Blackwolfen: And we're back with a new chapter guys. I hope you like this chapter and sorry for the long wait.
Gemwing2012: When doing the scene with Dice disguising himself as a waiter, it was suggested to add in some anime characters into Toon Town after coming up with the joke about Team Rocket's disguises. Perhaps we could add in more anime characters from certain franchises like Pokémon more often as well as a a sequel in the future
Nataliepthatsme: I have to say this was a cute chapter, especially meeting Eddie from "who framed Roger Rabbit." that was a great movie and seeing Roger be himself while making Dice look like a complete idiot makes the story more enjoyable. I hope as we continue our journey we can meet more characters from different shows and movies. the more the merrier!
LexieLuthor98: Hahaha oh man, Roger making a fool of Dice was hilarious to watch! And it's such a huge honor to meet Eddie Valiant, the detective that saved the town. And I was surprised to meet some of the anime characters too like from Pokemon and One Piece! What other neat surprises lay in store for us? I'll stay "tooned" (winks)
Misterie, staff in hand, pressed down on several bricks and the wall opened up, revealing the entrance.
"Whoa…!" Liam gasped.
"Now, mind your step when entering." Misterie cautioned. "Most of it will get a little bit bumpy but it will be smooth sailing along the rest of the way."
"Well, let's go then!" Cuphead exclaimed and opened the door, unaware that a strong wind sucked the group in.
After blasting through the tunnel, the group landed in the ground in Toon Town. Much like the Dreamstones, Matt, Liam, Andy and Vale now looked like animated versions of themselves.
"Wow… what a ride." Andy commented.
"That was certainly… something." Vale added.
"Well at least we are here." said Blood as he held Duke in his arms and placed him on the ground.
"Yes, safe." The St. Bernard agreed.
Everyone looks at him with mixed feelings.
"D-did the dog just… talk?" Liam asked in surprise.
"Yes." Duke replied, wagging his tail.
"How is that possible?" Vale asked.
"Eh, cartoon of course, Doc." Bugs shrugged. "What can ya do?"
"I'm more concerned about that." Daffy said, pointing at Aren as the Pailsman suddenly came to life.
"Magic." Misterie said simply.
Daffy nodded before he muttered to himself, "Obviously."
The boys looked about in their new surroundings as Matt looked to be over the moon.
"Are we really in Toon Town, Lee? Just like in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Matt asked.
"No doubt about it." Liam answered.
"So, where do you think the girls could be?" Andy inquired.
"Well, they wanted to get some gear and followed Princess Peach and the Mario Brothers." Cuphead mentions.
Matt gasped in surprise as he exclaimed, "The Mario Brothers are here?! Oh cool!"
"Okay, we'd better go look for them." Vale nodded. "Where in town would they take them to collect what they need?"
"Only one way to find out. We need to ask the Toons living here if they have seen them." Blood explained.
"That's our best lead." Liam agreed. "Let's get moving."
The group starts to ask the Toons around the Plaza if they know where the Toad Workshop is.
On the way back to the gym John walked onto the Plaza and saw the group.
"Huh? Oh, hey! Cuphead! Mugman! Guys! Over here!" He cried, waving.
"Johnny!" Cuphead called back as he and the group went over to John. "We got your sneakers, and Ali's, too! Just like we said!"
"Sweet, and who are those?" John asks as he points to Liam and the others.
"Oh, sorry. I'm Liam Jones." Liam introduced before motioning to Matt. "And this is my kid brother, Matt. And this is our Jack-a-Bee, Ash."
"Hello." Matt said, shyly waving as Ash barked in greeting.
"My name is Andrew but you can call me Andy." Andy said.
"And I am Validor." Vale greeted. "I am alright with you just calling me Vale. All of my friends do."
"Ah, nice to meet you all, my name is John Powell and I'm Alicia's older brother." John introduces himself to the others.
"Ah yes, your sister had mentioned about you before." Misterie mentioned. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you. I am Misterie, and this is my Pailsman and loyal companion, Aren."
Aren screeches in answer as he perches on Misterie's staff. The martial eagle flared open his silvery wings as they glinted in the sunlight.
"Whoa! What the…!" John exclaimed, backing away as he saw Aren turning to life.
But he wasn't the only bird here. From Blood's shoulder, flies off Fawkes as the phoenix lands on John's shoulder.
"What is going on here?! Why is there a phoenix here? And why is it landing on my shoulder?" John asked.
