Chapter 3

Walking down a dark alleyway, they stop and Linda knocks on the door.

A latch opens.

"Got the password?" A gruff voice asked.

"Walt sent me." Eddie said.

The latch closed with a thump. The door opens and they go in, seeing a toon gorilla wearing a jacket and shirt.

"Nice monkey suit." Eddie commented.

"Wise ass!" Bongo snarled.

"He didn't mean it, Bongo." Linda apologized.

"Keep an eye on your brother, will ya?" Bongo asks.

"Sure," Linda nodded.

As she followed Eddie to the door, they hear music playing faintly.

Opening the doors, Linda and Eddie enter the club. People were laughing at Donald Duck and Daffy Duck who were both playing the piano. Toon penguins were walking around carrying plates.

Daffy was playing a tune crazily on stage.

"Hey, hey cut it out!" Donald commanded.

"Does anybody understand what this duck is saying?" Daffy asked the audience.

As Eddie and Linda looked around, they spotted a toon octopus serving drinks at the bar.

"I've worked with a lot of wisecrackers…" Daffy said, "But you are despicable!"

"Doggone stubborn little…" Donald grumbled. "That did it, quack!"

The Valiant siblings walked to an empty table.

"This is the last time I work…with someone with a speech impediment!" Daffy declared.

"Oh yeah?" Donald demanded as he grabbed Daffy.

WHAM!

Donald closed the lid on Daffy hard.

"This means war," Daffy moaned as Donald continued playing.

Meanwhile, next to the Valiant's table a bald headed man squirted ink on Eddie's shirt and Linda's V-neck striped sweater.

Linda gasped while Eddie glared at the man who started laughing.

"Was that necessary?" Linda demanded.

"What you think that's funny?" Eddie asked angrily.

"Oh, it's a panic!" The man exclaimed.

Eddie grabs him by his jacket.

"You won't think it's funny when I stick that pen up your nose!"

"Now calm down son, will ya?" The man asked calmly. "Look the stain's gone. It's disappearing ink."

Eddie and Linda looked down and sure enough, the ink vanished.

"No hard feelings I hope. Look I'm…"

"I know who you are." Eddie interrupted. "Marvin Acme, the guy that owns Toontown-the gag king."

"If it's an Acme, it's a gasser." Marvin stated. "Put it there, pal."

Taking Eddie's hand, Marvin pressed it and Linda heard a buzzing sound.

Marvin held his right hand up revealing a large ring on his finger.

"The hand buzzer," Marvin explained. "Still our biggest seller."

Linda couldn't help but smile. She and Eddie sit down.

A toon penguin showed up at their table.

"Cream soda with ice please," Linda said placing a menu on the tray.

"Scotch on the rocks," said Eddie.

The penguin walks away.

"And I mean ice!" Eddie called.

He and Linda watch Donald and Daffy perform their crazy shenanigans.

Donald played both pianos with his feet and hands.

Then Daffy punched Donald, causing him to land inside the white piano.

Daffy played the keys madly; unaware that Donald was getting ready to fire cannon from behind.

Grinning devilishly, Donald fired with a boom!

A hole is created in the black piano and Daffy is knocked down.

The act ends with Daffy whooping as he and Donald are pulled away.

Linda laughed and applauded along with the audience.

"Hey, those ducks are funny." Marvin commented, half chuckling. "They never get to finish the act."

"Indeed," said Linda.

The toon penguin arrived with their drinks.

"Thanks," Eddie said as he and his sister took their beverages.

Just when Eddie was about to drink his scotch, he sees rocks instead ice.

"Toons," He said.

"Serves you right for not saying 'ice'." Linda said, sipping her cream soda.

Eddie rolls his eyes.

"Cigars, Cigarettes?" A high pitched femmine voice asked.

"Eddie and Linda Valiant!"

The pair turned to see a petite, black and white toon woman with short curly raven hair. She wore a strapless black dress and heels.

"Betty?" They asked in unison.

"Long time no see you two," said Betty.

"What are you doing here?" Eddie questioned.

"Work's been kind of slow since cartoons went to color." Betty replied.

"But I still got it-Boop boop be-doop boop!" She strikes a pose.

"You go girl," Linda said, smiling.

"Yeah, you still got it." Eddie added.

Suddenly, the light dims and male audience members raced to the stage, howling and whistling like wolves.

The siblings noticed Marvin was spraying cologne on himself.

"What's the deal with him?" Linda asks.

"Mr. Acme never misses a night when Jessica performs." Betty replied.

"Got a thing for rabbits huh?" Eddie asked with a smile.

Everyone grew quiet.

Betty, Linda, and Eddie watched carefully.

"You had plenty money in 1922," A female toon leg sticks out from behind the curtain.

Eddie's smile disappeared.

Low and behold, Jessica Rabbit appeared on stage. She had a voluptuous figure and long red hair covering the right side of her face. She wore a strapless, glittery pink dress, matching shoes and over-the-elbow purple gloves.

Eddie was dumbstruck, while Linda looked both awed and fascinated.

"Why don't you do right?" Jessica sings as she sashayed on the stage.

"Like some other men do?"

As one of the men tried to get up on stage, Jessica kicks him (not too hard).

"She's married to Roger Rabbit?" Eddie whispered, wide eyed.

"Yeah," Betty drawled. "What a lucky girl."

"I'll say," Linda commented as Betty closed Eddie's gaping mouth.

All eyes were locked on Jessica as she continued to sing, strutting across the stage.

"Now if you had prepared

Twenty years ago

You wouldn't be a wandering' now

From door to door

Why don't you do right?"

Jessica gently pushed a guy down on his forehead as he tried to stand up.

Everyone watched as the curvy red head take Marvin Acme's hand. She steps down and walked around him, playfully pinching both of his cheeks. Being flirtatious, Jessica took Marvin's handkerchief and rubbed it back and forth on his bald head; dropping it. She walks away, smiling seductively.

Linda watched as Jessica turned her attention to Eddie. She sits on his lap, removed his hat and leaned in a bit. Just when Eddie leaned in thinking she was going to kiss him, Jessica shoved his hat at his face.

Eddie puts his hat on while Jessica walked around.

"Why don't you do right?" She crooned, sitting on the table.

"Like some other men…" Jessica leans in Eddie's face and pulled on his tie, bringing him to her face.

"Do," She slowly let go and walked away, her hips swaying to and from like a pendulum.

Eddie leans back, star struck by the beauty of the flame haired toon.

The curtain falls and the audience applauded.

"Wow, what a knockout." Linda remarked.

She turned to Eddie who was still in a daze.

"Earth to Eddie," Linda snaps her fingers. She shook him by the shoulders.

"Snap out of it!"

Eddie wakes up from his trance.

"What happened?" He asked, suddenly alert.

"You looked like you were hypnotized." Linda replied. "Now, let's go. We got an assignment to do."

She and Eddie get up and leave. They noticed Marvin had already left.

A/N: Well, I'm going to end this chapter here. But have no fear, another one along the way.