Righting the Wrongs

Bugs and Angel disappeared from the scene. Away from the commotion developed at the Lost Angels Cemetery. After escaping from that bloodshed, Bugs found himself precisely where his journey began. In the dark forest…pacing back and forth

Bugs were still restless. Even though he enacted his revenge, he still felt pain and anguish. Unleashing all that anger and rage has done nothing to heal his aching heart. Killing the bastard a thousand times wasn't going to bring his beloved back…

He sat alone, in the dark. Ignoring the endless rain…pondering all that has happened…and what he should do next. He concentrated on the blade in his hand. From the darkness, he felt a small breeze…

"Bugs?" inquired Angel, whom had materialized beside him

"I can't believe what I've done…" said Bugs, not adverting his eyes from the Dagger, "thoughts of vengeance filled my mind. I couldn't see what was right in front of me. Blinded as I was by my hate and his…malicious actions, I turned into him. I lost all control…And even now…my rage does not want to die."

He grasped the Dagger and threw it to the ground. The blade pierced the earth and stood there like an obelisk, representing Bugs' wrath.

"I was being…a grade A bastard to her…I became what I most despised," he said in realization, "Everything that I thought I was…has fallen apart… How can she depend on me after the way I treated her?... I turned into that asshole…All I want to be… is to be more like me and be less like…him…"

He got up from the ground and looked onto the city.

"How could have I been so blind? I had a great life, with people who cared. Then I threw it all away…I'm sorry… I let my temper get the best of me…"

Angel stood in silence. Bugs seemed to be talking to himself, and yet…he was confessing to not only Angel, but all those that he had betrayed…

"I'm sorry…my friends, my family…everyone who depended on me…I'm especially sorry to Lola…she...didn't deserve…what I've done…she…" Bugs felt himself choke with emotion once again…But it was not anger. It was sadness, a feeling of emptiness. After a moment of revered silence, he turned to face Angel.

"I'm sorry…" said Bugs, "I can't take this world…I was being a jerk…I was being selfish…I shouldn't have…been…so…stupid!"

They stood face to face.

"Please, Angel…can you take me back?"

"Of course…" whispered Angel with a small smile as he extended his hand

That was the last thing Bugs heard him say as he was engulfed with blinding light.

Then it all went black.

Bugs opened his eyes. It was morning. He looked around. He saw his car where it crashed into the tree that night. He saw the dirt road from before. He could see the city in the distance. He got up…there were no wounds…no Dagger...no Angel…

Was it all a dream?

Bugs went to his car. He got in and started it. It worked, thankfully, and he drove out of there. He reached the city and drove around. It seemed back to normal. Bugs drove to where Acme Looniversity was and to his relief it was all there. The building, the grounds, the gym, everything was just the way it was. Bugs smiled at the sight of it. The city was just as he remembered. Everything was back to its norm. There was just one thing he had to take care of.

He drove away from the city. Onto the highway he went, until he reached the road that would take him home. As he reached the clearing he saw his home. It was the same as he last left it. He got out of the car and approached the door. He hesitated a little, but he turned the knob and he entered his burrow. As he entered the foyer and went down the hall, he saw that his home was the same. He stopped at the kitchen and held his breath.

There she was…

Lola turned around from the stove and stopped in her tracks. It was like she just saw a ghost. She opened her mouth to say something but she couldn't say anything. Bugs stood in the doorway. He then felt so overcome by a flood of emotions; he rushed to her and held her tightly. Lola's eyes went wide in shock by his sudden outburst of affection.

"Bugs?" she managed to say

"Oh, Lola! No words can express how happy I am to see you!" he said releasing the embrace.

He held her arms and looked at her. She looked back with questioning eyes. Bugs calmed down and looked at her straight in the eyes. She looked worried and concerned. After all that has happened, she didn't know what to expect.

"Bugs…I'm sorry I…" she began but Bugs shook his head

"No, Lola, I am extremely sorry for what I've done. Please…forgive me…" began Bugs, "I've been a jerk. I shouldn't have overreacted the way I did."

