The Rat from Perfecto

The Rat from Perfecto.

DISCLAIMER: Rhubella is now attending Acme Looniversity, thanks to her new
boyfriend. Check out how this happened.

Hello, everybody! (Aloooooha!) Babs, why are you saying "Aloha"? We're just
presenting the story. (Hey, "Aloha" means both "Hello" and "Good-Bye", you know?)
Good point.
Anyway, language lessons aside, if you guys had read my previous story, "The New
Students", you already know Rhubella Rat had left Perfecto Prep, and became one of
the Looniversity's new students. (Yep; I still feel a little freaked for that, but she's not
that bad. And has a nice voice.) Maybe because the same actress voiced the both of
you? (It's a possibility.) Whatever; well, in this story we'll show you how Ruby ended
up with her current boyfriend, but first, we need a disclaimer; Babs, your turn.
(Sure. DISCLAIMER. Ramiro doesn't own The Empire State, The Grand Canyon, or
Tiny Toon Adventures' characters.) Babs, what do that building and the canyon have to
do with the story? (Nothing, but you don't own them, right? Okay, Ramiro doesn't own
the characters portrayed on this fic, since we are all copyrighted by Warner Brothers,
except the ones he might invent for the story, or the possible cameos from another
series.)
I also want to thank Nightw2 and mammal-mage for contributing with their OC and
The J.A.M for allowing me to use his OC plus giving some ideas.
Now, another author note; a good part of this story will be narrated by Rhubella
herself.
-Also, whenever you see a first person narration between these marks, it will be Ruby
talking.-
(And now, go for your sandwich, your favorite soda, and... ON WITH THE SHOW!)

The Rat from Perfecto.

A TTA fanfic by Acosta Pérez José Ramiro.
-CLASS DAY AND SLEEPOVER.

"Nice spin-change, Skippy! Excellent cowboy outfit," Minerva Mink, the new
Spin-Changing teacher, congratulated one of his students, and old friend, Skippy
Squirrel, who now was using a white cowboy hat, black shirt, red clothing around his
neck, blue jeans, and Texan boots.
Minerva started teaching this class about one month ago. To help her male
students to concentrate on the performing instead of drooling over her, the mink
usually attended the school with more conservative clothing, even using fake glasses
and long skirts, and wore her long hair in a bun. Of course, this only helped a little,
because the gorgeous toon could look beautiful on any kind of outfit.
Skippy changed back to normal, and returned to his seat. This wasn't the
Advanced Class, that only the best spin-changers or, at least, above the average,
attended (like Babs and Mary Melody), but the Basic, for toons that could only do the
most simple changes, including Skippy, Fifi, and Ronald (Minerva's almost-brother),
and those who just recently started performing them, like Gosalyn Mallard (a
newcomer from Saint Canard), and the former Perfecto Prep's star student, Rhubella
Rat.
"Okay, now, to finish today's class, we'll continue with the classic American
History's outfits. I want all of you to stand up on your seats, and spin-change into
Native Americans. Like this." Minerva instructed her class, and then made a spin-
change herself. When she ended, the mink looked like a blond version of Pokahontas;
of course this caused a few males of the class to start whistling but they were silenced
by Ronald's glare. The cat-dog hybrid with lion-like look was very protective with
Minerva, since she was like an older sister for him.
"Now, everybody, get on position." Minkahontas directed to the students.
Everybody stood up on their seats, and started spinning.
Ronald was the first one to finish his change. He was wearing dark brown vest,
boots, and short, and a red head-band. Skippy and Calamity were the next ones, with
apache-like pants, and head-bands with red feathers on them. Gosalyn was the next,
and she was very proud of herself, since she had only started learning this trick a
month ago, and yet she looked great (a multicolored poncho, a head-band with blue
feathers, and war painting to complete the outfit); the rest of the class ended with
similar results. After a minute or so, Ruby was the only one who was still spinning.
"Eh... Ruby, you can stop spinning now." Minerva pointed to the rat.
"Is... a ... request...or...a...questioooon?" Ruby's dizzy voice came from the little
tornado. Obviously, she was having problems to stop spinning. Ronald jumped down
from his seat, and moved next to the rat. Then, in a fast action, he extended his arms,
and grabbed the tornado, stopping the spinning rat. She was using an outfit similar to
Gosalyn's, but, instead of the expected war painting, her fur and face were totally
green.
"Hey, nice painting, Ruby!" Gosalyn pointed to the rat. From the first week
both girls attended the Loo, they became fast friends, despite the fact the avian was
two years younger than the rodent.
"Who's using painting? GLUUURK!" Ruby said, stunned, and then covered her
mouth with both paws. Ronald quickly carried her next to Minerva, who was now
holding a large sick bag, and allowed Ruby to introduce her head inside.
"P.U." Skippy said, with a nauseating look. Fowlmouth and Vinnie started
chuckling, but were silenced by Fifi and Gosalyn's glares.
A minute later, everybody was back into their regular outfits, and Minerva
ended the class. Everybody rushed outside, except Ronald, Gosalyn, and, of course,
Rhubella, who was still a little dizzy, but with her usual color. Minerva offered her a
mouth-wash, and then a sea-sick medication she always brought to the school for this
kind of problem.
"Hey, feeling better, rat girl?" Gosalyn asked. The duckette was a little
tomboyish, always wearing a blue soccer shirt, and two pigtails on her red hair, besides
a white mini-skirt and red sneakers, but she had become a very attractive young girl.
"Yes... but now I know how it feels to be a supermodel. No offense, Teacher."
Rhubella said, half-joking and directing at Minerva at the last part. The mink chuckled;
Ruby sometimes kept calling her by her title instead of by her first name, like every
other student on the Loo does with his/her teachers, because of her previous time as a
Perfecto.
"None taken. And don't worry, Ruby. Look, I know the whole spin-changing
stuff can be a little hard for someone that had never done it. If you want a few pointers,
just remember to drink a little of the sea-sick medicine before the class, and don't have
a heavy breakfast the days we have it. I had noticed that, when you can control the
dizziness, you can do pretty decent changes." Minerva said to the rodent. Rhubella
sighed.
"I know, but... I was used to be the top student in my old school, and here I
most start from zero. It's kind of frustrating at times." Rhubella admitted.
"Hey, just remember to enjoy yourself when doing it. That's why I like this
class so much... well, this, and Superheroes, and Cartoon Violence, of course." Gos
said, causing everyone to chuckle. Actually, one of the reasons Gosalyn learned the
spin-changing so fast was the fact she was Darkwing Duck's daughter, so was used to
be on high-speed's vehicles.
"Yes, Ruby. Gosalyn is right. I know you want to be a very good spin-changer,
but relax. You know Wally loves you anyway." Ronald said to the rat. Ruby sighed;
her boyfriend was the reason she left Perfecto, and was extremely happy for that, but
he was one of the school's best spin-changers, so she wanted to be as good as possible
on this class to impress him.
"Fine. I'll try to relax a little... and to do what you said, Tea...I mean, Minerva.
Thanks." Ruby said, smiling. Minerva looked at her watch, and motioned the
youngsters to go to their next class. Before leaving, Ronald gave Minerva a fast
brotherly kiss, and then knocked twice on her desk.
"We are leaving now, Newt. You can go out, and remember to behave, okay?"
Ronald said to the desk, in a half joking, half menacing tone. The hybrid left the
classroom, and, a second later, a surprised blue dog emerged from under the desk.
"How did he know I was there? I swear, Minerva, your "brother" must have
radar or something! Now that I think about it, his mother's ears look a lot like a bat's."
Newt commented to the mink. Minerva giggled; Newt and she started formally dating
about two weeks ago, and Ronald was now a little more tolerant with the dog, plus he
knew Newt wouldn't do anything with Minerva unless she agreed to do it, but still
liked to scare his potential-brother-in-law once in a while.
"Oh, he is just being a little protective, as usual. We love each other a lot, so he
cares about my welfare." Minerva shrugged. Newt gave her a fond look.
"Well... that's something we have in common." The dog said, blushing.
Minerva gave him a fond look as well, and removed her glasses, while passing her free
paw through her hair to loose it.
"My next class is in one hour, Newt. Want me to give you a "private" lesson?"
Minerva said in a flirty tone. Newt gulped, but smiled widely after a second, and
dashed to the door, closing it from the inside. Then, he directed to the readers.
"Sorry, folks, but, since we want to keep a family-like rating on this story, I
guess you guys will need to move to next scene." Newt informed, and then he and
Minerva started making out.

