This chapter contains a spoiler for my Tiny Toons Series.
It had been three hours since Buster and Babs left ACME Acres. They were exhausted and overcome with emotions.
"Buster..." Babs panted. "I can't go on. We've been walking for three hours."
"We've gotta keep going, Babs." Buster replied. "Those executives are probably hunting us down."
Fortunately, they came across a boat-renting service near a river bank. They were approaching the till to rent a boat only to discover their wanted posters near the till. They looked shocked and panicked as they wondered what to do. As the till manager approached them, they quickly placed pictures of Roderick and Rubella Rat on top of their pictures on the wanted poster.
"What can I do for you two?" Asked the till manager.
"We'd like a boat please." Requested Buster.
After the manager handed them the keys, he glanced at the wanted poster and saw the two rats delivering Weenie Burger meals to other people there (because remember the finale of the Tiny Toons Series).
"There they are!" He exclaimed, pointing at the two rats.
Buster and Babs sailed away on the boat as Roderick and Rubella were handcuffed. As they sailed away, who should emerge from the bushes but Retnuh. He managed to get a glimpse of Buster and Babs while they were sailing away.
"Looks like they're travelling ashore." He chuckled.
Then he put his knife in his teeth, dived into the water, and swam after them.
It was a cold star-filled night as the two rabbits parked the boat on a land. They were both tired from all the sailing.
"Where did we land?" Yawned Babs.
Buster strained his eyes to get a view of the land. When his eyes adjusted, he saw a familiar mansion.
"This is the mansion of those crocodiles from before!" He exclaimed.
"The ones with the three sisters who tried to marry you?" Babs asked.
"Those are the ones!" Buster replied, nervously.
"We can dig underground a distance from the house and camp there for the night." Babs suggested.
"I... I don't know about that, Babs." Buster replied, sweating profusely.
Babs put her hands on Buster's shoulders.
"Trust me, Buster." She said. "Everything will be okay. I've had your back before."
The two rabbits dug themselves a burrow not too far from the boat, and decided to camp there for the night. As they drifted off to sleep, Retnuh came ashore. He looked around for the rabbits and saw the mansion. He looked in one of the windows and saw the Boo sisters. Thinking that he could find them in the mansion, Retnuh disguised himself as a crocodile bachelor and rang the doorbell.
"Well, what do we have here?" Asked Daddy Boo as he answered the door.
"I am a bachelor who is looking for a wife, or two, or even three." Replied Retnuh in a fake voice.
"Well you've come to the right place!" Replied Daddy Boo, leading Retnuh into the house.
The Boo Sisters were more than eager to make Retnuh's acquaintance, unaware of who he truly is under the disguise.
"Is there any bunnies in this house?" He asked.
"Well, there was one before, but he got away." Replied Little Boo.
"A shame too." Added Big Boo. "He would've made a fascinating husband."
"A tasty one at that." Added Sister Boo.
Retnuh began to chuckle.
"Well.." He said before he tore off his costume in a flash. "Looks like I'm having a warmup!"
Back outdoors, Buster and Babs were still sleeping soundly when a loud explosion suddenly woke them up with a start.
"What was that?" Asked Buster.
They leaked out to see the Boo Mansion on fire. The front door suddenly burst off it's hinges, and out walked, much to the horror of the two rabbits, Retnuh. He was carrying four unusually large crocodile-skinned bags.
"Light them up, boys." He chuckled as he placed his sunglasses back on his face.
Buster and Babs were struck with horror. Retnuh was in the area! He must have been looking for them! And the fact that he just killed the Boo sister and Daddy Boo fills them with all the more dread.
"We gotta get out of here!" Babs whisper-shouted.
Buster couldn't agree more. They tried to escape with the boat, but their movement caught Retnuh's eye. With perfect accuracy, he shot an arrow at the boat which somehow caused it to explode. The blast threw Buster and Babs through the air and they landed at Retnuh's feet.
"Well what do we have here?" Retnuh said with a malevolent smile on his face.
"Wh-what do you want?" Asked Babs, shivering in fear.
"I want to cause you harm and misery." Laughed Retnuh. "I saw that you two are wanted, so I figured I could collect the bounty and viciously harm you both. Two birds one stone, or should I say, two rabbits one stone!"
"You're the most loathsome creature in the entire history of toon existence!" Buster yelled. "Not even Disney would hire you!"
"Bah, why don't you go running back to your parents?!" Retnuh scoffed. "Oh wait, you can't and won't be anytime soon!"
"What do you mean?" Asked Buster, suspiciously.
"Do you ever wonder why your parents aren't around?" Asked Retnuh, smiling like he did something with no regrets (that he did). "Well, allow me to show you why!"
To Buster's horror, Retnuh took out two giant rabbits that looked like plushies at first glance, but they turned out to Buster's parents! Retnuh had not only killed Buster's parents, but stuffed them as well!
"Mom?" Buster trembled. "Dad?"
"And here's a little something for Barbara Ann!" Retnuh added.
Babs was about to tell Retnuh not to call her that, but was stopped by Retnuh presenting her father, who, just like Buster's parents, was killed and stuffed by Retnuh!
"It was very fun what I did to them." Retnuh smiled. "And I don't regret it at all."
The two rabbits could feel their emotions overwhelming their bodies. They had to get away from Retnuh, quickly! They each grabbed a handful of mud and threw it at Retnuh's face with such might, he stumbled backwards and fell on his back. The warm fires of the still-burning mansion was melting the mud. By the time Retnuh got the mud off his face, he saw that Buster and Babs were gone. The two rabbits had retreated far into the woods. Once they were at a suitable distance, Buster fell to his knees and hands while crying.
"My... father." Babs whimpered.
"He killed my parents..." Sobbed Buster. "My parents!"
Babs went to console Buster.
"I'll always be there for you." She reassured. "Once we clear our names, we'll make sure Retnuh pays the hard way!"
Buster looked up at Babs with puffy red eyes, wet cheeks, and a droopy nose.
"I can always count on you." He sniffled.
"Come on." She said. "Let's find shelter elsewhere."
And the two rabbits walked away together as the moon shined over them.
