(Chapter 3: Memory)
I had been resting on my bed for a little while, and I looked up into the ceiling for a bit. It was around 9PM. I got up and went to Dot's room. she was laying down on her bed. Dot looked at me.
Dot: Why us? Why did they pick us than anyone else?
Yakko: I don't know...
I go near Dot.
Yakko: I just don't know why they picked us...
Dot looked upset. I hugged her.
Yakko: Don't worry... we'll figure it out soon.
I rubbed Dot's head a bit.
Dot: Tell me a story.
It had been 5 years since I heared her say that, I didn't want to, but I pushed on.
Yakko: Once apon a time a brave knight married a beautiful princess and they had two sons.
Dot: But they wanted a daughter, too.
Yakko: Right. So they planted a garden all over the kingdom, and on the first day of spring every flower in that garden bloomed. And out of the prettiest flower came.
Dot: Me.
Yakko: Yep. And so the knight and his bride, Mom and Dad, took you home. And every night at bedtime they're come in and say, "Who's the cutest girl?" and you say?
Dot: I am.
Yakko: And they'd say "How'd you ever get so cute?" and you'd say?
Dot: I was born that way.
Yakko: And they'd say, "Tell us your name, young lady." and you'd say?
Dot: Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fana Bobesca the Third. But you can call me Dot.
Yakko: And they'd say, "Can we call you Dottie?", and you'd say?
Dot: No. Just Dot. Call me Dottie and you die.
Yakko: And Mom and Dad would laugh, and laugh, and laugh, and they'd tickle you.
Dot giggled as I tickeled her.
Yakko: And then you'd laugh, too.
Dot giggled a bit more before stopping.
Yakko: And you'd fall asleep with a great, big smile in your heart.
Dot: That story never gets old, Yakko...
Yakko: Yeah... I know.
I tucked Dot in, and I walked out Dot's room.
Yakko: Good night, sis.
I turned the light in her room off and closed the door.
I walked downstairs and saw Wakko sitting at the table.
Yakko: Couldn't sleep?
Wakko: Not really. How's Dot?
Yakko: Not sure. She isn't really herself after what happened hours ago.
I sat down at the table.
Yakko: What about you?
Wakko: Not really sure myself. Why did they pick us exactly?
Yakko: That's what Dot asked me...I have no answer to that.
Wakko: Maybe you'll figure it out some day, bro.
Yakko: Yeah... I hope so...
Wakko got up and walked upstairs.
Wakko: Goodnight, Yakko.
Yakko: Yeah.
I went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, when I grabbed a glass, I saw a tipped over picture frame, I stood it back up, and i saw a picture of us with our parents behind us. I filled my glass up and took it and the picture to the table, I put the glass dosn on the table and I sat down on the chair. I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I can only see what happened in the house.
I saw our parents heading inside the house, clearly worried, I saw them run upstairs, I went upstairs to see where they went to, they went to my old room first, than to Wakko's and then to Dot's.
Mother: Yakko, Take your brother and sister out of here and run as far as you can!
Young Yakko: But mom, why?
Father: Just please do it, Yakko! We don't have time!
I heared the door being kicked down as our parents looked at what was happening.
Father: Get yourselves out of here now!!
My younger self runs into the bedroom and went out the window. I saw our parents try to hold off the attackers. I went to their room and saw where my young self went, I looked at what was happening. Our parents were outnumbered and defeated. They were approached by a man in a red suit.
Man in suit: Well well well, if it isn't The King and The Queen. I have to say, I'm suprised that you managed to survive against my men.
Father: Why are you doing this, after what you did for us? Why?!
Man in suit: Why wouldn't I? I would I be helping you two with saving the city from crime? How about I become the bad guy for once? So therefor, I formed this gang, and thr first major plan today is to to kill you two.
Mother: Please don't! We have kids! Think about them for once!
Man in suit: Like I give a fuck about your kids.
The man in the suit shoots my dad in the head first, mom screamed at the sight of dad being killed, she tried to take the gun off the man's hand, but ended up being shot instead, this ended up killing her too. I looked back at the window as I saw my younger self give a baby Dot to a young Wakko, my younger self ran to the house as the man's crew left the house from Dot's window, my younger self saw the man, then he saw the bodies of our parents, my young self was in a pure rage, he screamed out loud and began to attack the man, but his attacks were not affective, he ended up being stabbed in the stomach and got a cut on the side of the face, he was pushed to the ground.
