Disclaimer: I do not own Tom and Jerry. All the credit goes to Turner Entertainment and Warner Brothers!
Hey guys! It's me again with another chapter in my chaotic and (hopefully) funny Tom and Jerry Universe! I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter. Anyway, it's time for another chapter so get your popcorn ready because it's show time!
PS: (To shuichiryuzaki) I'm really glad you enjoyed my story so much. I'll admit that I had doubts about whether this story will be successful or not since it's so different from other Tom and Jerry fanfics. To be honest, this story is kind of an accident (long story).
As for your request, you have my permission to translate this story so the people in your country can read it. The more people who read it, the better. Just so long as you give me credit for this story, then we have no issues. :)
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Previously on Tom and Jerry:
Determined to give this story a plot, Butch decides to take the others on a quest. After a long argument that involved McDonalds, campfires, and Barack Obama, a missile impacted their car and knocked them out. When Butch and Spike wake up they find themselves trapped in a forest with no way to get out. Meanwhile, Tom and Jerry have been kidnapped by their original and human counterparts (the Original Tom and Jerry). Now, Tom and Jerry are hanging on the edge of a lava pit! Also, it looks as if Tyke might just get eaten by a wild animal!
Insanity Chapter 8: The Quest Part Two
The rope that held Tom and Jerry began to lower. Tom and Jerry began to sweat as they felt the heat of the lava close in on them.
"We are so dead," said Tom.
"Seems that way," Jerry said. "What a crummy way to go. Done in by old has-beens who can't seem to get a life."
"I can think of worse ways to die" Tom said.
Jerry shook his head.
"Tom, if we don't make it out of this, I'm just sorry that I took the pages of your favorite book and used them as toilet paper!"
"And I'm sorry that you'll have to deal with that once we get out of this!" said Tom.
The rope began to lower some more and the room was silent except for the Original Tom and Jerry's evil chuckling.
"Looks like we have no choice but to accept our doom" Tom said.
"Really? You just give up that easily? You're not even going to try to escape? Most heroes find a way to escape a bad situation like this" Jerry said.
"Well, in case you haven't noticed, I'm not a hero" Tom said.
Jerry snorted.
"That's the understatement of the millennium" he said.
Tom glared at Jerry.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tom said.
"Exactly as it sounds! But why am I wasting my time trying to talk to you when you never listen?" Jerry said.
"Maybe if you give me something worth listening to, I'll consider it." Tom said.
"It's better than the garbage that comes out of your mouth! Is it your goal to make other people miserable?!" Jerry said.
"Happiness is overrated." Tom said.
"That's no reason to indulge in your dark, gothic, and depressing ways." Jerry said.
"It's better than indulging in your ways. At least I don't sing cheesy songs while rolling around in a field of flowers" Tom said.
Jerry gasped.
"How did you know I did that?" he asked.
Tom raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't. I was joking. But thanks for providing me with information that I could use to blackmail you in the future" Tom said.
"Well, since we're about to be dipped in lava, the 'blackmailing' will have to be in Heaven. Oh wait, I forgot. Your chances of making it into Heaven are pretty slim" Jerry said.
"Shut it" Tom said.
Tom and Jerry were so close to the lava that it was almost touching their faces. But just before it did, "it" happened.
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Butch and Spike wondered through the forest. Their patience was growing thin. They were sure that it had been an hour already and they had yet to see a sign of Tyke…or Tom and Jerry.
"I sure hope we find Tom and Jerry soon. I will be horrified if I lose them" Spike said miserably.
"Why, because you will be losing two of your best friends for life?" Butch asked sympathetically.
"No, because the Director will kill us if we let the stars of "Tom and Jerry" die." Spike said.
"Oh, good point" Butch said as he imagined how it would go if they told the Director that Tom and Jerry died.
"Hey Director, just so you know, Tom and Jerry have been killed so you will have to cancel one of the most popular children's shows that is on the air…"
Yeah, he could imagine that going well. Especially with the new "Tom and Jerry Tales" cartoon that is coming out. A cartoon that Tom and Jerry need to be alive for in order for it to go on the air…
Butch shuddered in fear. Or maybe he shuddered because of the cold. He was out in the wilderness at night and anthropomorphs never wear clothes after all.
