Insanity

by Saucely Kazzy Carton

Tom, Jerry, Butch, and Spike are actors who play in the cartoon "Tom and Jerry". They are also roommates and live in the same house together. You are about to find out just how crazy their lives can get. Chapter 24: Christmas time has arrived, and the Tom and Jerry Crew is hosting a party! But will they be able to handle it?

20. The Maid that Went Insane

Welcome back. Hope you're ready for more Insanity. By the way, this chapter is somewhat centered on Butch. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tom and Jerry. I only own the OCs.

Insanity Chapter 20: The Maid That Went Insane

Saturday morning. For people who did not have to work today, this was the perfect time to sleep in. It's the most glorious time of the week for people who are unbearably lazy. And even those that aren't lazy can still find pleasure on a Saturday morning. Kids can watch Saturday morning cartoons and the adults can just laze around and do nothing. And that's what was transpiring at the Tom and Jerry Mansion.

"This is a house. Can you say 'house'? (brief pause) Good job."

The character on the education cartoon Tyke was watching was saying 'good job' even though Tyke had not said the word. In fact, the little pup was throwing paper balls at the screen for absolutely no reason. The pup crumpled up another paper ball and he threw it at the screen. The paper ball fell to the ground, joining its thirteen comrades.

Tyke starting making a fifteenth paper ball. Tom yawned and sipped his coffee. He looked half-awake, which is more than anyone can say for Jerry, who was wrapped up in a small purple blanket and was sleeping on the other end of the couch that Tom was sitting on. Spike had not even gotten up yet. He had yet to leave his room.

It was basically just another lazy Saturday morning for the Tom and Jerry Crew. Things had pretty much gone back to normal after the 'Wackyland' incident. Well, as normal as things can get for this band of trouble-magnets. After everything had calmed down, Tom had been really angry with his roommates (and brother) for what they did, but as usual, he couldn't stay mad at them and he calmed down eventually. For his part, Tom had decided that... maybe he could try being a little nicer every once in a while.

Of course, it was a bit hard to be nice when Tyke's morning educational television was driving him crazy.

"Could you turn the blasted channel, pup? Or better yet, turn it off. I don't want to deal with the TV this early in the morning." Tom snapped at Tyke, who turned around and smile.

"TV!" Tyke said.

He grabbed the remote and turned the volume all the way up to 100. Tom and Jerry fell off of the couch.

"AAAAAH! My ear-drums are dead!" Jerry said, grabbing his ears.

"Tyke, turn... it... down!" Tom said, grabbing his ears.

Tyke grabbed the remote and pushed the volume button. At least, he tried to. He accidentally pushed the 'channel' button and the station was changed to that which was playing a horror movie marathon. And at that moment, a woman in the movie screamed very loudly. It was a scream that was amplified by the volume which was at 100, on a high-quality TV with surround sound. The result: the shockwaves from the scream cracked all of the windows and shattered them. Meanwhile, Spike was trying to sleep, but then the scream came and the windows shattered and he fell to the floor. He opened the door and yelled.

"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" Spike yelled.

"YOUR SON IS BEING A MENACE!" Tom yelled back, reaching for the remote and turning the volume down before turning the TV off.

Everyone took a moment to clear their minds and remove all the wax that had built up in their ears. Then, Tom turned to Tyke and growled.

"That's it. No more television for you, brat." Tom said, tossing the remote in the air. Jerry looked at the windows.

"Well, at least we can get a refreshing breeze." he said, optimistically.

Tom looked at the windows with half-lidded eyes.

"We'll have to get those replaced. Better yet, Spike should get them replaced, since it was his son that broke the windows in the first place!" Tom said.

"Whoa, I'm not paying for anything." Spike said.

"Well, you expect me to do it?" Tom asked.

"Why not? You're one of the richest men in the city."

"So are you, last time I checked."

"You make more money than me and you know it."

"That's not-"

Before another Tom/Spike argument could take place, the door opened, and Tom's black-furred brother came in.

"I'M BACK! And, whoa, what the heck? What happened to the windows?" Butch asked.

"Tyke." Jerry said, as if that was all the explanation in the world.

And it was. Butch rolled his eyes and he pulled a large object in the house.

"Butch, where were you, and what is that?" Tom asked, looking at the giant mechanical object.