"You…were gone for so long…I didn't know what happened to you…"

"Lola, when I was away I realized…that...you make my life worthwhile. I'm nothing without you. I was so lost…forgotten…I was nothing. I couldn't survive… Without you I truly am hopeless…worthless…and pathetic. When you're with me…I truly am strong. I can live, I can breathe…I can love. I love you with all my might. With every bit of strength in my body, with every bit of energy in my soul…I will do anything for you…You are my light in the darkness…you are my life…my soul…"

Bugs held her hands tightly. He then got on his knees, before her.

"Please Lola…" he begged, "Please forgive me... I kneel before you…in my moment of weakness. I am ashamed for all that I have said…regretful for everything that I've done. The pain I caused you was… unspeakable…I hurt you…my own soul. I wish that I hadn't hurt you…I would take everything back in the blink of an eye. I was a fool…an idiot…a jerk. I can understand if you don't want to forgive me, for the terrible things that I've done. But Lola please, your forgiveness would mend my aching heart…please…I don't want to lose you again…"

Lola collapsed on the ground beside him and held him in her arms. She cradled him tightly with so much love and affection.

"Oh Bugs…"she whispered, "you will never lose me. I forgive you…with all of my heart…"

Bugs hugged her back tightly. Not wanting to let her go. He hadn't felt this much love…in an eternity it seemed…

He looked into her eyes. Tears had escaped from them. He held her face and gave her such a sweet kiss. The kiss was so loving…so gentle…so endless. It was disturbed only by the sound of little giggles.

"Mom, Dad…we're eating here…" said the twins

Bugs and Lola released their kiss and looked at their children. They looked back. Upon the sight of his children, Bugs couldn't help but give a smile; a smile of thankfulness for their existence. The two parents got up from the floor, with nervous smiles. Holding hands, they approached the table. Bugs went to both of them and picked them up in his arms.

"I'm sorry you two…for what happened the other day. Daddy didn't mean to be such a jerk…"

"It's ok Daddy…" said Tanya, "we forgive you."

"We missed you Daddy…" said Sean holding on to his father tightly

"I love you…" he said holding both of them tightly

"We love you too,"

Lola smiled, seeing her family reunited.

The moment was again foiled by the ringing of the phone. They ignored the phone, but then the answering machine activated.

"Hey…klutz, you there? It's your ol' pal Cecil Turtle here…Just wanted to see if you finally killed yourself. Who would bear to see the great Bugs Bunny as a failure? You're career would falter…your family would be put to shame…so why face it? Ha ha…you're such a coward…"

Lola and the kids were just appalled by that. Bugs, however, just looked on with no trace of any emotion. The family looked at him…

"Daddy? Who was that?" asked Tanya

"Cecil Turtle! I know him! He's that filthy stinkin' turtle that beat Dad in the cartoons!" said Sean

"Daddy could be beaten? But…nobody can beat my Dad!"

"No Tanya," said Bugs, "I'm not invincible or unbeatable."

The kids looked at him strangely

"I'm just a wascawy wabbit, and damn proud of it!" he said with a smile

All the while, Lola was thinking, figuring it all out.

"Cecil Turtle…CT…" she thought, "then, he must've been the one that ticked-off Bugs. And if my knowledge of cartoons is correct…he used sneaky underhanded methods to win against Bugs. So…we'll just see about that…"

Lola went to the phone and dialed the number that appeared on the ID. It rang once and then the Turtle picked up the line.

"Helloo?" answered the other line

"Hey CT…Mrs. Klutz would like a word with you…" said Lola with a hint of anger in her voice

"Oh? And to what do I owe this honor?"

"How would you know about honor?"

"A lot actually,"

"I demand a rematch…"

"Is Mr. Klutz hiding behind his woman?"

"Is Mr. Retard making snide comments to avoid being confronted?"

"Fine!"

"This time, we play by our rules! An official race, at Rodney's Racetrack,"

"I accept! This time he's going to bust his ass in front of everyone…"

"Oh…somebody's ass is getting busted…"

Lola hanged up the phone. She turned around to face her family, whom looked at her perplexed.

"Lola? What are you doing?" asked Bugs

"Getting you're honor back…Don't worry babe. You won't even have to break a sweat. Leave it all to me," she said confidently

"…I love you…"

Bugs and Lola left the kitchen. Sean looked at Tanya.

"Mom said 'ass'…." chuckled Sean

There was a crowd at the Racetrack. Somehow, word had spread about the big race. Bugs and Lola met up with their dear old friend, Rodney Raccoon, whom now operated his own official, multi-purpose racetrack. Bugs and his clan arrived to Rodney's office.