They kept walking. The more they walked, the more tired they seemed to get. It wasn't long until Spike began to pant.
"Oh, come on! Are you tired already?!" Butch asked with an irritated groan.
Spike looked up and glared at Butch.
"Hey! I'm built for strength, not speed! I can't walk as fast as you do" he said.
"Humph, you need to hurry up. If we stay here, then more wild animals might spot us and if said wild animal was carnivorous and hungry then we'd be dead" Butch said.
"All the more reason why we should find Tyke as soon as possible. He's probably scared out of his mind" Spike said.
Butch snorted.
"'Scared'? Please. This is 'Tyke' we're talking about. He can face the biggest monster in the world and still not feel fear." Butch said.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Spike asked.
"Okay, he might be a little frightened…" Butch said.
Spike shook his head.
"Let's just keep moving so we can grab the poor baby" Spike said.
"Poor baby? How old do you think Tyke is…?" Butch asked.
"One or two…I don't know" Spike said.
"He's six, Spike. Surely as his father, you would know that" Butch said.
"Whatever…" Spike muttered as he kept walking.
He didn't like the look of the sky getting dark. If this place was dangerous in the daytime, then it would be more dangerous at night.
That's when it hit him.
"Hey Butch! Don't you have a cell phone?! If you have a cell phone then we could call someone for help" Spike asked.
"Who would leave their nice, warm house and travel out here in the middle of nowhere and in the nighttime just to bail us out?" Butch asked.
"I don't know! Just call someone! The Director, Droopy, Mrs. Two-Shoes, Tootles, anyone!" Spike asked while holding his head.
"As much as I want to do that, I'm afraid that I can't." Butch said regrettably.
"WHY THE HECK NOT?!" Spike yelled.
"Because I don't have it anymore. My cell phone is no longer in my possession." Butch said.
"You just bought a new cell phone TWO DAYS AGO! How can it no longer be in your possession?!" Spike asked.
"I sold it." Butch said.
"You…what?" Spike asked.
"Don't get me wrong. I didn't want to sell it, but I was broke. I needed the money. I had no choice!" Butch said.
"What did you need to purchase that was so important that you decided to sell your own cell phone?" Spike asked.
"Oh, just some bubble gum and some toothpicks" Butch said.
Spike turned around and punched Butch into the ground.
"You sold your CELL PHONE for a crummy pack of toothpicks and some bubble gum!" Spike yelled.
"Um, I was broke, remember?" Butch asked.
Spike snorted in disgust.
"You couldn't be broke. We're millionaires! There is no way that you could get broke and even if you did, me or Jerry could've lent you some money, but no! Now, just so you could obtain some toothpicks and chew on an elastic chewing gum with temporary flavor, you sold your CELL PHONE which is our only ticket out of here?!"
"Um, I blame the present government," Butch was quick to say.
Spike had given Butch the beating of the century.
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The Original Tom and Jerry chuckled to themselves as they slowly lowered the Modern Tom and Jerry into the pot of lava.
"So, Jerry, why are we lowering them slowly? Couldn't we just drop the rope and get it over with?" the Original Tom asked.
"Quiet, fool! I want to savor this moment!" the Original-Jerry said.
They continued to lower the rope when they heard a small sound.
They frowned. What was that noise?
They shrugged it off but when the sound got louder, they frowned in confusion.
The Original Tom and Jerry looked at each other in confusion. Had someone discovered their secret lair? No, that shouldn't be possible.
The Modern Tom and Jerry frowned themselves when they saw what was going on, but they didn't complain since whatever was happening had delayed their drop into the lava.
Soon, a huge form came rushing out of the shadows. It was a lion and it was out of control.
"Holy smokes!" the Original Tom said as the lion rammed into them. This caused them to lose their grip on the rope that held Tom and Jerry, and the cat-and-mouse duo went flying into the air and landed ungracefully on their faces.
The lion ran around with bloodshot eyes. It was out of control and it seemed to be upset about something.
"We've got to get rid of that lion before it destroys our lair!" Original Tom said.
"We've got to knock it out somehow! Use that hammer of yours to knock it out!" Original Jerry said.
Original Tom took out a hammer and swung it, and it hit Original Jerry on the head.
"OW! Not on my face, you fool!" Original Jerry shouted.