Butch smirked and leaned on the device.

"To answer your first question, brother, I was out shopping. As for what this is, this is all of my dreams coming true." Butch said as he pulled the cover off of the device, revealing it to be a humanoid robot female in a black maid outfit. The robot had synthetic skin and blond hair and its robotic eyes were closed.

"Ooh." Tyke said, running up to the robot before being picked up by Spike.

"Sorry, Tykie-boy. But I don't want you to damage this... this... what is this thing anyhow?" Spike asked.

Butch smiled.

"It's a robo-maid." he said.

"A what?" Jerry asked.

Butch continued to explain.

"A robo-maid is basically like a normal maid, except for two differences. A: it's a robot. And B: you don't have to pay her. Anyway, I picked this thing up at a technology store for the VERY low price of three thousand dollars. So, I went on ahead and purchased it." Butch said.

"For what purpose?" Tom asked suspiciously.

"To help clean up my room, of course. Among other things. You see, I despise manual labor. I really do and I always did. If I don't want to do something, then I don't do it. And my room is a pigsty. If I don't want to clean it up, then I won't. So, I'll just have this robot clean it for me. Problem solved." Butch said.

Jerry turned his head curiously.

"Does it work?" the mouse asked.

Butch smiled.

"Of course. This baby performs miracles." Butch said.

Spike was smirking.

"Can she teach you how to cook?" he asked.

Butch stared blankly at Spike.

"Very funny, wise guy."

Jerry was smiling as he touched the robot. Butch swiped him away from it.

"Careful. I don't want your fingerprints ruining my greatest creation." he said.

"Creation? But you bought it." Jerry said.

"Look, enough talk. Let's just turn this puppy on." Butch said, pushing the 'on' switch and watching as the robot's eyes started to light up. The mechanical maid looked around and started to speak in a mechanical voice.

"GREETINGS. I AM X-5. I AM PROGRAMMED TO PERFORM ANY TASK YOU REQUIRE OF ME."

Butch still had a smirk on his face as he started to program the robot.

"I want you to clean my room, please." he said.

The mecha-maid shook her head.

"YOUR DESIRE IS MY COMMAND. TAKE ME TO THIS PLACE CALLED 'YOUR ROOM' AND I WILL CLEAN IT." the robo-maid said.

Leading everyone up the stairs into Butch's bedroom, they could all see that it was a pigsty. The bedcovers were on the floor, halfway across the room. The sheets had sauce stains on them. The floor was littered with popcorn and chips. A cockroach crawled under the bed. Movies and games were scattered everywhere. Broken pieces of window glass were on the floor (courtesy of Tyke). A pile of empty soda cans was in the corner. And some creepy black liquid was dripping from the ceiling.

Just imagine what this room smelled like.

"Well, it really would take a miracle to clean this room, I'll say that much." Jerry said.

The robo-maid wasn't discouraged however. Immediately, she began to clean. Her hand transformed into a tool that she used to immediately get rid of the sheet stains. Then, she dashed around the room at the speed of sound, picking up trash, and organizing the clutter. Her legs extended and became longer until she reached the ceiling. With another tool, she cleaned off the black goo. Then, going back to the ground, she continued to sweep the room. Five minutes later, the work was done and the room was spotless. Everyone was so amazed that they had dropped their jaws. Butch was smirking.

"See? What did I tell you? X-5 is incredible." Butch said.

Jerry ran into the room and looked around.

"Unbelievable. It's even cleaner than my room." he said in shock.

Tom nodded his head.

"I'm not one to give out compliments easily, but that was impressive."

"It even smells better." Spike noted.

Butch continued to smirk.

"See? What did I say? X-5 is all of my dreams come true. Good work, X-5."

"DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE TASKS FOR ME?" the robo-gal asked.

Butch shook his head.

"Nope. But don't worry, when I do, I'll let you know."

"VERY WELL, MASTER." the robo-girl said, bowing.

"Ah, you can drop the formal stuff. Just call me 'Butch'." he said.

"VERY WELL... BUTCH." the robot said.

Butch turned around and smiled.

"C'mon. This is a cause for celebration. Let's go out and get us a pizza or something. Oh, and maybe we should contact someone to get these windows replaced. Better yet, X-5 can do it. X-5?"

