A/N:

For those who don't get the name of the chapter title, Spectacular Spectacular is the name of the play in the film Moulin Rouge, and that film has a relevance to the start of this chapter. Just a heads up XD

"Not real!" I gasped as I snapped my eyes open and sat bolt upright.

I tried to put together the events from the previous day, and started trembling at the memories. The feeling of being watched, the house being broken into by them, the Grand Canyon… Why had I let them back in, that was surely my mind giving me a chance to have closure and get them out of my head, but no, I'd let them back in! I'd invited them back inside and let them stay in my parents room. What was wrong with me? They just couldn't be real, so why was I being so hospitable to them? It made no sense…

It suddenly hit me, they must still be here! I jumped out of bed and rushed along the landing and into the bedroom. I blinked in shock, the bed was made and it looked like it hadn't been slept in. Part of me was panicked at the absence of the three, but another part was taking over with relief. So it all must have been in my head, or, I must have dreamt it. Yeah, that was it, it was all a dream. I swallowed thickly, it was a very strange, vivid and oddly persistent dream. And now it was over. It was time to wake up and face reality. And to do that, I figured clearing my head with a shower was a good place to start.

There was an uncomfortable silence throughout the house; I picked it up as I washed the suds from my hair. I was not used to quiet, the house was never empty and it was slightly unnerving. Especially after the incredible dream I'd had. No, don't think about that now… Pushing it to the back of my mind, I stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around myself before heading into my bedroom. I huffed; it was still just too quiet. A small smile twitched at my lips and I took a breath, thinking of a fun way to get rid of the awkward silence around me.

A/N: You may want to play the song in the background for this one, to get the full effect XD

"The French, are glad to die… for love." I sang, thinking of my favourite song from one of my favourite musicals, 'Sparkling Diamonds' from 'Moulin Rogue', a great song to sing when you're home alone and fancy a laugh, "A kiss on the hand may be, quite continental, but diamonds are a girls best friend! A kiss may be grand but it, won't pay the rental on your humble flat, or help you feed your, meow-pussy cat!"

I blasted the hairdryer and partially using it as a microphone. I was enjoying the peace! Not just peace of mind that my delusions were just a one-off, well, delusion, but also the peace of having the house to myself. That never happened and it probably wasn't going to happen for a very long time.

"Men grow cold as, girls grow old. But we all lose our charms in the end… But square cut or pear-shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape! Diamonds are a girls best friend!" Stepping in time to the music as I played it in my head as well as hummed it, I skipped along my room and started dressing, "Tiffany! Cartier!"

As I hummed out the jazzy break, I finished dressing and tied my hair in a high pony-tail, pausing for a moment to look in the mirror and smirking along with the music that I hadn't actually noticed was getting louder and didn't sound like it was in my head anymore.

"Cause we are living, in a material world, and I am a material girl" I blew a kiss and sighed, turning on the spot and throwing my arms out with a grin, "Come and get me boys!"

All of a sudden, the door burst open and my jaw dropped to see two of my, uh… delusions, grinning at me, dressed in tuxedos and top-hats and gave a formal bow towards me. Before I had time to react, they each grabbed a hand and pulled me out of my room. I was blinded by flashing lights which suddenly gave way to a wide open stage. I flushed as I looked down to find myself dressed in a silver corset and stockings with a top-hat of my own, the perfect replica to the Satine outfit in the movie. Dot appeared out of nowhere next to me, wearing a black and red cancan dress and smirking.

She threw her arms out to start spinning me around, taking a solo for herself, "Black star! Ross Cole! Talk to me Warner Brothers tell me all about it!" she released me and marched across the stage confidently, "There may come a time when a lass needs a lawyer…"

Yakko and Wakko skidded on their knees into centre stage, "But diamonds are a girls best friend!"

"There may come a time when a hard-boiled employer things you're -"

"Awful nice!" her brothers interrupted her with a suggestive smirk aimed at me

Dot shoved him out of the way so she could have centre stage, "But get that ice or else no dice!" she turned to look at me with a winning smile and started to try and drag me forward, "He's your guy when, stocks are high, but beware when they start to descend!"

The brothers started to smoothly and professionally dance with slick black canes around the pair of us, "Diamonds are a girls best, diamonds are a girls best, diamonds are a girls best friend!" They ended leaning on the canes smugly and flicking their hats in the air before catching them casually.

