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Chapter 15
As Linda and Eddie walked, the sound of a cat meowing echoed. A large shadow figure appeared on the wall. Eddie sneezed.
"Bless you," said Linda.
"Gesundheit," said the mysterious figure.
"Thanks," Eddie replied.
The shadow placed his fists on the hips.
"Valiants," A familiar voice said.
The duo turned around to see Jessica aiming her gun, they're unaware that the shadow was pointing a gun at them.
"My, how the tables have turned," Linda said dryly.
"I always knew we'd get it in Toon town," Eddie said coolly.
"Behind you!"
BANG!
Jessica fires at the figure who fell back and dropped his weapon.
"Drop it lady!" Eddie ordered.
"Hands in the air!" Linda commanded.
"I just saved your lives and you two still don't trust me?" Jessica questioned.
"We don't trust anybody or anything!"
"Not even your own eyes?"
The trio looked down at the weapon.
"That's the gun that killed R.K. Maroon…and Doom pulled the trigger." Jessica informed.
"Doom?" Eddie asks puzzled.
"You mean he killed Acme and Maroon?" Linda asked, eyes widening.
Jessica nodded.
"I followed him to the studio, but I was too late to stop him." She explained.
"That's right!" Doom declared.
Sure enough, the judge started running.
"You'll never stop me! You're dead, you're all dead!"
"Doom!" Eddie yelled.
He fired a shot and three toon bullets come out, following Doom but lost him once he turned left.
"Which way did he go?" Bullet 2 asked.
"I don't know, he went that-a-way." Bullet 1 replied.
"Let's go!" The bullets turned right.
"What a disappointment," Linda shook her head.
"Dum dums," said Eddie.
"Come on," The toon siren led them to her car.
"Oh no, where's Roger?"
The trunk (where Jessica stashed her husband in) is now open and empty.
"Roger?" Eddie asked. "He chickened out on me and Linda back at the studio."
"No, he didn't," Jessica replied. "I hit him with a frying pan…and put him in the trunk so he wouldn't get hurt."
"Good thinking," Linda commented.
"Makes perfect sense," said Eddie.
"We're obviously not going anywhere in my car. Let's take yours," Jessica suggested.
"I got a feeling somebody already did," Eddie gestured to a water sprout.
"From the looks of it, I'd say it was Roger. My honey bunny was never very good behind the wheel."
"A better lover than a driver huh?" Linda asked.
"You'd better believe it missy," Jessica responded.
A siren blared and a black vehicle appeared.
"Uh oh, it's the weasels! This way, we'll take Gingerbread Lane." The red head advised.
"No, Gingerbread Lane is this way!" Eddie sticks his thumb out.
Suddenly, Benny the cab appeared.
"So, Valiant, you call a cab or what?" He asks.
"Hubba, hubba, hubba," Benny admired Jessica's curves as Linda gets in.
Eddie sits in the driver's seat.
"Allow me mademoiselle," Benny helped Roger's wife get inside.
They drove off, going down the tunnel leaving Toon town.
"So how long have you known it was Doom?" Eddie inquired.
"Before poor Marvin Acme was killed…he confided in me that Doom wanted to get his hands-on Toon town, and he wouldn't stop at anything." Jessica answered.
"So, he gave you the will for safe keeping,"
"That's what he told me," said Jessica. "Except when I opened the envelope…there was only a blank piece of paper inside."
"How typical," Linda shook her head.
"Eh, a joker to the end;" Eddie commented.
"So where to already?" Benny questioned. "My meter's running,"
"I have to find my darling husband, I'm so worried about him."
"Seriously, what do you see in that guy?" Eddie asked.
"He makes me laugh," Jessica replied.
"That's cool," Linda said.
The group came out of the tunnel. Linda gasped when she saw Doom knocking over the can of Dip, spilling it out on the road.
The minute Benny's tires touched the liquid, they sizzled causing Eddie to lose control.
The Valiants screamed as the cab spins.
"Augh, I've been dipped!" Benny crashed into a pole and the group fell out.
Eddie landed on his back, Linda rolled over on her hips, and Jessica lands on her butt.
Doom walks over making a tsk, tsk, tsk sound.
"What an unfortunate accident," He remarked.
"Nothing more treacherous than a slippery road…especially when driving in a maniacal toon vehicle."
"Why you…" Linda snarled.
The weasels' car pulls up.
"Good work boss," said Smarty.
"Don't just stand there, help them." Doom instructed. "Put them in my car,"
"I think they'll enjoy attending…the ribbon-cutting at the Acme factory."
"Come on you mugs," Smarty and the other weasels started walking over.
Benny looked away, helpless as Doom's minions escorted the detectives and Jessica to their car.
A/N: More soon!