"YES?" the female robot asked.

"We need these windows replaced. Can you... um..."

"YES. I WILL TAKE CARE OF THE WINDOWS. YOU GO OUT AND ENJOY YOURSELF, MASTER BUTCH"

Butch nodded.

"Thanks, I will." he turned to his roommates and brother, "Isn't she incredible?"

With that, they left the room. The female robot didn't take her eyes off of Butch, and when he left the room, the robot grabbed a picture that was hanging on the wall. It was a selfie that Butch took and X-5 was smiling.

"I THINK I AM IN LOVE WITH MASTER BUTCH."

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Later that day, the Tom and Jerry Crew returned to find that their mansion was completely fixed. All of the damage that Tyke inflicted was fixed. Tom opened the door and looked around; not only was everything fixed, but it looked better than it did before. And the air smelled marvous.

The stars of 'Tom and Jerry' walked into the mansion, Spike and Butch were holding two pizza boxes. They turned on the lights, and found the maid waiting for them.

"WELCOME BACK, MASTER BUTCH. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CARRY THAT FOR YOU?" X-5 asked.

"Um, no thanks. I've got it." Butch said.

The black cat set the Pizza Hut box on the table, sniffing the food.

"Ah, that smells good. I can't wait to make my plat-"

"NO NEED. I'LL DO IT FOR YOU." X-5 said as she dashed to get a plate and served Butch three slices of pizza.

"Um.. thanks." Butch said.

"YOU ARE VERY WELCOME." The robo-maid said.

She giggled to herself as she began to watch Butch eat the food. Tom rolled his eyes.

"That robot's going to be the death of my brother. I just know it." Tom said.

With that, the others sat down, blessed their food, and started eating. Or in Tyke's case, mildly poking. It seemed that he was hesitant to start eating anything that wasn't a chilidog. He grabbed some of the pizza with his finger and tasted it. He smiled before jumping on to his plate, devouring the pizza like a wild beast.

Jerry turned on the radio, letting the sound of Beethoven fill the room. Tom growled with an irritated expression, but said nothing. Tyke had made short work of his food, and he ran to the TV to turn it on. He turned to the cartoon channel and he began to watch a re-run of an older Disney film starring Mickey Mouse.

For the next 30 minutes, things were strangely quiet. Well, as quiet as it could get with Mickey Mouse and Beethoven blaring in everyone's ears. When they were finished eating, the Tom and Jerry Crew had retreated to the living room, where they sat down on various chairs and couches, feeling tired. But that soon passed, and the Tom and Jerry Crew decided to end the day by watching a movie together.

So, that's how they ended up doing such a mundane, family thing to end the day. Tom grabbed some popcorn as they watched Spider-Man. Jerry was also grabbing popcorn and stuffing it in his mouth.

Tyke was lying down, watching the TV's screen up-close. Spike was sitting in a chair, eating some chocolate candies, and occasionally offering some to Tyke (who was taking way more candy than what was considered healthy). Butch, being a strong comic-book fan, and especially one of Spider-Man, was going off on the movie. It was funny to hear him complain about how Green Goblin's costume made no sense, and how Peter Parker shouldn't have organic webbing coming out of his hands, and how Mary Jane wasn't Peter's first love (he was muttering a name that sounded like 'Gwen' under his breath). In fact, he was making such a fuss, that Tom tranquilized him just to get him to shut up. Everyone else enjoyed the film though. Even the robo-maid was there, watching the film with interest. Funny thing was how, whenever a romantic scene played, she would turn to Butch with a weird expression on her face. This was especially evident when Spidey was upside-down on a web, kissing Mary Jane (Spike covered Tyke's eyes for that part).

Eventually, the day was over. It was almost surprising. No loud Director calling them, no evil villains bent on world-destruction, no crazed-up maniacs driving through their wall on a motorcycle. It was a normal day.

Too bad that normalcy couldn't last.

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Several days later, it was time for them to get back to work. It was basically a regular routine. Go to work, act out in another Tom and Jerry cartoon, get yelled at by the Director, continue filming the next episode, and then they would go home. Butch yawned and opened his eyes to found his robo-maid staring at him, close-range. Recently, whenever he would sleep, the robot-maid would stand next to him all night, staring at him.