"Sorry…" Original Tom said sheepishly.
The lion went berserk and the Original Tom and Jerry ran away…and the chase began.
The Modern Tom and Jerry watched as the Original Tom and Jerry bounded up the stairs. The lion was close behind them.
At the landing, they pushed off the wall and jumped right back down the stairs, over their predator's head. At the foot of the stairs, they ran like crazy, desperate to get out of the lair, where they couldn't be trapped…
The Original Jerry jumped on the Original Tom's head, and due to his weight, he nearly concussed the Original-Tom.
As the Original Tom fell to the ground with a headache, Original Jerry went sailing out of the Lair's entrance, busting through the door and landed on the ground. The lion kept charging toward him.
Jerry (Original) tottered to his feet and ran up a tree. It was then that he realized that he had climbed up the tree most likely to fall over in the forest.
The lion ran into the tree, and Jerry (Original) fell down the tree, hitting every branch and bouncing heavily off of it. He landed in a wounded heap directly under the falling tree.
All the air was driven out of Original-Jerry's lungs as the heavy oak tree landed right on top of him.
It was a good thing that he was a cartoon character and could take a lot more injuries than the average person; otherwise he would've died right there.
Tom (original) had decided that his partner wasn't worth it and ran off screaming.
The Modern Tom and Jerry looked at each other and only one thought came to their minds: What the freak?
Jerry (original) had somehow pushed the tree off of him and ran away screaming leaving the lion with the modern Tom and Jerry.
The lion growled as he charged around like a bull.
"Did we just get saved by a lion?" Jerry asked.
Tom's eyes narrowed.
That lion looks upset, and judging by how the lion was favoring its stomach, something it ate must be upsetting its stomach.
Tom was flabbergasted as he saw something wriggle in the lion's stomach. Whatever it had eaten was still very alive and not happy.
Who did he know that had tough skin, was hyperactive, and could somehow survive getting eaten by a lion?
"Tyke!" Tom shouted as he realized who was in there.
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They had been walking around for hours it seemed. Both Butch and Spike were tired, and there was no end to the forest in sight.
Butch growled in anger.
"I'm going to waste whoever is responsible for us being out here!" Butch said.
"Then you might want to jump off a cliff" Spike said.
"Why, I said I would waste whoever's responsible for this…" Butch said.
"You are responsible for this, you fool! If you hadn't of suggested that we go on this 'quest', then we would be at home right now!" Spike said.
They continued to walk. Eventually, a house appeared in the distance.
"Hey, look! It's a house!" Butch said in excitement.
"Yeah, so?" Spike asked.
"So that means that somebody lives here…" Butch said.
"So?"
"So we can ask them for help, you imbecile!" Butch yelled.
"Oh! Right! I knew that!" Spike said.
Butch rolled his eyes and continued on to the house. When they made it to the house, Butch was about to knock on the door but when his fist hit the door, the door opened, giving them a peek inside.
Butch looked at Spike, who shrugged, before turning back to the door. He opened the door fully and stepped inside.
"Um…hello? Is anyone home?" Butch asked.
"Yes, we are. Who wants to know?" a voice asked.
"Um, I'm Butch Cat and this is Spike Bulldog. We kind of need help. Where are you?" Butch asked looking around.
"We're down here."
Butch looked down and saw three little men.
"Greetings. We are the Little People. I'm Ex, the leader. Over there is Zero, the grumpy one, and that's Mett, the hyper one. Would you like a cup of tea?" Ex asked.
"Um, I suppose" Butch said. He really wasn't in the mood for tea but he didn't want to be impolite.
"Okay then, here!" Ex said.
Ex threw a teacup in Butch's face. The cup somehow ended up in Butch's mouth and down his throat.
Butch grabbed his throat as he began to choke. He ran around in a crazed frenzy as he began choking and coughing.
Soon, he ran into a wall and fell on the ground. The teacup was coughed up and Butch spat it out of his mouth.
"Would you like some more tea?" Ex asked.
"NO I WOULD NOT!" Butch yelled, punching Ex in the face.
"Now, now. There is no need for violence, my friend. Calm yourself" Zero said.
Butch seethed but he forced himself to calm down.
Ex smiled kindly.
