Hey everyone, I'm back, after nearly THREE BLOODY AWFUL MONTHS! But you know what? That's fine. You know why? Because I'm here to deliver all your Looney needs. There'll even be some plot somewhere in here ;). But who am I spoil to you like that. I'll just carry on writing this bloody chapter I should've released months ago. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 13: I'm Sorry

Daffy felt awkward.

The original plan was that he would come home and stay here. Fix the future so that his brothers would be able to see it. And hopefully carry on with life as if he had not disappeared for years.

He did not take into account that there may have been people in the future that cared for him. Or at least... wanted to keep him out of trouble.

Well there was Cadet and perhaps Tyr'ahnee. IQ was somewhere in the mist of that mystery. But Johnson and X-2? Why would they go after him?

Daffy may have known X-2 would go wherever Tyr'ahnee would go. Johnson probably tagged along because of IQ. If Cadet had been the only one to come after him, would anyone care to get them back?

Probably not.

" You look troubled"

Daffy snapped out of his daze and looked up at Tyr'ahnee, who looked a tad bit concerned but embarrassed at her speaking out of line, disturbing his train of thought.

" I'm fine. Wasth justh thinkin'", Daffy said stiffly.

" Oh", Tyr'ahnee said awkwardly as she turned away.

Daffy tilted his head as he looked away in consideration.

Did he apologise to Tyr'ahnee directly for sabotaging the first peace treaty? Oh good creator, did he apologise for leaving on their wedding night? He didn't think he did, or if he did he probably sounded very apathetic as usual. And she did plan on killing him when she kidnapped Cadet that one time. Lord, he was a jerk. Why was he such a jerk?

' You know exactly why we were a jerk", his brain told him," Getting attached to her would have been the worse decision of our lives".

" But she was nice... and most importantly not destroying Earth", his heart argued," She liked us. And I'm certain we like her back. I like her".

" We shouldn't get attached to her! Getting attached to someone outside of the family will only hurt us in the end", his brain pushed," She has to leave anyway! She has a job to do and so do we!".

" But what if we can convince her to stay?", his heart argued," Hell, what if she wants to stay with us?! We can work something out. Wile and Marvin are practical geniuses, if anyone can help, the entire family can!".

" You're too naive! It won't work out", his brain said.

" But what if it did?! What if it does work out. Why don't you want to give this a try? You're being stubborn!", his heart cried," You need to move on!".

" I have moved on!"

" Bullshit! If you moved on, we wouldn't be having this argument! She's not Melissa, damn it!", his heart shot out.

Daffy winced. What a low blow on behalf of his brain. But his heart had a point. Tyr'ahnee was not Melissa. They were similar, yes but Daffy could point the differences in their personality and their relationships altogether in a heartbeat.

Daffy was at least certain Tyr'ahnee wouldn't leave him if she found something newer and shinier. She left X-2, who could've given her a much better future, at the altar for heaven's sake because she still loved him. It spoke a lot to him that day and on the inside behind his apathetic attitude, he was flustered. Like screaming into the pillow kind of flustered.

He gazed at Tyr'ahnee sympathetically. She deserved an apology for all the bull and hurt he had put her through. Through all the times she had opportunities to successfully kill him, she resisted and let him live. No real enemy of a Looney Tune would do that. In fact, no actual real enemy would do that.

" Look, um. I'm not... good with thesthe kind of thingsth. In fact I'm bloody terrible at thisth", Daffy said awkwardly, swearing under his breath.

Tyr'ahnee gazed at him with confusion.

" I justh wanted to sthay... I'm... sthorry", Daffy admitted with a sigh.

Tyr'ahnee's eyes widened at the confession but was still very confused. Her head tilted and a strand of her white hair fell in front of her eyes. Automatically, she brushed it aside as she stared.

" For?", she asked.

If she were to be frank, Dodgers had a lot of things to apologise for, A LOT. So the reasoning behind her question was, what exactly he was apologizing for.

" For sthabotaging the first peace treaty, for blowing up your sthip, for blowing up the other sthipsth and... for the wedding...", Daffy said awkwardly.

The sound of a pot falling broke through the awkward silence. Daffy cursed inwardly, hoping his brothers didn't hear that.

Tyr'ahnee's eyes widened. She hadn't been expecting him for apologizing for leaving.

" Oh um... okay", she said awkwardly.

The queen inside Tyr'ahnee cursed her heart for showing weakness.

Daffy sighed," It'sth not. It'sth really not. I wasth a jerk and... really greedy", he said," Not to mention lazy. I doubt I could be a good king stho sthincerely".

" Oh it's fine, really", Tyr'ahnee said," Most of the reason for marrying you was so that I can avoid the elders asking questions. It was always: when are you getting married? When will you bear heirs? Mars needs a king, find one", she said annoyed.

