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

Chapter 50: Meeting the Future

Disclaimer: I do not own Animaniacs. Yakko, Wakko and Dot and all of the other characters belong to their own respective owners. I only created Tiger and Caress and some other original characters. I claim no rights to any of this. This was made purely for entertainment. No profit is made off of this.

Just An Experiment

Chapter Fifty: Meeting the Future

Year...2408

Yakko suddenly found himself right behind the older version of Caress he saw. She was kneeling and paying her respects to her brother. As tender as the moment was though, he knew he had to find cover. He looked around anxiously and spotted an old rusting trashcan. He darted behind it very quickly. 'That was close.' He stared at Caress as she started to stand up. 'So, that's Caress huh?' He smiled. 'Turns out to be a looker.' Then, he frowned. 'Turns out to be a looker.' A whole other voice was used for that one. 'Great, just great! Now I've gotta protect that little warner when she grows up. Actually, that would be Tiger's duty, wouldn't it?' He felt a bit sad as he thought about the future that was supposed to have been. They had all been happy in Burbank living together. Even if it was hard to imagine himself being so 'dad-like', they all had looked so happy. No cares in the world. Just like before everything ever happened. 'Stay focused. Hmmm...need to get an Eternal to her. Can't be seen by no one else though. Might be stuck behind here for awhile.'

....What Yakko can see behind the trashcans....

"Hey, Shy," Yakko came over to Caress. "We're gonna play a game. Do you want to play?"

"Oh . . . what kind?" Shy asked, still looking at Tiger's grave.

"Does it matter?" Yakko put his hand on her shoulder. "Come on, let's go play."

Shy got up and started to take off.

Yakko stayed there at Tiger's grave. He smiled. "Well hey there, Junior! How are you doing today?" He dug in his pockets. "Sorry, son. You're paddleball blew away last time. I had to travel 10 blocks before I could even find it." He pulled an old tattered paddle out of his pocket. "The ball fell off, I have to find something to tape it back together." He dug around his pocket for the old ball and started to wrap it around the paddleball's string. "I promise when I can find something to fix it, I will." He put the ball and the paddle on top of Tiger's grave. "There you go. Now you practice that in the land beyond the ancients. And don't forget, when I join you one day we're having ourselves a little contest! So practice hard." He tried to smile happily, then walked off.

...Back to Yakko himself behind the trashcan...

Yakko just watched everything with a heavy heart. His future self tried to be cheery and happy, but it was obvious something was wrong. Even when he had talked to his daughter, there was an unmistakable sound of regret and loneliness. Well, his future self would be lucky to make it to 1000 if he didn't cheer up. 'Oh, I can't think about that! If I don't want that to be my future, then I've got to save Tiger. Now, how do I get to those kids?'

After a little while he heard all the happy laughing a ways away. Sounded like a lot of warners were there. Deciding this was his best chance, he got up from behind the trashcan.

'Oh my...ohhhh...' Yakko didn't even know what to think as he looked at the fallen tower. 'Our old tower?' The door was open so he took a look inside. 'No magic spacing? How does anyone fit?' He patted the top of it. 'At least there's enough magic to keep our tower from rusting too much.' Still, he didn't pat too hard. 'I can't believe this is our future.' He looked all around him. Burbank was unrecognizable, the damage that was done was too much. The chairman's building was gone. Scratchansniff's old place was gone. Any recognizable landmarks were gone. If not completely, only remnants of what used to be was still there.