"Didn't your sister mention him?" Misterie asked, raising an eyebrow. "That would be her pet phoenix, Fawkes."
John shakes with his head while the phoenix nudges his head against his.
"I think he likes you." Matt giggled.
"For some reason." John said, trying to remove the firebird from his shoulder. The young man then noticed Duke, who was wagging his tail. "Duke? How did you-?"
"Since you and Alicia won't be able to leave until we win the game, it doesn't seem right to leave him all by himself if there's nobody around to feed and walk him." Mugman explained.
"Eh, why not just bring him along for the ride?" Bugs shrugged as Daffy hefted the bag containing all of Duke's dog food and toys.
"Oh, that makes sense." John realized as he bent down to pet the St. Bernard. "Sorry about that, buddy. Things happen so fast."
"It's okay." Duke answered in understanding.
"Do you know where your sister and our girls are now?" Andy asked. "We've been told that there's trouble here and they need help against some… aliens that are terrorizing the Toons."
"They went to get some gears while I was walking around the town." John explained.
"Where is the best place to gather some gear?" Vale inquired.
"I guess we need to look around." Blood answered his question.
"That should be a reasonably practical thing to do." Misterie nodded.
"Alright, let's look for them." Muru added.
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Meanwhile in the heart of the Town the girls followed the female Toons around. Ms. Chalice, Lola Bunny and even Sandy Cheeks (who had removed her suit and was in her purple bikini) had joined them.
"What kind of restaurants do y'all have?" Lexie asked.
"Hmm… hard to choose for me." Alicia answered.
"How about that Italian restaurant?" Natty suggested.
"I would like to eat some Spaghetti." Alicia's stomach growls as she thinks about it. "Sorry."
"No need to be sorry." Katie assured her. "I'm getting hungry too. I'm up for a nice meal to fill up my empty stomach."
"Same. I could go for some pasta." Lexie smiled.
"Well fellas, why don't we go in there?" Chalice pointed to a restaurant not far away from the group.
"That looks good!" Bon Bon smiled.
"Yeah! Let's go check it out!" Minnie beamed.
Alicia rushes towards the restaurant, almost knocking out a few passengers.
"Heh heh. Guess she must be hungry." Natty sheepishly replied.
"Golly! She runs faster than a jack-rabbit in a hot desert." Sandy mentioned.
"Well, she is part wolf now so no wonder she can run that fast." Sally added.
"Eh, fair point." Lex shrugged.
"Are you guys coming or not?" yelled Alicia as she held the door open waiting for the group.
The girls rushed to the door to meet up with Alicia.
"Finally, I'm starving." Alicia said as she closed the door.
"Same here." Nat smiled. "Once we get to our table, we can order and then eat."
Bon Bon walked up to a waiter while two familiar faces entered the restaurant as well. Or four to be exact.
"Ah, I recognize these diners... Love the retro aspect." Lexie sighed.
"This looks nice." Katie smiled.
"Same! It's so cool!" Natty beamed.
Alicia looked around the place as she noticed the name as she said, "Mugshot Diner. Wait, isn't that…?"
"This is a police themed diner I think." Lexie confirmed as she looked over the mugshots on the walls.
"Wait, isn't this the same place from Who framed Roger Rabbit?" Natty asked.
"Shut up! Really?!" Lexie exclaimed.
"Wow. How could I miss that?" Katie gasped.
"This is so cool!" Natty beamed.
The group looked around the place for a free table. Or two since it's not a small group.
Alicia and Lexie spotted two large tables next to one another and decided to move them closer to each other to make a large table big enough for the Dreamstones, Alicia and the female Toons to sit at.
While the others sat down Alicia was about to do the same when she bumped her back against someone passing by.
"Oh sorry." said the young adult nervous as she turned around to apologize to the person when she noticed the person was none other than.
"No way…is that Eddie Valiant?" Lexie gasped.
It was indeed the main protagonist from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the detective who had formally despised Toons because his brother had been killed by an evil toon during a case. Thankfully, after clearing Roger's name and taking down the very toon who had murdered his brother, Eddie's days as a grumpy man who hated Toons and drinks too much were over at the end of the movie.
Of course, he appeared to be mildly older than how he was in the film as well as his love interest, Dolores, who just so happened to be with him.
"Oh my gosh!" Alicia gasped as her wolf tail wagged uncontrollably.
"The one and only." said Eddie, saluting to the girls.
