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_ Toonium City - Q.C. Planet _

APQC-GP-01 Toonium City Arrival By Darrel James Vanwinkle (Ratseye/Pouchlaw) Re-Written on 01/03/2014

_ Deep within Frontier Space _ _ Somewhere between QC Planet and Earth _

"They are firing again, commander!"

"Brace for impact!"

One star craft shaking explosion later.

"We've lost Engine Two, commander! They will catch us for sure at this rate!"

"We have only one chance. We cannot allow them to get their paws on the new formula. Helms Rabbit! Take command! I'm heading down to the garbage disposal unit!"

After the feminine commander departed, every lapine on the bridge looked at each other. "The garbage disposal unit?"

Aboard the enemy pirate vessel, an evil lapine pirate captain chuckled. "They are slowing, me hearties. The super carrot formula will finally be mine. And then, not even Galactic Patrol will be able to stop me. Prepare the tractor beam so we can board that laboratory ship."

"Yo ho ho, sir!"

Within the refuse disposal bay, the lab craft commander finally finished injecting the only sample of the super carrot formula into what looked like a brown colored chocolate M&M candy and then she loaded it up into the disposal cannon. "The only sample of the formula is about to be sent to Earth. Then no one will get their paws on it. Especially not Captain Redears."

BOOM! The cannon was heard launching but neither lab crew nor pirates could see a projectile leaving the scene as the tractor beam enveloped the star craft.

One search of the laboratory star craft later... "All right, Commander Rabbit..." started Captain Redears. "What did you do with the super carrot formula? It is against lapine ethics to destroy something that important. What did you do with it?"

She simply smiled. "I trashed it." Her crew was actually believing her since they all heard the garbage disposal cannon fire one time.

Just then, the lapine first mate to the pirate captain pulled Redears back and whispered, "There may be some truth to her statement, Captain. There is evidence that the Garbage Disposal Cannon was fired just before we caught them with the tractor beam. Whatever was fired from that cannon was so small that our sensors could not detect it."

"Arr... So where did you send it, Commander? And don't give me any sass!"

"Choose an element. It's one of them. I sent it there. Good luck finding it when you do get there because that place is worse than a labyrinth."

"You think you are clever, don't you? Crew! Disable their last engine then we'll set them adrift in space! Oh! And destroy their radio, too! No sense in letting them call for help!"

Once the pirates did depart and released the lab ship before leaving it behind, the Helms Rabbit said to Commander Rabbit, "Why didn't you use your powers on them?"

"Because my powers, like the super carrot formula, only operate once in contact with yellow sun radiation. Out here in the void, I'm as normal as you guys are... until I get the yellow sun catalyst. For now, prepare the solar sails. Without engines, we are going to have to do as our ancestors did to reach Planet Earth."

"Why that planet? Oh no... you sent the super formula to their world?"

"It was the only planet I could think of where the formula could be hidden long enough to make even Redears upset," said Commander Rabbit as she adjusted her uniform which barely covered her bouncy bosom. "I only hope that whoever finds the super carrot formula can keep Redears from getting his paws on it."

Out in space under a cloak of shadows, the pirate ship watched the laboratory ship unfurl its solar sails and set course in a certain direction. "Clever plan, First Matey... wait for them to set in their course, then we follow them to the planet where they had sent the super formula. They will lead us right to it. Crew! Quietly follow the lab ship! Yes, they will lead us straight to the formula. I knew they wouldn't destroy it. It is far too valuable to eradicate something that important."

_ Planet Earth _ _ Softball Park; Atticus, Georgia _

"I'm gonna knock it out of the park! Or better..." the snide obese kid commented as he stared at the boy in the outer left field who looked somewhat bored with his position. "I'm gonna give Gerard Prince something to do! Now throw me that ball!" When when it came at him, he hit the softball with precision aiming sending it directly into the left outfield.

The teenage boy, Gerard Prince, saw the ball coming his way fast as he tilted up his head and glove, shouting, "I got it! I got it! I-"

Entering the outer atmosphere of Planet Earth, the 'candy coating' of the small caplet sized projectile completely eroded and the contents of the 'chocolate' center nearly liquified as it zoomed straight down out of the sky toward the unsuspecting teenage human boy who had his mouth open as another more noticeable projectile came flying his way. And as the boy opened his mouth to shout that he was 'getting it', the liquid gel slammed down his throat with such force that it literally spun him head over heels where he had been standing, sending his gear and varied clothing flying off his body before laying him out on his back on the ground dazed.

And then the softball hit him in the groin. But it was clear to all who saw what had happened, he was spun before the softball hit him.

The snide kid dropped the baseball bat and backed away slowly, before taking off at a run for home; he wasn't taking the rap for clobbering Gerard with a softball.

Gerard's best friend, Arnie Domingo, had done the smart thing when the accident occurred; he had dialed in 911 on his cellphone to report the incident.

After making the call, Arnie ran out to where Gerard lay on the ground and he quickly made sure Gerard was still breathing. And that's when he made the common mistake that paramedics instruct you not to do: Arnie tried to give Gerard mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. This caused him to get some of the formula into his own system. Then he followed up this by pumping his hands against Gerard's chest. "Come on, Gerard... I don't want to lose you."

"You won't, but you're hurting my chest by doing that," he replied. "I'm not unconscious, but I really hurt. Did you call for help?"

"Yes I did, Gerard," Arnie replied. "They said that I should keep you still and make sure you were breathing. Um... your mouth tastes like chocolate. How come you didn't share with me?"

"Chocolate?" he asked now puzzled about that. "I haven't had any chocolate in days. Honest. I always share my candy bars with you. You know that. I hope I'm not bleeding."

Then the paramedics arrived and they checked Gerard out. While they were doing this, his father (Leon Prince) arrived and he stood with Arnie. "Gerard will be fine, Arnie. He comes from strong Prince blood. He is a fighter. It's in his name. And you are no less important... how would you boys like a treat later? My treat."

"I would like that, Mr. Prince," he replied. "But only if Gerard is there. I try to do everything with him. I'm his best friend even though I live at the city ward. I don't know what I would do if Gerard wasn't around to have fun with. Please don't ever make me be without him. Okay?"

"I promise, Arnie. But tell me... did any part of this accident involve the Tralfazworth family?"

"The softball hitting him in the groin was Alfonzo's fault. He fled when he saw where the softball hit Gerard. But... the main accident happened before the ball hit him. It was weird."

"What exactly happened?" asked the councilman father.

Then one of the other boys came forward with his camcorder. He had been taping the game and he showed what had happened to Gerard even before the softball struck his prone body. "See? This is what all of us saw. Gerard spun backward head over heels Charlie Brown style without reason and then the softball hits him in the groin after its over with."