It was starting to get on his nerves. Determined to get his privacy back, Butch tried to put the maid in a guest room, but the maid refused, stating that she must be as close to her master as possible. Butch just let up in the end. At least his room was continuously clean. That was a bonus.

Getting up, Butch stretched.

"What time is it?" he wondered.

"SEVEN IN THE MORNING. I MADE YOU SOME BREAKFAST." she said, pointing to a tray of pancakes, bacon, hashbrowns, and eggs.

Butch smiled.

"Wow, thanks." Butch said.

"YOU ARE WELCOME, MASTER."

As Butch began to eat, the robot-maid began to play with her robotic thumbs, nervously.

"SAY, MASTER. I WAS JUST WONDERING. DO YOU... LIKE ME?"

Butch smiled and nodded.

"Of course I like you, X-5." he said.

The robot's eyes brightened up.

"REALLY?"

Butch continued to nod.

"Yup. I like you just like I like all of my roommates. Even Tyke, although he's a pain in the neck. Don't get me started on my brother." he said as he continued to eat.

"OH." the robot said, realizing that Butch was not talking about the kind of 'like' she was hoping for. Butch continued to talk.

"I suppose you do kind of invade my personal space but that doesn't stop me from liking you. After all, you're a dream come true." Butch said.

The robot maid smiled at this.

"Anyway, I'd better get ready to go to the studio. I heard Toodles is going to be in the next episode, and I, for one, am happy about that." Butch said.

The maid turned her head.

"WHY?"

Butch looked at the robo-maid as he finished his food.

"Well, she's the girl I like. It's kind of... how to explain this to an emotionless robot... well, remember the movie a few nights ago? Well, she's kind of the Mary Jane to my Peter Parker. I just need to figure out how to win her over. Any ideas, X-5?"

The female robot had her eyes narrowed dangerously.

"YOU COULD KILL HER."

Butch smiled.

"Yeah, I could... wait, what?!"

The robot's eyes widened when she realized her mistake. She continued speaking.

"WITH KINDNESS. YES, YOU COULD KILL HER WITH KINDNESS. MAYBE SOME FLOWERS, AND YOU COULD TAKE HER TO DINNER, WHERE SHE CAN EAT SOME POISONOUS... I MEAN, DELICIOUS FOOD. THAT COULD... WIN HER OVER."

Butch started thinking as he processed this. At long last, he smiled.

"Thanks. Those aren't half-bad ideas. I'll think about it." Butch said as he left the room.

He was unaware that he had broken the heart of his secret admirer. It couldn't be, the robot thought to herself. Her master couldn't be in love with another woman. It just wasn't fair.

Suddenly, the robo-maid noticed a picture hanging on the wall of a female cat smiling. The name 'Toodles' was written on it. The robo-maid narrowed her eyes.

So, THAT was Toodles.

She growled, and her fingers grew sharp metallic claws. She scratched the picture, tearing off Toodles' head from the rest of her body.

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"Tyke, stop wasting time and get moving." Jerry said.

Tyke began to whine.

"BUT I WANNA WATCH CARTOONS!"

Spike picked up his son.

"Sorry, Tyke, but you can't always get what you want." he said.

Tom looked around.

"Where's my oaf of a brother?" he asked.

"Coming, sibling." Butch said as he ran down the stairs, joining the others.

Tom rolled his eyes.

"We're leaving." he said as he opened the door.

Before long, the crew headed over for the Warner Bros. studio. As they were running late, Tom decided to take a detour. For those of you who remember the events of Chapter 2, you would know that his version of a 'detour' was extremely dangerous.

However, they survived the dangerous journey and they made it to the Studio. They stepped out, happy to be alive. Tom rolled his eyes.

"You guys have such weak constitutions. That wasn't so bad." he said.

"Not so bad! We nearly died because you had to drive like a crazy person." Jerry said.

Butch was smirking.

"That's because he is one."

Tom turned to him.

"If I'm the crazy one then what does that make you?"

"Devilishly handsome and intelligent." Butch said.

"Substitute 'devilishly handsome' with 'pug-ugly', and 'intelligent' with brainless, and I might agree with you." Tom said.

"Guys, can we just get moving before the Director kills us for being late?" Jerry said.

"Whatever." Tom and Butch both said as they started walking.