"And you must be Alicia and the Dreamstones." Dolores said as she saw the group.
"Oh, uh, yes ma'am." Katie replied shyly, blushing. "But… how could you know who we are?"
"News spread fast around here." Eddie explained.
"That makes sense." Lexie understood.
Dolores noticed that the group was about to sit down on the table. She thought and got an idea.
"Say Eddie, since the girls are eating here shouldn't we pay for the food?"
Eddie gulps when he hears that.
"Are you sure about that?" he asked.
"You don't need to pay us, we really have money on our own." Alicia said as she held up her wallet.
But Dolores demanded that she and Eddie pay for the food so Alicia and the others didn't say no to that and sat down.
While the group waited for a waiter to arrive a familiar face watched them from the shadows of the kitchen.
"Well, well, my darling Lexie and her friends decided to have a wonderful lunch without me?" said a die-headed fella. "That's not very fair. I think I'm gonna need some proper clothes to fit in if I want to feel included."
Dice looked to a locker room. A pair of waiter clothes were hanging in one of the many lockers.
As everyone had sat down, looking through the menus, they noticed one "waiter" approaching them, garbed in a suit, jacket and hat similar to Cab Calloway's. Of course, none of the girls were not fooled when they recognized the dice head, the Captain Hook-like mustache and the sleazy smile.
"Oh, not that guy…" Katie groaned bluntly.
"Really? Psycho Dice?" Alicia asked in annoyance while rolling her eyes.
"Seriously? Who does that blockhead think he's fooling?" Lexie scoffed.
"Yeah, and I thought Team Rocket's disguises were easy to see through." Natty agreed.
"Hey! We heard that!" Some familiar voices protested.
To the girls' surprise the real Team Rocket from the anime, Pokémon, sat not far away from them and looked rather annoyed.
"Wobbuffet!" Jessie's Pokémon, Wobbuffet chimed in as he popped up beside his team.
"Wait! Anime characters are part of Toon Town, too?" Lexie exclaimed in surprise.
"I'm as confused as you are Lexie but I mean Sanji from One Piece works in the kitchen too." Alicia pointed out.
"Whoa!" Katie gasped.
Eddie and Doloris looked confused.
"You know that guy?" Eddie asked.
"Unfortunately." Natty sighed in reply.
"He's like a mosquito." Alicia explained having a similar experience with him like Lexie has.
"Painfully annoying, irritating and hard to get rid of no matter how many times you swat him away." Katie added.
Eddie nodded and gave Dice an annoyed look.
"Well, don't you want to order something to eat?" Dice asked, ready to write down what the group wanted to order.
"To be honest, I think I've lost my appetite thanks to you." Lexie said bluntly.
"Yeah, I don't think I have the stomach to eat anything being served by creeps like you." Natty added.
"Isn't there a rule against people who don't even work at a restaurant trying to play waiter?" Katie deadpanned. "You could either get arrested or at least kicked out for impersonating as a waiter."
"Yeah, like a real "waiter" that gives us "real" food and nothing to put us to sleep so you can drag us to your boss." Alicia asked, giving Dice a warning with her yellow glowing eyes.
"What? Can't a guy at least ask for an invitation for lunch with his favorite gal?" Dice shrugged.
Alicia rolled her eyes as Lexie sighed, squeezing the bridge of her nose.
"The table is full so buzz off!" Lexie snapped. "I'd like to have a nice lunch with my friends as well as a famous detective who had saved Toon Town and cleared Roger Rabbit's name!"
Eddie blushed a bit as he heard that.
"Oh, don't mention it." he said.
"And in case you've forgotten, we have a much bigger problem to deal with right now!" Natty stated. "We've got an important basketball game to train for and to keep their aliens from turning every Toon — including YOU — into slaves!"
"I agree with Natty and the others. Dice if you don't want burning trousers you should leave right NOW!" Alicia demanded, her voice becoming distorted.
Before Dice could say or do anything else, the tune of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" suddenly started to play, catching everyone's attention. Sure enough, Roger had popped up and started to dance around the restaurant, much to the amusement of some of the patrons.
Alicia turns back to a normal human and starts to giggle. She and the others knew what's about to happen.
"Oh, look at that, lunch and a show." Katie chuckled.
"Classic Roger." Lexie giggled.
"This is gonna be good." Natty smirked.
Alicia nodded and wanted to say something but she felt sad and looked down to the table hoping the others won't see her sad face.
