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

Chapter 46 Part 2: Keep Hope Alive

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Just An Experiment

Chapter Forty Six Part II: Keep Hope Alive

Earth...1943

Half a year. Half a year had already come and gone. Zenny and Dot had started to rent an apartment and Zenny was calm enough to have an actual cartoon job. They had made themselves black and white for some time, since it was easier to convince people they were cartoons. The similar ploy the Warner family had used before when they had first arrived. They had started to live their own lives and were worrying less about Samantha and Scratchy. They were more worried about their family. Whom they hadn't seen in so very long.

The warner race may live for a very long time, but when you were separated from the ones you loved, time always went by slower and slower. They did still watch them every once in awhile though. Like today.

Dot and Zenny were nearby the couple feeding pigeons. They didn't really care anymore if Scratchy ever associated them with their future selves. Dot did look different than her little self who was trapped in the tower in that time. Not only that, it had been half a year already. A whole half of a year.

Scratchy and Samantha were both chuckling about something or other. They didn't care much, the couple were always just fine. In fact, they were more than fine and even Dot was starting to realize Scratchy and Samantha went well together. It was actually kind of refreshing to see Scratchy have someone who didn't belittle him or tell him 'stay on your side' all the time. As for Samantha, Dot had never seen the woman so happy. She always had such a glow around her now. Even simply being near Scratchy and feeding pigeons. There was only one thing really in the couples way.

"Drop it." Samantha frowned. Her good attitude was diminishing. "I've told you a thousand times, Otto. I do care for you, but I can't let you meet any of my family!"

"You've met mine." Scratchansniff kicked a rock on the ground bitterly. "You won't even let me meet one of your brothers."

"I'm sorry, I am. I can't let you see them though," Samantha just repeated.

"You are ashamed?" Scratchansniff asked her lightly. "It's been over six months, and you still don't want me to meet anyone. I do not have to be the psychiatrist I am to know that."

Samantha looked sadly at the ground. "I'm sorry, Scratchy. You can never meet my family."

"Why?" Scratchansniff frowned. "You have always spoken of them so fondly. There is no bitterness that I can sense. That leaves one thing. Me!"

"Fine. Maybe it is you," Samantha commented back. "So? Casanova? What are you actually gonna do, dump me?"

"Ouch." Dot whispered under her breath. Sure Samantha was getting tired of the question over and over again, but that was too harsh.

"I would never leave, unless you wanted me too." Scratchy replied softly. "From the way things have been going, maybe you do want me to."

"Wait. W-wait!" Samantha stuttered. "Otto, I'm sorry. I just can't answer your questions and I can't let you meet my family. I do care for you though."

Scratchansniff was quiet for a time. 'I must be crazy. A whole 6 months I would not accept the signs. I'm a psychiatrist even and I still denied.' "If you really love me, tell me about where you are from at least?"