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15 minutes earlier...

While the Tom and Jerry Crew were starting to drive, in her home, Toodles was also getting ready for work. Putting on some makeup, she wanted to make sure she looked her best for when she got in front of the camera. But then she suddenly heard a sound. Looking up, Toodles tried to find the source of the strange sound. She shrugged it off. It must be her imagination. Her siblings were at school and there was no one there but her. That's what she thought.

Hiding behind a corner, the robo-maid's eyes flashed red as she angrily observed her prey. After Butch left, she had used her robotic tracking devices to find out where Toodles' house was. Since then, it was child's play for her to fly right up there and break in. She waited for several moments, hoping to find the perfect time to strike. Toodles looked at the time and got up.

"Wow, is it that time already? I'd better get going before the Director gets angry... which is a futile effort now that I think of it." she got ready to go to her car, but then just as she turned the corner, she widened her eyes and screamed.

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Present Time

The Director was livid. And for once, he wasn't angry at the Tom and Jerry Crew. It had been 30 minutes, and Toodles had still not arrived. The Director was so angry that he was having a temper tantrum. The actors ducked as the Director threw chairs out of the window, foaming at the mouth with rage.

"WHERE IS SHE?! When I get my hands on her, she'll be lucky if I don't wring her neck! She's a HALF-HOUR LATE!"

"Dude, chill out." Butch said.

The Director grabbed a table and tossed it in Butch's direction, causing the cat to duck. Jerry scratched his head.

"It's not like her to be this late. Maybe she's just sick." he said.

"If she was, then she would have called in sick." one of the other actors pointed out.

Butch started to get worried.

"Hope she's not in trouble or danger." he worried.

Tom rolled his eyes.

"Unlikely. She's probably having traffic problems or something." he said.

"I don't know. Something doesn't seem right." Butch said.

Tom sighed.

"I for one do not wish to waste my time standing here. Let's just start this stupid scene without her so we can go home."

Jerry shook his head.

"Haven't you read the script? The scene starts with Toodles at the beginning. We can't start the episode without her." he said.

"Well, then I'm going home. This is a waste of my time." Tom said, turning around.

"NO ONE'S LEAVING WITHOUT MY SAY-SO!" the Director said, stopping Tom in his tracks.

The cat growled and turned around, but said nothing. Butch was calling her cell phone number but there was no response. There wasn't a response from her house phone either.

Jerry looked around and turned back to the Director.

"So... what do we do?" he asked.

The Director turned to the Tom and Jerry Crew angrily.

"Here's what you do. I want you to go to her house, and see if she's there. If she is, then take her with you. Drag her here if you must, but she must get here as soon as POSSIBLE!"

The Director screamed the last word just for emphasis as the Tom and Jerry Crew nodded and left.

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On the road:

"I don't think I've ever seen the Director that angry." Jerry said.

"I feel sorry for her. The Director's is going to rip her to shreds for being so late." Spike said.

"I still feel worried. What if something's happened to her?" Butch asked.

Tom rolled his eyes.

"You're so paranoid, it disgusts me." he said.

"Well, excuse me for being concerned for her wellbeing. Not everyone is able to be as heartless as you." Butch said.

Tom narrowed his eyes.

Eventually, they made it to Toodles' house. Like theirs, Toodles' house was pretty big. It was a mansion, but a small one. Nowhere near as extravagant as the Tom and Jerry Mansion but still luxurious, none the less.

"Her car is still in the driveway." Jerry noted.

"Good, that means she's here. So, let's get in there and drag her butt to the studio." Tom said.

The Tom and Jerry Crew went up to the front door and began to knock. They continued to knock for several minutes but there was no answer.

"Toodles? Hello? It's us!" Spike said as he tried to open the door.

To his surprise, it was unlocked.

"Did she unlock it?" Jerry asked.

"It was already unlocked." Spike said.

Butch couldn't take any more of this suspense. He ran inside and cried for Toodles.

"TOODLES, WHERE ARE YOU?!"

No answer. Everything was silent.

"TOODLES? TOOOOOODLLLLEEES!" Butch yelled as he searched through the doors, trying to find his crush.

He had no luck and the others spread out to look for her. 20 minutes had passed and no one could find any trace of her.