***New Song: "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" from Who Framed Roger Rabbit***
Roger: Oh, Roger is my name! And laughter is my game! C'mon, cowpoke! It's just a joke! Don't sit there on your brain
*Roger danced around and bounced off of Dice, squashing the die-headed man's hat. Recovering, Dice was annoyed and threw his hat aside. Growling, Dice tries to grab Roger but the rabbit easily leapt away, causing Dice to stumble over the counter and flailing his legs about.
Roger: Woo-hoo-hoo! Nice shirt! Who's your tailor? Quasimodo? Hoo-hoo!
*A surprised Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame perked up before he shyly smiled and waved.*
Roger: I'm not that debonair! I'm just a silly hare, if you want class, I'll have to pass! So go get Fred Astaire
*Groaning in irritation, Dice grabbed a mop from nearby and tried to whack Roger with it but the rabbit was too fast for him. Roger was suddenly on Dice's head and Dice tried to hit him with the mop… only for Roger to leap off him at the last minute, causing Dice to smack himself with the mop instead and drenching himself.*
Roger; (spoken) Yeah, he's good. But can he do this? Bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl-bl! Eat your heart out, Ginger Rogers!
*The Dreamstones and other patrons in the restaurant continued to laugh as Roger continued to unconsciously humiliate Dice. Roger then slides across the counter.*
Roger; My buddy's Eddie V.A sourpuss, you'll "C". But when I'm doneHe'll need no gun, 'cause a joker he will "B" C, D, E, F, G, H, I! I love to raise some cain. Believe me, it's no strain. It feels so great. To smash a plate
*Just as Dice lunged at him again, yelling, Roger danced over to a pile of plates on the counter and grabbed a plate. Before everyone knew it, Roger smashed the plate over Dice's head before grabbing another one and smashed it on Dice's head.*
Roger; And look, there is no pain. No pain.
***End of Song***
The record player was suddenly stuck in a loop as Roger repeatedly grabbed a plate and smashed it over Dice's head, repeating, "No pain".
The Dreamstones burst laughing at Dice's misfortune (which he pretty much deserves after all he had put them through in the past) while Eddie smirked and Deloris just cringed under each smash of the plate.
Dice was not happy to get one plate after another smashed over his head while he tried to get closer to the rabbit.
Suddenly, someone had stopped the record player while Sanji wasn't happy about the amount of plates getting broken due to Roger's antics.
"Hey! Stop breaking those plates, you stupid rabbit!" yelled Sanji walking outside the kitchen.
"Oops! Jeepers, sorry, Sanji." Roger apologized sheepishly as he immediately placed the plate he was holding back down onto the counter.
Meanwhile, Dice collapsed to the floor in a daze after getting too many plates smashed over his head. His pupils were spinning around his eyes as miniature versions of Roger were dancing around in circles around his head, repeatedly calling out "Jeepers!" and other funny phrases.
Just then, Bongo, the gorilla bouncer, lumbered in, grabbed Dice and carried him into the back of the restaurant. The gorilla opened the emergency exit down and angrily threw Dice out, tossing him into a group of trash cans with a clatter and an alley cat howling in the background.
Sanji rolls his eyes until he sees Alicia and the others.
"Um… hello there." Katie greeted with a shy smile, waving a bit.
"Hey uhh, we didn't do anything wrong did we?" Alicia asked.
Seeing all four girls, Sanji suddenly had a lovestruck look on his face, his eyes literally turning into pink hearts.
"Uh-oh." Meowth commented as Jessie and James rolled their eyes.
"Oh boy." Alicia lowered her head and tried to hide it from the pirate cook.
"Why do I feel he's basically like a pirate version of Brock?" Katie asked, feeling a little bit awkward.
"I want to know that too." Alicia added.
"Aw jeez." Natty said, feeling just awkwardly uncomfortable.
"Eh, sorry, but some of us are already engaged." Lexie spoke up. "Alicia's already married."
"And I have a boyfriend who I'm recently dating." Katie piped up.
But Sanji didn't mind and gave the four women a smile. He had comically zoomed up to their table and knelt down, presenting Katie a red rose.
"Madame." On the other hand, he presented a few desserts.
"Thanks, I guess." Alicia said, grabbing a strawberry cake
"Uh, yes, thank you." Katie added awkwardly, accepting a small piece of red velvet cake.
"We definitely appreciate it." Lexie smiled, taking a piece of strawberry cheesecake.