On the outside, Rhubella and Gosalyn were having some fun riding on Ronald's
back, while going to their next class.
"Hey, this is funny, Ron, but Hillary will not feel jealous?" Gos asked the
hybrid. Ronald chuckled.
"Nah. She knows I love her more than my life. Besides, I am transporting two
girls, not just one; that's her personal privilege. Plus, Wally asked me to keep an eye on
both of you when he isn't around." Ronald informed. Besides being Ruby's boyfriend,
Wally was a great fan of Gosalyn's father, and he had asked the young toon to keep an
eye on Gos while she attended the Looniversity.
"And speaking about the devil..." Rhubella joked when spotting her favorite
toon. She jumped down from Ronald's back to receive a huge kiss and a hug from a
young black wolf wearing a cap and a T-shirt. Gos rolled her eyes, and jumped down
from Ronald's back as well. Ron stood on his back legs, and chuckled a little. His
girlfriend, Hillary Hyena, appeared next to him, and, after giving him her usual salute
(a friendly punch on the shoulder), they both kissed a few seconds as well.
"Hey, Muscle Boy, why were you chuckling a moment ago?" Hillary asked.
Ronald whispered on her ear, explaining her about what happened on the class, and
Hill chuckled as well, trying to decide about telling Wally where his girl had placed
her head a few minutes ago, and why.
"Hey, Big Bad Wolf, cool down! You are going to eat her if you guys continue
with that!" Gosalyn said to Wally and Rhubella in a joking tone. They finally broke the
kiss, blushing.
"Can I escort you inside the learning facilities, my dear Marquesita?" Wally
asked in a ceremonious tone. Ruby giggled.
"If that means you want to link arms with me, and walk inside the classroom,
sure. Oh, and Wally, don't be so ceremonial with me. I have enough of that with my
parents' friends." Rhubella said to the wolf. He chuckled a little, and then they entered
the classroom, linking arms. It was the Superheroes classroom, but the new teacher,
who was supposed to take Daffy and Bugs' place, was a little late, so the students could
chat a little; Hillary and Ronald didn't had that class this day, so they went to Stalking,
taught by Pepe Le Pew.
Inside the classroom, the girls sat together for a little chat, while the boys were
doing the same. Rhubella and Gos sometimes felt a little out of place, since Ruby used
to be an enemy of these girls, and Gosalyn was still the newest student. However, this
was about to change.
"Like, remember girls, don't eat a lot today, because we are having the
sleepover in Mary's house, or some junk." Shirley reminded her classmates.
"Cool! I have never had a girls' night before, and now I'll do it with older girls."
Gosalyn exclaimed, really happy. Back at home, she had almost no female friends her
age, plus she usually spent her nights either training to be a heroine, or assisting her
dad on his patrols (most of the time without his consent), so this would be her first
sleepover party ever.
"Or you can spend the dadgum night with me, if you want." Fowlmouth said to
Gos in a flirting tone, entering the conversation. All the girls rolled their eyes; since
Shirley and Plucky became an official item, FM had been trying to make her jealous
(without any success) by flirting with other girls, and since Gos was a very attractive
avian, she became one of the chicken's targets.
"Fowlmouth, cool down okay? I had already told you that I have a boyfriend at
home." Gosalyn reminded the chicken. FM, of course, understood no reasons.
"So? He is in Saint Canard, and you're here. How do you know he isn't having
some dadgum fun with another dadgum girl while we are talking?" FM insisted.
Gosalyn was about to give him a little lesson of Quack-Fu, but decided to stop the
problem once and for all using a different tactic.
"First, he was my best friend for many years before we became an item, and
he's still my best friend. Second, he is caring, nice, and a little shy, so I doubt he had
even thought about cheating on me. And last, I see him almost every day." Gosalyn
said while taking a little black ball out from her body's pocket.
"Hey, what's that?" Babs asked. Shirley's eyes started glowing.
"That's like, a magical limited transportation device, or some junk! Where did
you get it?" Shirley asked, surprised. Gosalyn shrugged.
"My dad's best friend is Darkwing's sidekick, remember? And he is dating a
sorceress. She gave me this as a gift to communicate with my dad and my boyfriend
whenever I want. Look." Gos explained, and then concentrated on the ball. A second
later, it became a little bigger, and the image of a nerdy goose, with big glasses, but
very cute looking, appeared inside. He was reading something, and seemed to be in a
library.
"Hey, Honker! Is my imagination, or every time I call you, you have the beak
inside a book?" Gosalyn joked. Honker made a double take, but smiled when
discovered who was calling him.
"Gosalyn! Nice to see you! I'm having my free hour. How are you? Need help
with your math, or something? Or you just miss me as much as I miss you?" Honker
said, blushing a little at the last part. Gosalyn and the other girls giggled (Honker
couldn't see the rest of the girls), while Fowlmouth rolled his eyes.
"Well, answering your questions... I'm fine, and I'll go to a sleepover tonight;
yes, I might use some of your help with these equations; and, of course, I miss you a
lot, Honk." Gosalyn smiled fondly at him at the last part. Then, she approached the ball
to her beak, while Honker made a kissing gesture; a moment later, they were both
kissing through the ball. Despite the fact they were separated by many miles, it felt as
good as if they were next to each other.
"I guess that's my dadgum cue to leave, right?" FM said, groaning. Wally
appeared next to him, and motioned the chicken to go to his seat.
"Okay, Gos, better turn that thing off. I'm hearing Foggy's voice coming from
the corridor, and I think he is chatting with the new teacher." Wally told the little avian
while sitting next to Rhubella. Gos and Honker broke the kiss.
"Call me tomorrow so I can help you with the math's stuff, Gosalyn. Oh, and
remember to call your dad too. Love you." Honker said to the duckette. Gos nodded.
"Sure, Honk. Love you too." Gosalyn replied, and, a moment later, the image
disappeared, and the ball returned to its normal size.
"That thing surely beats a cell phone. I could had used one of those during the
last semester." Ruby said, sighing a little at the last part. Babs, Fifi, Sweetie, Gos, and
Shirley gave her a puzzled look. Wally gave Ruby a fond look, knowing what she was
talking about.
"I'll explain you in the sleepover, okay? Now, I guess the rooster is going to
start his yakking." Ruby pointed to the girls. At that moment, Foggy entered the
classroom, leading the new teacher inside. He was a nerdy looking boy, with an
oversized gray jacket.
"I say, I mean, I say, students, he is your new Superheroes' teacher, Mister
Dexter Douglas. He is from Washington, the capital, I mean, and he'll be here only at
the mornings because every night he must return home, I say. Well, I'll better go to my
own class, I mean, class, so the kids are all yours, son." Foggy said to the students and
to the new teacher. The rooster left, and, before Dexter could say a thing, Plucky raised
his hand/wing.
"Excuse me, but, why are you going to teach us about heroes? What makes you
an expert?" The duck asked. Dexter and a few other students chuckled.
"Oh, I'll tell you, and when you discover it, you will... FREAK OUT!" Dexter
said loudly, and, a second later, he exploded in lightning; then, in front of the class,
instead of the nerd, there was a big blue guy with a huge and dark hairdo, with
lightning marks on the sides, dressed in red tights.
"Cool! Freakazoid!" Gosalyn exclaimed.
"That's right, kids! Most of my enemies are jailed in a special prison in France,
so I'm having some free time; that's why the rabbit in charge asked me to teach you. Of
course, with my speed and my Freakmobile, I can go to Washington and back here in a
few minutes, plus Huntsman and Lord Bravery are there as well to cover me, so I have
no problem coming to work. Okay, let's start the class." The blue hero explained with a
smile, and started giving his lesson.
Rhubella was as eager on improving in this class as she was with the Spin-
Changing one, but those were the most difficult classes for her. Besides those two, she
was doing a very good job in the other classes, including Gym (she was a terrific
basketball player), Cartoon Violence, and Home Economics; she enjoyed this last one
a lot because it was the first time she cooked on a regular basis, and found she was
actually good doing it, plus giving her the chance to make a delicious lunch for her and
Wally once in a while.
Much later that day, Rhubella was driving her car towards Mary's house after
making a quick stop at Mallard Mansion to pick up Gosalyn. Margot, Rhubella's best
friend from Perfecto, and Gos' adoptive father were cousins, and, ironically, Gosalyn
entered the Loo about the same time Margot moved to Saint Canard to finish her
studies there, so Gos was staying with Margot's parents. They had to do a few
adjustments, since Gosalyn wasn't exactly the delicate and formal girl the Mallards
expected, but, since Drake, her father, was doing them a favor by keeping an eye on
Margot, and Gos, despite being very hyperactive (she preferred the term "enabled with
lots of spirit") could behave herself most of the time, the family actually started
enjoying having her around.
By the time Ruby and Gos arrived, Mary and Sweetie were finished with the
preparations. A moment later, Fifi, who lived on the same neighborhood, arrived as
well, carrying her sleeping bag and a few snacks. Babs arrived by tunneling, and
Shirley by levitation. Hillary arrived last; since she had spent most of the afternoon
with Ronald's family, and they lived closely, she didn't need to run or take the bus.
The night started the usual way, with a scary movie. Since Gosalyn was the
newcomer, the other girls agreed on letting her chose the film; they had second
thoughts about this when they realized Gosalyn loved horror movies, and had chosen a
movie so scary, it was forbidden in Transylvania. After almost two hours of screams
and popcorn jumping all around Mary's living room, the movie ended. Gos was
extremely excited; Hillary and Babs, after a few moments, relaxed, and started
chuckling, making the rest of the girls to laugh as well.
After this, the girls had a pillows' fight. At first, they made bands; the Amazing
Three and Sweetie versus Mary and the newest girls, but, when Mary hit Rhubella by
accident, the rat attacked her back, and then it became a "one versus everyone" battle.
Once they finished, Sweetie, Shirley and Gosalyn laughed at their classmates; for once,
the birds weren't the only ones covered by feathers.
After a fast cleaning (thanks to enhanced toon speed), Mary ordered some
pizzas. Little Beeper arrived in two seconds with her order. Then, the girl placed the
boxes on the table. She had considered all the girls' different tastes for the occasion.
"Okay, we have one with meat and mushrooms, a vegetarian one, and one with
spinach and Rochefort cheese." Mary said while opening the boxes. Hillary sniffed the
pizzas, hungrily.
"That's fine for me, but what are you girls going to eat?" Hillary said, half
joking. The other girls rolled their eyes, and chuckled. They knew the hyena
sometimes could eat as much as Dizzy, and still keep a good figure.
"Tell you what, Hill. Allow us to eat as well, and you can have all my leftovers
and whatever you want from the dumpster." Mary said to the hyena, placing a hand on
her shoulder. Hillary laughed; even if she hated to be called "scavenger", she couldn't
deny how much she liked to eat whatever the other people left.
The girls started eating, and Babs remembered about Ruby's comment that day
at classes.
"Hey, Rhubella, you said you were about to explain us about that comment at
Superheroes, remember?" The rabbit pointed before biting her slice of vegetarian
pizza. Ruby sighed.
"Well... is kind of a long story. But I have no problems about telling you, if you
want to know how Wally and I became a couple as well." Ruby said, holding her
spinach and cheese pizza's slice.
"Oh, oui! Zhat sounds inzeresting! Is a love szory!" Fifi, always the romantic
one, exclaimed. The other girls nodded, even Gos, who wasn't very fond on romance
stuff, besides her own, of course.
"Okay, then, I'll start. But first... hey, the guy that handles the effects! We need
a flashback here!" Ruby said, directing to the people in charge.
"GROWLFRAZZA! Taz hates flashbacks!" The voice of the Tasmanian devil
was heard.
"Man, who gave that job to Taz?" Sweetie said, slapping her forehead.
"The author wanted to use that line. Okay, Taz, start the flashback!" Babs
shouted. Some grumbling was heard, and then the whole scene started turning blurry,
while Rhubella started her story.
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-ENTER THE WOLF.
-The whole mess started last year, on September, when the vacations were
over, and the classes started. Of course, I still was the witch (no offense for your friend
Morgana, Gos) most of you knew.-
Rhubella walked out from the Perfecto Prep's parking lot, alongside her friend,
Margot, both wearing the Perfecto's uniform (a black sweater with white skirt). They
spotted a little turtle guy wearing the Perfecto's boy uniform (a black sweater covering
a blue shirt, with white tie), and, in a dashing action, but pretending to be an accident,
made him to trip, falling over his shell.
"Watch where you are walking, loser!" Rhubella laughed at the reptile and his
efforts to stand up. Margot chuckled as well. The turtle started insulting them, but the
girls ignored him, and kept walking.
-Oh, and before you start feeling sorry for the turtle, let me tell you he liked to
insult poor kids he found at the street, and even threw them tomatoes at times.
Remember, he was like me, a Perfecto, and we aren't famous for our good disposition.-
Rhubella and Margot met their boyfriends, Roderick and Danforth, who were
discussing business with some other students.
"Hey, Roddy, what's up?" Ruby said to her boyfriend while placing a paw on
his shoulder. Margot did the same with Danforth.
"Oh, Ruby, hi! Just discussing a little bet with the boys, as usual. Why don't
you ladies go to the classroom, and we'll catch you there later?" Roderick replied,
giving Ruby a quick kiss, and then turning to keep with his conversation without
waiting for an answer. Danforth had a similar reaction with Margot. Both girls sighed,
and rolled their eyes.
-As you can see, Roddy and Danforth still had some attentions towards us, but
everyday they were more distant, giving more attention to their stuff than to Margot
and yours truly. I mean, I hardly saw the guy during the summer, and was eager to see
him again, and he hardly gave me a nice welcome.-
"Hey, guys, look there. What is Mister Wolfson doing here?" Margot pointed at
the distance. Everyone turned to see a big gray wolf on business suit, followed by an
old black wolf wearing a little hat and an old cartoon-style blue outfit, and a young one
wearing the school's uniform, and carrying some books. They seemed to be heading to
the Principal's office.
"No idea, Margot. Any of you fools had been involved in another legal
problem?" Roderick asked his classmates, and all shook their heads.
