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Adventures In ToonWorld

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still need to get rid of that pudge' scooby smiled at Oliver ' you can go that by runing around a bit around the hotel.' he klaughed as he ruffled olivers headfur. ' Now go get some exercisec ' if you get around the flootr abd back in 10 minurtes, thres a pizza uin it for you ' Scooby said.
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"Yay!" Oliver exclaimed as he got on his paws and began to run. He knew it would be a bit of a challenge with his bigger belly, but the prize sounded tasty.

"He's a nice kid," Garfield admitted to Scooby, "No wonder Arlene adores him." The big dog and big cat watched as the kitten made his way around the hotel.



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the dukes voices came through the tv. well , ladies, the master of music, is headed off for the night. i request a full breakfast tomorrow at 7. this will include,  freshly cooked meat, cereal, cheeses, all of the finest quality.. and i expect it promptly girls."

- arlene  caught glimpses of tiger on the screen and it made her think of Oliver.' you know what i'm scared of the most?' she confided as Dixie stroked her fur with a comb. " not getting out of here?' Dixie replied .' no, well, thatrs up there. Its, well, oliver being an orphan ' Arlene said." and Garfield hasnt shown much interest in being a dad. And I'm very worried that none of us are going to get out of here." " i'm worried about that too, arlene, but as long as we give the duke exactly what he wants for meals, he'll let us go eventually." dixie said " What about the wizard? Arlene asked, hope  rising in her face " surely, if he finds out we';re stuck in here.. He'll tell the duke to let us go.." The problem with that idea Arlene, is that we cant contact him. The Dukes magic is interfering with the powers of my ring.." dixie sighed. And who knows when he'll even notice that we are missing?No, we're in a tight jam. we just have to keep our wits together, stick it out as friends do, and once we get out of here, we'll be able to resume competing in the games, and earning paydays."
_ Good thinking " arlene said" i have the studio to reopen after all.. finding a nice place for my family, and quite a few other things.' Spoiling Oliver rotten?" Dixie said mirthfully. "me, well i could use a nice vacation. England, Germany, Italy, places like that. romantic getaways." Italy sounds wonderful. the closest I got to it, was playing an Italian Lasanga maker that garfield kept swiping lasanga from.'
_ why about you kitty? what are your plans for the money you're getting?' arlene askerd her " This was hopefully a topic that could distract them from their predicament.
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"Some nice outfits, rather revealing ones," Kitty admitted, blushing. "Tiger would like them. He's a good guy, but that cat simply can't resist my looks," she added with a light chuckle. "Truthfully, Arlene, I'm on your same boat. What I really want to do is be a housecat wife to Tiger. Singing's great and all, but it's just a hobby for me."

The girls began to get the ingredients for the Duke's breakfast. "What about you Dixie? I'm sure you have bigger aspirations than Arlene and I...."


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i love singing, its my job " dixie said. ' i'd like kids at some point, hopefully a mix of sons and daughters.  that will change me, i know that. and i'm envious of you Arlene, that you already are experiencing that wonderful thing called parenthood."
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 well, oliver is a good boy.' Arlene smiled. he's.. my whole world, really. i mean, i'd be empty without him." well, hes safe with the guys. you just have to think that way.' dixie said, embracing arlene in a hug.
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 the onrushing waters forced thousanfds of residenyts to evacuate, and roads were quickly closed to prevent incoming traffic from being swept away by the river of onrushing water.
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Arlene Pulled Dixie into a full-throated kiss,  their dark red lips locking together and their bodies coming together as one. Dixie let Arlene probe her mouth fully with her tongue, and Wrestled fervently with her. As they did , a song began playing on the tv' the Writings on the Wall" . writing began shimmering on the wall opposite Arlene " A deal is there
 For those who will take it. A Sacrifice is necessary. Which will it be? A slight push will set you free, if you have the strength. Your Lover or your child, you cant have both. a price for misspent youth.Will you take it? the writing soon vanished, making Arlene wonder if she had even seen it..she pushed Dixie off of her , breaking kiss, and panting heavily. ' i'm ready for bed ' she said.' um.. good night Dixie.' Dixie gave her one final kiss on he lips ' night Arlene ' try and get as much sleep as you can. we'll be up early cooking for the Duke tomorrow.' arlene nodded as snuggled into bed, sleep slowly taking, her along with Dixie and Kitty.