"Say don't you want to order something?" Sanji asked.
"Well, I guess we can get something." Natty mentioned. "Sweets are great but I'll get a headache afterwards."
"We could always take some cakes to go for later." Katie
"Actually, I'm not hungry." Alicia said.
"Huh? Is everything okay, Al?" Lexie asked in concern.
She didn't answer her question and walked outside.
"Oh man. I hope she's okay." Natty sighed. "I know we've had a very eventful day, but we just bumped into some creeps."
"After getting pestered by Dice posing as a waiter earlier, it's easy to lose an appetite." Katie agreed. "Maybe we should go make sure she doesn't run into any trouble."
Lexie nodded in agreement before she looked over to Eddie and Deloris.
"It's nice to meet you. We hope to have lunch together sometime without all the drama going on."
Meanwhile the boys walked around the town looking for the girls. However, they didn't seem to have any luck finding them and were in a completely different part of town.
"I think I'm lost." John said.
They continued down the path, but ended up heading in the wrong direction, now facing in a new area of the city with no sight of their pals.
"Think we should ask one of the residents if they have seen them?" Vale mentioned.
The dragon had discarded his human disguise a few minutes ago and it took a while for John to get used to that big reveal since Katie is half-dragon.
"Good idea." John stated.
Liam spotted Team Avatar from Avatar: The Last Airbender crossing the street and waved his arm to catch their attention, calling out, "Hey! Excuse me!"
Aang waved back before he Airbended an airball and jumped on it, floating towards them.
"Wow! That looks fun!" Matt beamed while Ash wagged his tail, panting eagerly.
"Yeah! Don't see that on an everyday basis." Andy nodded.
"I'm also rather fascinated by the bison and the lemur." Vale commented as he observed Appa the flying bison and Momo the lemur. "They're very unique creatures."
"Hey there! Haven't seen any of you around here before." Aang said. "Are you all new here?"
"Yeah, you can say that." Liam sheepishly replied. "I'm Liam, this is my brother Matt, our dog Ash, and my friends Andy, Vale, and John."
"I am, Misterie and this is my Palisman, Aren." Misterie greeted as Aren screeched.
"I'm Blood and that is Muru." Blood introduced himself and Muru.
"Hi. I'm Kaichi. I'm an Ocean Sprigon, a species' name that's a play of sprite and dragon." Kaichi added.
"This phoenix is Fawkes." Muru introduced. "And this fine fellow here is Duke."
Fawkes shrieked while Duke wagged his tail.
"Hello." The St. Bernard spoke.
"Did… did that dog just talk?" Sokka asked, a bit weirded out.
"Whoa! That's so cool!" Aang beamed.
"Sokka, we often meet up with toon animals like Bugs and Mickey and they talk." Katara, his sister pointed out.
"Yeah, but most of them walk on two legs and wear pants!" Sokka exclaimed before he motioned to Blood, Misterie and Muru. "I mean, look at them! They wear clothes! And the wolf guy's wearing just a cape instead of a shirt!"
Blood looks down to himself confused.
"Don't mind my brother. It's nice to meet all of you." Katara said. "So, what brings you to Toon Town?"
"We were just looking for my sister and some friends of hers." John explained and we were hoping if you have seen them."
"I would know who you're talking about but… I really don't know what they look like because… y'know." Toph spoke up before she waved her hand over her eyes while making a dopey smile.
"Don't mind her. She tends to do that." Sokka said, rolling his eyes.
"Her name is Alicia Powell. She has black hair, fair skin and one of her eyes is blue while the other one is green." John described to the rest of the gang. "She wears a shirt with a wolf on it, a necklace in the shape of a wolf head with yellow gemstones for the eyes and a bracelet with beads."
"You mean, the girl who is the coach and team captain for the Toon Squad?" Prince Zuko inquired.
"Toon Squad?" Vale echoed.
"The team name for our basketball against the Monstars for the big game." Sokka's girlfriend, Suki answered. "She and the other three girls, Lexie, Katie and Natty are training all of our abled Toons to get into proper shape to compete in the basketball game against those awful aliens who are planning to force us to be their main attractions in an amusement park on their home planet."
"And if we play and win, the Toons can avoid living in solitude to those creeps." Andy chimed in.
"Yep, and we can return to our home." John mentioned.
"Have you seen them?" Liam asked.
"Well, they should be over at the gymnasium training." Aang replied. "We were planning to go over there ourselves to lend a hand. I bet some Bending could be of great help against the Monstars."