"Back up that scene and can you play it again in slow motion? I think I saw something."

The boy with the camcorder did as he was asked and then Leon examined the recorded scene again. "There... something blurred falls out of the sky and slams down Gerard's open mouth and throat. Doctors? Check my son for a throat injury, please."

Arnie hummed. "Maybe that accounts for the chocolate taste in Gerard's mouth. He told he that he hadn't had any chocolate in days."

"Chocolate taste? And how do you know there is a chocolate taste in his mouth?" asked Leon. "What did you do?"

Arnie blushed. "I tried to give Gerard mouth-to-mouth originally. Then I pumped on his chest before he opened his eyes and spoke to me."

One of the paramedics then said, "You should never give a patient mouth-to-mouth no matter how much you think it helps them. Always use the chest pumping action since it does far more good than anything else. You didn't know that this time, but next time... just remember what I said."

"Yes sir. I'm sorry."

Gerard then said, "Am I bleeding or can I get up and gather my clothes that flew off of me when I spun in place like that?"

The other paramedic, a nice young lady, said with a feminine voice from the Outback, "Yas 'ave a light bruise in the back of yer throat, mate. Ah suggest yas permit us to coat the spot in a light spray to permit the inflamed area to 'eal. May we do that?"

"Please do," replied Gerard as he held still for the nice and pretty young Australian lady. Some people are really nice.

The paramedics then finished up their examination of Gerard and then permitted him to gather his scattered clothes. "Take care, mate. Let us know if we can 'elp yas later."

When Leon got the boys home, his wife (Rianne Prince) handed him an important letter. "Honey, you got this today from someplace called Toonium City. It looks important except... I tried looking up this city on the internet and it doesn't exist."

Leon arched one eye as he opened the letter and read the contents. "I don't believe it... It is a letter from the Lion King, Simba. It says here that he is serving on Toonium City's council and he says that they have an opening on their council and he would like me to come and accept the position. What do you think, dear? Things have been tough on Atticus City Council lately. The mayor is on the verge of cutting our pay and he even mentioned releasing several of us. I know my name came up."

"I would suggest you sit down and write a letter back to Simba and let him know that you would be pleased to move your wife and kids to Toonium City. We will need a home with at least three bedrooms, although four would be more ideal. We would have to bring Arnie along with us because Gerard and he as such good friends. Plus, you are often making promises to Arnie and I won't let you renege on those promises either. If Arnie wanted, he could have his own bedroom. We know Lupa-Vega wants to attend college someplace... she is currently in her room upset over something. I didn't want to take that risk to find out why. Anyway, just use your best judgment, honey."

"A four to five bedroom home with an outdoor office/den in the backyard for private adult moments. Preferably where we can see the sun rise each morning. And dear, I think Toonium City is on that Animation Project World belonging to that cat lord, Lord Albert Atticus. The story goes that his project used to be right here where Atticus, Georgia, is today. That's why you cannot find the city on the normal web. You would have to log in to animation dot projectworld dot com and look at a map they have on their web site there."

"I will go look that up while you write your letter, honey," said Rianne as she headed off to use the family computer.

Gerard poked his head into his sister's bedroom and saw her sitting in the middle of her bed looking... quite upset. "Um... dad is taking us out for pizza in a bit. Are you okay?"

"I had to break Rex's arm, the ape... He tried to reach his hand down the front of my pants." Lupa-Vega paused as she looked at her brother. "On the first date of all things!" She then calmed herself. "I never want to see him ever again. Maybe I should try to be serious with that toon jackal I have been emailing since I saw a cameo of him in the American Rabbit movie. He only had one appearance in the movie, near the beginning, but aside from that, Spike has never had air time ever again. I actually think he is cute."

"You should," replied Gerard. "He is a good looking toon jackal. I'll bet you would look great sitting on the back of his motorcycle with him."

"I probably would," she replied with a smile.

Gerard giggled. "I got you to smile. Now you owe me one... again. Anyway, dad is taking us out for pizza. Get yourself together and we'll make this into a family outing." And he withdrew to head on to his own room where Arnie was waiting on him.

Within his bedroom, Arnie glanced up from where he was reading a Power Penguin comic book. "How was she, Gerard?"

"Alfonzo's brother was inappropriate to her; you know the guy... Rex Tralfazworth. Lupe sometimes called him Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Ape, the Cad, the... well, the rest are dirty."

Arnie just grinned. "She is entitled to make up names for someone like that. We tried to warn her not to trust the Tralfazworth family."

"I overheard mom and dad talking about moving to someplace called Toonium City," stated Gerard as he sat on the bed. "I just got on the softball team last week. You know what all I had to do to get on that team? And now we're moving. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. Especially with that weird accident in left field. It left me feeling funny."

"It also left you with that chocolate taste in your mouth," replied Arnie, blushing as he recalled what he did. "I'm sorry I tried to give you mouth-to-mouth. I thought I was doing the right thing. I didn't want you to die on me. You're the only friend I have who does things with me."

Gerard then grinned. "But on the plus side... dad said you could move with us so I would still have my best friend."

"REALLY?!" Arnie was excited now. "Your dad is totally awesome! If I get to move out of the city ward and live with you guys... that would be way past cool and everything!"

"You act like my Sonic Sidekick sometimes." Gerard was referring to Tails, naturally.

"Well you have always been my hero, Gerard," he said with a smile. "You were the first person to cheer me up when we first met. Thank you again."

"Boys! Lupe! We're ready to go get some pizza! Either come on down or your mother and I will go to become the next contestants on the Pregnancy is Right!"

Gerard yelled back, "Since Arnie is going to live with us, then you and mom have to have another girl to replace Lupe when she goes to college!"

Lupa-Vega was heard loudly next. "OH, NO! I like being the only daughter in this family! Oh wait, I have an idea... you and mom can have an IT!"

Arnie then shouted, "Would you really WANT them to have someone like The Cad?"

That was met with a brief silence before Lupa-Vega replied, "No. Forget I said anything."

The pizza night outing was fun. It lasted two hours and involved dinner followed by a game of miniature golf. Then the family returned home where another letter from Simba awaited them.

"Man... I just mailed the return letter to Simba before we went to dinner," said Leon. "I cannot believe he sent me another letter. He hasn't had time to get the first one."

"You better open it and see what he has to say, honey," his wife commented as she stood back half way expecting the envelope to explode.

Opening the letter, Leon read over the contents. "I don't believe it. He says that he read my reply and a house is being prepared as we speak. How could he possibly have gotten the letter that fast? I just mailed it before dinner."