-Mister Wolfson is one of many lawyers that work for Perfecto Prep. I later
knew he was also one of Walter Wolf's grandsons, and, therefore, Wally's uncle. Of
course, this was the first time I saw Wally, and, I must admit, he didn't impressed me
at all.-
"Well, maybe the school is going to sue someone. But that old dog seemed
familiar." Drake said, rubbing his beak.
"I think I saw him once in a magazine, or something... yes, he is one of those
wolf villains from the cartoons... Walter Wolf, I think." Ruby pointed.
-Actually, I recognized Walter in no time, but one thing you must know about
Perfectos is that, despite the fact we're toons, we usually don't recognize to watch
cartoons as well. That, according to the school's unwritten rules, is just for commoners.
A Perfecto is allowed to quote a cartoon's villain once in a while, if said villain is evil
enough, but that's the most he or she can do. So, I always had to hide the fact I watched
cartoons once in a while.-
The Perfectos decided to forgot about the topic, and they headed to their
classrooms. On their way to theirs, Ruby and Roderick found Mister Wolfson. He and
Roddy knew each other very well, since they were both a pair of cheaters, gamblers,
and other things we can't mention here to avoid having rating's problems.
"Ah, Roderick Rat. How lucky I am for finding you. Can I have a few words
with you and your girlfriend?" The wolf said to the rodents, in a polite tone.
"Sure, Mister Wolfson. What can I do for you?" Roderick said, with a greedy
look on his eyes. Rhubella nodded at the wolf.
"Well, you see, my nephew, Wallace Wolf, is going to attend school here. He
isn't a rich guy, but my grandfather and I think he can be a very productive element
with the right incentives, so I asked your principal to accept him. However, I sadly
have to recognize he is a little... too much on the honest side." Wolfson commented.
"Sorry about that. Every family has its black sheep... or, in this case, white
wolf." Roderick said, faking concern.
"Yes. So, you see, we want to change that. So, I want you guys to give him a
special treatment." Wolfson said to both rodents.
"Oh, don't worry Mister Wolfson. If you want, we'll talk to the other students to
ask them about not hurting your nephew." Ruby said to the wolf. The canine chuckled.
"Nice detail, Miss Rat... but I want the opposite. The only way he is going to
stop being such a... nice guy, is mistreating him a little, so he can show some
backbone, and maybe become a cheater as well to improve his situation." The wolf
cleared. Roderick chuckled, while Rhubella got a puzzled expression.
"Oh, I get it now. Don't worry, my dear sir. We'll make that little wimpy wolf a
perfect... well, Perfecto in no time, if you CASH my words." Roderick replied, giving
the wolf a knowing smile.
"You can count with it, my dear boy. Here. Buy your girl some flower... shops."
Mister Wolfson said, handling Roderick a little envelope. Then, both males shook
paws, and the wolf left.
-That was a major surprise, I can tell you. In the past, sometimes the parents of
especially weak students approached me and Roddy to pay us for protection for their
kids, at least until they learned how to defend themselves. Asking us to do the contrary
was the craziest thing any relative of a student had ever asked to us... but Roderick
didn't care as long as he was getting some money for that.
Anyway, we went to our classroom faster than usual. Normally, we arrived
with a "fancy delay", but this time we needed to explain the situation to our other
classmates, or "minions" as Roddy and I used to call them.-
The rats arrived at the classroom. Unlike the regular ones from a normal
school, this classroom's seats were actually luxury desks with massage chairs behind
them. Roderick and Rhubella approached to his desk, and motioned their classmates to
approach, so they could explain Mister Wolfson's request. Everyone chuckled.
"Oh, what a delightful idea, Roderick! We'll get paid for annoying someone in
our own school." Danforth said, rubbing his hands/wings.
"So, what's the plan, Roddy?" Ruby asked while sitting on her boyfriend's desk.
"It's very simple. We just have to be extra mean with this guy all the time, plus
one of us will make him a "secretary", you know, like a personal slave, to make his or
her homework, do the laundry, wash the car, and so, and, if he refuses, we increase the
punishment. If he doesn't learn a little about cruelty with this, well, his bad. At least
we're getting paid. Oh, and Danforth, call your men at the dorms; I want the number of
this wolf's room ASAP." Roderick instructed his partners; since Wally's great-grandpa
and uncle wanted him to not have a minute to rest from the "treatment", they made
arrangements so he could stay in one of the most simple dorms at the school.
The teacher, a snobby old bird called Mister Peacock, entered a few moments
later, followed by Wally. Everyone glared at him; the wolf had his ears and tail down,
to show humbleness and respect, a normal gesture of the wolves when they enter
another pack's territory, but, for the Perfectos, this was only a sign of weakness they
could exploit. Rhubella made her glaring as well, but it wasn't as long as the other
guys' one.
-I had the chance to give him a good look, unlike the brief one I had when he
and his relatives appeared the first time. And actually, I noted he wasn't really bad
looking. His fur was black, but bright; his muzzle had the perfect length, and he had a
good body's complexion, not very muscular but no thin either, more like a marathon's
runner... well, you had seen him. However, what impressed me the most were his smile
and his eyes. Even if he was nervous, he showed a nice little smile to us, obviously
trying to be friendly, and his eyes were so deep and, at the same time, so warm...
Margot expressed all this with a little message she sent me to my cell phone at that
moment.-
"The guy is kind of hot to be a do-gooder, don't you think?" Rhubella read at
her cell phone. The rat chuckled, and replied.
"Only if you like the loser-type." Rhubella wrote on her phone. Margot
chuckled a little when reading it.
Unlike most schools, the teacher introduced the student, instead of allowing
him to talk.
"Students, he is your new classmate. His name is Wallace Wolf. Well, you can
socialize later. Wallace, please sit next to Miss Rat." The peacock said to the wolf,
motioning him to take the desk located right next to Ruby's.
Wally took his seat, and gave the rat a fast look; he blushed slightly and offered
her a friendly smile. Ruby gulped a little, and then scowled at him. The wolf got the
message, and turned to see the teacher.
When the class ended (by the way, only Wally and Rhubella took any notes; the
others just turned on a tape recorder and pretended to hear the teacher), everyone
surrounded the wolf. He got a little nervous, but decided it was a good chance to start
making some friends.
"Uh... hi, guys... well, you heard the teacher. My name is Wallace Wolf, but my
friends call me Wally." Wally said, waving hello to the Perfectos. They looked at each
other, chuckling. Roderick cleared his throat, and directed to the canine.
"Well... Wallace, no offense, but you're a nobody in this school, so, if we want,
we'll call you the name we want, even if that is "Dumb", "Fool", "Nobody", or "Loser."
The point is, you are the new guy here, so you have to know certain rules." Roderick
said in a half-friendly, half-menacing tone. A red fox-like creature, with a black patch-
like spot around his left eye, and wearing an imported over coat (the only student who
wasn't using the uniform) and a golden ringed tail, talked next.
"The main rule is that... everything we tell you is a rule. If we say you have to
do our homework, that's a rule. If we ask you to wash our car, you do it at that
moment. And, if we tell you to make us lunch you are only allowed to ask about what
kind of spices we want. We made ourselves clear?" The canine animal said while
looking at Wally right at the eyes. The wolf felt a little intimidated, but nodded.
-That guy name was... or is, since he still attends at Perfecto, Gunbo LeChien.
Despite his last name, he's not French like you, Fifi; he was born in Lousiana, and is
one of Perfecto most feared guys among the other students. His parents' identities and
occupations are a mystery; some guys say his dad was a fox, and his mother was a
wolf/racoon hybrid, so you can say he is like Roland's equivalent on Perfecto Prep. But
the likeness ends there; it seems his dad was a major thief, while his mom was an
assassin for hire; anyway, he is an excellent fighter, and a very wild one as well, so it's
very possible all those rumors are truth, especially since no teacher ever told him
anything about his habit of not using the uniform even in formal occasions. Oh, and
another detail about a Perfecto is that you don't care about someone species as long as
he has a good bank account; otherwise, the whole school could had given a bad time to
him for being an hybrid… of course, his reputation also help him a lot.-
"But don't think we are that bad. Oh, no. We want to give you a nice welcome.
Let's see... Rhubella, you have your camera?" Roderick asked his girlfriend while
placing a paw on Wally's shoulder. She immediately took a fancy digital camera out
from her desk.
"I have it right here, Roddy. Okay, guys, everybody go to the front of the room
for a picture." The Perfectos dashed to the front of the classroom and posed, with
Roderick, Danforth, and Margot in the front line, while Ruby took the picture, aware
of leaving Wally out of the frame.
-This was part of a little plan Roddy thought during the class, and told us about
it with his cell phone. Luckily, we all had what we needed on our desks; since we, the
Perfectos, usually don't use the body's pocket (for the same reason we aren't supposed
to watch cartoons), we always keep lots of stuff in our desks, just in case.-
"Oh, look! I didn't get all of you in the picture. No problem. Some of you,
please, come here with me, while the ones at the right of Roderick stay. I can edit this
picture with the other, and then have a complete one." Rhubella instructed. The way
she told the students to move, only a fistful of them was behind the rat, while Wally
stayed on his place, next to most of the group. Ruby took the picture, and then...
"NOW!" Danforth shouted. Then, all the students next to Wally took a little
gun out from under their sweaters, and shot at the wolf. These guns were like the ones
used to play the paintball wars, so Wally wasn't really damaged, but his outfit and fur
became multicolored, and he got a few minor bruises. Everybody laughed at him, and
Rhubella took another picture. Oddly enough, the wolf, instead of getting angry, or
sad, just shrugged and smiled back at the rat, and then at the other students.
"Nice joke, guys, really. Now, seriously, can you tell me where I can change
back my outfit?" Wally said in a polite tone, but with a slightly upset face. A pretty
swan girl, Giselle, walked next to him, and poked his nose.
"In your room, Loser; oh, and hurry up. Your next class starts in two minutes."
The swan said in a mean tone before laughing in his face. The rest of the students
chuckled, and walked out from the classroom.
Rhubella and Margot had the next class together. They sat next to each other, in
desks similar to the previous ones, chatting about the new guy.
"I swear, Ruby, that poor wolf has no idea about his situation. We are going to
have a lot of fun, really!" Margot chuckled.
"Yes. At least, now Roddy and Danforth will have someone to relief some
stress the next time that blue rabbit kicks their butts on a competition." Ruby said
while adopting a relaxing posture on her chair.
A moment later, everyone but Ruby and Margot looked at the front of the
classroom, and made a double take. The rat and mallard noticed this, and directed their
attention to the front as well, gasping. Wally was entering the room, spotless.
"How he made that? Was he carrying an extra outfit when he entered the other
classroom?" Margot asked the rat.
"Nope, and I gave him a good look when he entered. He only was carrying his
books, like now. Maybe he is a very fast runner, like that orange road-runner or the
gray coyote that always chases him. You don't need to be, well, toony, to have some
extra speed if needed." Rhubella deducted.
"In that case, maybe we should recommend Roddy and Danforth to accept this
guy on the football team. He'll learn to be a cheater, and we can use another player...
and, if he refuses, well, nothing is more intimidating than a whole football team
menacing you." Margot said with an evil smirk.
"You have a point, Margot. And maybe this way Roddy and Danforth will
finally give us some attention, for helping them on their game and all." Rhubella said
with a smile. Wally walked next to her, heading to a desk located two spaces behind
the females. He stopped next to the girls, and, respectfully, leaned in Ruby's direction.
"Excuse me... Miss Rat, right? Can I have one copy of those pictures?" Wally
asked politely. The rat and the avian gave him a weird look.
"We just humiliated you, and want a picture of that? Are you some kind of
wacko, or what?" Margot asked.
"Nope. He is Wakko." Wally pointed to the front of the classroom. There, at
the door, was Wakko Warner, waving hello. A moment later, his brother and sister,
Yakko and Dot, ran next to him. Wakko waved good-bye, and ran away as well, with
Ralph, the guard, chasing the little toons. Rhubella rolled her eyes.
"We need to improve the security around here. Seriously, why do you want the
pictures?" Rhubella asked the wolf. Wally shrugged.
"Well, I can accept a prank... even if I didn't like a lot that swan's attitude.
Anyway, the new guy always gets a few pranks over him, so I'm not taking that
seriously what you guys said and did to me. And I want a little souvenir to remind me
about my first day here." Wally explained. Rhubella and Margot gave each other a fast
look.
"I'll give you a copy later... maybe. But trust me, you'll never forget about this
day, and your time in the Prep. We aren't going to be soft with you, Fool. Actually,
we'll do even meaner things to you." Rhubella pointed at the wolf, using a mocking
tone. The wolf gave her a sad look, and decided to go to his seat.
"Oh... well. I guess I'll see you girls around here. Sorry for interrupting your
talking." The wolf said, and then retired. Rhubella changed her look to a little
concerned one. Margot noticed this.
"Eh... Ruby, you aren't feeling guilty for this, right?" Margot asked, puzzled.
The rat shook her head, and directed to her friend.
"Of course not! I have no conscience, remember? Maybe it feels weird to
perform our tricks on one of our classmates instead of using a guy from Acme, but,
well, I'll get used." The rat said, returning to her usual snobbish tone. Then, the teacher
entered, and the class started.
-Now that I remember it, I really want to kick myself. He just wanted to be
friendly with us, despite the way we greeted him, and yet we were mocking and
menacing the guy. I still conserve those pictures, and actually gave Wally the one I
took of him and most of the group, because it serves to remind me about how mean I
was with him, and never do that again with anyone. And, sadly, I was right. His
punishment was just starting.-
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-TREATING HIM LIKE A DOG.

