Hola, senurita! Si chipolatas sal perro rapa musica! Actually, I don't know a word I just said... oh well. Anywho, chapter 4 is now out, in all major bookstores! Who am I kidding, these words will never get published *sarcastic sob*...now off you go kiddies, to the land of sweeties and lollipops... basically read O.O
Sighing, I get up from my bed. I hear the TV blaring downstairs. I don't understand heaven. I'm just living an ordinary life, like I was never dead. This is so confusing!
Aqua knocks then walks into my room, looking apologetic. Without saying an utter word, she hands me a scruffy looking book. I look at it. It's papery cover has curly handwriting on, spelling 'Family Album'. I open the first page. I see mother and dad smiling lovingly. Wedding photos. Skipping a couple of pages, I see Sally in mum's arms, just a little baby. Flipping through some more pages, I land on a pic with me and Aqua cuddling each other. She's only 14. The caption underneath says 'The day before Aqua died. Bless her poor soul'. A tear trickles down Aqua's cheek and she runs out of the room. Keeping hold of the album, I take the device and press the red button.
"I want to go and see Sally Thunderspeed and Poppencrunch Thunderspeed." The moment those words leave my lips, I find myself being transported into another dimension. I see other toons travelling as well. Finally, everything goes pitch black, and I land on the doorstep of the family house. Birds twitter on branches. Butterflies flutter in the quiet breeze. I look at the huge bed of white lilies. A little plaque is stuck at the front. I can't bear the read it. Opening the door silently, I glance at every direction. I creep to the living room, where voices can be heard. I peer in and gasp in happiness. Sally's sitting on a chair, playing with a little lilac mouse.
"You remind me so much of my sister, Tulip. She would have been such a lovely aunt to you. Oh dear, mummy's working up the water works!" The mouse grabs a tissue, blowing her nose. Tulip looks at her mother in confusion.
"What do you mean, mama?" she asks, with the sweet innocence in her voice.
"Nothing, sweetie pie," Sally whispers. She picks Tulip up onto her lap, and the little girl laughs. Poppencrunch walks by me, not even noticing that I'm there. He looks stressed out.
"The album's missing! Oh, what are we to do?" Sally glances to where I'm standing, as if she knows that I'm there, and then turns to her husband sadly.
"I don't know, dear. Sit down and play with Tulip a minute, and I'll go make some tea." She gets up and walks towards me.
"Come on Bonnie," she murmurs. Startled, I follow her, not knowing what is going on. We walk into the kitchen, Sally putting the kettle on boil.
"I've missed you so much," she says. I smile sadly at her.
"Shaun also came for a visit. I saw him save Tulip from that nasty Mingler. Everyone thinks the Mingle blew up." She smiles weakly. I don't know what to say or do. Sally sighs and pours the tea into the cups, pouring one extra and handing it to me. I pick it up and sip. The warm flavour soothes my body, letting me get calmer. Sally continues talking, glancing at the clock now and again.
"After you wiped out the cogs and yourself, the Anti Clan attacked Toontown with unimaginable power. Thanks to the Leaf Clan, that saga ended, but Toontown was pretty much in ruins. While we were rebuilding it, Gyro Gearloose created a new wave of cogs again, and was killed in the result of it. Everyday, at about 6:00pm, we all have to run to our basement and wait for the attacks to be over. The Home Front have been battling well, but our forces are getting weaker." Her sad face turns crumpled.
"Ma and daddy were kidnapped. It was 2 months ago. The house was under siege. Poppencrunch was defending me and Tulip. Eliza was trying to protect mother and father, but she was knocked in the head and she lost conscious for a couple of minutes. Dad tried to keep the cogs at bay, but they were too powerful. I haven't seen them since..." she burst into tears. I tried patting her back, but I knew she couldn't feel a thing. But one question lingered in my brain...how could she see me and no one else? Sally wipes her silver tears and goes back to the living room with the tea. I follow her, handing her the album, but then decide I should leave them in peace. Trembling, I leave to Toontown Central.
The sun shines brightly. Not a cloud in the sky... sounds serene, doesn't it? Well, you could never be more wrong. Toons groan as they sit in the shade. There's now an ice cream man parked in the playground, handing out ice creams to make the toons better. It's mad. Mickey wanders around the playground, looking as depressing as ever. Then something catches my eye. A blue dog stays huddles in a corner, not making eye contact with anyone. His clothes are torn, and his face is scarred. Flippy. I try desperately to ignore the half dead toon, but I find myself drifting towards him. He sits there like a broken doll, looking lifeless. In his hand is a photograph. The photo of me.
"If Bonnie was here, I'd still be me... even if I stepped down as mayor, she would be the best candidate to take my role." The dog repeated himself. A broken record. I didn't know what I was doing. My heart and brain were in the middle of a huge argument. My heart shouting at me to scribble my name down as a candidate, my brain screaming to me not to. My head was whizzing. I floated to the Toon Hall. A silver parchment lay at the door. 'Candidates Names' was scribbled at the top. I scanned the names carefully: Smith Fizzlepop, Auntie Tipton, Chandler... wait, what? Chandler, like pretty much every other top rank hacker, is an outlaw. If he plans to get himself caught, that's fine by me. I hear a snicker behind me. Whipping my head round, I see a brown dog with a lump on his head. Chandler. Gasping, I make a break for it. The dog just looks at me, and I find myself being dragged towards him.
"Here, mousey mousey. Come to death..." I smile. I am dead, you nutter! He grabs me by the cuff and shoots into the sky. He pulls me towards him.
"You're not going to steal my chance of being mayor, Bonnie Thunderspeed," he hissed. Oh c***, this is probably the biggest mistake in my death. Why did I have to put my name down? Suddenly, I find my body evaporating... hour's up, I guess. The dog started howling in anger.
"I'll get you, in Haptopia or in Toontown! Watch your steps carefully, rat!" Then everything was fading. I land in a bump on my bed.