Lupa-Vega stepped forward and said, "It's actually easy, dad. All mail going to toon land has a magical way of getting there. The local post offices never get to see mail meant for toons. My email friend Spike explained it all to me one time. He said that Lord Albert calls it Toon Mail. You write a letter, address it to your toon target, then you hold it up in the air, and say Toon Mail. And the magical toon mailing system then teleports the letter directly to the target. Simba likely had your letter the second it entered the slot."

"That is fast," said Gerard as he heard the explanation. "That must be why the toons always directly get their fan mail and send out replies so quickly."

Arnie smiled at that. "Then that means Sonic and Tails got every fan mail I ever sent them. I wonder why they never replied to any of them?"

Lupa-Vega giggled. "Did you ask for silly things?"

He was blushing again. "Um, yeah... except for when I asked Sonic if he could send me a Power Ring like his. I never got a reply to that one either."

"According to Simba's letter, we should try to get to the Animation Park Transportal for the transition over to Toonium City where they will meet with us at City Hall for... the festivities. Oh my god. They are throwing a party just for us; the only real life human family being allowed to live on QC Planet."

Rianne now said, "Wait a minute, Leon, back up a second. Why are we the only real life human family being invited in? And just why did Simba choose you for the opening on an all toon council? It doesn't make any sense to me. Something smells very loopy about all this."

"I am about to lose my local job, dear, and Simba is offering me a job on their council. We should at least look into this before we jump to conclusions. I can ask my brother Theodore to make stops by our house to make sure it is okay. We aren't losing the house; just my job. The party is on Saturday afternoon, so we have to leave on Saturday morning to get there by noon. There will be a speech and a key to the city, and then food, drinks, music, and dancing. And yes, Lupa... Spike should be there so we can all meet him in person, finally."

Lupa-Vega smiled at that. "Mom... we can treat this like a week long vacation, if anything. We check out Toonium City for a week and I look into the college Spike is attending. He says it is called The SUM, which stands for the Surreal University of Mechanics. Spike tells me that they have the professors available for my chosen field of study."

Gerard nodded his head. "Lupe is right, mom. If we don't like our new home in one week, we can move right back here and you can tell Simba to take a flying leap."

"What do you mean by 'I' can tell him to take a flying leap?"

"Because you're the only one against moving for some reason," replied her son with a smile.

Leon then said, "This is Thursday, guys, so everyone needs to get some sleep. Tomorrow we will spend the morning contacting people to let them know that we are moving and then we'll have a final public lunch, and then we return home and pack everything up. Saturday morning, we will have breakfast at the House of Pancakes and then we will make the drive to Animation Park which is north of here. By noon, we should arrive in Toonium City for our greeting and party. Then hopefully we can get to our new home and unload everything before dinner and bed time. I do not want to be sleeping on the floors Saturday night in the new house."

Arnie then asked, "What about me, Mr. Prince?"

"Tomorrow morning, I'll go to the ward and sign the papers so you can become part of the Prince family. You will get to keep your original name though."

"Thank you. I really mean that. I might do something drastic if I didn't have Gerard around."

Lupa-Vega then grinned. "If something drastic means murdering the Tralfazworth family in their sleep, then I'm all for it."

"Lupe!" growled Leon. "I know you are mad at Rex, but that kind of talk is inappropriate for the Prince family. Either put him out of your mind or think about Spike instead."

Gerard then ran interference and pulled his dad aside and whispered to him about what Rex actually did that has his sister all mad at the jerk.

Leon's expression about the situation changed immediately. "On second thought, when would you like the witch hunts to begin?"

"Now we're talking!" she exclaimed with a grin.

_ In Orbit Over Planet Earth _ _ Friday Morning _

"Captain," said the lapine first mate. "The lab craft landed on this planet on a medium continent in the northern hemisphere. The inhabitants call their world... Earth. The same name as one of the elements. So Commander Rabbit didn't lie about that part. Using the residue in the syringe we found aboard their ship, we have a lock on the humans who now have the super carrot formula. Interestingly, they don't seem to realize they have it."

Redears hummed. "If they have no clue as to what they have, then perhaps we can recruit them for our crew. I wanted the formula to use for myself but I will take what we can get. Have they displayed any super powers as yet? I know we are in range of a yellow sun star and that is the final catalyst for making the formula activate."

"No, sir," he replied with a smile. "For some reason the trip through space has changed how the new formula activates. Apparently it takes more than just the yellow sun radiation. It requires something more. Perhaps Commander Rabbit made a mistake when she put together the latest sample."

"Are the humans who have the formula female like Commander Rabbit?"

"No, sir. They are cute young males. Their people refer to their age range as... teenagers."

Redears stroked his chin with one hand and his ears with the other hand. "The new formula requires a trigger. That has to be the answer. The original power came from Captain Rabbit, but since male humans have possession of the formula, they have to acquire the trigger or the powers never arise. Prepare to intercept the human boys. We are going to pitch them an offer."

_ Planet Earth _ _ Atticus Softball Park _

Gerard and Arnie were meeting with the other softball players on the team and explaining what was about to occur with the move to QC Planet. Most of the players were actually excited about the news. Most wanted Gerard to advertise their team to the toons in hopes of establishing a possible ball game with them. The ultimate fantasy. Of course Alfonzo was also present and being as snide as ever. But Rex was there with him this time and he wasn't taking the relocation news well at all. In fact, he looked upset.

And then it happened... the laser shots from the sky which sent human boys flying in various directions with their arms and legs flailing aimlessly. The pirate star ship then broke through the atmosphere within full view of everyone. Rex and Alfonzo ran home immediately. Yes, when the going gets tough, the cowardly run away.

Gerard and Arnie were immediately side by side standing at the ready although both weren't sure what was going on... except the pirate ship looked... anime like. "Arnie... I think these guys are from QC Planet. But instead of going after my dad... they are after us."

Arnie nodded his head. "I get it. It's the classic old comic book scenario, Gerard. To get at the one they really want, the bad guys target the hero's loved ones."

And as if on cue, Commander Rabbit was instantly in front of the two boys shielding them just as the pirate ship fired a laser beam at them... which caused the laser to bounce off just missing the top of city hall. She then turned around and while holding some sort of pin pointing light device, she shined a yellow sun light directly into both boys' eyes before she turned around to provide the shielding once again.

"I am Commander Rabbit, an empowered lapine hero from QC Planet's World War II era. My brother, Captain Rabbit, and I fought against space pirates like Captain Redears. He's the guy who shot up your softball field. My brother died during an attack on our home world. But his dying wish to me was that I isolate his super power formula and transfer it to a deserving person who could become the new Captain Rabbit. Because you and your friend somehow drank the formula, you each have a share of this power. Normally, drinking this formula would instantly transform you into the hero identity. But the ozone over your world weakens the yellow sun radiation and therefore... I had to beam the yellow sun trigger directly into your eyes. To activate this trigger, you strike your pose and imagine an energy rush cascading up your torso and into your head. It will feel as if your hair is standing on end. The formula will do the rest. If you feel a need to make a show of the transformation, you can invent some words to use with it. How you use this power is up to you. I need to battle Captain Redears."