Man in suit: You see, kid. That's what you get for being a hero, you little fuck. The next time you tried to be a hero, you're going to end up like your parents.
He threw the knife to one side and walked out as one of the henchmen called out his name... Salazar... The young Wakko runs to my young self and carried him out of the house. I went to the corpses of our parents, I began to cry badly.
Yakko: N-no... No... No!!! NO!!!!!!
I screamed really loud. Wakko and Dot ran to me worried and made me snap out of it.
Dot: Yakko! Please, snap out of it!!
I snapped out of it and looked at Wakko and Dot. Dot hugged me.
Dot: What happened, Yakko?!
Yakko: He killed them!! He killed mom and dad!!! He murdered them!!
Dot: Who?!
Yakko: Salazar!!
I began crying again. Dot looked at Wakko, they looked concerned about what I said. They took me to my room and layed me down on my bed. Dot calmed me down a bit.
Dot: Remember when you were more happy?
I nodded a bit.
Yakko: I'm not the same person I once was, sibs...
Dot: Nether are us, Yakko...
Dot tucked me into bed, as they walked out the bedroom, turned the light off, and closed the door.
Dot: Poor Yakko...
Wakko: Damn.. I feel sorry for him. How does he know about this?
Dot: I don't know...
The next day, I was training in the backyard. Dot called out my name, I shieved my katana and put it away, I then went inside and sat down at the table. Dot was serving breakfast.
Dot: You didn't sleep too well, Yakko?
Yakko: No. I had the same nightmare 3 times in a row.
Dot: I can tell.. you look like garbage...
I rest my hand on the side of my face. I can still feal the cut on it.
Dot: You okay?
Yakko: You should look for yourself.
Dot took a look at me. She saw a very deep scar on the side of my face.
Dot: Holy shit... How long have you had that?
Yakko: For as long as I remember. I recieved it when trying to attack Salazar. You were pretty young when that happened...
Dot looked at my stomach and saw the scar on it.
Dot: That from Salazar too?
Yakko: yeah...
Dot: ... That can explain the sports tape on your body.
Yakko: pretty much.
It was about 10 AM, and I was in the downtown area with Dot, I went to a sweets shop to get Dot some candy, i asked Dot to stay outside as I went in the building. When I was getting Dot some sweets, she was waiting for me outside. Unfortuantly, it was a bad day for her, as she was attacked by 2 muggers. I heared her screaming out loud. I put my cash on the counter ant took the candy, I ran outside.
Yakko: HEY ASSHOLES!!
the muggers looked at me, as one of the muggers threw Dot at the wall. I walked towards the two.
Yakko: That's my sister you're mugging!
Mugger: Fuck off!
The mugger pushed me to the ground, I got up.
Yakko: You've fucked with the wrong sibling.
Mugger: Oooh I'm scared! What are you going to do? Throw pies at me?!
The muggers laughed at me before I took out my katana and sliced the first mugger's upper jaw off. Blood from the first mugger sprayed onto me and the ground.
Mugger #2: Holy shit!
I cleaned the blood off the katana and proceeded to point it at the other mugger.
Yakko: I think it's best if you run away if you don't want to end up like your buddy.
The mugger ran away only to get hit by a police car, I put my katana in my shief as the police officer arrested the mugger. I gave Dot her bag of candy.
Officer: Excuse me, Sir?
I looked at the officer.
Yakko: こんにちは (Hello.)
Officer: What happened exactly?
Yakko: Muggers tried to mug and attack my sister.
Officer: Jesus... It felt life a crime scene here.
Yakko: I had to defend my sister one way.
Me and Dot walked away from the scene.
We got back to the house and went inside.
Wakko: Where have you been?
Yakko: Downtown.
Wakko: Geez, Yakko. You need a shower badly.
Yakko: It's not my fault, I had to protect Dot.
I walked to the shower to clean my body up. I looked up at the showerhead. I closed me eyes. I opened them again, only to be transported to another memory, when Dot was kidnapped. I looked around in a dark street. I saw my past self running to find Dot:
Yakko: Dot?! Where are you, Dot?!
