Chapter 4
Cassie was alone, in the dark dingy cell. She sat with her leg tucked near her chest. Her arms folded over her legs to keep them where they were. She was looking down. Remembering what Yakko's decision was and what happened after that…
"W-what?" a frightened Cassie said. Staring at Yakko unbelievingly.
" I am sorry…but we can't take any chances now." Yakko stared coldly at Cassie.
"Yakko Its me!! Cassie!" Cassie walked up to him and stared at him. "How can you not tell its me?!?!"
Yakko looked straight at Cassie his stare could kill. Cassie now felt like he changed. He was crueler. And that she couldn't win. She looked away trying not to choke up tears. This future was awful. She had to stop it from happening. She had to leave. She turned around and started running.
"STOP HER!!" Yakko yelled. Suddenly everyone jumped up and ran after her. She looked back and saw everyone chasing her. She couldn't stop. Not now. She ran out of the library and continued running she tried to block out all that was around her and concentrated on getting back to her own time. She had to stop this now. But she didn't know what to do. As she raced down different paths she didn't expect them to catch up with her so quickly. She kept going until she turned and ended up at a dead end.
"NO!" she yelled, angry. She turned around and there they were. Closing in. Yakko was leading them. All she could do was fall to her knees, close her eyes, and give up.
Now here she was…..Alone in a cell…she sighed and looked around. She didn't know what to do. But she couldn't give up now. She looked outside her cage and spotted someone. She squinted until she could make out the person. It was James.
"James? What are you doing here?" Cassie crept to the bars.
"Cassie I don't care what Yakko said. We have to trust you. You are no robot by what I can tell." James held up a ring of keys. Then let Cassie out of the cell.
"James why is Yakko like this?"
James sighed. "Hes been through a lot Cassie. His sibs were taken from him. You were taken from him. He lost it. You have to tell him who you really are. You're the only one who can bring the real Yakko back."
"Me? But…."
" Cassie..Hes your friend…you'd do anything for him right?"
Cassie smiled. "Of course."
" Then you have to bring him back."
Cassie looked away. "What if he doesn't believe me?"
"He will." James looked at Cassie and smiled. Cassie looked back at him and smiled too.
James told her where she could find Yakko. And there he was. Sitting on the roof of the almost destroyed watertower. He was looking up at the stars. Cassie quietly walked up.
"Yakko?" She whispered.
"Wha…hey how'd you get out?!?!" Yakko jumped down. Cassie stepped back. "Yakko…..Its me…Cassie. You have to believe me."
"Why should I? For all accounts your dead. If you were ever alive why come back now when im so broken?" Yakko glared at her.
"It wasn't my choice…Yakko I came back now because someone wanted me to see this…I don't know why…. But 5 years ago in that machine I escaped. I made a spell and came back 5 years into the future and saw all of this..Now I have to get back so I can stop it!" Cassie looked at him. "Yakko you have to believe me."
"Why should I? Why should I believe in anything anymore?"
"Because you can't let them win. You can't let them stop you!"
Yakko looked at Cassie. "That is something Cassie would say."
"Yakko, what happened to you was awful. And ill always be your friend. But you must trust me like James does. You can't believe that I am a illusion." Cassie stepped closer to Yakko.
"No…Cassie is gone…I saw her die.." Yakko grabbed her arm. Cassie cried out and looked at him. "Yakko I didn't die….I'm part witch….and we witches can get out of anything…you have to believe me…" Yakko was surprised she was talking instead of hurting him. Any robot or illusion would have hurt him now. Or try to get out of his grasp. But she did nothing. She just stood there. Her arm was throbbing but if she fought she would loose his trust. Yakko finally let go. Cassie rubbed her arm. Yakko only stared at her in shock. Finally he walked up to her and hugged her. She hugged him too.
"I…..I…. Do believe you Cassie…" Yakko said. Cassie pulled away and smiled at him.
"Then You'll help me get back?"
Yakko smiled back. "Of course…you have to stop this future from happening.."
"Yakko would you like to go back up on the roof? We can talk.." Yakko nodded.
First he jumped up then helped Cassie up. They both looked at the stars and were silent for a while. Finally Cassie got enough courage. She sat up and looked at Yakko.
"Yakko…what happened here?"
Yakko sighed. "Well after you so called died. We found out these people were after us. And wanted you out of the way. They thought you were a threat. That you could stop them. After you were gone they captured my sibs and I," Suddenly he looked down and a tear fell from his eye.