"But how do we change back to ourselves?" asked Gerard since the transformation seemed one way and he did not want to get stuck as a rabbit, no matter how studly.

"To change back, simply activate the transformation trigger again. You will revert to normal. I am sorry you both ended up with this formula. Redears won't stop until he gets it."

Arnie grinned. "We could tell your sister that this Redears is just like the Cad and watch her massacre him once and for all. Then no one would ever have to deal with him ever again because his arms and neck would be broken."

Gerard said, "We will give it a try. And Commander Rabbit... I read yours and your brothers comic books back when I was younger. I am sorry he died. He was a great hero."

"Thank you," she said. "I think of him like that too. He was the greatest prince in the lapine star system."

"Funny I should end up with this power, then... for I too am a Prince; just not the royal title. Ready to rock Redears' world, Arnie?"

"Absolutely, Gerard! Let's take it to the next level!"

The two young males stepped out to the sides so they could be seen just past Commander Rabbit. Then with a shared wink at each other, they began their sequences.

"Empowered Hero Legacy! Activate!" Gerard struck his pose and felt the energy rush cascading up his body from his waist to his head. Then as he felt his hair stand on end and goosebumps ripple over his skin, a circle of power and a conic pyramid of energy illuminated his body brightly. The circular disc he stood on in front of the pyramid of conic energy then moved around behind the pillar of power as on another disc the form of a handsome and muscular rabbit man came around from the other side to take the place of the former human. Then his costume appeared in flashes up and down his new body, followed by his gloves and boots, and finally, his clear visor appeared on his head over his eyes. He leaped off of the disc and made some impressive martial arts moves as he landed in his finishing pose for all to see. "Captain Rabbit!"

"Empowered Hero Legacy! Activate!" Arnie struck his pose and felt the energy rush cascading up his body from his waist to his head. Then as he felt his hair stand on end and goosebumps ripple over his skin, a circle of power and a conic pyramid of energy illuminated his body brightly. The circular disc he stood on in front of the pyramid of conic energy then moved around behind the pillar of power as on another disc the form of a handsome and muscular eagle man came around from the other side to take the place of the former human. Then his costume appeared in flashes up and down his new body and wings, followed by his gloves and boots, and finally, his clear visor appeared on his head over his eyes. He launched off of the disc and made some impressive martial arts moves in mid air as he landed in his finishing pose for all to see. "Eagle Lord!"

The two grinned at each other again and with a wink, then both shouted, "All-Stars! For Justice!"

Commander Rabbit grinned herself. "All-Stars. I like the sound of that. I will join your team as your third member. You will need a girl on the team for those moments when you boys have to be in your human form and I can cover for your absence then. I don't know where the eagle part came from; my brother must have had some secrets he never told me about."

Captain Redears about flipped out of his captain's chair when he saw Commander Rabbit just in front of an eagle warrior and what looked like the return of her deceased brother. "Captain Rabbit is back? It can't be! My father wiped him out years ago! Attack the rabbits and the eagle! I want that formula!"

"They are powering up again. Time to earn your keep, boys. Eagle Lord, you can fly. Captain Rabbit, slightly crouch quickly then spring upwards toward their ship. No sense letting them punch holes in your home town. We will fight them aboard their own ship."

And with a leap, the three heroes left the ground and landed on the deck of the space pirate vessel just as the pirates all poured out along with the captain and his first mate. And then the lapine and eagle fight really began. Captain Redears and First Mate Lonepaw chose to take on the new Captain Rabbit while the rest of the crew occupied the female rabbit and the eagle warrior. The fighting was crazy. The lapine pirates were trying everything possible to get Eagle Lord pinned down. The net met its end when Eagle Lord discovered what his talons were capable of doing. Commander Rabbit was used to handling these scum tailed lapines, but she was more worried about the new Captain Rabbit whom Redears personally went after.

"Make it easy for yourself, rabbit!" exclaimed Redears. "Just surrender the formula to me and I'll let you live and allow your home planet to survive without damages. Otherwise, we start taking aerial pop shots all over your world. What is your answer?"

But before Gerard could reply, another presence made itself known as all of the lapine pirates were floored on the deck of their own ship. And then the new anime like anthro female landed on the deck herself glowing in a rainbow of colors as she shook her equine like head which caused her rainbow like mane to bounce around her shoulders. "Someone call for Galactic Patrol assistance? Epona, the Rainbow Guardian! Admiral Whitehorn asked me to check on your long absence, Commander Rabbit. Looks like I arrived just in time. Who are your two new boyfriends? They are pretty damned hot, if you know what I mean. And I think you do." She winked slyly.

"He is the new Captain Rabbit and his friend is Eagle Lord. Thanks to Pirate Captain Redears attacking them, they decided to form a new superhero team. I will be helping them. The lab ship needs two new hyper thrust engines. The pirates destroyed the last two. And we need a new long range radio. You can guess what happened to the last one."

Even though Commander Rabbit spoke openly, her ears apparently made some sort of sign language to Epona which Gerard couldn't figure out. It was like speaking two languages at the same time. And that stymied Gerard something fierce. "At any rate, after today, I won't be on Earth myself. My family is moving to Toonium City so it is there where you can meet up with me next time. Eagle Lord and I will always be together and that is how Commander Rabbit can find us later."

The feminine lapine came over and gave Gerard a very deep kiss on his muzzle. When she let up, she was placing a wrist communicator on his and Eagle Lord's wrists. "Communicators if you ever need to contact either one another or... in case you need me for any reason, myself. I'll likely see you boys in a week's time. And don't worry; I will find you."

Captain Rabbit and Eagle Lord leaped off of the pirate ship and landed on the softball field where they deactivated the power returning themselves to normal. And then... the space pirate ship and the nearby Galactic Patrol star cruiser both vanished. Even the ground had been repaired when Epona made her appearance. You couldn't even tell a battle had occurred.

Gerard and Arnie were then checking on the other boys who seemed to be 'just waking up' from where they had fallen on the ground. Surprisingly, none of them remembered why they had blacked out. Epona was good in covering up suspicious goings on activities on virgin planets, and Gerard was glad for that. But he knew they would see Redears again someday even though... First Mate Lonepaw was actually sexy, for a cute lapine stud boy. 'No! Bad Gerard! Stop thinking things like that! I know he looks like a plushy, but no!'

After that, they both departed to join the family for the public lunch outing. They knew the afternoon was going to be spent packing up all of their gear. Arnie didn't have much to pack and gathering his stuff would be far easier than the rest of the work in their old house. It still seemed strange that the toons on QC Planet needed a real human family for no apparent reason. But if Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher could do it on the 60's Saturday morning cartoon show, then surely their family could do it.