"How could she just disappear? It doesn't make sense." Jerry said.

"HEY, GUYS! I FOUND HER!" Spike yelled.

The others ran into the basement, where Spike was, and they ran to him. Spike's eyes were very wide and he pointed upwards. The Tom and Jerry Crew looked up to see Toodles tied to the ceiling on a rope, beaten and covered with scratch marks, as she began to open her eyes.

"TOODLES!" Butch cried.

"What happened to you?" Jerry asked.

Toodles looked at the Tom and Jerry Crew in a panic.

"Tom? Jerry? What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here. The robot, she's insane. If you stay, she'll get you too." Toodles said as she began to struggle.

"What the blazes are you talking about?" Tom asked.

Suddenly, the door opened and the robot maid walked in. Only, she didn't look much like a maid anymore. Her clothes were covered in dirt and filth, her face was greasy, and she had a twisted smile on her face.

"OH, WHAT A SURPRISE. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE, MASTER. AND I SEE YOU BROUGHT YOUR FRIENDS, TOO."

"X-5? What the heck is going on?" Butch asked.

"I DIDN'T WANT TO GET YOU INVOLVED IN THIS. THE LAST THING I'D EVER WANT IS TO HARM THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, I'M AFRAID YOU LEAVE ME WITH NO CHOICE."

"Huh?" Jerry said.

Tom had his eyes narrowed.

"You're making no sense. Explain yourself, you chrome-plated metal brat."

"OH, I'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT."

At the push of a button, she somehow managed to get a steel wall to cover all of the windows. She began to cackle loudly.

"Um, Butch, I think your maid has a few glitches." Jerry said.

"Glitches, my foot. She's lost her freaking mind." Spike said.

"QUIET!"

She shot cables out of her hands and the Tom and Jerry Crew were suddenly tied up. Everyone except for Butch.

"NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE PARTY TO START." the robot maid said.

Everyone in the room gulped.

This was not good.

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Where did we leave off before the break? Oh yeah, the Tom and Jerry Crew were tied up except for Butch, who was cowering before his robo-maid, who had gone insane. The maid suddenly grabbed Butch and began to drag him off upstairs.

"X-5, what are you doing?!" Butch asked.

X-5 was smiling twistedly.

"I HAVE A BOMB SET DOWN THERE AND IT WILL EXPLODE IN 5 MINUTES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ME AND YOU CLEAR OUT OF HERE IN TIME."

Butch was struggling.

"Why are you doing this, and why are you sparing me?!" Butch asked.

X-5 turned to Butch, her eyes flashing red.

"YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT YET? I LOVE YOU AND I WANT US TO BE TOGETHER. BUT THAT GIRL, TOODLES, IS INTERING WITH OUR ROMANCE."

Butch was blowing a gasket.

"What romance? You're a metallic robot made of bolts, wires, and circuits. I'd never start a romance with you!"

X-5 was smiling regardless.

"I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'LL CHANGE THAT TUNE ONCE THE GIRL BLOWS UP."

Butch was still struggling.

"Look, Toodles I can understand, but why are you doing this to the others? They never hurt you."

"THEY BUG ME. ALWAYS CROWDING US, NEVER ALLOWING US TO BE ALONE. BUT DON'T WORRY, ONCE EVERYONE BLOWS UP THEN IT WILL BE JUST YOU AND ME... ALONE... TOGETHER FOREVER!"

"Like heck."

Butch had escaped from his captor's grasp and he ran for it.

"Run, Butch!" Jerry screamed.

"YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME." the robot said as she began to chase him. The others were left in the basement.

"Poor Butch." Jerry said.

Spike rolled his eyes.

"Typical. Butch gets a robot maid, and it turns psychotic. Let that be a lesson to you kids. Don't be lazy. If you have a dirty room, clean it yourself. Otherwise, you'll wind up like Butch."

"Who are you talking to?" Jerry asked the dog with a confused look.

"And more importantly, how will we get out of here before that bomb goes off?" Tom wondered.

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Butch ran through the halls of Toodles' house, trying to escape his robotic maid.

"I've got to get away from that lunatic robot. But how?"

X-5 was skating towards him. Her feet had become wheels and she was gaining on him. Butch turned a corner only to find a dead end. He turned around to see X-5 closing in on him. He suddenly smiled and pointed behind her.