"Hey Rodney!" said Lola giving him a hug

"Hey Lola, it's been awhile…" he said hugging her back

"What's up, Rodney?" said Bugs

"Hey Bugs, how are ya?" said Rodney giving him a handshake

"Alright…"

"Oh and how are the little tykes?" said Rodney patting them both on the head

"We're ok…" they answered

"Thanks for letting us use the track, Rodney," said Lola

"It's no trouble. You guys are family,"

Just then the Turtle himself arrived at the scene.

"Well well well…look who decided to arrive…" said Cecil, "I thought you we're gonna crawl away in your borrow. Seems that you're stupider than you look."

"Stupider? Even I know that's not a real word!" blurted Tanya

"Oh, a smart aleck? Then you should know that your ol' man is a loser…"

"Why you…"

"Tanya, calm down" said Bugs

"Dad! He started it…"

"I've told you time and time again to not pick on boys who are shorter and slower…"

"Hey!" yelled Cecil "You're the slow retarded fool! Let's get this race started!"

He fumed out of there and went to the track. The others went there as well.

"Excuse me, Mr. Turtle…" said Rodney

"What!" said Cecil annoyed

"As operator of this official track, we must abide by the official rules…"

"And?"

"You have to go through inspection…"

"A what?"

"An inspection…we have to perform a medical examination on all racers, its very protocol,"

"What's the matter? Afraid of a few tests?" said Lola

"N-no!"

"Fine, just head towards the lockers and a nurse will handle everything," said Rodney

Cecil was sweating, but nonetheless he and Bugs went to the lockers. After a while, they both came back.

"Ok," said Rodney, "now that all the paperwork is done, we can get this event going!"

"Ready to be destructively humiliated again, rabbit!" said Cecil

"Are you?" said Bugs calmly

"Racers, to the starting line!" said Rodney from his platform

They walked onto the track and were met by a large group of fans. They were all cheering and showing their support for Bugs. As Bugs and Cecil were approaching the starting line, a woman went to Rodney with a piece of paper. He took the paper and read its contents.

"Hold it!" he yelled

The crowd slowly quieted down. They all looked at the raccoon for an explanation. He cleared his throat and spoke into the microphone.

"Ladies and Gentleman, I'm afraid there won't be a race today…"

The fans looked at each other dumbfounded.

"There has been a violation of the rules. It appears that one of the racers has been using cocaine, steroids, tranquilizers, and Viagra…"

The crowd looked at the two racers.

"Cecil Turtle, you are hereby disqualified from this event. Bugs Bunny is the winner,"

"WHAT!" yelled Cecil

"So…that's how you've been cheating," said Bugs crossing his arms, "you've been using steroids, along with other naughty things…."

"You! You…asshole! You…" Cecil was at a loss for words

Bugs simply shook his head. Cecil was so angry and embarrassed.

"You coward! You jack-ass! You…"

Cecil then lost all his words…for now a new feeling entered him. Fear…

The fans were approaching him, and had surrounded him.

"You little cheat!" yelled one of the fans

"How dare you!" yelled another

They were all very angry. Cecil smiled nervously…

"Get him!"

"AHH!" cried Cecil as he ran away with his steroid induced body

Bugs looked on as the angry mob was gaining on him. Lola and the kids watched with him.

"You know…I almost feel sorry for the guy…" said Bugs

"Huh?" said Lola and the kids together

"Hmm…Nah…"

They laughed together, in unison. The sunset was even more beautiful with the sounds of screams in the background.

Bugs looked at Lola.

"Thank you…" he said

"No problem…" she smiled back

"Not just for this…but for everything…" he brought her closer to him, "I love you…"

"I love you too…"

They kissed ever so passionately

Their family and friends watched with awe. There was someone at the bottom of the stands, hidden in the shadows, whom also smiled at the beautiful display.

"Way to go Bugs," said Angel

"You know it was the least I could do…"

He reached for a zipper atop his head and pulled it down. A young rabbit climbed of stilts and onto the ground.

"After what he has done for me in the past…"

Buster Bunny walked away from the crowd, knowing that Bugs Bunny was restored and revived and there to save us all.

THE END

Special Thanks to Lady Crymsyn for helping me with this chapter. And thanks to all who read and reviewed.