And so, the packing afternoon began.

While Mr. Prince was off helping Arnie gather his belongings, Lupa-Vega and her mother Rianne were busy packing up dishes, utensils, and food products.

Lupa was pretty excited about the whole move. Her family was about to move to the well-known animation project world where her father had been hired on by the Toonium City Council by none other than Simba himself and Leon was all too happy to move the family with him. For herself, this was an ideal move because it would allow her to attend the SUM with her email friend, Spike, a male toon biker jackal.

"Is your brother still in his room?" asked Rianne as she wrapped the dishes individually.

"I'll go upstairs and check on him. Be right back, mom." And she headed up the stairs and proceeded to her brother Gerard's bedroom. He was in his room packing his belongings into boxes that his mom had picked up from the moving company. His friends all knew that his family was moving to QC Planet and most sympathized with him. But there was nothing they could do about it. He had just gotten on the softball team weeks earlier, but the other boys wanted him to advertise the team to the toons so they could someday challenge them.

"Taking it kinda hard, aren't you?" Lupa asked as she stood from the door to his room.

Lifting his head to look at his usually wiser than thou sister, he replied, "I'm getting over it. At least Arnie is getting come with us." How could he tell his sister what had happened that morning at the softball field. He still couldn't believe it all himself. But Commander Rabbit was a good kisser. Not sloppy mouthed like most girls.

His sister smiled. "I only hope we get into a quiet SANE neighborhood. I don't want to be awakened at 2:57 AM by a cartoon cat chasing an anime mouse through a circus parade."

Gerard had to laugh at that one.

Lupa-Vega grinned. "See? I got you to smile. Now you owe me again." She then said, "It isn't that bad of a move, now is it? And I am sure Toonium City will have a softball team of their own you can join. Think of the wacky new friends you will meet; you can always stay in touch with your old friends. This isn't an exile. Besides, mom may make us move back."

Her brother smiled again. "Thanks for cheering me up, Lupe. Besides Arnie, you are the only one I can joke around with. Is it okay for a boy my age to enjoy a kiss from an older girl?"

Blinking her eyes, Lupa-Vega looked at Gerard with an odd expression. "As long as she isn't one of those types we all know where she has been." She winked with a grin as she walked out of the bedroom. "I am helping mom in the kitchen. Finish packing your gear, Gerard. I'll see you when you're finished." She then headed downstairs and back to the kitchen.

"So how was he?" her mom asked.

Lupa-Vega smiled. "Pretty miserable until I cheered him up. He'll be okay now, mom. Let's get the rest of the dishes packed." She won't mention that Gerard had finally asked about kissing girls. Her parents nearly came unglued when she first asked about kissing boys, so Gerard should be permitted some time to explore this on his own. Thus the two women continued to pack up the kitchen ware and utensils in preparation for the move.

By that evening, everything was packed up and loaded into the moving van. The family had dinner at a private restaurant and then they checked into a motel since all of their furniture was packed away for delivery. And Leon had already stated that he didn't like sleeping on the floor.

Come Saturday morning, the family were awake, freshened up, and dressed for the long trip ahead. They had breakfast at the House of Pancakes, as was the original plan, then came the drive to Animation Park which was located to the north of Atticus. The drive was without event although Gerard and Arnie felt several times that they were 'being watched', which prompted looks out of the car windows, usually toward the sky. But there was never anything there.

The trip to Animation Park was a good way for Lupa-Vega to catch up on her reading. She wanted to finish the love story before she started college and wouldn't have time to read such material. Regular people weren't supposed to be able to live on QC Planet, so this was sure to be a real eye opener for the toons already living there.

_ Vehicle Transportal, Animation Park _

_ Atticus, Georgia/Toonium City, QC Planet _

When they veered the car and moving van upon the off ramp leading to the QC Planet Eastern Transportal in Animation Park, just ahead they could see the crackling highway arch of yellow and pink energy which was large enough for two eighteen wheelers side by side to drive through. Or one very big dragon in flight. The transition from the real world to animated project world was like those many scenes in Walt Disney's movie, Mary Poppins, where the ink and paint colored flowers, trees, and rolling plains of amber grain blew gently in the wind.

Gerard and Arnie had both been watching the scenery go by when suddenly there was an animated horse galloping backwards as fast as the car directly beside them and there was a short cartoon cowboy trying to catch his horse. This got the boys attention immediately as Gerard rolled down his window and reached out to touch the anime horse. The moment contact was made, the horse turned his head toward Gerard and licked his face. "You must be the new council members family. The others are waiting for you in front of the city hall in Toonium City. I'm Buckeye the Stallion and I am looking forward toward seeing you in school, kid." And with that, the anime horse continued on ahead of the car as if the vehicle was standing still.

"The locals seem pretty nice, so far," said Arnie.

"I can't wait to meet some of the others," remarked Gerard with a smile.

Leon said, "You see? We aren't even in town yet and you already made a friend." Lupa-Vega smiled a bit; she was glad her brother was already making a new friend. She would get her chance later in college. Spike had mentioned in the emails that life at the SUM was pretty zany. The gong and all.

After a few minutes, the Prince vehicles pulled up to a stop in front of the city hall where no one expected the entire city to turn out for their arrival celebration. The council members present were some of the most well known cartoons in history. From the Disney set, Simba and Mickey Mouse presided. From the Hanna-Barbara set, Scooby Doo and Yogi Bear presided. From the Warner Brothers set, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck presided. And from the Harvey Toons set, Casper and Wendy presided. These eight famous cartoon characters made up the standard city council. And now, Leon was being permitted to join them... but why? It still didn't make any sense. Why did they need a real human on council?

Simba was saying, "As the head of the Toonium City Council, I am proud to welcome the Prince family to our fair city. The first non-cartoon humans to have been given the privilege to live among us."

Yogi then presented Mr. Prince with the key to the city, "With this replica of the city's authentic key we welcome you, Leon Prince, to the famed Toonium City Council. And now, maybe I can see about getting myself some of those yummy goodies."

The family and Arnie intermingled with those in attendance and everyone got to meet many important and famous toons from television shows back on Earth. Even Spike the jackal had arrived to meet with Lupa-Vega and her family. He was actually clean and didn't stink like other biker jackals often did. He kept a smile on his muzzle while he hobnobbed with Lupa and her parents. He shook hands with the boys briefly, but he was clearly more interested in his email friend.

There was party food, drink, and loads of games and music. All for free... today only. The toons certainly made a show of the festivities and everyone met someone of interest. There were even superheroes and super villains from Meta-Star City present at the party... all off duty thanks to their union. Real humans were something you never wanted to miss seeing.