"Look. Isn't that Hailey's Comet?" Butch pointed.

The robot turned around and saw nothing. She turned back to Butch only to find that he had disappeared. She smiled.

"OH, BUTCH? WHERE ARE YOU, MY LITTLE LOVEBIRD?"

She began to search the house. Meanwhile, Butch was hiding in one of Toodles' rooms. It must have been the room of one of her little siblings, as it had childrens' games and posters everywhere. He was hiding under the bed.

"Now, I know how Penelope feels when she's hiding from Pepe le Pew. Then again, Pepe le Pew isn't a psychotic robot."

Suddenly, the door slammed open and X-5 stepped inside. Butch shivered as she got closer.

'Relax, Butch, she can't find you under here.'

But just as he thought that, X-5 bent down and stared at Butch creepily.

"FOUND YOU."

"Aaaaaaah!" Butch got up from under the bed and ran through the door.

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Meanwhile, the others were struggling against their ropes as the bomb started ticking.

"By my calculations, we've got about 4 minutes left before that thing explodes." Jerry said.

Toodles began to struggle.

"Where did that robot even come from, anyway?" she asked.

"Long story." Spike said.

Tom continued to struggle.

"These ropes are impossible. I can't get loose."

"I can." Jerry said as he started to squeeze himself out of the ropes.

"Hurry, Jerry. That bomb could go off at any time." Spike said.

"And what I am supposed to do about it?! I don't know how to diffuse bombs!" he said.

"I do. I can diffuse it once you release me from these blasted ropes." Tom said.

Jerry finally managed to squeeze himself free. Then he began to untie the others.

"We'll have to work fast. I just hope Butch is okay."

Meanwhile...

Butch continued to run through Toodles house. He found Toodles' phone and attempted to call 911, only to be dismayed to discover that X-5 had cut the phone lines. He opened the door to Toodles' bedroom and ran inside.

He grabbed various objects including a chair, a desk, and a dresser, and he shoved them in front of the door. Then he sighed and looked around.

"Well, now what?" Butch wondered to himself.

That's when he got sight of something particularly juicy sitting on the desk.

"Hey, Toodles' personal diary. Jackpot. I'm sure she won't mind if I-"

Before he could finish that sentence, the door burst opened and X-5 walked inside. Butch screamed and began to walk backwards. X-5 creeped forwards.

"NOWHERE TO RUN. NOWHERE TO HIDE." X-5 was getting closer to Butch, who was being cornered. The black cat turned around to see the closed window. He tried to open it but it was locked. He turned around to see X-5 smiling as she was leaning in towards his face. He looked in his hand to see that he was still holding Toodles' personal diary.

'What the heck. Toodles won't mind.'

He took the book and tossed it out the window. The book shattered the glass and fell to the ground. Butch jumped out of the window, and landed in the grass. Groaning in pain (he jumped out of a 4-story window. It's a good thing he's a cartoon character and can endure things like that), he got up and continued to run. X-5 jumped out of the window and fell to the grass, chasing after him.

Meanwhile, Jerry had finished untying Tom and the others. They looked to where the bomb was, next to the wall.

"The bomb will explode in 2 minutes." Spike said.

"Then we'd better hurry." Toodles said.

Tom ran up to the bomb and held out his hand.

"I need a wrench."

Spike tossed one to Tom (don't ask where he got it from) and the cat caught it. He used the wrench to unscrew the bomb.

At the same time, Butch was running for his life as X-5 chased after him. He turned around and saw that she was gaining. He stepped into the street in a panic, unaware that he had stepped in front of a speeding truck.

"MASTER BUTCH! LOOK OUT!"

Faster than ever, X-5 dashed to Butch and pushed him out of the way. Doing this, however, meant that she had no way to dodge the truck herself.

CRASH!

The robot was knocked into the air before falling back on the ground.

"X-5!" Butch screamed in horror.

Running up to the robot, Butch fell to his knees and cried. The robot's eyes began to dim. She looked at Butch with a apologetic.

"M-M-M-MASTER... I... I... I... AM... SORRY. I...LOST CONTROL. DIDN'T MEAN...TO HURT YOU. JUST WANTED YOU TO... LOVE ME..."