-Right when the class ended, Margot and I decided to start our part on the
whole "slaving the wolf" stuff. We made him carry our books while going to our next
class; sure, this doesn't seem to be so bad, but we made him walk behind us while
totally ignoring him, and our classroom was really far from the one he would attend his
next class, so he surely would need to run to be on time.-
Ruby and Margot were chatting while walking in the corridor, with Wally
closely behind them, carrying their books and his own. The wolf seemed to be slightly
upset, but decided to obey the girls, thinking that, maybe, if he was extra-tolerant, the
other students would eventually accept him.
"Oh, Fool, hurry up! We don't want you to walk next to us, but we don't want
to be late for class either! This teacher arrives on time once in a while!" Margot
snapped at him. Wally nodded, and accelerated his walking.
Unknown for the trio, some Perfectos were behind the corner, waiting for them.
Giselle, the swan girl, was among them, watching the girls and the wolf approaching,
and ready to give her companions the attacking signal.
"Get the wolf!" The swan jumped from her hideout, and, a second later, her
comrades emerged as well, holding water balloons. Margot and Rhubella shrieked, and
jumped out of the projectiles way, while Wally tried to cover himself from the attack;
of course, he received several impacts.
"Giselle, are you crazy?" Rhubella snapped at the swan.
"What? Don't tell me you don't want us to do this!" Giselle replied, confused.
"Of course I don't! He is carrying our books, you fool! And, unlike you, I really
use them to do my homework!" Ruby cleared.
-Oh, yes. I was a cute little princess then.-
The attack finally ceased, and the ambushers left, right after each one gave a
little kick to the wolf that was now on the floor, curled like a ball and totally soaked.
Margot and Rhubella approached him, concerned about their books.
"Oh, great! The first day of school and we'll need to buy a replacement for our
new books!" Margot said, slapping her forehead.
"Well... maybe not. The books aren't that ruined. Look." Wally stood up,
showing the books to the girls. Amazingly, most of them weren't wet at all.
"Hey, how did you make that?" Ruby asked, impressed.
"When I realized I was about to be attacked, I tried to protect them showing my
back to the water balloons, and then threw myself to the floor making my best to cover
the books. It seems it was enough... except for this one." Wally explained to the girls,
and then checked a particular book that was almost as soaked as him. It was one of
Rhubella's.
Ruby sighed, and was about to ask the wolf to drop the book at the nearest
waste basket, when Wally took a deep breath, and then started blowing over the book.
After a few seconds, the book was totally dry, and in a close-to-good condition. Then,
he moved a few steps back, and started shaking himself in a dog-like way, until he was
dry as well.
"Ready; not exactly as good as new but it can be read." Wally told the girls,
smiling and showing them the book. Ruby and Margot wide opened their eyes, and
then the rat whispered at the wolf.
"One advice, rookie; never, ever, do a toon-like trick in this school, even if it's
something as simple as that. That's just for minor-leveled toons, like the fools of Acme
Looniversity. Not that I should worry about you, but if you get beaten for this, you
might as well be carrying my books again when that happens." Ruby explained. The
wolf sighed, and nodded. Then, he and the girls kept walking to the classroom.
-Again, I was being a total jerk with Wally, but, secretly, I was truly impressed.
He protected our books without us telling him to do it, and made his best so I could
have my book in a decent condition, so, by now, I was considering him to be, at least, a
good helper.-
The trio finally arrived at the girls class, who, as the others, was supposed to be
delayed (the teachers also liked the whole "fancy delay" stuff). Wally carried the books
to the girls' desks, and dropped them there carefully.
"Well, misses, I'll better leave now. So long," The wolf said to the girls, and
then dashed to the door. Unfortunately for him, a brown feathered chicken, a couple of
inches taller than Fowlmouth, with a silver colored beak, whose was standing next to
the door, extended his leg, making Wally to trip and fall over his belly. The other
students laughed, and, a second later, some of the heaviest ones and the girls that were
using high-heeled shoes started walking over the wolf's back, chuckling and insulting
him all the time.
"Hey, Idiot, you should go to your classroom! There's a difference between a
"fancy delay" and a fool that arrives late!" The chicken shouted at the wolf. Wally, in
obvious pain, stood up, and, without saying a word, started walking down the corridor.
"I'm sure that must hurt." Rhubella said, rolling her eyes and chuckling.
-Harrison Nigel Silverbill... every time I have problems tolerating Fowlmouth, I
remember that chicken, and that makes me feel better about our little bad-mouthed
fowl. Nigel, like a few others students, kept his relatives' jobs as a secret. Now that I
think about it, I think there was a rumor about him having an uncle of something
working for a major criminal organization, and performing some stunts on your home
town, Gosalyn. Anyway, Nigel was ten times more annoying than FM; sure, he had a
great taste for fashion (when he wasn't using the school uniform, the least he ever used
was an Armani), and a great use of language, but he always was flirting with all the
girls. If one didn't fell for his money, she would do it by his persistence. Actually,
Margot started dating Danforth to have an excuse for refusing this chicken's
invitations.-
After their class finished, Margot and Rhubella walked to the cafeteria.
Perfecto has one that looks like a luxury restaurant; the cheapest meal is the salad, and
it still costs as much as a huge steak on a decent diner. On their way there, they saw
Roderick and Danforth, alongside a few other students, surrounding Wally.
"Okay, mutt, this is your program. The teachers always ask us to do some
books' reports, so, since we'll be ordering you around all the time, I think is just right to
give you a list of the books they normally tell us to read." The rat shoved a large sheet
of paper in front of the wolf. Wally sighed, and picked it.
"We want those reports as soon as possible, okay? Oh, and you also have to
come to our football's practices. We already have water boys, but we can save the
school some money if you wash our uniforms." Danforth said with a smirk.
"And the cheerleaders and the gymnastic team's as well." Giselle added.
"And you'll better hurry up, or else!" Gunbo said, showing his fist to Wally.
The wolf nodded, and lowered his ears even more.
"Guys, guys, calm down! We can't expect him to do all those things." Rhubella
said, walking next to the other students, and crossing her arms. Wally raised his ears
slightly, and gave her a weak smile.
"At least not until he washes all our cars, of course." Ruby smirked. The wolf's
ears fell again, and he sighed. The Perfectos laughed, and agreed with Rhubella.
"Okay, it's lunch time. You better go and wash our cars, Fool. We don't want to
see you near the cafeteria; you might spoil our appetite." Danforth said to the wolf, and
then he and the other Perfectos left. Rhubella gave Wally a fast look before leaving;
the canine was looking down, and started walking to the parking lot.
"Well, if this mistreat can't make him a real bad guy, nothing will." Ruby said
to herself.
Ruby, as usual, sat next to Roderick, in company of Margot and Danforth.
Rhubella asked for a cheese and mushrooms' cream, and a salad covered with
Mozzarella. While she and her partners were waiting for their meal, they heard Nigel
yelling at the waiter.
"You idiot! I said I wanted no cheese in my trout's sandwich! I don't tolerate
lactose! If I get sick, I'll sue you until you loss everything!" The chicken said in a
furious tone while throwing the sandwich (that only had a tiny bite) to the scared
waiter. The man gulped, and picked up the food's remains after dashing to the kitchen
to prepare another sandwich.
"Man, what a fool. It's really hard to find good service these days." Danforth
said with his usual "I-am-better-than-everyone" tone.
"What a waste of cheese." Rhubella sighed. She, as most toon mice and rats,
loved cheese, to the point she never dumped it, even if it was slightly spoiled. In those
cases, she usually used it to fertilize her mother's garden; the result was flowers with a
slight cheese smell, something she liked a lot.
Roderick and Danforth spent most of the lunch talking about business and new
ways to cheat on the Acme Bowl. Ruby and Margot sighed; this was a regular thing on
their table. Eventually, they got tired of just staying there, listening to their boyfriends
without having any attention, and left the cafeteria.
The moment they walked out of the building, they heard a noise coming from
its side. The girls decided to take a look, and gasped.
-I'll never forget that sight. Wally, unlike us, wasn't rich, and depended on a
monthly allowance his parents and uncle gave to him, and it wasn't a lot, so he had to
get his lunch from our dumpster. I even saw him eating the same sandwich that was
dumped, and putting some leftovers in a plastic bag, obviously to have something to
eat later. I know you and Ronald sometimes eat from dumpsters, Hillary, but that's
because you enjoy it; Wally, on the other hand, needed to do it because he had no other
choice... he could have had a good meal on any diner just with the tip I left in the
cafeteria! For the first time in ages, I really felt a little guilty.-
"What is he doing in there?" Rhubella asked, with evident shock on her voice.
"Well... obviously, he is eating. You... don't feel bad for him, right?" Margot
asked back; however, she was also a little shocked. Ruby shook her head.
"No... I mean... Hey, Stupid! Why are you eating? You should be washing the
cars, remember?" Ruby popped out from her hiding place, and yelled at the wolf.
Wally gulped (both in surprise and to pass a bite of beef), and looked at the rat;
obviously, he felt really ashamed for being surprised scavenging.
"I already finished... Miss Rat... and I thought about having a little snack so I
can be strong enough to keep doing the rest of my chores." The wolf replied.
-At first I couldn't believe what he was saying. He had to wash at least 50 cars,
and did it in less than 30 minutes? He had to be the worst liar alive... but Margot and I
also noticed he was looking really tired, as much as if he had ran the marathon, twice,
so we gave him the doubt's benefit, and ordered him to come with us to the parking
lot.-
"I can't believe this! You really washed all the cars!" Ruby said, amazed.
Margot couldn't say a thing, because her beak was almost touching the ground. As he
was told, Wally made a great job, and every car was shining as much as the day they
left the dealership. The tired wolf noticed the girls' expressions, and smiled a little.
"Well... if you have no more orders, I guess I should go and wash my teeth
before next class. See you." Wally said, and then retired, obviously still tired. Margot
and Ruby gave him a weird look.
"That guy isn't normal! I mean, maybe he used that blowing trick to dry the
cars, but how he washed them so fast on first place?" Margot asked, finally recovering
from the shock.
"I have no idea, Margot, but I guess this only proves he can be a good element
in our football's team. With that speed, even the Acme's roadrunner will have a bad
time." Ruby said as well.
-The next day, we told Roderick about Wally's speed, so he obviously got
interested, and also commented it to the coach and the rest of the football team. The
next day, the team had the first practice of the year, as well as the cheerleaders... of
course, our "practice" consisted basically on trying on the new uniforms, and sit for a
while watching the boys.-
The Perfecto's cheerleaders sat at their stadium's bleachers, watching the boys
training. Wally was there as well; he wasn't a major football fan, but loved the team's
activities, plus decided this would be a good way to finally being accepted.
"Okay, let's see how we are playing after the summer's break. Form two teams."
The coach, a mean-looking vulture named William Buzzroy, said to the students.
Wally ended in Roderick's team.
-At first, it seemed everything was going well. Wally was doing a terrific job
blocking the other team's players and receiving passes. Unfortunately, he lacked
something all Perfectos need to play.-
-He didn't want to cheat.-
"Hey, you, Wolf, come here!" William yelled to Wally in an angered tone.
Wally walked in front of him.
"Look, you are doing a very decent job... and I don't want decency on this team!
Look, imagine that I'm the referee, and next time one player tries to pass you, give him
a bite, or make him trip when I'm not looking. Remember, it's only cheating if you get
caught." The vulture snapped at Wally. He just couldn't believe it! In this school, the
teachers encouraged the students to cheat.
-And, as you can imagine, Wally didn't obey the coach. On the next play, he
tried to catch the player holding the ball, but refused to bite him, or do anything against
the rules. Wally was tackled, and the other team scored. Roderick and the coach
weren't happy.-
"So, we have a little rebel here, uh? Listen, Stupid, I don't want a coward on my
team. You'll better start listening and obeying, or else!" William said to the wolf in his
most menacing tone. Wally gulped; even if he was scared, he just couldn't go against
his nature.
"I am sorry, sir, but I don't like to cheat. And I think we don't need to do it. Just
look at the team; most schools don't have students with the strength of half of the
players. Why we can't just play following the rules, and have some fun as well?" Wally
said, giving the coach a little smile.
-We all looked at Wally as if he had grown an extra head, three more arms, and
a unicorn's horn, all at the same time. Saying an speech like that in Perfecto Prep was
the closest thing to a blasphemy.-
"You are out of the team! And, from now on, you are our new tackling
dummy!" The vulture, totally red by rage, yelled at the wolf, and then motioned the
whole team to start tackling him in turns.
"What an idiot! He is asking us to not cheat? Please, that's the most ridiculous
thing I had ever heard!" Jasmine, Giselle's sister, and a cheerleader as well, said while
chuckling.
"Yes, he is such a fool." Ruby said, but then talked to herself.
"But he must be really brave to defend his ideas that way."
-Of course, Wally ended the practice extremely hurt. Worst of all, the coach
ordered him to pick up all the equipment before leaving, and wash the uniforms. When
we were leaving, I saw him almost crawling next to the helmets, to start picking them
up. This time, I felt not guilty, but a little bad for him. By now, I honestly was wishing
him to finally become a mean guy so everyone could start respecting him.-
-I had no more classes with Wally for the rest of the day. The following
morning, I saw him extremely tired, but, oddly, he managed to wash all the uniforms,
and gave Roderick a couple of books' reports as well.-
-These scenes continued the first two weeks. Wally was always ordered to do
something mean by one of the teachers, or a student, and, if he refused, he immediately
got more chores to do. However, he always managed to do all of them, and even do his
own homework, but always seemed to be tired, which was obvious, since he was doing
the work of at least ten guys every day, plus receiving a beating each two days because
of the tackling practice.-
-Anyway, on Friday, I ordered him to do my homework, and gave him orders to
meet with me on Saturday, in front of the mall, so I could pick it up. You see, one of
the few good things about me on those days was the fact I really wanted to learn, even
if I was taking shortcuts, so I wanted to check Wally's work before delivering it on
Monday.-
Margot and Rhubella exited the Prep, ready to some goofing up at the mall,
when Ruby realized something.
"Oh, no! I forgot to give that wolf our Math's homework! Now I'll have to go to
his dorm!" Ruby snapped at herself.
"Relax, Ruby. It's just homework; he can do it on Saturday, and give it to us on
Monday." Margot said in an annoyed tone. Rhubella sighed.
"Margot, we have a quiz on Monday, remember? We need to study that
homework! You know how hard is to pass the answers by using the cell phone!" The
rat replied, and grabbed Margot by her arm/wing, motioning her to go back to the
school. Margot sighed, and decided to go by her own will.
-We found the dorms in no time, but, since Roderick only told me vaguely
about where Wally was staying, it wasn't easy to find his room. And, when we found it,
we heard a weird sound coming from the inside, like a wild wind, or a storm.-
Margot decided to take a look at the room by watching through the doorknob;
unfortunately, she only got a little irritation on her eye because of the wind coming
from the inside. Rhubella then had an idea, and used her credit card to carefully open
the door, as an expert thief.
-Well, sometimes Roddy and I made some spying work on you, guys... I'm
sorry, by the way. So, I had developed some useful skills, including opening locks and
stuff. I opened the door as quietly as I could, and only enough so Margot and I could
take a look. It was a major surprise.-
Wally was dressed with a red outfit that included a cowl, with lightning
symbols. Rhubella immediately recognized it as The Flash's disguise, and the wolf was
moving as fast as the hero. Wally was doing at the homework of ten students while
washing the uniforms (manually) of both the football's team and the cheerleaders'
squad, and cleaning his room, all at the same time!
After a minute or so, he was done with everything. He could had moved even
faster, but he wasn't risking damaging the papers and the books by writing or moving
the pages at his top speed. Wally took a deep breath and then spin-changed back to
normal. At that moment, Ruby and Margot wide opened the door, making him jump in
surprise.
"So, that's your secret! You are a spin-changer!" Rhubella snapped at him.
Wally gulped.
"You forgot our little chat about toon tricks, Fool? Oh, you are so going to pay
for this!" Margot said in an angry tone. The wolf looked at them in shock, trying to say
something.
"Do you have something to say in your defense, dog?" Rhubella said while
glaring at Wally. The wolf opened his mouth, and then...
-Wally fainted in front of us. Since we had no knowledge at all about spin-
changing, we ignored about how stressful a super-powered change can be; sure, he has
a lot more practice and endurance now, but then, our little surprise entrance, right
when he was so tired, was just to much, and he collapsed. And, then, I felt really
scared.-
"Margot, help me put him on his bed, quick!" Rhubella, in panic, said to her
friend, while grabbing Wally by his shoulders. Margot, a little shocked, reacted, and
grabbed his legs. With a little effort, the girls placed him on the bed, and then Ruby
started looking for something that might help her to wake him up.
"Hey, maybe my emergency snack can help! I hope the wolves' noses are as
sensitive as people say." Rhubella said, and then took a little imported cheese's snack
out from her purse. The snack was delicious, but its smell was a little strong, so she
hoped it would work to make him react, by passing it in front of his nose. Luckily, it
worked, and Wally woke up, eating the snack with a single bite.
"Delicious... thanks a lot, girls. That particular spin-change requires lots of
energy, and I have to eat as much as possible to keep my strength." Wally, panting,
said to both girls, smiling at them.
-That smile... and those eyes looking at me… he was truly grateful with us,
even if he fainted because of the work we ordered him to do, and our yelling. I had a
very weird feeling then; it wasn't common having anyone thanking me for doing
something... and I liked it. I think Margot liked it as well, because we didn't say a thing
for a couple of minutes.-
"Look, girls, I know I have to quit doing the toon tricks, but it's the only way I
can do all the chores, and recover from the beatings. Please, don't say anything... and I
promise I'll be your servant during the whole time I'll stay here." Wally said, sighing.
He knew this was a sure way to be black-mailed, but had no other choice.
"Wallace... can you do other changes?" Ruby asked him. The wolf nodded.
"Not a lot right now, but yes, I can do some other impersonations. Of course,
The Wolflash is the one I'm using the most these days." Wally said, looking down.
"You know, Ruby, having our own slave can be a good idea; especially one
that can do a lot of job in no time." Margot said with a sly look. Ruby nodded.
"Yes... and this can help you too, Wolf. If you become our personal pet, then
you'll be under our direct orders, so the other students will stop mistreating you that
much, because we'll own you, in a certain way." Ruby pointed to the canine while
sitting on his bed.
"Well... if I'm going to be treated by dirt, better by two pretty girls than by the
whole school. Okay, you have a deal." Wally said, extending his paw. Ruby hesitated a
little, but eventually shook it, and then Margot did it as well.
"But don't expect us to be nice with you, Wolf. Actually, we'll make you work
really hard." Ruby cleared. Wally nodded, and smiled.
"Well, at least my situation is already improving. You had called me by my last
name twice, and even once by my first one, in less than two minutes instead of "Fool"
or "Dumb", or something like that." Wally chuckled. Ruby and Margot couldn't help
but laugh as well.
-The next day, Wally met Margot and I at the mall, with the Math homework.
To make everyone know he would be our personal servant, we made him carry our
stuff all the day, and we even bought him a dog's collar, with a tag that said "Wallace
Wolf. Property of Rhubella Rat and Margot Mallard", so he could use it at school. Of
course, he would be teased and many guys would laugh at him, but that was the most
they were allowed to do, except for the occasional prank, and his duties as the coach's
slave. He was our pet to do anything with him, and our classmates had to respect that
fact.-

