Chapter Fourteen:

Annie, You're A Doll.

Weeks passed. The filming of Hide and seek continued unhindered by the recent attack on the Warners.

At the end of each day of filming, Dot walked to the same bus stop carrying 'Annie' on her back in one of those baby harness things some parents like to use.

Late one evening, she was suddenly grabbed from behind and pulled into an alley on her way to the bus stop. Her would be abductor was the shorter of the two masked men from Annie's dream.

Normally, she probably would've bitten him to make him let her go, then pounded him with her mallet. But she had to act helpless if she wanted her plan to work.

The Annie in the baby harness, was in fact a life like mechanical doll from the movie set, designed for use in scenes that might be a bit too dangerous for the real Annie. Thanks to a favor from Slappy, it now had a tracking device planted inside, as well as a few extra special features. As for the real Annie, she was safely being driven back to the tower by Natasha.

With that thought in mind, Dot pretended to struggle as she allowed herself to be carried to the van that was waiting at the other end of the alley. The taller masked man was waiting at it's driver's seat. She wanted to clock him right then and there, but that would have to wait till after she met the man he worked for.

Once inside the van, Dot was driven to none other than Acme Labs. She was carried inside, where she finally met the ever mysterious man the white coat.

He was a large headed fellow, roughly five feet tall, with visibly graying hair. He stood with his back to the door as they first entered the lab, and was none too pleased when he turned to face them and saw her face instead of Annie's.

"What is she doing here? I told you to bring me the creature!" He exclaimed.

"Keep yer pants on Lemon Head. We got the little one too." The taller masked man said.

"That's Lemming Head! Doctor Lemming Head you insolent dolt!" Head shouted.

"Whatever." The taller masked man said, completely ignoring his employer's indignation. Dot unsuccessfully attempted to stifle a laugh and snickered.

This was the infamous man in the white coat who haunted Annie's dreams? A funny looking weirdo with a silly name? This would be even easier than she had thought.

"And what, may I ask, is so funny?" Head asked.

"Well, with these guys doing your dirty work, I figured you'd be at least a little scary. But you're really more like one of our special friends." Dot explained, sounding thoroughly amused. The 'good' doctor promptly backhanded her.

"Have any of your special friends ever done that?" He asked. Dot glared back angrily, but said nothing in response. "I didn't think so." Head said. Then he turned and started towards another part of the lab.

"Bring the young one over here. Tie up the other one and lock it in the smallest cage you can find. And don't forget to gag the little beast." Head instructed. Dot once again pretended to struggle as the Annie doll was taken from the harness on her back.

"Give her back you creeps! I'll report you to the A.S.P.C.T for this!" Dot shouted as the doll was carried off by the taller masked man. She quickly dropped the act in favor of listening in once the doll was handed off to Lemming.

"What is this?" Head asked.

"Well gee doc, I don't know. Maybe it's a spoon." The taller masked man said sarcasticly.

"It's a blasted doll you idiot!!!" Head shouted as he threw it down. "Didn't you find it strange that the child never squirmed or complained?" He asked. Then he turned his attention to Dot. "You! What have you done with the real creature you accursed little beast?!!" He demanded as he stormed across the room towards her.

"Annie, is somewhere safe." Dot said, defiantly looking him square in the eye. "But I'm sure my new pet would be more than happy to keep you company." She added as she pressed a button on her watch. Then a strange sound suddenly appeared, drawing the attention of Dot's three captors to it's source, the Annie doll laying face down on the floor just a few yards away.

The eyes of the Annie doll slowly opened, glowing a deep red color. Long metallic spider legs began sprouting from it's sides, stretching to an impressive length of over eight feet. A fiendish assortment ofweapons sprang from just about every other available spot on the doll's torso. The monstrous looking creature slowly raised it's head, giving a sinister razor toothed grin as it did. The Annie-Kill-Bot-9000, was officially online.

Releasing Dot in the process, the two masked men drew their guns, only to have them easily knocked from their hands by the horrific doll. It then proceeded to stalk towards them, growling like a rabid dog about to pounce. Their screams were soon heard from miles away. Slappy had truly outdone herself this time around.

In time, the police arrived thanks to a call made by Yakko and Wakko when the doll's signal went off it's usual course.

Dr. Lemming Head, Steven Mills, the tallest and most imposing of the two masked men. And his associate, Rudolph Steinberg, were all arrested on charges of kidnapping, and gladly went along without a fight. They later confessed to a number of other crimes in hopes of getting more prison time out of Dot's reach. None of the officers dared to ask what she had done in the time it took them to arrive.

As Dot's former captors were being taken away by police, Yakko Wakko and Annie arrived on the scene, along with Natasha who had driven them there. After a tearful reunion and a few questions from police, the Warners returned to the water tower for their first peaceful night's rest in weeks.

(A.N) Well, that's it for the main part of the story. There will be at least one or two closeing chapters, but that could take some time. Therefore, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all my reviwers.

Loonytunecrazy, Goddess of Animaniacs, acosta perez jose ramiro, LiL' Pug, Kelsica2, WakkoRyan, banjkazfan, DancesWithCorpses, and Kalana Fox.

On a separate note, the A.S.P.C.T is an acronym for The Association To Prevent Cruelty To Toons. Just like A.S.P.C.A, is an acronym for The Association To Prevent Cruelty To Animals. But that was probably obvious.