Daffy snorted," I know what you mean. An friend of mine, his names' Donald was forced into a relationship with a costar of his, another friend of mine named Daisy. But the thing was, he wasn't attracted to girls. He had his eyes set on his other costar, a Brazilian parrot name José. But his boss was pretty adamant on him and Daisy being together that him and José had to hide their relationship until they moved here", he explained.

" Huh, interesting", Tyr'ahnee said with a hum," How are they now?".

Daffy smiled," Zé and Don got married with their third partner, Panchito back in 2001. The entire town went to the wedding. Daisy was the maid of honor and I was the best man", he said proudly.

" Daisy was the woman he was with previously, correct? How did she feel about everything?", Tyr'ahnee asked.

Daffy shrugged," She was happy for 'em. I mean, Walt Disney sure ain't no Jack Warner, but he was a biased man who had a bad habit of locking his second star creation in a dark closet whenever he misbehaved", he said frowning," Barksth was a little rough around the edges and Rosstha was a tad bit softer but they still weren't the ideal accepting types when it came to sexuality. Daisy admitted to being an asexual panromantic just before I left".

Tyr'ahnee nodded," Were those people you mentioned humans?", she asked.

" The big guys were always human back then. Even now. Remember that guy that we had to hide from. Thaddeus Plotz. He may be a higher up, but it's always the humans who get the last say", Daffy said solemnly," But from what I've heard, the new guys are a lot tamer and lenient than the last. I remember working under the founders of the studio", he said, a haunted look casted over his eyes," They were terrible".

Tyr'ahnee frowned at the tiny but obvious implication of something sinister in Dodger's memories. She didn't like the thought of it. She ought to change the subject.

" You know what's one thing I'll never forgive you for leaving me", she said.

" No"

" The twenty ton supply of big shrimp Mars was left with. And I'll have you know I despise shrimp", Tyr'ahnee huffed.

She will never admit it aloud, but her heart fluttered hearing him laugh.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen

Marvin was staring, no, he was analyzing the scene before him. Daffy and Tyr'ahnee were engaged in a deep conversation, almost ignoring the outside world. Trapped in their own little social bubble much like Bugs and Lola in their early days.

" I don't get it", Marvin said frustrated, closing the shutters and blocking the view," Are they dating?!".

" Oh my Freleng, finally someone says something!", Tweety said dramatically.

Some of the Looney Tunes gathered in the kitchen, helping prepare dinner or just sitting idly by and watching the others stress over the pots and bowls frequently.

" It's just... I feel like there's some unresolved sexual tension between the two of them that either the others are ignoring or haven't acknowledged it at all", Marvin explained," It's boggling my mind and I can't grasp it".

" You're treating this too much like a new experiment", Wile signed before changing to another sign," I'll be surprised if he is in a relationship with her, especially after his experience with You Know Who", he signed.

Everyone ignored the curses that rumbled under Bugs' breath as he leaned against the counter and sipping his water.

" Don't you think he may have moved on?", Lola said with a shrug as she cut up some carrots," I mean, I don't know Daffy as well as you guys so I may be wrong about my deduction".

" I know Daffy and he doesn't move on from things so easily", Bugs said cringing," I don't even want to tell him Auntie Martha and Uncle Bobby are dead, he'll be a mess for days".

" It'll be Tex all over again", Elmer murmured.

There was a moment of silence amongst the toons before Pepe broke it.

" Do you think he'll go back? Once you two reassemble the time machine", Pepe asked.

" Why would he want to go back?", Bugs asked defensively," ToonTown's his home. Looneyville's his home. WE'RE his family! Why would he go back?".

" Because let's say he does in actual fact, love her and wants to be with her. So when she'll go back, he'll want to go with her. WHO KNOWS, maybe she'll ask him to go back with them", Pepe explained," Then we lose our brother, again".

Bugs shuddered, he didn't want to lose Daffy again.

" Then what do we do? 'Cause I can tell ya right now, Daffy ain't leavin' without someone puttin' up a fight", Tweety said casting a short glance at Bugs," And then there's Porky...".

" We'll worry about that when we get there", Yosemite said dismissively.

" So how can we keep Daffy here without causing him more emotional damage?", Wile asked.

" Quite simple, we convince Queenie to stay here with us"

Honey, who had been silent since the discussion started, suggested the idea. The idea of her baby boy leaving her didn't sit well with the Southern Belle at all. Especially for another female.

" Okay... but how are we gonna convince her stay? She's a queen, Mom. She has a duty to her people in the future", Bugs asked.

" ToonTown's a lovely place. Very lively as well. All we have to do is make her feel at home, the town will do the rest", Honey said," And y'know... make her feel like she's part of the family".