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_ the tV  showed the  image of a gong being struck, and arlene bolted out of bed, and landed on the floor " time to get up girls " the dukes voice came through the screen
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 Time to get you some more food" scooby said, as the  sound was broken f by distant rum,ble of onrushing water." Scooby ran out to the window and looked out and his face turned pake ' the river is flooding! he called out to the others. " Forget feeding the kid. We need to get to higher ground.
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DZ pulled a long sticky string of bombs from his front hatch and hurled it into the river. Plumes of water rose up from the raging flood as he cut a new path for the water in a single action.

Unfortunately, it still too small and was soon filled to capacity.

Luckily, the living planes had mostly smashed apart the larger and more dangerous debris.

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Garfield and Tiger held Oliver's paws as they kept running up to higher ground. "Keep going, don't stop," encouraged Tiger as they helped the kitten move faster.

Oliver knew of the dangers of a flood, and he followed after Scooby.

Annabelle and Belladonna had the power of flight, plus being an angel and devil respectively made them not be affected by things like floods.

"I hope no one dies," the whipped angel frowned. "You're no fun," Belladonna replied.


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the flood continued its onslaught, wrecking everything before it, as bridges, cars and trees were no match for its fury
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"Thanks for watching over me," Oliver told Scooby, Garfield, and Tiger as they ran up the mountain, keeping a height advantage over the flood.

"Don't mention it, kid," Tiger panted, sweating and needing to catch his breath. They were on their way to the upper city.

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"Time to make pancakes, ladies," Kitty said, waking Arlene and Dixie up in a chef's hat. "We gotta feed this big owl if we want out, remember."

The Duke's appetite was immense, and they knew they'd have to make several hundred if not over 1000 pancakes to fill him.


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yogi, cindy and bobo were slightly ahead of the group, turning back every so often to make sure the waters werent catching up to them.' come on, guys' yogi huffed.
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 dulcy and samia were  looking for a place to land in town. below them the hooded claw and bluto were leaving watery prints with each step, with the sailor blaming the masked villan for not stooping thier boat from cashing against the rocks ' so what do we di now pipsqueak' Bluto demanded ' we need to find the baron and stripetail ' i say we should sdrop the games in this region and move on to the next continent' the Claw said.
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 screwy stopped in front of an reteraunt, where he noticed woody, winnie , Tweety and auga eastting at a table ' excuse me' Screwy said ; putting his hat in front of his chest ' in a beggar pose' mind if I join you" no need to beg screwy" Winnie said, grabbing a chair from a nearby table, and pulling it next to their table ;' take a seat. " the fih here is great' she said as woody cackled.
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"Where do we go now?" Oliver asked the guys as the settled inside the town. It was busy and bustling thanks to the activity of the games.

"Find where the next game is......or a bite to eat," Tiger groaned. He stretched a bit to feel better after all that walking.


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not the time to think of food ' Scooby said ' we neeed to get everyone back together, and decide what to do next ' scooby said ' ranger smith came up to them followed by huckleberry hound. ' excuse me scooby, have you seen Yogi and Bobo?' the ranger asked ' they were just ahead of us when we entered the city scooby said ' You can tag along with us ' until we find them " that Gabriel woman keeps meddling with everything " huckleberry said " because trashing the games will knock toon town out for good' Ranger Smith said ' she cant allow it to suceed. Fortunately, despite her efforts, things are starting to look up. toons are starting to find work again, and the money being sent back to toon town is helping a lot. Jellystone is going to reopen, in fact we'll be hiring some new staff."

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 lead the way Kitty' Dixie yawned as she headed out of the room after the Green River singer. Arlene followed behind Dixie, rubbing sleep from her eyes " i really could use another 20 winks " the pink cat said as they headed down out of the bone building where they had been staying. a trail of glowing arrows, guided the trio out into another , larger bone building, where they found the large owl had left instructions ' eggs and bacion, please' read the note.' Lets get to work girls' Dixie said, putting on an apron
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"We need to cook it, but not burn it," Kitty said, "I've made this dish for Tiger dozens of times, I'll take the lead."