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-TAKING CARE OF THE PET.
-The next morning, Wally started his duties as our servant/pet. He greeted both
Margot and I at the parking lot, and carried our books, while following us. Of course,
he was using the collar.-
"Rhubella, that's hilarious! How you got permission to bring a pet to the
school?" Giselle said to the rat girl, right after spotting her and Margot with Wally
closely behind them.
"Oh, well, he isn't a real pet, you see. He is like one of those animals that are
trained to assist people in need. You know, like a seeing-eye dog for a blind guy, or a
monkey that answers the phone." Rhubella said in a snobbish tone, while she, her
friend, and "pet" kept walking.
"Oh, and you need him because..." Giselle asked, with a teasing tone.
"Because we have a lot of things to do since we are the top girls of the school,
Swan. And our little puppy is going to be sure we are well attended all day." Margot
replied in a superiority tone while pointing back at the wolf. Giselle frowned, and
walked away.
As expected, while the trio walked through the corridors, almost all the
students were laughing at Wally. The wolf kept his head down, trying to ignore them.
"This guy is really pathetic! He already was a slave, and now he made it
official!" Gunbo said in a superiority tone.
"Here, here, doggie! Nice doggie! Oh, and remember, you're not allowed to sit
on the coach!" Nigel taunted him, chuckling.
"Yeah! And he's not even a pure-breed dog. I'm sure his parents raised him on a
junkyard!" Ramon Ovine, a big black ram who was accepted with a sports scholarship,
said while crossing his arms, and giving the wolf an evil smile.
This last comment really hurt Wally, who actually stopped walking for a
moment, and snarled as quiet as possible. Rhubella noticed this as well, and she also
felt a little upset. Even as a bad girl, she had certain limits concerning her enemies'
families.
"Hey, cut it! He is our pet, and we are the ones in charge of making him
miserable! So laugh at him if you want, but don't mess his family on this! May I
remind you his uncle is the same lawyer that had cleaned your mess more than once?"
The rat snapped at her classmates. This suddenly outburst surprised everyone, but not
as much as it surprised Wally, and Ruby herself.
-When I realized what I just had done, I covered my mouth with both paws. I
was supposed to be the al-mighty Rhubella, Snobbish and Star Student Supreme, and
there I was, defending the same guy I was supposed to give the worst time of his life.
Margot noticed the way everybody was looking at me, and decided to act to save our
images.-
"Yes, guys, he is our loyal dog. Look at this." Margot said to her classmates,
while standing next to Wally. The avian cleared her throat.
"Okay, Wolf, put those books down." Margot ordered Wally. He obeyed, and
stood straight, waiting for orders.
"Now, SIT!" Margot ordered again. Wally obeyed in a split second, sitting in
the floor. The other students started chuckling. Rhubella smiled a little, after sighing in
relief.
"ROLL OVER!" Margot said. Wally rolled on the floor.
"TALK!" Now Ruby was the one ordering. Wally barked a couple of times.
"BEG!" Ruby commanded. Wally kneeled, and placed his paws together, while
giving her and Margot a begging look, wide opening his eyes and lowering his ears.
"Please, please, Mistresses, please!" Wally said, in a really pathetic begging
voice, causing everyone to burst out laughing. Margot chuckled a little, but Ruby
wasn't that happy.
-I just couldn't see him begging. I always enjoyed making Roddy to do it when
he still cared for our relationship, and he had to ask for my forgiveness every time he
screwed things up... but Wally wasn't Roddy. He hadn't screwed anything. He was
making a total fool of himself in front of everyone at the corridor, just because I
ordered him to do it. Now, I REALLY was feeling more than a little guilty.
Fortunately, I had an idea to stop the game, while protecting my image as well as
Margot's.-
"And now... PLAY DEAD!" Ruby ordered. The wolf stood up, and placed both
paws on his chest, while closing his eyes. He then talked on his most melodramatic
voice while pretending to be losing balance.
"Oh... you got me... I... am not okay... you stinking cops... ugh!" The wolf
kneeled, and then extended his right paw, keeping the other on his chest, and giving
everyone a hurt look.
"Is this... the end of Ricco?" Wally said in a pained tone, and then fell to the
ground, pretending to be dead. Everybody looked at him, amazed.
"That was hilarious! Ruby, Margot, you really had trained this dog well!" Nigel
broke the silence, laughing loudly. Everyone joined the laughter, and started walking
away. However, neither Margot nor Rhubella laughed. They just gave everyone a fake
smile, and then turned to see Wally.
"Hey, Wolf, that was a great performance!" Margot said to the wolf, truly
impressed. Wally opened his eyes, and stood up.
"Glad you liked it, Misses. I always liked acting on my old school." Wally
commented.
"Well, I must admit you are really good, Mutt. Honestly, for a moment, I
thought you were really going to visit Saint Peter!" Rhubella said, chuckling a little.
She was as impressed as Margot. Wally smiled at her.
"Thanks a lot, Miss Rat... for that, and for defending my family." Wally said in
a very polite tone before leaning to pick up the books. Rhubella gulped a little.
"Oh... about that... well, yes, I meant it, but I also meant the other part! We are
going to make your life miserable, acting or not!" Ruby pointed to the wolf, while
grinning at him. The canine shrugged.
"Two girls commanding me... that's the stuff dreams are made of." Wally said
in a very cool tone while rolling his eyes. Ruby gulped, and actually blushed slightly.
"Okay, enough chat! Come on, we have a class to attend!" Margot said to her
companions, and then they continued on their way to the classroom.
-Hey, you can't blame me for blushing! I had always been a Humphrey Bogart's
fan, and Wally made a great impersonation of him! Anyway, we were dead serious
about the whole "making him work like a dog" stuff. Poor Wally! I'm sure we broke a
couple of laboring rules with him!-
Right then, a lot of scenes of Wally working for the girls appeared.
Wally washing Rhubella's car while she was chatting at her cell phone.
Wally doing the girls' homework at the library while they were chatting behind
him.
Wally buying Margot her lunch at the cafeteria (with money she gave to him),
and bringing it to her while she was hearing music from her I-pod at the school's spa.
Wally washing the cheerleaders' uniforms.
Ruby dictating him stuff while Wally is taking notes.
Wally giving both girls a pedicure and manicure's treatment.
Wally charging Ruby to her classroom.
Wally carrying bottles of mineral water for the rat, the avian, and the rest of the
basketball's team.
Wally giving Rhubella a massage at the school's spa, the rat girl wearing a one
piece bathing suit.
Wally driving Ruby and Margot to the mall on the rat's car and carrying their
stuff.
Wally carrying the girls' books while wearing a ballet's tutu, with all the boys at
the corridor laughing at him.
Ruby calling Wally at midnight to change the tire of her car, since she got it flat
on her way back home from Margot's place; of course, the wolf had to run, since he
had no vehicle.
Wally organizing the girls' desks.
Wally giving both girls a shampoo and a haircut.
-This was about everyday... but, after a while, both Margot and I started
developing certain amount of liking for the guy. And we started giving him a little
compensation for his efforts. After all, we had to take care of our pet, right?-
Again, some scenes appeared.
Ruby giving Wally some pointers about the classes he had more problems with.
Margot allowing him to keep the change of the money he used to buy her
lunch.
Ruby thanking him for making a good job taking notes.
Both Ruby and Margot complimenting him for the great job he made with their
nails and hair.
Ruby smiling at him while he was carrying the girl to the classroom.
Ruby sharing some of her cheese snacks with him (even if she was throwing
them at him the same way an animal trainer does with a seal).
Ruby allowing him to have one of the team's bottles of mineral water.
Ruby smiling, and giving the wolf the thumbs up for his massaging abilities.
Margot buying him lunch at the mall.
Wally getting a new uniform bought by both girls.
Ruby driving him back to the dorms after he changed the flat tire.
Wally finding an envelope on Rhubella's desk, with "Your Tip" written on it.
Wally opened it, and found twenty dollars inside.
Ruby throwing him a dog's toy in the school's yard, making him to catch it, and
bring it back to her. Of course, everyone looking at the scene thought this was another
way to humiliate the guy... but actually, both he and the girl were having a lot of fun.
-Yes... maybe we treated him like a pet, but at least now he was receiving
something for his efforts. And, from the first days, I was the one demanding his
services the most; Roddy was starting to spend less time with me, and Margot still had
a little bit of a relationship with Danforth, so I usually was the one ordering Wally
around, just to have some company.-
-Roderick and Danforth, of course, thought, just like the rest of the students,
that he was really suffering a lot as our slave, so they had no problem allowing him to
hang around with us, the same way they didn't care for having a legion of servants at
home to attend them. And, besides, they had another thing to think about; The Acme
Bowl.-
-You girls hadn't seen how Roderick reacts when the Perfecto Team loses, and
everybody had left the stadium. He just stays at the middle of the field without moving
(not even blinking)... sometimes, he even stops breathing for moments. He stays that
way for a time that can be just a few minutes, or almost an hour, and then... he yells
like crazy, and starts hitting the ground with both fists and ripping pieces of lawn with
his teeth. Simply, the Perfectos aren't used to lose, and that is just to much for him,
especially because he always bets a lot of money on that game.-
-Anyway, as you girls know, that year, just like it had happened since Buster is
the Acme's Captain, Perfecto lost. And we did it by a major beating, despite all the
cheating Roddy and his partners tried to perform during the game. To make things
even worse, after the game, it started to rain, so Roderick was getting soaked while
standing at the field.-
Wally carried Ruby's umbrella (covering the rat from the rain) on their way to
the stadium' parking lot; the rat almost jumped inside the car.
"Miss Rat, I have to leave you now. I have to pick up the team's uniforms to
wash them. Need anything else?" Wally asked the rat while passing her the umbrella.
Rhubella motioned him to keep it outside.
"No, Wolf, that would be all for now. Keep the umbrella; I don't want to get my
car soaked. Just remember to give it back to me on Monday, okay? And don't worry
about Margot. Danforth is taking her home." Rhubella explained. The wolf nodded.
"Okay, Miss. And, if I can recommend you something, wait a little until the
rain lowers its intensity. It will be safer. Oh, and thanks for letting me use the
umbrella. See you on Monday." Wally said while waving her good-bye, and started
walking back into the stadium. Ruby decided to listen for his advice, and, since she
actually liked watching rain without getting wet, stayed on her car listening music. She
wasn't so worried about Roderick; she knew that, eventually, he would cool down and
go home (actually, maybe the rain would help a little), but, right now, the best was
leaving him alone.
-Now that I think about it, I realize how stupid I was for not warning Wally
about Roddy's mood after losing a game. Margot was with Danforth, watching at
Roderick from a safe distance; she later filled me with the details of what happened
then.-
Roderick was at the center of the field, with anger boiling inside him. Danforth
and Margot, from the players' entrance, were watching him.
"I hate when this guy starts doing his crazy yelling, but I hope he decides to do
it fast. Otherwise, Ruby is going to have a pneumonic boyfriend in no time." Margot
commented.
"Yes, in deed, but I'll not be the one trying to make him react; the last guy who
approached Roddy on this state ended at the hospital with 3 broken ribs." Danforth
replied. At that moment, Wally approached them, holding a bag with the uniforms, and
Ruby's umbrella.
"Excuse me, Mister Danforth, but I noticed you forgot to give me your
uniform." Wally said in a very humble tone, after giving Margot a little nodding in
salute.
"Oh, don't worry, Imbecile. I gave it to my butler; he always washes it with
some water imported from Switzerland, and French soap. Now, leave this place, and
go to your doghouse." Drake said to the wolf, in a mocking tone. Wally nodded, and
started leaving once Margot told him she didn't need him either. However, Danforth
had a devious idea right then.
"Oh, Fool, just one last thing; Roderick is getting terrible soaked in there, and
we can't move him when he is in that state. But I notice you have an umbrella, so you'll
better go next to him, and cover my friend with it." Danforth ordered the wolf. Wally
nodded, and walked to the field. Margot got a worried expression, and opened her
beak, but Danforth silenced her with a sign.
"Danforth, are you crazy? You know how Roddy is going to react!" Margot
said to him in a low voice. Danforth shrugged.
"Well, you are my girlfriend, so your things are mine as well, including the
dog. And, well, better him than me, don't you think?" Danforth chuckled, and turned to
look at the field. Margot gasped, and started writing a message on her cell phone.
Wally approached Roddy, and placed the umbrella over him, protecting the rat
from the water, even if that meant getting wet as well. Roderick, when sensing no
more rain falling over him, rolled up his eyes, and spotted Wally. The wolf gave him a
friendly smile.
"Hello, Mr. Rat. Sorry for bothering you, but you shouldn't be here at the
rain..." Wally started talking to the rat, but then the rat slapped the umbrella, making
the wolf to drop it.
Roderick looked at Wally with a hateful glare; even if Wally was taller than
Roderick (the wolf was about the full height of Buster Bunny, ears and all, so he
actually was taller than Roddy or the rabbit by a little more than one head), the canine
felt intimidated. He then realized that Danforth had set him in a dangerous situation.
Roderick jumped at Wally's throat, trying to strangle him. The wolf tried to
keep down the rat, and succeeded, since he was way stronger. Roderick realized this,
and stopped trying to strangle him to start throwing punches. The wolf blocked almost
all of them, but, unfortunately, since the field was wet, the wolf slipped, and fell over
his back. Roderick took his chance, and jumped on top of the wolf, punching, biting,
and hitting him; Wally never tried to fight back, and limited his defense to placing his
arms in front of him, trying to block at least part of the punishment. He didn't want to
hurt her mistresses' boyfriend but he might need to do it to stop Roderick.
At their observation's point, Danforth was laughing loudly, while Margot was
in shock. She was hesitating about what to do next, when Ruby appeared next to her;
she had received Margot's message, and dashed out the car after reading it.
"RODERICK RAT, STOP RIGHT NOW!" Rhubella angrily yelled at her
boyfriend. She was so furious, that actually made Roderick to stop. Wally uncovered
his face, and gave her a good look. Even if she was soaked by the rain, and extremely
pissed, Wally thought she looked beautiful.
"Roddy, you know that this beast is my personal slave! I don't go to your house
to kick your maidens, or bite your butler, so stop hurting him, you hear me? How is he
going to learn to be one of us, if he is scared to even approach to you?" Ruby snapped
at Roddy. He panted, and glared at her. For a moment, it was like a little personal
glaring battle between the rats... and the girl won.
Roderick, mumbling, stood up, and started walking away, passing next to
Rhubella without saying a word to her, and then exiting the place without saying
anything to the birds as well. Danforth shrugged, and grabbed Margot's arm/wing to
motion her to leave with him. The duckette looked at her friend; Rhubella nodded, and
motioned her to leave. She would be the one attending the wolf. Margot understood,
and left with Danforth.
"Sorry... about the umbrella... I guess I'll need to wash it as well." Wally said
while painfully standing up. Even if he was used to be beaten by now, and by many
guys at the same time, Roderick managed to give him a few good blows with his
craziness-enhanced strength. Ruby looked at him, and lowered her ears.
-Poor Wally! Again, he was punished for trying to be nice and obedient, and
yet, he still was doing his best to keep his good nature intact. He was covered by mud,
had a blackened eye and a few bruises, and was apologizing for the umbrella! Right
then, I really wanted to do two things I hadn't done in a long time.-
-Cry, and wish for Roderick to break a leg.-
Rhubella picked up her umbrella (also covered by mud), and then walked next
to the wolf. She grabbed his arm, and placed it on her shoulder. Wally gave her a
puzzled look.
"I can't have an injured pet, right? Come on, I'll give you a ride home... and, if
you know something about first aids, maybe you can tell me how to heal that eye."
Ruby said to the wolf, while giving him a little smile. Wally smiled back, and they
started walking out from the field, with the canine using the rodent for support.
-I was soaked to the bones and covered with mud... and yet, I felt... well, happy.
It actually felt okay to give him a paw, and even better when he smiled back at me.
That night, I healed his eye, and we even shared a bag of my snacks at his dorm. I left a
little late, and the next morning I had a major cold... but I'm sure I would do it again.-

