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

Chapter 37: Mikey's Decision

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 Thirty Seven: Mikey's Decision

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Earth...1994.

Two days later...

Dot crossed her arms. Yakko was nuts. When they weren't out having fun on the town, he was looking at Cousin Sakko's unfunny joke. The fake photo album from 13 years in the future.

Yakko couldn't get past it. All the different pictures. All the different warners. It wasn't possible, yet he couldn't tear himself away. Out of all the pictures, the one he was drawn to the most was the one of his 'family'. Side by side, 'Aroma' held a baby warner, while he held a little girl warner. Just a little ways beside him, another little warner stood.

As he kept looking at it more and more though, his focus kept going to that little warner. His nose was black instead of red. His white areas were covered in grey. His eyes were really spooky too.

But, that wasn't all. There was something behind the eyes. Something that was frightened. Frightened of something? What would a little warner have to be frightened of? Yakko continued to stare at the picture. Even though the little boy warner was right beside him, it was as if he was a thousand miles away. The picture didn't feel right.

"Will you drop it already?" Dot whined. "Come on, Yakko, it's a joke. Ha ha?" Then, she stopped and looked at Yakko. She gave a double look. "Yakko?"

Yakko had been on their old play couch all day since they came back from their rounds. He hadn't stopped to even get up for a small break from the album, otherwise he would have understood what Dot's reaction was about. "What?"

"Wakko?" Dot called out to her other elder brother.

Wakko was a ways away, playing with his mallet when he rushed over. His eyes grew wide. "Huh?"

"What already?" Yakko set the album down and stood up.

"Yakko...you're taller!" Dot whined. She brought out a body length mirror from the middle of nowhere and put it in front of Yakko. "You're an adult big brother!"

"Adult? " Yakko looked at himself carefully in the mirror. He had grown only a couple of inches, but warners always knew from instinct and actions alone who was adult and who was not. A couple inches made all the difference in a warner. "Whoah."

"Whoah?!" Dot and Wakko both yelled in surprise.

"You just grew to be an adult within a couple hours." Dot whined. "And all you can say is whoah?"

"I felt different," Yakko replied as he looked at himself in the mirror. "We all have."

"But I'm not growing," Dot protested.

"Not yet." Yakko looked over at Wakko and Dot. Him suddenly growing was just making him feel even stronger that something was very, very wrong. He reached down for the Eternal in his pocket and handed it to Dot. "You hold onto this now."

"Really?!" Dot asked delightfully as she took the flower.

Yakko nodded. Whatever he felt, was only getting stronger. He didn't even need to touch the Eternal to get strange visions anymore. Having it near should be enough. It was time to let Dot have some time with the strange flower.