It wasn't until late that afternoon when the Prince family were able to leave the party and finally pull into the two car driveway of their new house which was on a private drive in one of the more upstanding and quiet neighborhoods on the East side of Toonium City. Lupa-Vega was glad to be away from the noise and the boys just wanted to get moved into their new rooms.

That night after a good dinner, Lupa-Vega had seen her brother and his friend head out behind the house to sit on the quiet hill side. She thought the time in nature would be good for them. In the meanwhile, she thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss her college plans with her parents. She was to be heading off to register on Monday morning and she needed to be able to talk to her parents beforehand.

"...so you see, I have chosen to live on campus rather than having to commute back and forth every single day between the house and the college. I found out that the SUM is in the city of Wonderland and that would be a long 2-way ride back and forth for Spike and me, and I think we don't need to be wasting that much fuel."

Her father said, "I don't know. I am irked about you spending time with a cartoon jackal wearing a gang jacket. I just want to know that my little angel isn't being molested."

Rianne smirked. "Little angel? Dear... Lupa-Vega is nearly six feet tall and she took those martial arts lessons from her last boyfriend before she broke him, I MEAN, broke up with him." She winked.

Lupa-Vega placed her hands on her hips. "I had to break him, mom. That ape tried to put his hand down my pants to touch my... you know... and that just wasn't right. On the first date, of all things. He's lucky I only broke his arm."

Leon then said, "Okay, I know you can take care of yourself but it is that jackal that gives me pause."

"Since when did Spike make you grow paws instead of hands and feet?" Lupa slyly winked and laughed as her father was blushing profusely. The Prince females had done it to him again.

Her mother smiled and said, "I think Lupa-Vega's idea to live on or near campus is a good idea, Leon. Besides, I am sure she isn't going to live there just to have cartoon sex..." She turned to look at her daughter. "...right Lupa?"

Now it was Lupa's turn to squirm a little as she turned her eyes to look at her father. "Now mom... you know it is sure to happen eventually. But its not the sole reason for my living away from home. Spike has always said that he wants your permission before he does anything like that with me."

In the meantime, Gerard and Arnie were out behind the family property admiring the animated night time landscape. It was still hard to believe that they were being allowed to live on QC Planet; they were certainly lucky. They both wondered what the new school was going to be like. Gerard recalled that Buckeye the Stallion said that he would see them in school so apparently the school was unlike any other if cartoon animals were allowed to attend.

While the boys sat there, they saw a cartoon bunny boy dash by in the distance. A few moments later, an anime styled Kitsune emerged from the bushes and looked around. He then saw the boys and padded over to them on the small hill top. "Pardon me, hon youngster...can you tell me where bunny-san dashed?"

Gerard nodded his head and pointed down the hill as he answered. "He zipped into that tall field of clover and vines. Are you going to eat him?"

The kitsune chuckled as he patted the boy on the head and gave him a gold coin. "He is not for my meal...but for my daughter." The kitsune departed once again and vanished into the clover and vines himself.

He arched an eye as he looked at the gold coin. "It is going to take some getting used to living here, that's for sure." Gerard pocketed the coin and helped Arnie up for the return to the house. Standing directly behind where they had been sitting was a male cartoon otter wearing a leather jacket and silver jewelry.

"It is quite the view, isn't it? The name is Oslo. So you are the new boys."

"I am Gerard Prince and he is Arnie Domingo. Do you come here often?"

Oslo stepped by the boys about a foot and replied, "You might say that. I like to bring either my girlfriends or boyfriends up to this hill for a bit of fun. Especially at night. And I'd hate for you two to get any funny ideas about claiming this particular spot. Because if you did... I might have to hurt you," He peered back over his shoulder at them with a smile. "if you know what I mean..."

Arnie arched an eye. "A girlfriend, I could understand... but what do you mean by a boyfriend?"

Oslo lowered his dark shades and grinned at the boys. "You really don't know, do you? I'm a bisexual cartoon otter. That means I go both ways...if you catch my drift."

Gerard paled a little as he frowned. "Um... I think I'm starting to get the picture. We're sorry we intruded on your spot... really we are."

Oslo slowly turned to face the boys fully. "I really think you are sorry, kids. Tell me something... what are your favorite sports?"

Both boys smiled a little. "Softball and martial arts," they both said at the same time. "Although my mom will only let me do softball," added Gerard.

Oslo smiled again as he shook their hands with his extra warm paw. "In school Monday, ask Coach Winslow for a softball tryout. If he says no, mention my name. See you around, boys."

Upon returning to the house, the boys entered the living room with odd looks on their faces.

Lupa-Vega said to her brother, "What's wrong, Gerard? Did something happen out on the back hill?"

"Um, is it wrong to know someone who is bisexual?" he asked in reply.

Leon arched an eye. "Now where did you hear that word at?"

"From a cartoon otter who likes to bring his dates to the hill behind our house," said Arnie. "Although he didn't have anyone with him this time, he said that hill was the place he preferred to bring them because of its romantic view. Then he told us that he was bisexual, if you know what I mean. In exactly those words. And of course we didn't know what he meant."

His sister volunteered the following information for her brother and his friend. "A bisexual is a person who likes both sexes."

Both boys paled as they looked as if that was what they figured it might mean.

Gerard then asked, "What was being discussed in here? Dad is blushing something fierce and that almost never happens."

"Paws humor, that's all," said Rianne, saving her husband any further embarrassment.

Arnie grinned. "We may all end up seeing a lot of that from now on. We do live in a land now where most of the toons have paws."

Gerard also grinned. "Buckeye didn't have paws. And he was a good looking horse."

Arnie grinned wider. "He let me rub all over him. I like him a lot."

"I'll stick with Spike, thank you," said Lupa-Vega. "He made an excellent effort to answer all of mom and dad's questions at the city hall party."

Arnie shot a wink at his best friend. "She's on to us."

Gerard said, "Tomorrow is Sunday and we can use the day to get familiar with Toonium City. That way, we will know how to get around without getting lost."

Their mother chuckled as she gave a head kiss to Gerard and to Lupa-Vega. Then she paused as she looked at Arnie and with a smile, she gave him the functionary kiss too. "Go to bed."

The teenagers all headed upstairs to sleep in their own beds. This left the parents to do as they saw fit. And they chose to go out behind the house to sit on the so-called romantic hill top. After a few moments of watching interesting sights, Rianne held Leon's hand and... she started to kiss her husband fondly. Well, she started to. Almost without warning, Simba was behind Leon on the hill with them. "Simba? What are you doing out here? You just interrupted a special moment."

"I do apologize, Mrs. Prince," he said as he removed a backpack and set it down at Leon's feet. "I was bringing over the current events the council are working on like I promised."

