

Turning around, Rocky announced to Baloney and Plotz "Bugs and Mickey will be getting our invitation here soon, so for now we'll wait for them to come to us. Then, the real fun begins." With a smile, Rocky began walking into the streets as Baloney and Plotz followed.

(Extra Segment)

A knock was heard outside of the home of Walter Wolfe, as he opened the door to find a wrapped box. "Now what's this?" he asked to no one in particular, as he looked closer to find a note attached.

To: Walter Wolfe

Happy belated birthday

From: A Secret Admirer

"A secret admirer?" he wondered out loud, as he took the box in his hands and began walking into his house, telling himself "Oh I can't wait to open it. I hope it's a present from those Kardashian girls in New Jersey" as he went inside, failing to notice a ticking sound from inside the box.

A few seconds later, the box exploded as the house. Yet, as the smoke cleared, Walter was covered in burn marks, skin, and clothes while comically coughing out smoke.

Meanwhile, watching on from her room inside the top floor of her home, Slappy put away her telescope and turned to the screen, stating "I felt this chapter needed to end with a boom. Besides, now that's comedy!"

The screen then fades to black.

And that's it. Sorry if you guys were expecting a Dot x Skippy chapter, but nope.

Well, maybe for now no, but you never know. Maybe towards the end, but not yet.

Anyway, next chapter will give a proper introduction to the villains, plus we'll be getting a visit from Mickey Mouse and a brawl featuring some of my characters from my other stories.

AKA Next Chapter: Project Rocky (and a three-way brawl)

Until next time…