Chapter eighteen:

Alternate Ending.

Over the next few months, life gradually returned to normal for the Warners. Yakko continued playing teacher to Annie. Wakko continued being Wakko. Dot continued being cute. Annie continued learning at an amazing rate. And, in general, the mood around the tower was once again lighthearted and cheerful. Unfortunately, things were a bit different on Buster's end of things.

The final day of filming for Hide and Seek was rapidly approaching, and that meant only one thing. Seeing Annie without drawing unwanted attention would soon become much more complex.

What frustrated him most was that he had never really been able to play the kind of roll he wanted in Annie's life. Spending time with her on the movie set was fun and everything, but his personal time with her had always been limited at best. Now that the movie production was drawing to a close, he wondered if he'd be able to see her at all. The whole situation had him whishing he'd been born a Warner instead of a rabbit. But even still, he waved and put on a fake smile as he watched Dot and Annie leave the studio. They looked so happy these days, he didn't want to ruin it. He sighed wistfully once they were out of sight, then turned and reentered the studio. He needed to call Babs right away.

Both Dot and Annie could tell there was something wrong with Buster lately. Not only had they both managed to catch his melancholy expressions more than once, they could feel it. Dot was pretty sure she knew what it was, and had decided to do something about it.

"Annie, how'd you like to go visit your daddy and auntie Babs at their place sometime?" Dot asked as they walked to the bus stop near the studio. Annie gladly went along with the idea, and a regular visiting arrangement was soon worked out.

The dreaded day soon arrived, but didn't seem so terribly dreadful anymore. The premier party followed not long afterwards.

The entire cast of both Tinny Toons and Animaniacs was present at the premier. The movie was a hit that led to talks of even more films featuring the Warners. A new series featuring all four Warners was soon in the works as well. Directed by none other than Buster Bunny.

The End

(A.N) The original ending was a bit more fast paced than I intended it to be, so I wrote this one. I didn't want to get rid of the original, so I made this one into a separate chapter.