Idol Missions 8: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Chapter 6

Benny had taken the group to the movie theater where there were some Goofy cartoons showing. Many children in the audience laughed. Maki and Nico watched with interest and Roger was laughing so hard, he was throwing popcorn almost everywhere. To hide away from the many people, they hid in the balcony. "Boy, did you see that?" Roger asked Eddie in between laughs who was just as stoic as ever. "Nobody takes a wallop like Goofy! What timing, what finesse, what a genius!" Eddie yanked Roger by the ears once again. "We're supposed to be hidin'. What's wrong with you?" "What's wrong with YOU?" Roger glared at Eddie. "At least Nico knows a good joke when she hears one, and Maki has even made me laugh a few times, and you're the only person in this theater that isn't laughing! Is there nothing that can permeate your impervious puss?" Eddie flinched and wiped the spit from Roger's speech. "Hey, Eddie!" Roger made a goofy face, but snapped back quickly. "Boy, nothin'. What could have possibly happened to you that turned you into such a sourpuss?" Maki and Nico moved away a couple of seats while Eddie told Roger the story of what happened to Teddy Valiant. Roger broke down crying after hearing it. "I never did find out who that guy was" Eddie mentioned the Toon. "I'll never forget this though. He was standing over me, laughin', with those burnin' red eyes, and that high, squeaky voice. He disappeared into Toontown after that." The girls felt bad for Eddie. "No wonder you hate me," Roger bawled. "If a Toon killed my brother, I'd hate me too..." "Come on, don't cry, I don't hate ya." Eddie tried to calm him down. "Yes you do." "No, I don't." "You do hate me. Otherwise you wouldn't have yanked my ears all those times." "Alright, I-I'm sorry I yanked your ears." "All the times you yanked my ears?" Roger turned to him, fluttering his eyes. "All the times I yanked your ears." Eddie clarified. "Apology accepted!" Roger held out his hand. "Put 'er there, pal, I feel better al-" he shook Eddie's hand, vigorously, then turned as the movie screen went black. "Oh, boy! I hope it's another cartoon!"

But it wasn't, it was a news break. "Jeepers, another stupid newsreel" Roger was gratefully disappointed. "I hate the news..." Dolores came in, looking like she was dressed up to go away for a little while and sat right next to Eddie. "Did you get all my stuff?" Eddie asked. "Yes, it's all packed up in the car outside." Dolores whispered. "Would have been here right after you called, but I had to shake the weasels." "That sounds like a euphemism." Maki remarked. "Hey, why don't you two go get some candy or something?" Eddie rushed them out with some money. Maki and Nico shrugged, leaving the room to give them some privacy. "I think she likes him." Maki spoke up. "I'm pretty sure too." Nico agreed. "Are we gonna get in trouble if we hang out here?" "What's the worst that could happen?" "Don't say that out loud." Roger came out to see them as they got cookie dough bites and mini popcorn. Eddie was on his way out, but there was a part of the news mention Maroon Cartoon Studios, making Eddie, Nico, and Maki on full alert. Maroon had sealed a deal for Cloverleaf and seemed to have been the highest bidder Dolores told them about earlier. "That's it! That's the connection!" Eddie barked, then went to his car with his group as Dolores went home.

They drove their way to Maroon Cartoons. Roger looked a little on the edge to be around because of this case going around. "Let's forget it." Roger stammered. "There's nobody here." "Is that it or are you scared?" Eddie asked. "P-P-Please! Me? Scared? Don't be ridiculous! When you called Maroon, you told him you had the will, but you don't." Roger walked out with them. "He's probably gonna be mad at you, Eddie." Nico added. "He might try to kill ya!" "I can handle it, Hollywood Cream Puff." Eddie retorted. "I just don't want the odds to change. You cover my back. You hear or see anything, beep the horn twice." Roger agreed while Eddie ran up the stairs. Maki and Nico went and waited in the car in case anything would happen without Eddie. Roger mentioned he was ready, only to get clunked on the head with a frying pan and knocked out. "HEY!" Nico went out of the car. "Who did that?" Then she got hit on the head. Maki walked out and grabbed the pan before it could hit her. "YOU!" "I'm afraid so, sweetheart." Jessica told her. "Why would you do that to your husband?" "It's a long story. I can knock you out too if you squeal on me!" "Don't even think it!" "Now, hush and help me take care of my husband and your friend." Maki unwillingly helped Jessica place the bodies in the trunk of her car. "Why should I trust you?" "I told you before, kid, I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way, you and Valiant got me all wrong" Jessica told her. "Now come on, we better get to Toontown before Eddie does and the killer tries to put his lights out for good." "You can drive?" Maki asked, getting in the passenger seat. "Of course, I can drive, the only woman I know who can't drive is Goofy's wife." Jessica started to car and drove them quickly as gun shots were heard inside Maroon Cartoon studios.