Leon smiled at his wife and kissed her anyway. "He isn't a human intruder, honey, so who cares what he sees? He might learn something." And things got dirty after that.

The next morning, Lupa-Vega's alarm clock sounded right on time. It was like any other morning... breakfast was being prepared by Rianne, Gerard and Arnie were emerging from the bath tub where they had shared a morning bath, Lupa-Vega was preparing for The SUM in the city of Wonderland, and Leon was sipping a hot cup of coffee while reading the Sunday newspaper. Or rather more in truth, he was trying to read it. 'Trying' was the better word to use because he was laughing as he read each funny news article.

Soon, the three teenagers all sat down at the table and had breakfast with the parent figures.

Rianne said, "The High School Principal, Scooby Dum, is supposed to show up this evening, boys, to help provide you with a map of the school so you can easily find your way around there. I expect you to get good grades too. That would really put a crimp in Lupa-Vega's record." She winked with a smile.

Lupa-Vega glared at her mother. "MOM?! I made GREAT grades in Senior High!" Then she added in a mutter, "after I dumped that ape of a cad, Rex Tralfazworth."

The boys both giggled at the display as Gerard said, "Alfonzo's brother Rex. Isn't he the one who tried to reach down your-"

Leon ahemed aloud. "Not at the breakfast table!"

Lupa-Vega winked at Gerard. "Yeah, he's the ape. But I can imagine all the fun weirdos you will make friends with on Monday. I almost envy you but I am sure I'll have weirdos all my own to deal with at The SUM in Wonderland."

Arnie giggled again. "No doubt about it, Lupe."

Rianne smiled. "You kids get along so well. I can't imagine what it will be like around here once you leave with Spike."

Lupa-Vega grinned slyly. "You and dad COULD pop out another sister and brother for Gerard, you know."

Gerard made a horrid face. "No! What if they came out looking like the Warner Brothers and their sister Dot?"

Everyone laughed out loud!

When breakfast ended, Spike, who was riding his motorcycle, pulled up in front of the house and honked his horn. "Come on, Lupa! Your ride is here!"

Lupa-Vega smiled. "That would be Spike. I'll see all of you next weekend. Good luck in school on Monday, guys." And she headed out the door where she put on her helmet and got on the motorcycle behind Spike. "Let's hit the road, Spike!"

The toon jackal exclaimed, "You got it, babe!" And together, they sped off into the distance toward the city of Wonderland. VROOM!

She grinned slyly as she asked a question that was on her mind. "What are the chances of you and I ending up in bed together, Spike?"

Spike grinned as he focused on the road. "Not impossible but I like to have parents permission before I do things like that. And I like your parents; they are really funny. And your brother and his friend are about the same age as a naughty younger brother of mine. Any chance of my borrowing the boys for a weekend?"

Lupa-Vega giggled. "You consider my offer and I'll consider yours."

Soon, Spike and Lupa-Vega arrived in front of The SUM's administration building. The toon jackal commented, "I need to park my bike in the motorbike parking. Try to stay out of trouble while I'm gone." And after his lady friend got off the bike, he drove down the street and turned the corner. Lupa-Vega looked around but she didn't see any famous toons that she could recognize, so she started into the administration building to get registered. She had barely cleared the door when she heard a pompous loud mouthed fat woman yelling, "OFF WITH HER HEAD!" To which Lupa-Vega replied just as loudly, "OH SHUT UP!" Then came the very obvious question when she saw an obese queen figure dressed all in red and black standing within an open doorway. "Who DARES to be insubordinate to me?!" This rotund toon woman was looking directly at her.

The six foot tall Prince girl looked back over her shoulder, then back toward the queen of obesity. "Since I don't see anyone else around I guess I am being insubordinate. But I would say I am justified; you, my dear, are more than FAT... you make hippos look small." Then she winked and laughed.

The fat queen emerged from the office and a white rabbit and several playing card soldiers filed out behind her. "THROW HER IN THE DUNGEON!"

Lupa-Vega struck one of her martial arts poses and remarked, "Dungeons and Dragons at college? For shame! Well, bring it on, card boys! Time for you to see just how this 'Prince' fights!" And in the next few minutes, what the fat queen in red and the male white rabbit got to see was Lupa-Vega whipping card tail all over the administration lobby, easily displaying a vast assortment of martial arts moves that simply proved that Lupa-Vega was definitely no Alice. When it was finally over with, Lupa-Vega was still standing there looking as if she hadn't done anything at all, while the playing card soldiers lay all over the place... a few were upside-down in trash bins, even. The queen was not only shocked, but a little afraid too. The white rabbit stepped forward and said, "You fight well, Miss. With skills such as yours, why did you come to The SUM?"

Lupa-Vega smiled at the soft-spoken rabbit in the black vest. "Actually, I came to take some astrophysics classes. I'm studying to be a space launch scientist."

"My fighting skills are simply so no hoodlum male thugs try to rape me," she continued. "It is merely self defense. Anyway, I am currently looking for Dean Rothwell. Is he in?"

The white rabbit seemed to pale at the question then he stepped aside and pointed directly passed the large woman in red. "Wonderland's mayor, The Queen of Hearts, and I just emerged from his office and he is not in at the moment. I am simply the campus adviser, the White Rabbit."

Lupa-Vega blinked her eyes. "You're the mayor?" She paused as she recalled what she had said to the Queen of Hearts. "Um, I'm sorry about the fat statement. You don't look anything like your TV show persona. I'm Lupa-Vega Prince. My father just joined the Toonium City Council by request of Simba. Er... you're not mad at me, are you?"

The Queen of Hearts slowly regained her composure and stepped forward. "From now on, every Saturday morning... you and I will jog around campus just so I can show you how in shape I really am. That is how you will spend your Freshman year here at The SUM. Fat indeed."

Lupa-Vega sighed, then added a remark. "Haven't you ever heard of Jenny Craig?"

Afterward and outside, the toon jackal spoke to his lady friend in a serious manner. "You got the mayor mad at you already, Lupe?" exclaimed Spike with a paw over his eyes. "What part of Wonderland didn't you get where the mayor would be none other than the Red Queen?"

"How was I to know?" she replied as she looked over her schedule. "The Red Queen looks nothing like she does on TV. Either her agent has performed some special effects to make her look skinnier or the producers deliberately misconstrued her appearance on the air without her permission."

The White Rabbit who was still standing nearby coughed when he heard what Lupa-Vega was suggesting. "Contrary to what you have seen on TV, none of those appearances were done by her majesty. Therefore, up until now you have never experienced the real Red Queen. Perhaps because your view was misled, I may be able to pull some strings with her so that she will give you the benefit of the doubt for this once. She is a nice person once you get to know her."