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-SHOWING THE FANGS.

-Because of my cold, I spent the whole Sunday resting at home. Margot gave
me company for a while, but most of the time I was alone, except for Percival, or
Percy, as I like to call him, the family's butler. Since my parents spend so much time
on business trips, a great part of my education comes from him; actually, before
meeting Wally, he was the only servant I treated with some respect.-
-Wally had that day to rest from both me and Margot, and only had to wash the
uniforms, so I didn't see him either. I was tempted to call him to know if he was fine by
now, but we still were in the "mistress-pet" level, so I couldn't show myself so eager to
hear from him.-
-I still felt a little sick on Monday's morning, so I skipped school. By noon, I
was feeling much better, and even had lunch with my parents, who luckily had nothing
to do until five o' clock. By three, Margot dropped herself to visit me, and, since I was
practically cold-free by then, we decided to play some basketball.-
The Rat's family mansion isn't as big as Montana Max's, but it still screams
"big bucks" out loud. The front yard is as normal as any other millionaire's home, but,
on the back yard, next to the pool, there's something many snobbish guys don't have, or
admit to have; a basket hanging from an oak tree. Ruby and Percy hung it themselves
when the rat was seven, and the old guy (who wasn't so old then) taught her how to
play. Right now, it was used by Ruby and Margot, both wearing their basketball's
uniforms.
"Come on, Mallard! Don't tell me I'm too fast for you!" Ruby said in a fake-
mocking tone, while trying to pass the avian's defense.
"In your dreams, Rat!" Margot replied, trying to snatch the ball. Unfortunately
for her, Rhubella had a point. From the two of them, Ruby was the more agile, and
eventually handled to pass Margot, and score.
"Oh, yeah! Oh, God! Oh, oh!" Ruby said happily while dancing a little. Margot
groaned.
"You are going to do that every time you score?" The avian rolled her eyes.
Ruby smirked.
"Of course... oh, oh, that's why I say! Oh, oh, I say! Oh, oh, I say!" Ruby sang
while dancing.
-That's another thing you must know about the Perfectos. We act like the
snobbiest creatures in the world when we are in public, but, in our homes, sometimes
we act like any regular guy, especially when we are in a very good mood.-
Margot sighed; she was losing by more than 10 points by now. The rat stopped
when she heard the voice of an old gray rat on a butler's outfit.
"Ehem... Miss Rhubella, as amusing as your dance can be, I must inform you
there's another visitor at home." Percival said in a very formal tone. Ruby smiled.
"Thanks a lot, Percy. Who is the visitor? Roderick?" Rhubella asked.
"Luckily, no," Percy said with a little smile. He had never hidden to his young
mistress the fact he disliked Roderick; he actually considered his influence the reason
Rhubella couldn't be a good girl outside the limits of her family's property, and he
wasn't so wrong.
-Margot and I chuckled. Percy is a very serious guy, but, on his seriousness, he
always had managed to make me smile with these occasional displays of humor. Of
course, I could had liked him to like my boyfriend, but, well, he is like part of my
family, so I had never been able to be angry with him for a long time.-
"Okay, so, who is the visitor?" Rhubella asked. A moment later, Wally
appeared from behind Percy, leaning respectfully in front of the girls. The females
gasped; they had never expected the wolf to present himself at any of their homes.
"Wolf? What are... I mean, what brings you here?" Ruby said, covering herself
from using the mistress' tone. She hadn't told Percy about her and Margot's "pet", since
she actually felt bad for mentioning any bad thing she was doing in front of the old
rodent; when he managed to know about these stunts, Ruby had sometimes seen him
with a disappointed look, and, even if she liked to be a major pain to other people, she
never enjoyed being it for the people she cared.
"Oh, young master Wallace came to bring your books for the homework, Miss
Rhubella. it seems that, since Miss Margot doesn't have the last period with you, she
forgot to bring us the assignment for said class." Percy replied in a very diplomatic
way.
Margot had to fight the idea of slapping her own forehead; she gave Wally her
homework, and most of Ruby, but forgot about the last class, and Rhubella had those
books at home, so obviously Wally had to get informed about said homework with the
rat's teacher, and then go to Ruby's home for the books to do it (Wally couldn't afford
most of the books the school asked for, so he didn't had those either, and many times
he had to use the ones from his mistresses to do his own homework). To cover himself,
Wally made part of the homework, and then brought the already used books to the
mansion.
"Oh. Well... thanks a lot, Wolf. Would you like to drink something?" Ruby said
in her most polite tone. Wally smiled.
"That's not necessary, Miss Rat. I'll leave the moment you give me those books
you kindly agreed to borrow me." Wally replied, again, covering for him and the girls,
so Ruby could give him the books without being suspicious.
"I'll bring them here, young master. Miss Rhubella, can you inform me about
what books I must retrieve?" Percy asked the young rat.
"Oh, the big black one on my desk, Percy. Thank you." Ruby answered. Percy
nodded, and then leaned in front of the youngsters before going back to the house. The
trio waited until he was inside to finally talk.
"Nice guy... look, I'm sorry for coming without asking, but I don't have the
mansion's phone number, and all the phones on this zone are privates, so I couldn't use
the phone book to find it either; plus, your cell phones are off, so I had to track you by
the scent to find the place." Wally excused himself.
"Wait, why didn't you just ask at school?" Margot asked Wally. The wolf
sighed.
"Who would I ask? Half of the school can't stand me, and the other half hates
me. Anyway, there's anything else you might need me to do?" Wally asked both girls.
Margot smirked.
"Oh, yes... well, Ruby is kicking my tail here, and I hate to lose, so... maybe we
can play a two versus one. That way I'll be on the winning side." Margot said with a
knowing look. Ruby and Wally made a double take. Eventually, Rhubella smiled, she
liked the idea.
"Why not? The pets need to exercise, and slaving isn't classified as a sport, so
we might as well make you pant a little." Ruby said to the canine, while grabbing the
ball. Wally nodded, and, after giving a fast look around to be sure nobody was
watching them, spin-changed into a basketball player's outfit.
"Okay, Wolf, you are playing against us... and no super speed, or any other of
your tricks, or we'll make you wash our bathrooms." Rhubella informed Wally. The
wolf chuckled a little, and the game started.
Ruby made a fast pass to Margot, and, in a dashing movement, Wally
intercepted it, and made a clean shot to the hoop. The girls gasped.
"This is not going to be easy." Ruby said to herself.
-We actually beat Wally at the end... but only by one point's difference. He
made a great work covering both of us, and Margot and I were having a hard time
trying to make a pass without him getting the ball. That was the most exciting and
funniest game I had in a long time.-
"Bravo, Miss Rhubella." Ruby turned her head to spot Percy clapping behind
her, right after she made the winning shot. Margot was doing her own victory dance,
and Wally was shocking his head, but smiling as well.
"Mister Percival, how long had you been watching us?" Wally asked the butler.
"Oh, you young masters had been playing for almost an hour. I became so
absorbed in the game myself, I just couldn't interrupt your fun. Oh, and Miss Rhubella,
may I suggest you and Miss Margot to have a shower while I lead Master Wallace to
do the same on the guest's bathroom, so you can have a snack before leaving?" Percy
proposed. Margot and Ruby nodded; to keep the facade of Wally being like any other
student, they silently decided to allow him to eat with them, but Wally hesitated. How
was he supposed to cover the fact he spin-changed to have this outfit, since he arrived
without it?
"Oh, and Master Wallace, you don't need to hide anything. I know you made a
spin-change; otherwise, where would your school's uniform be? Don't worry,
Perfecto's rules aren't Rat Manor's ones." Percival said to the wolf. Wally sighed in
relief, and entered the house, following the butler.
-That Percy; one day, I'm going to fire him just to have the pleasure of hiring
him back.-
Wally and the girls had their respective showers, and then a little meal. Percy,
being a rat that worked for other rats, prepared a mostly-cheese variety of snacks for
the youngsters; the exception was a few all-vegetarian and some fish snacks for
Margot, even if Ruby and Wally had a couple of them two. Since Percy was at home,
Ruby decided to make the homework alongside Wally, saying her butler that she and
Margot were the ones helping him.
-Once we were done, Margot retired. Since she had to attend a family thing that
night, I was the one offering to give Wally a ride to his dorm. Once in the Prep, I
walked him to his room, since I still had to instruct him about his next day's chores,
and noticed that he had hung a few framed pictures on the walls.-
"Your family?" Ruby asked Wally, pointing at the picture in front of her. It had
a black male wolf that looked a lot like Wally, and a female one, brown-furred, with
their paws on a very young Wally's shoulders.
"Yes. They're in Yellowstone... I was born in there. I miss them a lot some
times." Wally sighed. Ruby did her best to ignore the sadness on the wolf's tone
(without a significant success), and approached to get a better look at the picture. She
noticed Wally's mother was using a green, white, and red bracelet, that reminded her a
flag.
"Why she is using a bracelet colored like Mexico's flag?" Ruby asked. Wally
got an uneasy look, but decided to tell her the truth.
"Well... my mother is Mexican. I had kept it as a secret because, well, if the
guys here treat me like dirt just because I'm not rich, I'll better not risk about knowing
how they treat Latin people who aren't wealthy enough to know Antonio Banderas in
person." Wally admitted.
-Again, I was feeling guilty. This guy was denying his origins, and swallowing
his pride, to be on a school where he was exploited on a regular basis? And I was
collaborating!-
"Wally... why studying here? You surely would be happier in Yellowstone, or
even at the Looniversity, as much as I hate to say it; I mean… nobody likes to be
mistreated. It's just that you have no pride?" Ruby asked him, with an upset and
slightly sad expression.
"Nope. I have a pack. The prides are for lions." Wally said, in a joking tone.
Ruby gave him a weird look, and chuckled a little. Wally waited for her to cool down
again, and became serious.
"Well... my great-grandpa, Walter, isn't very happy with my dad because he
married a Mexican girl from an un-rich family. I'm like the last chance we have to
finally make him accept us, by agreeing with having me studying here thanks to a
recommendation of my uncle. He is supposed to give me some support... but, truth be
said, most of the money I get these days come from your tips and Miss Mallard's. My
uncle's allowance is hardly enough to buy a hamburger once in a while, and I use the
money my parents send to me to buy some scholar items." Wally informed her while
sitting on his bed.
"Family is a very important thing to you, right?" Ruby asked while sitting next
to the wolf.
"Yes. Wolves are social animals; without a pack, well, we just feel incomplete.
The whole "lone wolf" thing sometimes is real, but only for hunting little prey,and
fighting a personal enemy; we crave for a pack's company. And, funny thing, I had
started considering you and Miss Mallard as my surrogate pack... my alphas, for saying
something." Wally said, chuckling.
-The Alpha is the most important member in a pack, or any other animal
family, as you girls already know, and wolves are very respectful towards him or her. I
guess that explains why he accepted our orders so easily; obeying the Alpha is on his
nature. That also explained why he never tried to fight Roderick back when he snapped
at him; he was my mate... the Alpha's mate, so Wally had to be respectful with him as
well, and he considered every other student as his pack's superior, not as important as
me or Margot, but he couldn't fight them either.-
"I guess I should go now. Thanks for the extra Zoology's lesson." Ruby said to
Wally while petting his head. The wolf smiled, and the rat exited the room. A second
later, she re-opened the door, and rushed inside.
"Wolf, you must hide me! I just saw Gunbo and Danforth coming down the
corridor! They can't see me!" Ruby said in a hurry. Wally motioned her to hide on the
most typical place, under the bed. A few seconds later, Wally heard some knocks at his
door, and opened it.
"Can I do something for you, guys?" Wally directed to Gunbo and Danforth.
"Well, Wallace, we actually came to see if we could do something for you. You
know Acme defeated us on the Acme Bowl, but we still have chances with the rest of
the season. So, maybe we can make you an offer you can't refuse; anyone that can
stand an almost daily beating is a good adding to our team." Danforth said in a smug
tone. Wally tried to reply, but was silenced by Gunbo, who placed his paw on the
wolf's shoulder.
"We know you have the whole "I don't cheat" stuff over you, but, maybe, if you
see our special GAME treatment, you'll change your mind. Come with us." Gunbo said
in a friendly tone. Wally was hesitant to go, but he needed to give Ruby a chance to
leave, so decided to go with them.
-I popped out from under the bed a second after they closed the door. And I
wasn't happy with what I heard. "GAME" is Perfecto's code for Get A Mate Everyday,
an offer made to convince rookies and even students for other schools to accept doing
our dirty job. This "offer" was usually done in the school's spa, with two or three more
experienced students supervising and making the "negotiation". Danforth once
convinced Margot to be the drop-dead gorgeous girl that would seduce the guy; she
hated it, and she hated herself for agreeing. And, at that moment, I felt something
really nasty inside me... I did my best to deny it, but I was jealous. I decided to follow
them at a certain distance, just to be sure. Wally later filled me with the details I
couldn't get.-
The three males arrived at the spa, and directed to the jaccuzzi's room. Nigel
was already waiting for them inside the tub, wearing a pair of green swimming trunks.
"Oh, I see you decided to join the party, Wolf. Come on, take a pair of trunks,
and join the fun. The water is delicious." The chicken said in his coolest tone. Wally
and the other two males obeyed, grabbing the trunks that were on a nearby chair, and
entered the water.
"You see, Wallace, this is the kind of life you can have if you agree to join the
team, and cheat a little for us; great luxury accommodations, gourmet meals... and
gorgeous companions." Gunbo said, trying to convince the wolf.
Before Wally could say a thing, Danforth whistled, and then, Giselle, Jasmine,
and other two girls, a blond vixen and a red haired rabbit, entered the room by using
the dresser's door, all of them wearing bikinis. Wally gulped when the girls entered the
tub.
"So, you missed me, chicky boy?" Giselle said to the chicken, while they
rubbed their beaks. Gunbo grabbed the doe by her shoulders, and they started making
out in there. Wally tried to say something, but the vixen silenced him placing her
finger on the wolf's nose.