My past self kept running, until he eventaully found Dot tied up in a building. He ran to her.
Yakko: You okay, Dot?
Dot: N-no.
My past self untied Dot and carried her out. But as soon as he got out of the building, he was being shot at, he ran. He hid behind a wall and out Dot down.
Yakko: Get yourself out of here, Dot. I'll hold them off.
Dot: What?!
Yakko: Just go!
Dot ran off as my past self got out from hiding and attacked the attackers, but he was overwelmed, being attacked at all sides. he looked up at their leader, only to be head butted by said leader, falling down to the ground.
I snapped out of it, as I was out cold on the floor. Wakko and Dot ran to me after hearing a loud thud. My nose was bleeding from the memory.
Wakko and Dot: Yakko!!
Dot picked me up from the floor, worried.
Moments later I was training in the backyard. I had been doing more advanced sword movements, I was stopped mid-way by Dot when I soing said movements, Dot was grabbing the blade.
Dot: Yakko... we need to talk.
I looked at Dot for a bit and looled away. Dot let go of the katana as I shiefed it. I followed Dot inside the house.
Dot: You haven't been doing so well, Yakko. This was the second time this month this happened to you.
Yakko: I can only think of the bad things that happened to me...
Dot: Yakko... How does any of it happen to you?
Yakko: ... I don't know..
Dot: ... How do you know Salazar killed mom and dad?
Yakko: I had to go to the memory itself.. as an observer... I saw everything...
Dot: ... How did they die?
Yakko: ... Dad was shot in the head... mom was shot in the chest...
Dot: Oh god...
Dot sat down on a chair.
Dot: I wish I knew them more...
Hours go by, and I had been laying down on my bed, I looked at the mirror on the wall. I got up and went to it. I looked at myself. I touched the mirror a bit before getting angry and punched the mirror in pure rage.
I then fell on my knees and started crying a bit, before seeing a panel on the wall, I got up and looked at it a bit before putting my hand on it, the panel regestered my hand and a hatch opens up on the floor.
I went down the hatch to a secret room. The room looked more futuristic than what we were used to. I then saw the main computer and went to it. I turned the computer on and everything started to light up around me.
Computer: Welcome, master Yakko.
I was spooked by the computer talking. I looked at the stuff on the computer, and I saw a folder titled Missions.
Yakko: What are the pending missions?
Computer: Pending misons are mostly solo missions with only one team mission pending.
I then saw another thing on the computer entitled Final message.
Yakko: Play final message.
Computer: Playing video file "Final Message".
The video played, and it was a message from mom and dad hours before they died.
Mother: To our dearest child.. Yakko. If you get the message years from now, you may now that we died.
Father: We had to pass the torch to a more younger member... you're the only one that is right enough to become leader...
Mother: We have prepared a new mission for you and your siblings, which would occure the time you are watching the message, and it's to avenge our deaths...
Father: I have also prepared some solo missions for you as well...
Mother: If you are wondering why we picked you three... You're the only people that can defeat Salazar... the bastard who betrayed us...
Father: We're sorry that any of this had to happen, but it was for your own safety... good luck, Yakko...
Mother: ... Good luck, Animaniacs...
The message stopped, I slammed my fist on the computer, looking down.
Computer: Would you want me to replay the video, master Yakko?
I looked at the computer.
Yakko: ... no...
I walked away and went back up to my room. I moved the closet away and opened the door to the equipment locker, I took out the weapons for the team, with each of us having 2 sidearms. An Katana for me, an StG 44 for Dot, and a AK47 for Wakko. For sidearms.. an .44mm Revolver and Desert eagle for me, 2 glocks for Dot, and an TEC 9 and a Tommy gun for Wakko. I went downstairs with the weapons bag, Wakko and Dot were sitting having dinner, and I placed the weapons bag on the table.
Dot: Yakko?
Yakko: ... We're going to kill this fucker...
Wakko and Dot looked at each other before looking back at me.
Dot: ... What he did to mom and dad is unacceptable... he's going to pay for what he did.
I smirked a bit. We now have a team... all we need is a plan.