As the jazzy music blasted around us, I was starting to panic. Not again! Please! This time it was worse! Surly this was a dream or some really intense hallucination? But it all seemed too vivid! The heat of the lights, the sound of the music, the tightness of the corset… it seemed all too real! And that was the problem, it was too real and it just couldn't be real! A silver seat, like a single swing set was lowering down from the ceiling, shimmering in the light. The three were pushing me towards it and as much as I protested, it wasn't working. They forced me down into place and I clutched the ropes in terror as it started lifting me into the air and swaying back and fore over the audience. I looked down in panic, they grinned and gave me the thumbs up. Oh no, I could feel the words bubbling inside me, but I didn't want to sing! I wanted to scream and get down and run! But I couldn't help it.

Yakko grinned up at me, "Everything's going so well!"

I gasped as I swung forewords over the audience once more, just like in the movie and felt the words leave my lips sounding confident and not at all how I felt, "Cause that's when those louses go back to their spouses! Diamonds… are a… girls… best… friend…!"

The swing jolted, making my fingers slip from the grip. I flipped backwards and shrieked, clenching my eyes shut and bracing myself for the impact. However, the drop was a lot shorter and softer as if I'd just casually slumped down on a seat. My eyes snapped open and I gasped and sat bolt upright at the sight of my own bedroom surrounding me. My hands ran over my clothes which had now returned to their original state. I flinched at the sound of applause next to me. The Warner's stood at the foot of my bed, back in their usual dress and were clapping enthusiastically, Wakko giving a shrill whistle of appreciation. My eyes widened in confusion.

"Wh-what was that?" I rasped, my throat hurting slightly from the loud notes I'd performed.

"I believe it's what people usually call a 'musical number'." Yakko answered matter-of-factly.

Dot rolled her eyes, "Whoa, dumber than advertised…"

"I mean, how did that just happen? The stage, the music and costume and…" I trailed off at their amused expressions, I took a breath and tried to calm myself down, "Let me guess, it's a toon thing, right?"

They grinned at me, "Naturally."

"But you did great for a beginner, kiddo!" Yakko announced, resting an elbow on my shoulder.

I brushed him off and got to my feet, "Thanks." I said dryly, "But I don't plan on attempting to perfect it."

Dot arched her brow, "But didn't you enjoy it?" she clasped her hands together with literal stars in her eyes before she started to quote me, "The stage, the music -"

"The costume!" Yakko interrupted, adding a suggestive growl/purr and winking, "Grrraow!

Wakko nodded in agreement and gave another whistle, "Helloooo Nurse!"

Dot face-palmed before giving me a sympathetic shrug, "Boys, go fig…"

I carried out a face-palm of my own and groaned, "Please, don't do that to me again…"

"But… we didn't do anything to you." Wakko answered, tilting his head.

I really wasn't in the mood for this, "Yeah, you did. Making me sing…" I prompted.

Dot waved her hand passively, "All we did was put you on stage; we don't make people sing if they don't want to. It's actually funnier when they clam up on us."

Yakko smirked at my bemused expression, "That was all you, kiddo, how about an encore?"

I scowled at him while brushing past them and making my way downstairs. He was lying, I was sure of it! Like I'd ever willingly sing like that in on a stage. Right? Once again, those pills were calling to me, but not so loudly this time. As much as it was paining me to think this, but part of me was actually starting to believe that this was really happening. It was clearly much easier to try and accept it instead of believing that I was insane. Insanity is scary, this was… different.

When I got into the kitchen, I jumped at the sight of the three sitting at the table, cutlery in hand and napkins tied around their necks. Ignoring the urge to face-palm again or to walk right out of the room, I opened the cupboard and examined the contents.

"So what's for breakfast?" Dot asked eagerly.

"Pancakes? Waffles? Flapjacks?" Wakko asked, leaning forward with each suggesting and watering at the mouth, "Eggs and bacon?"

"Toast or Cereal. Take your pick." I sighed at the boring and simple selection, but then turned to face them, "Wait… You guys eat?"

Yakko pointed with his thumb towards his brother who was now chewing on the table corner, "You have no idea…"

Clearly I didn't. Unsure of which they would prefer, I poured them the cereal and put extra bread in the toaster for them. I'd barely had time to place the food in front of them before they started digging in. I had to count my fingers to make sure that Wakko hadn't snapped a few off. As they ate, I hopped up to sit on the kitchen surface, attempting to nibble at my own breakfast, but I couldn't quite manage much. It was just getting too realistic and lifelike, and it was starting to scare me. If they were just in my head, then they would be easy to get rid of with a little more therapy. However, if they were in fact real, as the case was slowly coming to be, then there were so many more problems heading my way…

"Anyone home?"