"Don't say a thing, wolf boy. Let me do all for you." The fox said in a very
seductive tone. She tried to kiss him, but Wally moved his head, avoiding the girl's
attempts.
"Look, Miss, you are very attractive but..." Wally was silenced again, but, this
time, by anger. He saw how Danforth and Jasmine were cuddling, and he started
kissing her.
"Excuse me, Mister Drake, but if I remember right, you are Miss Mallard's
boyfriend; how can you do this to her?" Wally said, shoving the vixen aside. Danforth
chuckled.
"Come on, buddy, we're just having fun! And why do you care about me
cheating on a girl that exploits you all day? Relax with your girl!" Danforth said in a
careless tone. Wally had enough, and jumped out from the tub. He still had his collar,
so he placed his paw on the tag while directing to the Perfectos.
"I'm not going to support anyone who does that kind of thing! Despite the way
you had been ignoring her lately, Miss Mallard still has feelings for you, Mister Drake,
and you should respect that! This tag says I'm her property, as well as Miss Rat's, so I'll
take her side! I don't care if you beat me everyday; that's my decision!" Wally snapped
at the duck, and then put back his uniform.
"What a loser!" The vixen said, offended.
"Maybe he enjoys being a loser, dear. He is nobody," Nigel said, in a mocking
tone.
"Let him go. He's so insignificant, he's no menace. I mean, even if he opens his
mouth, Margot will surely hear me instead of her pet." Danforth said while kissing the
swan.
SLAM!
Everybody jumped in surprise, and looked at the door, where a really pissed
Ruby was glaring at Danforth. She had heard Wally's speech, as well as the Perfectos'
reaction.
"And how about her best friend, you scum? Danforth, you are more a rat than
I'll ever be!" Ruby said in rage, and then charged against him. The duck gulped, as well
as the chicken and the other girls; Rhubella was really terrible when angry.
Unfortunately for her, Ruby didn't scare one guy. Gunbo calmly jumped out of
the tub, and, when Ruby threw a punch at him, he simply grabbed her by the wrist, and
twisted it in a very painful position, forcing her to kneel.
"Cool down, Rhubella. You don't want to make me angry, right?" The hybrid
said in calm yet menacing tone, while tightening his grip. Rhubella whined in pain.
Luckily for her, she wasn't alone.
"Now, if we can... OURGH!" Gunbo whined in pain himself; Wally was
grabbing his wrist, forcing him to release Ruby. The rat rubbed her ached wrist, and
moved a few feet back. Wally was snarling at Gunbo.
"Maybe you didn't hear me the first time. I am Miss Mallard's dog... and hers as
well!" Wally said while pointing at Ruby. "That means I obey them, watch for their
comfort, and protect their backs. So, you'd better apologize, and never use that paw
again to hurt her, or I'll chew and spit it!" Wally said, furiously, while eying Gunbo.
The hybrid snarled back.
-It was a really scary scene. I liked the fact Wally protected me, but Gunbo was
a skilled fighter, plus being a couple of inches taller. And, by the looks of both of
them, nothing would stop them for fighting.-
"Here is my answer, Low-Life!" Gunbo threw a punch against Wally, hitting
him right on his jaw. The hybrid threw another one, but Wally handled to block it.
Then, the hybrid threw a couple of high kicks, and Wally blocked them as well.
Everyone else gasped, even Ruby.
Gunbo got furious, and started throwing a series of high-speed punches and
kicks to Wally. However, he was blocking or dodging most of them, and, since he was
used to receive the attack of the whole football team on a regular basis, the wolf easily
resisted the few hits the hybrid could connect. And, this time, Wally wasn't fighting
Ruby or Margot's mate, but someone who had attacked one of his alphas, so he wasn't
holding back his strength.
"This is impossible! I learned martial arts from skilled assassins!" Gunbo
snarled, and threw a kick to Wally's head. The wolf grabbed his leg, and drew back his
free fist.
"And I learned boxing and wrestling... FROM GRIZZLY BEARS!" Wally
growled before throwing his first attack.
WHAM! WHACK! POW! THUD! BIFF! THUD! PAS! ZAS!...
-Now, that was a new experience for both me and Gunbo; for me, being
defended by my pet, and for him, getting a job as a living punching bag.-
KAAAWHHHAMMM!
Wally's last punch was so powerful, it sent Gunbo flying across the room, and
the hybrid ended flattened against the wall the other side of it. The jaws/beaks of the
toons inside the tub fell, and they got panicked expressions. A moment later, Wally
stood on four legs, and started growling and snarling at them, while slowly
approaching the tub.
"D...down... down boy! SIT! STOP!" Nigel, hiding himself behind Giselle and
Jasmine, tried to order the wolf to stop advancing, but he obviously was terrified.
"RUBY! STOP HIM, PLEASE!" Danforth yelled in panic, while placing his
arms/wings in front of his face in defense. Ruby smiled, enjoying the show, but
decided to stop Wally anyway.
"Calm down, boy." Rhubella said to the wolf while walking next to him. Wally
kept his expression, but sat down. Ruby gave him a friendly scratch on his ears,
making him to finally smile again.
"Good wolf. Now, about you... I'll tell Margot everything, you know? And, of
course, I must do something for the damage done to my wrist." Rhubella told the guys
in the water, with an evil grin.
"Wolf, please block the jacuzzi's ducts." Ruby said while crossing her arms and
smiling at Wally; he nodded, and stood up; he noticed a few towels next to him, and
used them to block the ducts that made the water to flow inside the tub. Meanwhile,
Rhubella decided to manipulate the tub's controls. She started reading the buttons.
"Let's see... Normal... Deep Relaxation... Wild Party...oh, here it is!
Experimental Tsunami Power!" Ruby exclaimed, and then pushed the last button. A
moment later, the rat ran to the door, whistling to Wally to make him follow her.
Wally dashed outside, right after giving a fast bite to the controls so nobody could turn
off the jacuzzi.
The tub seemed to be alive! The water started moving violently, shaking the
toons inside the tub, and after a few seconds...
WHHHHOOOOOSSSSSHHH!
The room, and the whole spa, got flooded. The Perfectos had to do a major
effort to breathing properly; the only one who didn't notice was Gunbo, since he
remained unconscious; luckily, he was floating over his back. Rhubella and Wally
were watching the whole scene, and hearing the screams and grunts, from a certain
distance; they were both laughing.
"Miss Rat, that was brilliant! I guess none of them will approach the spa for a
while!" Wally said between laughs. A moment later, his laughter became quieter, and
looked at Ruby with concerned eyes.
"He didn't hurt your wrist, right?" Wally asked the rat. Ruby stopped laughing
as well, and started rubbing her wrist with her other paw.
"Is a little sore, but I can move it without any troubles; thanks a lot for
protecting me." Ruby said with a little smile. Wally couldn't help but blush slightly.
"It was both my duty and my pleasure. I mean, receiving insults? I can take
them. Being beaten? I heal fast; you being insulted or hurt? No with me around."
Wally said while pointing at himself. Ruby smiled widely.
"Wolf, I know that sometimes Margot and I take a lot of advantage of your
situation, but... I must say, you're the best assistant we could ever have." Ruby honestly
admitted. Wally smiled her back.
"And now... I might need your assistance again. I'm not totally satisfied with
the whole "wet-revenge" I had." Ruby said, smirking. Wally raised an eyebrow.
"What do you have in mind?" Wally asked. Ruby rubbed her chin.
"Well... do you feel strong enough for a little spin-change?" Ruby said, keeping
her smirk.
A moment later, Danforth's chauffer (a white pig), who was in the parking lot,
sitting next to his limousine, waiting for his master, felt a little wind around the
vehicle, which was weird because it had been a very quiet night with no wind at all.
Anyway, in the darkness, he didn't notice a red blur that grabbed his cell phone, added
a new contact, and placed it back into the pig's pocket, all in less than a second.
Ruby walked into the parking lot a few seconds later. Since she parked her car
next to the exit that was the closest to the dorms, it wasn't spotted by the other
Perfectos when they arrived on first place. She drove close to the limo, waving bye to
the chauffer, who nodded in reply.
A few minutes later, Danforth and his companions, all with dry clothing,
arrived at the parking lot. Gunbo had to be helped by the vixen and the rabbit, since he
still was a little stunned because of the fight. The pig opened the limo's doors, allowing
the Perfectos to enter, and then he entered the vehicle to drive. However, the engine
wasn't working.
"What's the problem, idiot? The limo was working perfectly when we arrived!"
Danforth said with an accusation's tone. The pig tried again, but it was useless; the car
wasn't moving.
The pig walked down from the car, and checked the engine himself, not finding
anything wrong. Danforth walked down himself, and started yelling at him.
"If you can't fix it, imbecile, call someone who can! Quick!" Danforth said,
snarling. The chauffer nodded, and took out his cell phone to contact the car service.
"Hello? Yes, I'm calling from the parking lot of Perfecto Prep. My master's car
isn't working, and we need service ASAP. You're on your way? Thank you." The pig
ended the communication, and directed to his master.
"The mechanics will be here any..." The pig was cut by an old red van that
entered the lot at that moment...
SMASH!
And ran over Danforth.
"... minute." The pig, stunned, ended talking. A moment later, two duck-billed
creatures, with beaver's tails, and wearing working clothing, jumped down the van; one
of them was wearing big glasses.
"We're sorry about that, sir. The illumination in this lot is really deficient." The
glassed one said.
"Certainly, Timothy. Well, don't worry; we'll fix the limousine in no time." The
other one replied while looking at Danforth.
"I agree with you, Daniel. Because there's no work too hard..." Timothy said to
his sibling.
"... or too simple, for..." Daniel continued, and then both guys chorused.
"The Platypus Brothers!" The platypuses said with a smile, and then they
rushed next to the limo. The pig, on the meantime, helped his master to go back to his
webbed feet.
"Oh, and please, sign here." Daniel passed a piece of paper and a pen to
Danforth. Stunned, he signed without asking. The platypus then moved next to his
brother, and started checking the engine.
"Hey, look at this engine! It might cost more than our house, Daniel." Tim said,
excited, while removing some parts of the machine.
"Without any doubt, oh, great Henry Ford's pupil. It will be a pleasure to put
this baby back into the road." Daniel, equally excited, removed a few more parts.
"Oh, I really admire how well you express by using the classical mechanical
talking, my estimated brother." Timothy said while he and Daniel removed together
the radiator. The other perfectos walked down the limo, and stood next to Drake and
the chauffer; they all were shocked. In less than one minute, the platypus had handled
to remove almost the whole machinery!
"Oh, here's the problem. You lack a plug." Timothy pointed to Drake. The duck
gasped.
"You disabled my car, just because of a simple plug?" Drake asked in shock.
"Yes... unfortunately, since this is a highly expensive car, the plugs aren't like
the common ones we now have with us, so we'll need to go back home to pick the right
one. Don't worry, we'll get the engine back in one piece in a snap." Daniel said.
"Actually, that might take a little more, since it's always harder to put the pieces
back together. Anyway, we'll be glad to give the rest of you a ride to your homes so
you don't need to wait here with Mister Drake." Timothy said, while motioning the
girls, Gunbo, and Nigel to go to the back of the van. The perfectos groaned, but agreed
to do it; six toons used to travel in a limo, now trying to fit in the back of a van, filled
up with spare parts and various junk, it was an hilarious view.
"Oh, and before you yell, or something, I must remind you that we have a
signed contract that allows us to do anything we need to repair the car. Okay, we'll be
back in a while." Daniel pointed to Danforth. Then, he and his brother jumped inside
the van, and accelerated...
SMASH!
... passing over Danforth again.
"Definitely, the illumination is terrible here." Daniel's voice was heard while
the van exited the lot.
At a distance, Ruby and Wally (on his Wolflash's identity) were laughing
loudly inside her car. Thanks to the rat's camera, that had a very good zoom and a night
vision's mode, they could see the whole scene.
"Wolf... you made a great job! Where... is the plug?" Ruby said, between
laughs.
"I... placed it down the car...they only needed to search next to the back tires to
spot it!" Wally replied, laughing as well. His answer made Ruby laugh even louder.
"One question, Miss Rat... how did you get the number of those two?" Wally
asked, finally starting cooling down.
"Oh, I met them casually when my car had a problem last summer. They were
driving their van, and spotted me when the car was failing, so they offered to give it a
look. They actually repaired it, but it took them almost two hours to put back all the
pieces in the right places. They gave me their card, and I conserved it, just in case I
ever wanted to do something like this." The rat explained, cooling down as well as
Wally spin-changed back to normal.
"Well, I usually don't like doing mean things, but I guess those guys deserved
it." Wally said, smiling. The rat smirked.
"Oh, so something of myself is rubbing on you, uh? Maybe you're not totally
hopeless, Wallace." Ruby said while placing a paw on the wolf's shoulder. Wally
blushed slightly.
"One question, Wolf... without the whole "cheating on Margot" factor... you
think you might have accepted that fox's offer?" Ruby said in serious tone, avoiding
the eye contact with Wally. The wolf sighed.
"No, I really doubt it. Sure, I like when a pretty girl shows me some affection...
but one thing you must know about most wolves is that we are very selective when
choosing our mates, because we pair for life. Once we get a couple, we stick to that
relationship for the rest of our lives. The moment I get a serious relationship, it will
probably be the first, only, and last I'll ever have... because I'll live entirely dedicated to
that girl." Wally said in a serious tone, smiling to Ruby at the last part.
Ruby looked at his eyes, and they both stared for a moment. They moved a
little closer, until their lips were just a couple of inches apart. However, they realized
it, and moved back. Wally rubbed the back of his head, while Rhubella grabbed the
car's wheel, and they both took a deep breath.
"Guess I'll better go. See you tomorrow, Miss Rat. Thanks for the laughs."
Wally said in his usual polite tone. Ruby nodded, and the wolf exited the car. They
waved bye to each other, and he walked to his dorm.
-I saw him walking back to his room... and started wondering about what
almost happened. Maybe it was just the heat of the moment, or the gratitude I felt for
him protecting me. Or maybe he was making a difference on me, even bigger than the
one I claimed to do on him. Perhaps I only missed having a nice guy caring for me, as
Roderick used to do when we started dating. But, right then, I was only sure of one
thing.-
"Someday, Wallace, you'll make a girl so happy, you'll be amazed. And I hope
she will make you happy as well... because you deserve it." The young rat said in a low
voice, sighing, and finally realizing she had called him by his first name again.