"What happened to…" Cassie looked at him. Suddenly she knew. She turned away.
"I'm sorry Yakko…"
Yakko took a shaky breath and continued. "We….were taken to a lab and experimented on….we were suppose to be used as to create a master race…then we would attack the real world…so that it would belong to these demented toons. But we resisted. Some toons got away…I wasn't able to save my sibs…I felt like I lost everything…"
Cassie looked at him her eyes quivering. "Oh Yakko…I'm so sorry.." She hugged him.
"Hold it right there you two!!!" a voice commanded.
Yakko and Cassie both gasped.
"Cassie run!!!Now!!!" Yakko and Cassie both jumped up and ran. They were being pursued by a guy dressed in black.
"Who is that guy?!" Cassie asked.
" He works for those guys that ruined my life!!" Yakko yelled angrily.
Cassie looked behind her. "Well we will see about that…" she stopped and turned around to face the guy..She grabbed her crystal and held it out. "Say bye bye!!!" Cassie concentrated. Suddenly her crystal began to glow. A beam of light hit the man….he wasn't dead…but wounded badly. Yakko looked on…stunned.
"Again..Buffy Summers….eat your heart out.." she blows on her crystal, grinning. Yakko looked at Cassie then smiled. "I had my doubts but now im convinced. You are Cassie."
Cassie winked. "I knew youd finally come to your senses!!" They both walked away to the comfort of the library.
A weak and tried man dressed in black crawled into the room of his office. There was another man. Sitting at a desk. He was dressed in a fancy suit and smoking a cigar.
"What happened to you?" The man sitting down asked.
" A girl…..She's new…attacked me…" the man in black said weakly.
"A girl? You were downed by a girl?!?" The man sitting laughed.
"No…she….had….magic….a…crystal of some sorts…"
The man sitting at the desk stopped everything. He turned to the man in black.
"What did she look like?"
"Well…..she…had….pink…hair…and….looked…like…those warner….kids…."
"No…it couldn't be….." the man at the desk scrambled through the drawers and brought out a picture. He gave it to the man in black.
"Was this the girl you saw?"
"Yes…."
The man sitting calmly took a few breaths. His eyes were almost glowing red. "Well then…. I guess its time we destroyed her…."
"Sir?"
"For good…"
Cassie was alone, in the dark dingy cell. She sat with her leg tucked near her chest. Her arms folded over her legs to keep them where they were. She was looking down. Remembering what Yakko's decision was and what happened after that…
"W-what?" a frightened Cassie said. Staring at Yakko unbelievingly.
" I am sorry…but we can't take any chances now." Yakko stared coldly at Cassie.
"Yakko Its me!! Cassie!" Cassie walked up to him and stared at him. "How can you not tell its me?!?!"
Yakko looked straight at Cassie his stare could kill. Cassie now felt like he changed. He was crueler. And that she couldn't win. She looked away trying not to choke up tears. This future was awful. She had to stop it from happening. She had to leave. She turned around and started running.
"STOP HER!!" Yakko yelled. Suddenly everyone jumped up and ran after her. She looked back and saw everyone chasing her. She couldn't stop. Not now. She ran out of the library and continued running she tried to block out all that was around her and concentrated on getting back to her own time. She had to stop this now. But she didn't know what to do. As she raced down different paths she didn't expect them to catch up with her so quickly. She kept going until she turned and ended up at a dead end.
"NO!" she yelled, angry. She turned around and there they were. Closing in. Yakko was leading them. All she could do was fall to her knees, close her eyes, and give up.
Now here she was…..Alone in a cell…she sighed and looked around. She didn't know what to do. But she couldn't give up now. She looked outside her cage and spotted someone. She squinted until she could make out the person. It was James.
"James? What are you doing here?" Cassie crept to the bars.
"Cassie I don't care what Yakko said. We have to trust you. You are no robot by what I can tell." James held up a ring of keys. Then let Cassie out of the cell.
"James why is Yakko like this?"
James sighed. "Hes been through a lot Cassie. His sibs were taken from him. You were taken from him. He lost it. You have to tell him who you really are. You're the only one who can bring the real Yakko back."
"Me? But…."
" Cassie..Hes your friend…you'd do anything for him right?"
Cassie smiled. "Of course."
" Then you have to bring him back."
Cassie looked away. "What if he doesn't believe me?"
"He will." James looked at Cassie and smiled. Cassie looked back at him and smiled too.
