AT: The Funeral

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to say goodbye to our dear brother Justin.”

Pinky and Brain sat together in the church pew at the front, holding each other and crying. Their dear friend Justin had been severely injured in a kayaking accident and had sadly passed away from his injuries. Now they were at his funeral.

In the adjacent pew to them, Justin’s parents and sister were huddled together, sobbing their eyes out. Behind Pinky and Brain were Ratigan and Meg and their children. Meg was buried in Ratigan’s chest, crying. Ratigan was petting his wife’s hair, trying hard not to cry himself. Everyone was devastated…

“YAAAAAAAAAAAH!” Pinky woke up, breathing heavily, his heart pounding in his chest. “BAD DREAM! BAD DREAM!”

Brain moaned and turned over in his bed, his eyes halfway opened. “Pinky? What happened?”

“I dreamed that Justin died in the kayak accident and then we were at his funeral and his family was there and Meggie and Ratigan were there and everyone was sad and…” Pinky started to cry.

Justin ran into their room. “I heard Pinky screaming and crying. What happened?”

“Pinky had a nightmare where you died from your kayak accident and we all went to your funeral,” Brain explained. He crawled out of his bed and into Pinky’s, then hugged him. “There there, Pinky. It’s all right. It was just a bad dream.”

Pinky sniffled. “But it seemed so real.”

“Dreams DO feel real sometimes,” Justin agreed. “But I’m here, aren’t I?”

Pinky nodded. “Yeah…I guess I should just be glad it was just a dream.”

“That’s right.” Justin patted Pinky’s shoulder. “I’d better get back to bed.”

“Um…” Pinky paused. “Could you…maybe…sleep here tonight with us? I’d feel better if you were close by.”

Justin smiled. “Sure thing, little guy.” He went back to his room for a minute, then came back with a sleeping bag and his pillow. “I’ll be right here if you need me.” He unrolled his bag and set it at the foot of Pinky’s bed.

Pinky smiled as he watched Justin and Brain lay back down and fall asleep. After a minute, he fell back asleep himself. He still felt a little scared, but he felt better having Justin close by.