Chapter 2: A Mother's Warning

Bert was asleep in his bed later that very night. Just then, he heard his mother's voice calling out, "Bert! Wake up, my son!"

Startled, he woke up and saw Alexandra floating over his bed. He asked, "Mom? W-w-what are you doing here?"

"I have very horrifying news, Bert," said Alexandra. "Your friend and brother-in-law, Bentley Raccoon, and his unborn child is in grave danger. Belladonna was the one who sent the rocket to impregnate him--it was originally meant to hit one of the women in your team, but it hit Bentley instead."

"Bentley? He's pregnant?"

"Well, I didn't believe it at first. I do remember seeing a program that showcased the world's first pregnant man. Now Bentley's become the second man to be in that condition. Anyway, Belladonna is planning to kill his baby, and him as well."

"How am I supposed to do that?"

Alexandra floated close to Bert and stroked his fur gently. Her caress felt like a soft and cold breeze. She continued, "There are many things around us that perplex the original order intended by Mother Nature. And Bentley's mysterious predicament is one of them. I know you understand pregnant women very well, son--you could see that by noticing the examples set by three of your wives. There's your main squeeze, Lisa--you've fathered seven children by her. And with Blaze, you've fathered only two. Now, with your third wife, another child is on the way. You've got to do everything you can to protect Bentley and the child inside him, no matter how dangerous the situation is. If Belladonna gets to him before you do, all will be lost."

Bert thought about it for only a moment. Then, he said, "All right. I'll do it."

Alexandra smiled. She said, "Then go! Go and tell your friends about this and guard the baby form Belladonna's forces."

"But are you sure that they will believe what I'm telling them?" asked Bert.

"They will soon know in time. Good luck, my son--I'm depending on you!"

A strong gust of wind blew in from the window and Alexandra's transparent body dissolved into the breeze. Bert nodded and, before going back to sleep, he said, "I will, Mom. I will do it...tomorrow."

Meanwhile, Belladonna arrived to a nearby gravesite. Upon spotting a fairly large tombstone, she said, "Ah, here it is. I need some help to do that, so it's time to bring someone back from the past." Then she chanted in the Dark language, until a ghostly figure emerged from its grave. It was Dark Charles Roberts, but he calls himself Chris Roberts. Rubbing his neck, he asked, "Who called me up?"

"It was me," said Belladonna.

"Belladonna, my loyal minion of darkness. So, what year is this, since my goody self put me to sleep?"

"This is the year 3012, and you are in Washington, DC, United States of Canerica."

"Canerica? You mean my goody self let that raccoon from Canada become president, and is he still alive?"

"Yes. He is with the TTC and the new hero PowerPaws. He calls himself Dragon Z."

Chris laughed. He said, "Ah, well, get ready, my goody twin self--it's the return of Chris Roberts a.k.a. Dark Dragon! HA-HA-HA-HA! And also, I think I need to create a Dark version of PowerPaws, too."

Suddenly, a loud and sarcastic voice shouted from out of nowhere, "You don't need to do that, buster!"

Then, there was a deafening explosion of fire coming from behind Chris and Belladonna. It was the Gates of Hell opening up, and a female raccoon (she looks a lot like Great-Aunt Gertie from the Raccoons' episode "Power Trip", but only younger) emerged from it. Belladonna asked, "And who are you supposed to be?"

"I'm Aunt Myrna," said the raccoon. "The older sister of Alexandra Raccoon and the greatest evil enchantress of all the underworld!"