The boys murmured for a bit, liking the idea.

" I've been studying Tyr'ahnee for a bit- don't give me that look Tweety, it wasn't in that way!-", Marvin snapped flustered," Anyway, I noticed since I met Tyr'ahnee she had a certain stiffness around the family. Like a shock".

" Maybe she didn't think Daffy would have so much siblings. I know I felt overwhelmed meeting all of you", Lola said.

Marvin shook his head," It's not just that", he said," She calmed down yes. But she still had something tugging at her. When she looked at us with Daffy, she had this look of envy and longing, like she wanted what Daffy had. AND she only looked at him like that when we were displaying our affection on him".

" Maybe she didn't have a very affectionate family", Wile suggested.

" Maybe she didn't have a family at all", Bugs murmured.

Sylvester dropped a pot accidentally and Bugs could hear Daffy's curse from the next room. Probably assuming they were eavesdropping.

" That got dark weal quick", Elmer quipped.

" Maybe we should ask Daffy about her family. Maybe he knows something", Bugs suggested.

" Or the commander", Lola added.

" No, not the commander", Honey said quickly.

" Why not?"

" Something about him just puts me... off", Honey said quietly

" Is he untrustworthy? Do you not feel safe with him, Mother?", Wile signed, everyone feeling protective.

" No sugars, I do think he's a bit trustworthy and even if I didn't feel safe, just remember I took down brutes thrice his size. I can take 'im", Honey said calmly," Call it a mother's intuition but I feel like he's hiding something VERY important. To the point he feels extremely guilty about it. Like Bugs when he steals the last jam cookies, just more intense".

" Do you think it's something big?", Marvin asked.

" Worse. I think it could be life changing for certain people, and not in a good way", Honey said calmly," I just hope there's no extreme hurt in the process".

" Me too", Bugs murmured, smiling as he heard Daffy's laugh from the other room.

Unbeknownst to the Looney Tunes, a certain martian commander was listening in on the other side of the door. For a second, he looked racked with guilt before steeling his expression.

He did what he did because he did what was best for the queen. But now... he started questioning that.

She had been extremely happy, happy enough to hum a chipper tune as she picked out materials for her 'project'.

(He had been happy for her as well. But the circumstances of which it all started was what made him sick)

A quilt, she said. She wanted to make a quilt. On her own without the help of any seamstress.

(She had been surprisingly good at it for it being her first time. Perhaps her eagerness is a good factor in it)

Just a week ago. Dodgers abandoned their wedding out of nowhere and escaped off. But that wasn't on Tyr'ahnee's mind anymore. She had bigger fish to fry. She was adamant that he'd come back eventually, especially after the letters she wrote for him.

(Letters of which X-2 continued to destroy before they could reach that pompous duck)

Such as the quilt.

(A quilt she can't even bare to look at anymore)

She was cautious about what she ate at the time, even having some slaves take a bite out of her food first to make sure it wasn't poisoned.

(Drugging her food would have been too obvious)

She had been happy and hopeful, once and a while even singing a song of hopes and dreams.

(How he wished he were apart of those dreams)

She had been happy, joyful and was at the brim of exploding in her excitement.

(He had been angry, vengeful and ready to disintegrate a duck)

Until all hell broke loose.

(He broke it all loose)

Nurses surrounded his queen, who was screaming painfully as she sank to the floor... surrounded by red pool of blood. The screams were blood curling and filled with grief. Bloodshot eyes closed as she cried, screaming for someone to find Duck Dodgers.

(Dodgers had been there when X-2 called the Protectorate on queen's orders, looking as lazy as ever until he saw X-2. He was the only one to notice the blood stain on X-2's hand. The only one who didn't look convinced at his excuse. That... that had scared him)

There she laid in bed, still sobbing since the confirmation. Broken and fractured.

(And it was all his fault)

" UGH! HOW MUCH LONGER?!"

Ex-General Z-9 gritted his teeth as Drake Darkstar continued to complain about walking.

They were stranded in ToonTown, Z-9 could figure that as much. The Shadow Blot had accidentally gotten hold of both villains dragging them along with the heroes through time. He knew as much that Tyr'ahnee and that annoying cadet was here, because he saw them grab Dodgers and that stupid commander and protectorate agents probably wouldn't leave their best and their queen.

" We just need to find a place to sleep for the night", Z-9 said tiredly.

Unbeknownst to them, four pairs of past silently ran past them, their giggles silent but nonetheless creepy.

" And WHERE EXACTLY are we going to sleep, oh fearless leader?", Drake drawled.