"I think we did see them heading over to the Black and White Neighborhood a couple of hours ago." Katara explained. "They were following Princess Peach to visit the Toads Workshop. Maybe you could find them over there."
"Great, thanks, guys!" John thanked Aang and his friends.
"Don't mention it." Sokka shrugged.
Zuko then handed the group some leaflets.
"Coupons for special discounts over at The Jasmine Dragon." The Firebender stated. "My uncle is happy to have some new customers to try out his tea."
"We'll have to visit it later maybe." John waved.
"Yes, thank you. I am very open to trying his special blend some time." Misterie smiled. "Please give your uncle my kindest regards when you next see him."
Blood then remembered something.
"Here, this is for your uncle." He grabbed a small bag and handed it over to Zuko.
"What is it?" Toph asked. Even though she is blind, the 12-year-old Earthbender was curious.
"His order." Blood said.
"Uh, thanks. I think." Zuko said.
"What did he order?" Kaichi asked.
"A pulver for his new tea." Blood stated.
"And… you know about that, how?" Sokka inquired bluntly.
"That's a secret." Blood said.
"Anyway, I think we should go find the girls and make sure they're okay." Vale spoke up.
"Yeah, thanks again for the help again, guys." Andy added. "We very much appreciate it."
"See ya later!" John waved, following the others.
"Bye! Hope to see you again sometime! Say hi to your sister and the Dreamstones for us!" Aang beamed, waving back. "And tell 'em Momo and Appa sayid hi, too!"
Appa growls while Momo has flown down off the bison's head and perches himself on the Avatar's shoulders, chittering.
Alicia walked down the street with the others following her close by.
"Ali! Wait up!" Katie called out.
"What's wrong?" Natty asked, worried as she and the others caught up with Alicia.
"Yeah, is there something wrong?" Lexie added.
Alicia stopped, sighed and turned around to the Dreamstones.
"I'm fine, guys. Really there is nothing to be worried about me." She said as she walked further, hoping the three would stop asking her if she was fine while she held a tear from running down her left eye.
The Dreamstones weren't convinced but were conflicted about if they should press on with their concerns or just leave her alone about it.
"Maybe we should give her some space." Natty calmly mentioned. "She might be dealing with some stress."
Lexie nodded. "I think it's for the best."
Katie looks down sadly as she fidgets with her locket, feeling helpless about Alicia's plight but also sympathetic.
"Hey, we are back at the gym." Alicia said while she stopped walking.
"Huh? Oh! That was fast." Katie commented in surprise.
The door opens and both cups come running outside of it.
"Ali! We got your stuff!" Cuphead happily cheered.
"And Kaichi brought Miss Lexie's paintbrush safely here, too!" Mugman chimed in.
"You did? That's great!" Lexie beamed.
Alicia looked for her brother as she asked, "Where is John?"
"He went on ahead to go looking for you lasses." Scrooge explained as he, his nephews, Webby and Launchpad came up beside the Cups. "He was hoping to meet up with you after you had lunch in town."
"That's good to know." Natty replied.
"Should we change our clothes?" Alicia asked the girls.
"I don't see why not." Katie shrugged. "It would be more practical to train in basketball uniforms anyway."
"Well, good that you ask the others to do some kind of fitness or whatever." Mugman said.
"And besides, this would be the best way to try out your new moves with your gear, Al." Lexie said.
"Right!" Alicia says.
"Okay! Who's up for more training?" Natty beamed.
"I am, but first, we need to change clothes." Alicia informed her.
"Does anyone know where the nearest changing rooms are?" Katie asked.
"Sure." Bugs answered, pointing to the locker rooms.
"Thanks." Lexie smiled as she and the rest of the girls went on over to the locker rooms.
Alicia sighs again while she changes her clothes and looks at herself in the mirror. Her wolf ears lowered.
"Oh Lu…." She went silent.
Meanwhile, as she slipped on her sleeve, Katie looked over at Alicia in concern and sympathy before hanging her head low, putting two and two together.
"Oh, Alicia…" She thought sadly. "You really miss him, don't you? I know how you feel. Vale… if only you were with me now…"
Alicia gulped down her sadness.
"So… are we ready to train?" Lexie asked after she, Katie and Natty were changed into their gear.
Alicia nods, wiping away the tears running down her eyes. "Sure I'm ready to train!"
She cracked her hands and was ready.