James told her where she could find Yakko. And there he was. Sitting on the roof of the almost destroyed watertower. He was looking up at the stars. Cassie quietly walked up.
"Yakko?" She whispered.
"Wha…hey how'd you get out?!?!" Yakko jumped down. Cassie stepped back. "Yakko…..Its me…Cassie. You have to believe me."
"Why should I? For all accounts your dead. If you were ever alive why come back now when im so broken?" Yakko glared at her.
"It wasn't my choice…Yakko I came back now because someone wanted me to see this…I don't know why…. But 5 years ago in that machine I escaped. I made a spell and came back 5 years into the future and saw all of this..Now I have to get back so I can stop it!" Cassie looked at him. "Yakko you have to believe me."
"Why should I? Why should I believe in anything anymore?"
"Because you can't let them win. You can't let them stop you!"
Yakko looked at Cassie. "That is something Cassie would say."
"Yakko, what happened to you was awful. And ill always be your friend. But you must trust me like James does. You can't believe that I am a illusion." Cassie stepped closer to Yakko.
"No…Cassie is gone…I saw her die.." Yakko grabbed her arm. Cassie cried out and looked at him. "Yakko I didn't die….I'm part witch….and we witches can get out of anything…you have to believe me…" Yakko was surprised she was talking instead of hurting him. Any robot or illusion would have hurt him now. Or try to get out of his grasp. But she did nothing. She just stood there. Her arm was throbbing but if she fought she would loose his trust. Yakko finally let go. Cassie rubbed her arm. Yakko only stared at her in shock. Finally he walked up to her and hugged her. She hugged him too.
"I…..I…. Do believe you Cassie…" Yakko said. Cassie pulled away and smiled at him.
"Then You'll help me get back?"
Yakko smiled back. "Of course…you have to stop this future from happening.."
"Yakko would you like to go back up on the roof? We can talk.." Yakko nodded.
First he jumped up then helped Cassie up. They both looked at the stars and were silent for a while. Finally Cassie got enough courage. She sat up and looked at Yakko.
"Yakko…what happened here?"
Yakko sighed. "Well after you so called died. We found out these people were after us. And wanted you out of the way. They thought you were a threat. That you could stop them. After you were gone they captured my sibs and I," Suddenly he looked down and a tear fell from his eye.
"What happened to…" Cassie looked at him. Suddenly she knew. She turned away.
"I'm sorry Yakko…"
Yakko took a shaky breath and continued. "We….were taken to a lab and experimented on….we were suppose to be used as to create a master race…then we would attack the real world…so that it would belong to these demented toons. But we resisted. Some toons got away…I wasn't able to save my sibs…I felt like I lost everything…"
Cassie looked at him her eyes quivering. "Oh Yakko…I'm so sorry.." She hugged him.
"Hold it right there you two!!!" a voice commanded.
Yakko and Cassie both gasped.
"Cassie run!!!Now!!!" Yakko and Cassie both jumped up and ran. They were being pursued by a guy dressed in black.
"Who is that guy?!" Cassie asked.
" He works for those guys that ruined my life!!" Yakko yelled angrily.
Cassie looked behind her. "Well we will see about that…" she stopped and turned around to face the guy..She grabbed her crystal and held it out. "Say bye bye!!!" Cassie concentrated. Suddenly her crystal began to glow. A beam of light hit the man….he wasn't dead…but wounded badly. Yakko looked on…stunned.
"Again..Buffy Summers….eat your heart out.." she blows on her crystal, grinning. Yakko looked at Cassie then smiled. "I had my doubts but now im convinced. You are Cassie."
Cassie winked. "I knew youd finally come to your senses!!" They both walked away to the comfort of the library.
A weak and tried man dressed in black crawled into the room of his office. There was another man. Sitting at a desk. He was dressed in a fancy suit and smoking a cigar.
"What happened to you?" The man sitting down asked.
" A girl…..She's new…attacked me…" the man in black said weakly.
"A girl? You were downed by a girl?!?" The man sitting laughed.
"No…she….had….magic….a…crystal of some sorts…"
The man sitting at the desk stopped everything. He turned to the man in black.
"What did she look like?"
"Well…..she…had….pink…hair…and….looked…like…those warner….kids…."
"No…it couldn't be….." the man at the desk scrambled through the drawers and brought out a picture. He gave it to the man in black.
"Was this the girl you saw?"
"Yes…."
The man sitting calmly took a few breaths. His eyes were almost glowing red. "Well then…. I guess its time we destroyed her…."
"Sir?"
"For good…"