Z-9 growled," Look here you grade A degenerate. I want to be rid of that annoying heathen Daffy Duck. I know you do too. So just toughen up and-"

" Let 'er rip, Smakky!",

Suddenly, Z-9 and Darkstar found themselves hung upside down and at the mercy of whatever mastermind concocted this. Then four children stepped out of the shadows and laughed at their predicament

" Well would ya look at that, sibs. We got ourselves a pair of shinies", the tallest boy said cackling.

" Ooh, can I bite them, Yakky!? Can I?! Can I?! Can I?!", the shortest boy asked excitedly.

" I wanna beat them up", the second tallest boy said sadistically.

" Wait your turn Smakky, you got to beat up the last shinies!", the shortest boy said angrily," Yakky!"

" Smakky", Yakky, the tallest huffed.

" Toodles", Smakky yelped as he looked at the only girl of the four.

" You're all insufferable", she hissed.

" Who are you?! I demand you let us down!", Darkstar screamed.

" Ooh, a gutsy shiny. It's gonna be fun beating ya to a pulp", Smakky said licking his lips.

" Hey! Don't he look like someone I saw on TV?", Wakky said confused.

Toodles slapped the back of his head," He looks like Daffy Duck, you moron", she said annoyed.

" Well well well, a Daffy Duck impersonator. How charming. However, this is just adding fuel to the very fire that will burn you", Yakky said dramatically," Alright sibs, rip 'em up!".

" No! Not my face", Darkstar cried as the kids raised their bats.

" HOLD IT!"

" Oh come on!", Smakky yelled annoyed.

Z-9 eyed the newcomer suspiciously. A short gray rabbit hummed as he walked over, eying Z-9 and Drake with the same amount of suspicion.

" Dare I say, I've never seen you blokes around here", the rabbit said as he giggled madly," Do tell me your names".

" I am General Z-9 of Mars and this is my temporary comrade, Drake Darkstar", Z-9 said firmly.

Toodles frowned," They ain't from here. I don't recognise 'em, Happy", she said," Well that just takes out the fun of beatin' 'em up!".

" Interesting", Happy purred.

Drake shivered. There was something sinister about this rabbit. More sinister than the Blot and that monster could easily dwarf this hare.

" How would you boys like to come with me?", Happy offered, though the offering sounded like there could be only one answer.

Later

" -And that's the whole story", Drake said as he finished telling Happy about their predicament.

They were in a warehouse not too far from the villains discovered was Duckburg Harbour. When they entered, they were greeted with hundreds of curious eyes and a few hisses.

" So you're telling me... that The Daffy Duck... is alive", Happy purred.

" Yes", Z-9 said as he sipped the coffee the kids provided for him.

Happy chuckled madly, looking up to the rafters to see several eyes staring straight at them.

" Hear that fellas! Daffy Duck is alive!", Happy cackled

There were several ear-piercing yells from above them, shrill screams of anger that made Darkstar cower.

" 'Scuse 'em. They get a little... agitated when they're reminded of the Looney Tunes", Happy giggled hysterically.

" I see...", Z-9 swallowed.

" Oh, Daffy's back!", Happy laughed," Now the fun can really begin!", he said getting up and walking away," Follow me"

" Does this mean we finally get to do your plan, Happy?!", Yakky asked excitedly.

" Yes m'boy", Happy laughed," Finally, the balance has been restored. And most importantly... we can finally have our revenge".

" What plan?", Z-9 asked.

" Oh Z-9, we're not on that level of secrecy yet", Happy giggled," Wait in time and you'll have everything you need to know", he said cheerfully.

Darkstar shivered again. What is with this rabbit?

" But we told you our plans", Z-9 argued.

" Yes yes but your plans have a few... kinks to it", Happy said smiling," Which is why I have an offer to make you".

" I'm listening".

" Join me and my gang. And you'll get a revenge you probably never could have dreamed of getting", Happy said," Daffy Duck will crumble, my friend".

Z-9 eyed Happy before lifting his hand up.

" We have a deal, Happy Rabbit"

The room cackled in sadistic delight. Eyes surrounded them creepily as every single prototype toon ever made stepped forward to greet the newcomers.

" Well boys", Happy said laughing, clapping them hard on their backs," Welcome to The Rejected".

End of Chapter 13

And that's it for this chapter.

I hope you guys like the introduction to our main antagonist. He's a little psycho if you haven't noticed.

About my updates: I'm on my last year of high school so things are getting rather heated. I'm sorry for not updating for such a long time. Things were just not pretty-looking. I'm not sure when I'll update again but I want to at least keep it at a chapter a month. Again, I'm really sorry for the long wait. And man was last chapter a bad time to start an unplanned hiatus. Again, really sorry.

In the meantime, I found another Duck Dodgers fic I think y'all will like. It ships Tyr'ahnee and Dodgers and has six chapters out last time I checked. It's on this site. It's very unmissable.

A Rekindled Love by FictionWriter453. It's a beauty.