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stripetail entered the resteraunt where screwy and the birds were eating and he took a seat at an open table.' so much for the boat races i had planned ' he muttered as a waitress brought him some water 'bd better come up with an event that everyone can partake in, inside the walls of this city.." he paused in thought, as Scooby Tiger, Oliver yogi, Cindy  Ranger smith and Bobo entered the resteraunt and waited for a table
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"Thanks for bringing me to safety," Oliver said as he, Tiger, Garfield, and Scooby settled down in a booth at the restaurant.

"Don't mention it Oliver," Tiger said, patting his head, "Now hopefully we can grab a bite to eat here."

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"Time to make a big breakfast for this flabby owl," Kitty said as she, Arlene, and Dixie changed back into their chef attires and were given big boxes and bags of ingredients. "You look nice," she said to Dixie, seeing her curves through the chef apron.


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Thank you kitty' Dixie said and she began to lean in to kiss the housecat, only to be interrupted by Arlene ' Come girls! we don't have time for that!" Arlene said '  clear exasperation in her voice ' i need 3 bags of spices for these cinnabon rolls. ' Dixie they are on the 3rd shelf to your right. Kitty ' i need half a bag of flour. Chop Chop girls!" Dixie stopped  a few inches  from Kitty and stared at Arlene, it was rare that the pink cat spoke this way to anyone. " we're just trying to lighten the mood Arlene.." sorry, Dixie, but i have to take this VERY seriously. Theres more on the line here for me than it is for either of you girls, after all. You gals have your guys, I have BOTH a guy and an kid to concern myself with.' Arlene said, and she began stirring batter in a huge bowl. As she did so, her mind began to wander .. she began to dream, about herself sitting in a chair, Oliver on her lap, while she  was reading to him. Nearby, Garfield munched on a fresh batch of fried chicken..
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Lets see wghat is on the menu '; Garfield said, but a quick perusal showeed none of the foods were ones he was familiar with. ' drat, they dont have lasanga ' He muttered as he flipped thriugh the pages..
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as Arlenes mind wandered, Dixie  snuck in a short kiss on the lips with Kitty, their tongues gently caressing, before Dixie broke the kiss, and moved to grab the Spices Arlene had requested.  Dixie brought them to the table, and dropped them onto it. the noise shook Arlene out of her reverie, and she blinked. " Heres the flour you requested. We have to stick together dear Arlene, or none of us are getting out of here' Dixie said. "So, yelling at each other is counterproductive.' she added as a fresh request from the Duke came on, 6 eggs, sunny side up, with 4 slabs of bacon." Reason with me after we get through this rush' Arlene said,  running over to the stove  with a container of large eggs in paw.' the Duke needs to be fed, and fed well, if we want to see fresh air again. And i dont want to soend my days being stuck in a magical gut." Arlene said.
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"Yes, you have to feed me," a mysterious voice suddenly called out.

"Who's that?" Kitty asked.

The voice gave a hearty chuckle. "Why, I'm the voice of the Duke's stomach. We all have one, that inner feeling inside us that demands to be fed."

"That is awkward....." Kitty noted.

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"I wonder where my mom, Ms Kitty, and Ms Dixie could have gone," Oliver said as he, Tiger, Scooby, and Garfield were given appetizers.


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i don't know" scooby said. ' i'm guessing they got separated from us, by the flood. India is a big place as well. We have to keep going with the games, we can't stop to wait for them.
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 I vote we do a treasure hunt game like we did in Toon City ' Dulcy raised her claw. ' something fun, that forces us to explore the city in full.  just give each team a few things to get, and we'll be good to go. ' I second Dulcy's proposal  Samia said raising her claw. " the Yogis agree with the treasure proposal ' Cindy said from her seat. ' Just pick out, say 5 things for each team. Perhaps an item from each place we've visited so far?
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