Yakko asked; suddenly at my side and rapping my head with his knuckles. Wakko pressed my nose gently then smiled goofily as I jumped when a doorbell sound made itself present. Another toon thing I guessed. I allowed myself a smile, which seemed to please them.

"Sorry, I was just thinking…" in the time it took me to blink, they'd changed into yellow raincoats and holding umbrellas, I tilted my head in confusion.

"Brain storm preparation." Yakko explained.

I smirked, "Clever…"

They were back in their normal clothing and looking at me curiously, they chanted, "What you thinking about?"

"Nothing." I sighed, moving away from the sceptical looks.

Yakko arched his brow, "You don't get the whole thinking thing do ya?"

I couldn't think of a retort fast enough for it to count, so I stayed quiet and took the joke with a smile. They sat back at the table. Wakko looked around inconspicuously and then practically inhaled the empty plate and bowl, swallowing them whole. I was about to question if he'd like to have seconds by eating the placemat too, but thought against it knowing that he'd probably take me up on that offer. Dot smiled at me sweetly, batting her eyes.

"Are you still insane or do you believe that we're real now?"

Oh that question was such a paradox it made my head hurt, "I'm still trying to figure it out."

She huffed, "Geez kid this recurring gag is getting tired!"

"I'm not joking!" I protested.

"I should hope not, it wasn't that funny." Wakko mumbled.

"Well put yourself in my position -"

"Okay." They sang, grabbing me and steering me over to sit at the table while they positioned over where I was standing.

Recovering from the swiftness of it all, I took a breath, "If you were human and were proven and taught that cartoons weren't real, and then three just show up, how would you react?"

"Sibs, battle stations!" Yakko announced, "Wakko replay the jokes, Dot you start the yelling and I'll get the baseball bat!"

"No need for a re-enactment." I groaned, rolling my eyes, "Just, tell me how you would react."

Yakko tapped his chin in thought, "Uuuuuuhhhhh- Me personally, I'd be very angry at the liars that told me such things in the first place."

"But your reaction was more entertaining." Dot added.

I folded my arms, "I thought you said I wasn't funny."

"You are when you've got a baseball bat." Wakko pointed out.

We were interrupted by the phone ringing, "I'LL GET IT!" they announced.

But this time, I was ahead of them. I watched in amusement as they scrambled over one another to try and reach the landline. However, the phone that was ringing was my cell. I pulled it out of my pocket and answered it, smirking as they turned to look at me in surprise. Wakko scowled and folded his arms in a huff.

"I never get to get it!"

"Hello?" I said, instantly my annoyance levels rose at the sickly sweet voice, it was the mother of the girl Poppy had spent the night with for the birthday, "Is everything okay?… Really?… Sorry! I must have lost track of time!… Yes I will be there in ten minutes….Okay, thank you… Bye!"

I stabbed the disconnect button with my thumb and turned my wrist to look at my watch. My face flushed with irritation. Are you kidding me? It wasn't even one o'clock yet and I had told that woman that I'd pick up Poppy at half past! I was fuming as I started pulling on my shoes and searching for my car keys. If she wanted a lazy Saturday morning then she shouldn't have arrange a sleepover for a bunch of six and seven year olds on a Friday night! How dare she twist it around so that I was in the wrong! That's right, blame me because obviously a married woman in her thirties wouldn't have gotten it wrong, it must have been the eighteen year old sister raising two kids on her own because she clearly doesn't know what she's doing! I paused, suddenly noticing that I'd been muttering most of this aloud and rather angrily. The Warner's looked at me curiously.

"Wrong number?" Yakko asked sceptically.

"I wish. I've got to pick up my sister and brother so I'll be back in…" I trailed off, suddenly realising where this was going, "Wait, if they come home and see you, then everything is just going to get complicated!"

"Why?" they asked.

"Because, if I'm right and you are just in my head, then my family are going to see that I'm going insane and that will just upset them and cause problems. But, if it turns out that you're real, then how am I supposed to explain you to them?"

"We can explain ourselves! Geez kid, relax!" Dot rolled her eyes, placing her hands on her hips.

"No, you're not doing any explaining! This is my issue and I'll sort it out. Now just… Can I trust you to stay here while I pick them up?"