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(AN: On this chapter, some of the other girls will interrupt the narration to talk
with Rhubella. I'll make clear when that happen. The rest of the narration, of course,
will be from Ruby's POV Also, I'll make reference to one of The J.A.M.'s stories.)

-A TIME FOR ADVICE.

-For the next two weeks, I had Wally almost totally for myself. This happened
because Danforth had to do his best to get Margot's forgiveness (he still cared a little
about her then), and she made him her own slave during that time. Of course, he
excused himself saying that everything was just a facade to finally make Wally a
cheater and a bully, as the rest of the students, but, even if that was true, Margot really
made him work hard.-
-Anyway, Wally started going to my home at times, to help me with the
homework... okay, he was doing all the homework, but I entertained him with stories
about my family and the other Perfectos; he always laughed every time I mentioned an
occasion when any of his usual bullies made a fool of themselves.-
-He also started receiving a little respect from the other guys. Sure, they still
insulted him a lot, and sometimes played pranks on him, but nobody dared going so far
against him. Only an idiot would look for a fight with the guy that beat Gunbo.
Unfortunately, this had a bad effect as well... maybe I should skip this part.-
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CUT ON THE NARRATION.
"Why? The story is going well!" Babs interrupted Ruby.
"Yes... but I might re-open some old injuries if I say what happened next. And
you girls will go back to hate me."
"Hey, don't worry, Ruby. We all know you were a bad girl... and certainly, I
dislike hearing about how you and the other Perfectos mistreated Wally, but you had
changed; you already have our forgiveness, and our friendship as well, or some junk."
Shirley assured the rat.
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BACK TO THE NARRATION.
-sigh- Thanks, Shirley... okay, I'll continue. By that time, it was almost the
basketball's season, and Perfecto would soon face Acme. Roderick, of course, got
interested on me again by those dates... or in the money he could get by betting.-
Wally carried Ruby, bridal style, to her seat at their classroom, placing her
gently on the chair. Before he could go to his own, Roderick approached them.
"Hey, Wolf, wait! I need to talk with you and your mistress." Roddy said.
Wally stopped, and he and Ruby looked at Roderick, puzzled.
"Why do you need to do that, Roddy?" Rhubella asked, showing a lot of
interest. This was the first time in weeks that her boyfriend wanted to have a talk with
her, and he wanted to have Wally there?
"Well, Danforth told me about the little misunderstanding you had on the spa."
Roderick was cut by Ruby.
"He was making out with a girl who isn't Margot, and one of his companions
tried to break my arm. I wouldn't call that a "misunderstanding", Roderick." Rhubella
said in a dry tone. Roddy shrugged.
"Whatever, the point is that this coward..." Roderick pointed to Wally, and then
directed back to Ruby, "fought for you, and actually defeated one of the toughest guys
in the Prep. Very impressive, Wolf; you are really loyal to my girl and Margot, right?"
Roderick said to Wally.
"Yes, Mister Rat. I am their pet, and it's my job to defend and help them,
unless, of course, it involves something illegal. Is part of our "mistresses-pet"
agreement," Wally explained.
-Canine loyalty. You must love that.-
"Oh, that's good. Don't worry; I only want Ruby to allow you to act the way
wolves naturally do. Tell me... when was the last time you had a good fresh piece of
meat?" Roddy asked. Wally shrugged.
"I'm trying to cut the fresh meat from my diet. I eat the fake soy meat that's
usually sold in this city, and Miss Rat gives me many cheese-based snacks; I like those
a lot. Anyway, I can't allow me to eat fresh meat because many guys on the school are
from eatable species, and it would be disrespectful to eat the same meat they have on
their bodies." Wally answered. Roderick placed a paw on his shoulder.
"Oh, that's very generous from you. Well, I might allow you to have a good
meal, and we'll not feel offended for it. Maybe you don't want to eat a duck, because of
the respect you have for Margot... but maybe a rabbit, or two... or some pork... or deer,
one of your species' natural preys. Maybe you can play the part of the wolf from "Little
Red Riding Hood", and eat a human girl. And, if I remember right, you wolves can eat
smaller predators, like cats or coyotes." Roddy said with an evil smile. Wally got a
surprised look, and Rhubella gasped.
"Roderick, you want Wally to eat the students from Acme!" Ruby said, in a
half-angry, half-scared tone. Wally gasped as well.
"Why not? That's what wolves do, and he can't be jailed for acting according to
his nature. And, if you ask him to do it, he'll obey." Roderick said, smirking at
Rhubella. Wally gave her a begging look; he didn't want to disobey her, and that order
would make him to do it.
SLAP!
Rhubella got a furious look, and slapped Roderick, with her face red by rage.
The male rat fell to the ground, stunned, and the girl snapped at him.
"How can you ask me to do that, Roderick? Had you forgotten about last year?
We almost did an irreplaceable damage to someone, and you promised we would never
do something that hideous again!" Ruby said, with tears on her eyes, and dashed out
from the classroom. Wally gave Roddy a nasty look, and resisting the impulse of
beating him to a pulp, ran to the door, following Ruby.
Rhubella jumped inside her car, and covered her eyes with both paws, sobbing.
Wally approached the car with a concerned look, and tapped the window.
"Please, if you are Roderick, just leave before I slap you again... and, if you're
anyone else, this is not your business, so go!" Rhubella snapped, without uncovering
her eyes.
"And... what about me?" Wally asked. Ruby looked a

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