"You said that you needed help? Tell us what happened." he said.
"Well," said Butch, calming down somewhat, "We were hanging out with Tom and Jerry and-"
"Would you like some tea?" Ex interrupted.
"No. So, anyway, we were going on a quest and we-"
"Would you like some tea?"
"No. So, anyway, we were traveling and we-"
"Would you like some tea?"
"NO!" Butch shouted.
"Would you like some tea?"
"I want some tea!" Mett yelled.
"You just had some tea 30 seconds ago" Ex said.
"So did you" Mett said.
"Well, yeah, but I don't put sugar in my tea" Ex said.
"I WANT TEA!" Mett yelled.
Butch and Spike shared a look.
These people were obviously crazy.
"I know!" exclaimed Zero. "Let's change the subject."
"What do you want to talk about?" Ex asked.
"Let's talk about TEA!" Mett said.
Zero punted him into unconsciousness.
"Don't mind him. I think he's crazy" Ex said.
"I think you all are…" Butch muttered.
"So, what do you think of the weather we're having?" Zero asked.
"What do you mean 'what do I think of the weather'?" Butch asked.
"I'M ASKING THE QUESTIONS!" Zero shouted.
"But I didn't…" Butch protested.
"Would you like some tea?" Ex asked.
Butch seethed.
"I don't have time for tea! I've got to find Tom and Jerry!"
"Ah, you seek your friends, yes? Then, we might be able to help you…" Ex said.
"Really, how can you help us?" Butch asked with a doubtful tone.
"We can't help you…"
"BUT YOU JUST SAID…!" Butch interrupted.
"But we know someone who can help you. Nobody. Seek out a man named Jack Nobody. He will help you find your friends." Ex finished.
"How can we find him?" Spike asked.
"Follow the instructions on this map. The map will guide you…" Ex said.
Butch and Spike looked at the map, which was basically a bunch of half-baked, childish scribblings.
They looked up and saw that the Little People had disappeared. In fact, their whole house had disappeared and Butch and Spike were back in the forest.
"Okay, that was weird and a tad bit creepy…" Spike said.
"Come on. We have to find this 'Jack Nobody' person. Maybe he can help us find Tom and Jerry" Butch said.
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"Please tell me you're joking"
Tom sighed in exasperation.
"It's the only way, Jerry. We have to go through the forest, find the lion, and somehow force it to release Tyke" Tom said.
"But it's nighttime and the forest looks so dark. What if there are… monsters… in there?" Jerry said.
"Seriously, Jerry? Just how can you be such a wimp and still claim to be better than me?" Tom asked.
"Do you want me to answer that honestly?" Jerry asked.
Tom sighed.
"Let's go, mouse." Tom said.
And so, our favorite cat-and-mouse duo proceeded into the darkness of forest, unaware of the horrors that awaited them…
- To be continued -
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Saucely Kazzy Carton: Yeah, I didn't feel like typing anymore so I'm ending it here.
Butch: You are so lazy.
Saucely Kazzy Carton: Hey, cut me a break. I'm trying here! You have to understand how hard it is for me to juggle FanFiction writing, family time, and school.
Butch: What are you talking about? Are you do all day is sit around the house while eating pizza and watching TV.
Jerry: And it's summertime. You don't go to school during the summer.
Tom: Fool…
Saucely Kazzy Carton: … Tell them to stop being mean to me, mommy!
Tom: …
Jerry: …
Spike: …
Butch: Anyway, if you review, I'll give you an imaginary autograph from ME!
Saucely Kazzy Carton: Yeah, I can't believe I already have more than 10 reviews. Compared to other Tom and Jerry fanfics, that's not bad.
Spike: Actually, you only have more than 10 because Vincount Edmund Allenby reviews every single chapter. If it wasn't for him, you wouldn't even have 10. You'd have like, 4 reviews.
Saucely Kazzy Carton: Shut it. Anyway, the next chapter will be the final part in The Quest Saga. I promise that after this next chapter, we will return to the normal silliness and utter chaos that usually plagues the Tom and Jerry Mansion.
Tyke: And then we'll travel to a world filled with rainbows, ponies, and SUGAR!
Saucely Kazzy Carton: Tyke, do us all a favor and stop talking…
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Next Up: The Quest Part Three