With that, her eyes faded to black, and Butch was standing there in shock.

XXXXXXXXXX

"Hurry up." Jerry said.

Tom ignored Jerry as he worked on the bomb.

"Come on. Speed this up, cat." Spike said.

Tom ignored Spike as he continued to work on the bomb.

"Tom, hurry up, please." Toodles said.

Tom exploded.

"Stop rushing me! I can't diffuse this bomb if you keep distracting me, darn it!"

"Sorry." all three said in unison.

Tom continued to work on the bomb. Eventually, he was down to two wires: one red, one blue. He started to look nervous.

"You do know which wire to cut, right?" Jerry asked.

Tom frowned, refusing to say anything. He stood still for about 20 seconds. The others panicked.

"It's going to explode in 10 seconds!" Spike said.

"We're dead." Jerry said.

The timer continued to count down.

8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…

Jerry, Spike, and Toodles covered their ears and closed their eyes, waiting for the explosion to occur.

BOOM!

They cowered when they heard the explosion, but became confused when they weren't hurt. They opened their eyes and saw Tom standing there, smirking.

"You three are such scaredy-cats. I diffused the bomb moments ago." He said.

Jerry looked confused.

"But I thought I heard the explosion."

BOOM! Tom imitated the sound of an explosion through his mouth. Jerry widened his eyes and frowned.

"Oh, really? Not funny, Tom." Jerry said.

Tom continued to laugh like the sadist he was as he walked up the stairs, only to encounter Butch who was holding X-5's destroyed body.

"So, you destroyed her, I see." Tom said.

Butch shook his head.

"No, she got destroyed trying to save me. She… pushed herself in front of a truck to save me." Butch said.

"Oh, Butch. I'm sorry." Toodles said.

"For what?!" Tom asked.

"Yeah, that psycho tried to kill us." Spike said.

"Don't be so insensitive. I think it's sweet that the robot sacrificed itself to save Butch. So tragic, yet so romantic." She said.

The others were looking at Toodles like she was insane.

"She just tried to blow us up just now." Jerry said.

Butch laid the robot body down on the couch.

"Yes, but beyond that, she was still our friend. I mean, sure she tried to chase me, tried to kill Toodles, and nearly caused the house to explode with everyone in it, but I don't hold anything against her." Butch said.

The others looked sullen.

"So, what do we do now?" Jerry asked, "cause I'm sure I'm not going back to work after this. I don't care how angry the Director gets."

Butch was smiling.

"I have an idea."

XXXXXXXXX

It was raining as everyone was dressed in black, and staring at a casket. Inside of it, the broken body of X-5 lied there peacefully. There were several people in attendance, including the Tom and Jerry Crew and several of their friends. Butch was speaking in front of a crowd.

"And so, we are all gathered here today to mourn the passing of a dear friend. Well, she wasn't really much of a friend, I mean, she invaded my privacy, and tried to kill us. So, I guess she was more of a cousin. A distant cousin. A VERY distant cousin. Actually, she was more of a-"

"GET ON WITH IT." Some random stranger said.

Butch looked irritated but continued.

"And so, we are here to say goodbye to our dear friend X-5. If only there was a way to resurrect you, so I could repay the favor you did when you saved my life."

Suddenly, Jack Nobody stepped forward.

"Actually, that's possible. You see, I was examining her remains, and I saw that her main power chip is still intact. If I can recharge it and fix her body, we might be able to bring her back to life."

Butch took the chip and started to smile.

"You mean to tell me that his little thing can bring her back to life?" Butch asked.

"Of course." Nobody confirmed.

It didn't take long for Butch to respond to that. He dropped the chip on the ground.

"Oops. Clumsy me."

He started to stomp on the chip, then he took out a shotgun and he started to shoot the chip. He put the gun away and pretended to look apologetic, but he couldn't keep the smile off his face.

"Oh dear. I am so clumsy. Sorry, X-5."

Jack looked at Butch with half-lidded eyes.

"Then again, perhaps it will take a little longer..."

- end of chapter -

Will X-5 return one day? Maybe but after what Butch did, I wouldn't count on it. And yeah, I deleted the bios. I decided that they were pointless and one of these days, I would release a chapter that would contradict them, thus creating a huge continuity error. So, from here on in, the bios are no longer considered canon.