Disclaimer: I do not own Toontown, cogs, or toons in general. The basis for this story is owned by Disney. However, I did create the Zapper family, Flappy, Floppy, any other specific toons, the story, and any specific cogs mentioned BESIDES the masterbots. If I missed anything, let me know.

Hopefully the last chapter was suspenseful. We'll also be introducing some new characters this chapter, so be ready to discover the rest of the Zapper family.


Chapter Two

Reunion


No one ever understood why the Zappers were such a small family. In fact, it mystified some as to why they were all different animals. In the average toon family--and there were not many families that weren't average--all the members of the family would follow the same species: cats, dogs, ducks, horses; they all stayed constant. On the odd day a couple would emerge that were made up of two different species, but a monkey and a bear never came to have a pig as a child.

With that in mind, many would become very confused when Electro explained that his sister, Rain, was a blue duck. He would then explain the following story.

Many years ago an orange cat was found being attacked by a cog. There had been no one around in The Brrrgh at that time except one. Sunzapper, a pale yellow feline, was the last survivor of his own family. He was nearing his old days, but could not help defeating the very cog harassing the orange cat. Out of both pity and boredom, Sun took in the small toon as a child. He named the cat Electro and taught him all about fighting. Electro learned quickly and soon became 107 laff.

After Electro, Sun found others. The next in line was Rain, who followed a more medical approach and healed her friends more than she attacked the cogs. She grew to be almost as great as her older brother, eventually earning as much as eighty-six laff points.

Finally came Thunder. The peach monkey showed no interest in gags, no interest in fighting. He always stood and watched the sunrise and sunset. And he wrote down something every day after gazing at the beautiful moments.

"Daisy's going to take me in as her apprentice--she's going to teach me how to really heal!"

Rain and her brother were fishing at the pond. It was something relaxing, something they did when they wanted to talk but still be active. Electro pulled in a suprisingly large Polar Bearacuda. He put it in the bucket, then replied to Rain's comment.

"That's awesome. When do you start?

"Hmm....she didn't really say. She almost seemed hesitant about it." she explained.

"That's strange. I'm going to go check on Thunder, 'kay?"

"Sure."

The sky was already turning orange from the sinking sun. The monkey was standing, watching it, concentrated as if he was reading something and studying it. Thunder didn't even react as Electro appeared, as focused as he was. So the cat waited until Thunder spoke, which wasn't until the sky was finally dark and the moon was bright a few minutes later.

"Do you need anything?" the small toon asked, not unkindly.

Electro thought about it. "Not really. I was just saying hi."

But Thunder was smart, and knew exactly what his brother wanted. So he sighed and stared straight at the cat and questioned.

"Do you know why I watch the sun?"

"Apparently you can read my mind. Why do you do it, then?" Electro replied.

"It gives me visions that tell me what is going to happen. But there's a catch."

"Then what's the catch?"

"Well, it isn't always in a way I understand right away. First I have to think about it. So I write it down to remember, then read it over and over until I know what it means. Today I saw a few different things. First I saw a toontown, all of it, slowly being engulfed by a shadow. And after that I saw a street with tons of cogs. Next I saw boxes full of gags; there were people giving them out to toons. And finally I saw a huge square group of toons and a similar square of cogs facing eachother."

"What does it mean?" Electro inquired.

"I don't know yet. But I think it means that the war is almost over. Yet there's something huge coming. And I think a lot of toons are going to die, and a lot of cogs too."

The elder brother thought of what had happened at the gag shop, but discarded it immediately. "That's impossible, Thunder. It would never happen." He started to leave. He was tired, and needed to get ready to go home.

"Wait. There's one more thing." Thunder warned.

Electro turned. "What would that be?"

"Coming from behind the cogs and the toons were other things. They were like cogs, but made different. They weren't metal. They had skin, like toons."

The cat thought about it, but realized that it was nothing. He looked up at the sky; the stars and moon were bright tonight, and he knew that the shining would keep him up. He waved at Thunder and gave one last goodbye.

"Later, Thunder. It was nice seeing you."

The little monkey waited a moment, hesitating, but finally returned the favor.

"Yeah...It was nice seeing you, too."

Then Electro ran back down the hill and grabbed his fish. He would sell it in the morning. He was exhausted, yet he couldn't quite figure out why. So he spoke his goodbyes to the other family members, then guided another hole back to his house and jumped in. When he arrived at his home, decorated with the flowers and trees, he left the bucket outside and checked the mail. Cool Silly had left a letter. It read:

Something's coming, Electrozapper. I can feel it. Please be careful. You know how smart your little brother is. Listen to him.
Don't be foolish. ~Cool Silly

But the cat was foolish. And he put that letter to the back of his mind.