Wakko smiled absentmindedly and shook his head while Dot used her most innocent of expressions, nodding enthusiastically. Yakko looked at his siblings and then directed a shrug at me, an expression as if to say 'hey, what can you do?'. I deflated, well that was helpful. Just like everything else that had been happening lately. Nothing but help all the way!

"We could go with you." Wakko offered.

Their faces brightened and they started jumping in circles with excitement, "Road trip! Road trip! Road trip!"

"You're not coming in the car with me." I decided.

"Not fair!"

"Tough!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Fine then, be that way!" Yakko slumped, folding his arms.

"I will!"

I turned to head out of the door, but Yakko raised his smug voice just as my hand reached the handle, "Good luck driving without your keys."

"My keys are right he…"

I rummaged in my pocket where they had been placed not two minutes ago, but it was empty. They were chuckling, so I turned slowly to face them. Wakko and Dot were clutching their sides in laughter as their brother leant casually against the table, spinning my keys on his finger. My hand reached out expectantly.

"Please give them back."

"Give what back?" he asked, flicking his wrist and sending the keys flying towards his sisters waiting hands.

My attention turned to her, but the keys had already been passed on to Wakko who waited until the last minute before tossing them again. I knew exactly what they were doing. They would keep this up for a while in hopes of tiring me out and giving in to letting them come in the car with me. But I wasn't going to give in, no way. It was too risky! For both them and me! Plus, there wouldn't be enough room in the car when I got my siblings. And how would my siblings react to having these three in the car? It would be a nightmare! Well, it would be if they were real, which wasn't the case, so what was I fighting with? Oh who am I kidding, this is getting more real to me by the minute, and I didn't like it! Well, I didn't think I liked it…

"Give it up already! You're not coming in the car with me!"

My knuckles were turning white as the irritation was building. If they kicked my seat one more time I was going to kick back! God it was freezing, why did they need all of the windows down? I begged that Wakko would change seats to separate his siblings to stop the arguing, but he was complaining so much on his own! I couldn't believe I had given in like that. I never gave in! Well, almost never by the looks of things… Perfect! After ten minutes in the car, which felt like an hour, I finally parked the car outside my destination. I turned to point warningly at the three.

"I'm going to need you to hide in the trunk or something." The all narrowed their eyes in annoyance, I forced my expression to soften, "Please, just until we get home and I can think of something to say to Flynn and Poppy, please!"

I think they could tell that I was practically begging them and took pity on me. Yakko tapped his chin in thought and arched his brow at me.

"Here's the deal kiddo, we'll hide and give you a chance to explain things to the sibs… if you swallow that pride problem of yours and accept that we're real."

I gulped as he reached out for a handshake. From my perspective, that was asking a lot, but considering how desperate I was, it seemed like a fair enough deal. But I still couldn't bring myself to fully accept their existence. But I had a choice to make. I could ignore that comment and either cause panic with people wondering what the hell they were, or risk exposing my lack of sanity and have my siblings taken away from me. Or, I could make this deal and either truly lose my sanity, or end up buying me some time. Both options had equal pros and cons, but a choice had to me made.

Dot and Wakko watched in anticipation as Yakko flexed his waiting hand expectantly at me. I sighed, sure I had things to lose and nothing to gain, but I had to do what was best. So, I nodded in agreement and took his hand, shaking it firmly. However, as soon as my palm made contact with his, my arm went dead as a voltage surged through me, making me yelp in shock and my hair frizz. I pulled away as he and his siblings started laughing. Yakko shrugged slyly and held up his palm to reveal those buzzer toys you find in a joke shop. I laughed dryly in response and got out of the car, thumping my arm trying to bring the life back into it. I weakly knocked on the door and casually peered over my shoulder at the car. They gathered around the window and gave me a thumbs up and a wink. I hesitated, but then returned the gesture, minus the wink. I turned to knock on the door again and then double-checked the car, a smile pulled at me, for true to their word, they were nowhere to be seen.

A/N:

Oh I had fun writing that musical number XD I got that idea from a friend who had a similar dream, but instead of 'Sparkling Diamonds' it was 'Elephant Love Medley' but I figured that was a bit long and not nearly as much fun, haha!

Thanks everyone for the amazing reviews, I've never had this much of a positive response so early on before and it's just fantastic, thank you so much XD Oh, and I know people keep hinting to introducing the other characters, like Pinky and the Brain etc… Well, I do have some plans, but you're gonna have to wait a bit sorry, evil laughter, mwahahaha! XD Thanks again and can't wait to hear what you think!