Lupa-Vega sighed as she looked at the albino lapine. "You'd do that for me? Okay, so what do you want in return?"

He handed her a card with his name and an address on it. "I live off campus in a nice neighborhood. You come by and help me with household things and we'll call it even."

"You've got yourself a deal, Mr. Rabbit. At least they got your character and mannerisms right... you're really nice and sweet."

He smiled. "I played myself on TV and in the movie." And then he winked before he walked off to take care of some things.

Spike grinned. "Getting chummy for a new boyfriend? I thought I was your main squeeze."

Lupa-Vega grinned back as she playfully slapped the jackal's shoulder. "You are, dummy. If you want to borrow Gerard later on, you better behave yourself."

The biker jackal just chuckled... until he saw the other jackals ride up on their motorcycles. "Oh no..."

Rotten Rodney, the leader of the Biker Jackals, glanced over at Spike and said, "Hey buddy boy! When were you going to introduce us to your new play toy?"

With a sigh, Spike glanced at his lady friend. "Sic 'em."

As the Red Queen's Card Soldiers learned earlier, once the fighting prince was set loose, there was no defense against it. And while Lupa-Vega was in the midst of handling the jackals, the Red Queen herself arrived and she dove directly into the fight as well. And it came as a surprise to Lupa-Vega that the Red Queen was no slacker when it came to defending the home turf. Jackals and motorcycles were flying around left and right.

When the fight ended, neither female looked messed up at all and both were standing side by side as Rodney and his gang high tailed it off campus. "That was... exhilarating," said the Red Queen. She glanced aside at Lupa-Vega. "...and fun."

The Prince girl looked at the mayor once again. "I take back what I said earlier. You're in better shape than I thought you would be. But what I don't understand is why you look so big from the waist down."

"I'll show you. The White Rabbit explained that your first conception of me was based off of the stunt doubles on TV. This is what is really going on under my dress..." And she whipped up the bottom edge high into the air and Lupa-Vega saw the bell-shaped cage that most noble ladies often wore to keep their ball room gowns in just the right shape. "As you can see, it is merely for noble fashion only. When I am out jogging, I don't wear this thing. So you see... I am in far better shape than most people think." She lowered her dress. "And to show you that I am a good sport about this... let's start over. My full name is Queen Elizabeth Redrose, hence why you can figure out how everyone first started referring to me as the Red Queen." She held out her hand.

She shook hands with the mayor firmly. "Lupa-Vega Prince. And now that I know the real you, perhaps I could share my knowledge of the martial arts with you. Oh I know you can fight... but there's always time for chaos." She winked with a laugh.

Spike glanced at the White Rabbit and hugged him. "Thanks for doing this for Lupe. Her family are really nice folk. And she has a little brother and a nice friend you might enjoy a lot too. Maybe you can find a use for a cute boy and his friend who are calmer than my Lupe."

"I do enjoy nice boys and if they would like Summer jobs at my place, they only have to ask," he replied as he looked at his pocket watch.

Having made good with the Red Queen, Lupe checked into her dorm room at Sigma Phi Delta and casually met a few of the other female toons on campus, including the new house authority at the sorority... Gemini "Tigra" Orion, a Brazilian anime human. They were all thrilled to have a real world human female among them and said as much. When they learned she was dating Spike (a toon jackal) the lesser girls lost some of their enthusiasm.

"Look, girls," she said. "My parents like Spike and he's never tried anything underhanded with me... unlike my last boyfriend did. I had to break his arms."

"Don't mind them," came the voice of a light blue lioness reading a book on her bed. "They get a little too nosy for their own good. You're the daughter of the new councilman at Toonium City, aren't you? You can call me Persephone. Graphic Design major."

"Lupa-Vega. Astrophysics major. Martial arts for handling hoodlums."

Persephone smiled. "Welcome to the sorority, Lupe. No, we don't have any weird initiation rites to perform. Besides, you and the Mayor already teamed up to fight off those gang members. You're practically in the White Rabbit's pants already."

"Not interested; I'm dating Spike," was the reply. "But if the White Rabbit had a motorcycle, then I might look again."

"About this former boyfriend of yours..." started Tigra.

"Rex Tralfazworth," muttered Lupa-Vega as she unpacked her gear. "Not worth knowing despite his wealth."

The word 'wealth' got the other girl's attention. "You mean you dumped him and his money for a toon jackal?"

"The gorilla had a bad habit of copping a feel where no self respecting male should ever have his hands on the first date. I had to break his arms for attempting it. He swore he would find me if we moved but our moving was out of my control and I hope I never see him again. He makes toon villains look heroic by comparison."

Tigra made a disgusted face. "On the first date? You should have killed him for that! I would have!"

Lupa-Vega grinned. "Now you know why I am dating a toon jackal. He has manners and a great set of wheels. He knows not to be disrespectful to a lady."

Persephone grinned too. "Sounds like we might have some real adventures with you around campus and stuff. Do you think Rex will try to kill himself while trying to find where you guys moved to?"

"I sure hope so," Lupa-Vega replied with a chuckle. "Believe me... he's a pain in the tail. He's not even good enough to be changed into a toon."

Just then, a female brown hare toon walked into the room and sat on one of the beds. "What a long horrible day. My hare feet are killing me." She then noticed the new girl. "Hi. I'm April Hare, March's sister," she said with a smile. "You must be Lupa-Vega Prince. I heard about the team up you had with the Dean in front of the college."

"Nice to meet you, April," replied Lupa. "Perhaps we can arrange a club or dance hall outing sometime. What is your major?"

"Economics and Engineering," she said with a giggle. "Wait until you meet some of the other boys on campus. Your boyfriend Spike is okay, but his dorm brothers aren't bad lookers either. So just remember that it's okay to be friends with other boys even if you're only interested in your jackal."

"I'll keep that in mind, April. But tell me... which one do you have your eye on?"

April grinned as she pulled out a poster of a big stud of a bear hunk posed in a reveal all type of manner. "I've been dating this guy... he's majoring in Modeling and he says he can entertain multiple females all at the same time. But he has a shy side, too, and that is what makes me like him."

The rest of the day was spent getting settled into the sorority and chatting with her new house sisters.

Gerard and Arnie, in the meantime, spent the day exploring Toonium City by riding the tour bus. That afternoon when they returned home, Principal Dum was awaiting them and he greeted them politely and showed them maps of the school and revealed the names of some of the teachers.

Principal Dum hugged the boys as he said, "Tomorrow morning, report to my office so I can help you boys get your classes figured out. We also need to assign you lockers of your own."

Gerard smiled at the white cartoon Great Dane. "Arnie and I will be there, Scooby Dum. We won't stand you up. I promise."

End of Episode One

Stay tuned for the next episode, Scholastic Chaos