Luckily for Newt, he never really got himself hurt in the last chapter; but that's probably going to change in THIS chapter... Story and plot created by me; Minerva Mink and other Animaniacs characters (including Newt) created by Warner Bros.

A Minerva Mink Christmas

Chapter 5 - A "Shocking" Surprise

Newt quickly headed back to the area where Minerva was having lunch, hoping that she hasn't left yet. He was even running as fast as he could on his own hind legs while panting really hard...

"Got to hurry... Must make sure she doesn't leave..."

But he was too late; by the time he got there, Minerva had already finished her meal and left to continue her shopping. Newt picked up the fishing net he dropped after getting a mouthful of hot sauce (by accident, of course).

"Ah, dang it! She already left! I knew I should have swung my net without even hesitating!"

Luckily for him, she wasn't too far away because at that moment, he saw her get into an elevator on the first floor. Almost immediately, Newt headed right for the elevator at full speed ahead.

"Feet, don't fail me now!"

But by the time he made it, the elevator door had shut and Newt went heading right into it...

WHAM!!!

Newt became briefly dizzy from the impact. Right when he was coming to, he saw where the elevator Minerva was in had stopped: at the fifth floor. Then, Newt figured to himself...

"Well, I refuse to wait for an elevator to come back down, and then take me up... I'll just take the escalators!"

And so, he decided to run up the escalators without having to wait for an elevator. He was running as fast as could while pushing people out of his way to get to the fifth floor. One floor after another, he quickly ran up each escalator that was moving up. He managed to make it to his destination in the nick time; he saw Minerva walk into an invention store called "Gadgets R US".

"This might be the perfect place to find something here."

Newt followed after her into the place, which was filled with all kinds of weird and unusual inventions, mostly electronic. Newt wanted to capture Minerva without being seen by her, so he tried to maintain distance from her. He tried to think of a way how to get her without even getting close to her. And then, he saw something that caught his attention...

"Hello... What's this thing?"

He found an extendable claw used for grabbing objects that were completely out of reach. He put the net he had with him away in traditional cartoon style, and decided to try it out.

"Let's see what this baby can do..."

He used it grab onto a calculator that was 30 feet away from him in the store. He was really satisified with it.

"Perfecto! This is just what I needed to catch that mink off-guard!"

Meanwhile, there was a little boy who was in the store with his mother. When his mother kept her eyes off him, he found a machine that produced static electricity. He playfully fiddled with all of the buttons and knobs on the machine. Unknown to the boy, he turned the machine on and turned it up at full power, producing enough static electricity to stun even an electric eel. The boy was about to touch the machine, but his mother pulled him away before it even happened. Newt was ready to use the claw as soon as he saw Minerva standing still, looking at one of the shelves in the store.

"This is it! Ready to be caught, my lovely little mink?"

Minerva then said to herself...

"I don't see anything here that's a suitable gift... I might as well leave."

At that moment, Minerva walked away right when Newt used the extendable claw. The claw missed her, but it kept on going until it touched the static electricity machine the little boy fiddled with. As soon as it did...

ZZZZZZAAAAPPP!!!

Newt got electroculted very badly. Just as Minerva was out of the store, Newt went flying back from the shock, all black and burnt. He then said to himself...

"I'm feeling a little hot under the collar right now..."

Just then, the security guard came up to Newt.

"What's going on here? I thought I smelled something burning."

"That would have to be me; I, uh, kinda touched something that shocked me unexpectedly..."

"Are you alright? Maybe I can get you a first-aid kit..."

"No, no... Don't worry about me; I'll be okay for now."

"Well, alrighty then. If there's any problems going on, be sure to let me know."

And so, the security guard walked off again. Newt slowly walked up to a decorative palm tree on the floor he's on and rested beside it; he then began to talk to himself aloud...

"I don't know if I can take much more of this... I think I'm beginning to lose my mind each time I fail to capture the mink! Will there even be a moment where she will be mine?? If so, then I can get back home and end this stupid hunt once and for all! My master will then think I'm the best hunting dog in the entire world; he'll treat me like a king so much that I can finally retire from this stupid, STUPID profession! But that's not the only good part; once she is finally mine, I'll never, ever, EVER have to deal with a gorgeous mink like her ever, EVER again!"

Newt then began to cackle hysterically to himself, and a lot of people walking took one look at him and walked away, thinking he's crazy.

TO BE CONTINUED...