Just An Experiment: Animaniacs Epic Novel (Back in Black and White Edition)

9: Caress Sings Well?

41592. That was not what the Warner Brothers were expecting.

"41592?" Wakko looked over at Yakko. "Am I missing the joke?"

Yakko scratched his head. "Name, kid. This ain't no game. Don't make jokes, we want your name."

Caress still didn't know how to handle the situation. Her mommy was gone. Her brother was gone. She was out of the bad cage and around other warners she never met before, and another scientist? Caress was just too nervous to talk. What was going on?

"It is alright, there is nothing to be afraid of." Scratchansniff smiled at the little warner the friendliest he could. "We are here to help you."

Yakko and Wakko just rolled their eyes and groaned. Scratchy wouldn't be able to connect with a young warner like that!

"...help?" Caress asked softly.

Yakko and Wakko's eyes grew wide! The little girl responded to the calmness?!

"Yes, help you." Scratchansniff nodded. "Mein name is Dr. Scratchansniff. You may call me Scratchy though if you would like."

"Scratchy?" Caress asked softly. "..."

"What's wrong with it?" Wakko whined.

Yakko shrugged his shoulders. He set it down on the ground. Yakko and Wakko didn't say a word. They just watched her. Caress just stood still. Where's mommy? What's going on?! They want to help me? Help me with what?

"Why are you just staring at her?" Scratchansniff frowned.

The warners didn't reply or move. Yakko looked at a fake watch on his wrist as he tapped his foot. Caress still didn't move.

"Are we sure it is a warner after all?" Wakko bent down and looked at it.

"Looks like one." Yakko bent down as well and examined her ears. "Definite ears, she's gotta be."

"What do you mean?" Scratchansniff asked. More and more he was feeling out of the loop.

"What do we mean?" Wakko pointed at her. "She's just standing."

Caress looked up at Wakko. What was wrong with standing?

"She's not talking. She's not bouncing. She's not rhyming. She's not singing. She's not dancing. She's not doing anything!" Yakko still couldn't believe his eyes. He looked over at Scratchy. "Little warners never stay still for more than five seconds, if even. Scratchy she should constantly be bouncing while she's just standing. She should be trying to run away. Don't ya get it? That's why kids are always watched over in dens."

"Yeah! The smaller the warner, the more zany she should be," Wakko whined. "I've never seen this before. Is she sick?"

Caress just looked at each of them. They wanted her to bounce? She gave a small bounce.

Neither of the Warner Brothers looked happy. At all.

"What's your name?" Yakko asked the little warner plainly.

"41592," Caress replied again.

"No, it's not," Wakko disagreed. "Come on, kid. What does your mommy and daddy call you?"

Caress looked at both of them again. The name her mommy called her? "...Caress."

"Caress?" Yakko smiled. "Well, good to meet ya Caress. I'm Yakko! That's Wakko. The human guy is Scratchy, feel free to pick on him."

"..." Caress just blinked.

"Bounce or something kid." Wakko started to bounce. "Like this. Whee! Whee! Whee! Boingy! Boingy!"