Chapter 6: Saving Roger
Roger awoke with a groan. "Where am I?" he asked, shaking his head.
"Hush, honey, you are safe," said a gentle voice.
"Jessica, is that you?" he asked, his vision still blurry. His head hurt and he couldn't seem to move his arms.
"JESSICA! Why do you call for her when I am here!" demanded the voice.
Roger immediately shook his head and saw an angry Helen looking at him. He must be in her basement, for boxes were everywhere. It was cold and damp yet dry. Pictures of him were plastered on the wall. Then, he noticed he was tied with toon- proof rope. "Helen, what is going on?" he asked.
"You haven't figured it out yet, honey bunny?" Helen asked, batting her eyes at him.
Honey bunny, why is she calling me that? He wondered. Roger saw all the pictures of him again and then it clicked. "You are my admirer," he said, his ears pointing straight up.
"You always knew how to make me laugh," Helen giggled, ruffling his hair.
"I don't understand. Why are you doing this?" Roger asked.
"Simple, when I first came here, no one noticed me. I was always Helen the secretary, or Helen the coffee girl, and Helen the script deliverer," Helen said crossly. Then, she turned to him again and smiled. "Except you, Roger, dear," she said. "When you first met me you asked me my name. Told me your jokes and was happy that you made me laugh. One thing I loved was you always asked me, what I thought. No one ever asked me my opinion on anything. You took time to get to know me," Helen said, her eyes coming alive. "That was when I knew you and I should be together," she said.
"But Helen I love Jessica," Roger said. He felt bad for Helen; he had no idea that she was in so much pain.
"Why do you love her? She cheated on you! Had you framed for murder! How could you ever love someone like that?" Helen asked, growing angry again.
Roger cringed but had to explain to Helen, why he loved Jessica. "She was the first person to think I was funny. Normally, I had to try really hard to make people laugh. With Jessica, it was easy, yet in some ways hard. Like you no one took Jessica seriously. All men saw in her was well a nice figure," Roger said blushing. Helen snorted but, continued to listen. "All men ever wanted from her was physical pleasure, no one asked her for her opinion. That is why Jessica didn't like men for a long time. Till she met me, she said that I took the time to get to know her. I was the first guy to make her feel special," Roger explained, a dreamy smile spreading on his face.
Helen stopped she never knew that Jessica and her were so similar. "That still doesn't justify that she helped frame you for murder," Helen hissed.
"She only did that because Mr. Maroon blackmailed her. He was trying to blackmail Mr. Acme into selling Toon Town. Mr. Maroon thought that if Mr. Acme was caught with my wife, he would sell Toon Town. Jessica didn't want anything to do with it, but Mr. Maroon told her if she didn't do it. I would never work in this town again. That is why she did it," Roger said.
"She, she did that for you?" Helen asked.
"Yes, Jessica would do anything for me. Heck, she hit me on the head with a frying pan, so I wouldn't get hurt at the studio," Roger added. "I love, Jessica and she loves me. I am sorry you are in pain Helen, but taking me away from Jessica won't bring you joy. It is not too late to do the right thing," Roger said.
"All this time, I thought Jessica was just a hussy that used you to boost her career. Yet, I know you wouldn't lie, do you think there is still time?" Helen asked. All Helen wanted was love but hearing Roger talk about Jessica, made her rethink everything. Helen could not break up true love, no matter how much pain she was in.
"There is always time to do the right thing," Roger told her, smiling his sweet smile.
Back at the police station, Jessica was sitting in a chair. Twisting her hands, and grinding her teeth. The police were trying to get a search warrant to search Helen's house. Fear and worry spread through Jessica's mind. Was Roger okay? How did she allow him to be taken? Would Helen hurt him? Tears fell from her face. Her body began to shake from anger. Eddie was talking to the police but, all Jessica could think about was Roger's safety. Just then Roger burst through the doors.
"Hi- ya everyone," he called.
"ROGER!" Jessica yelled, rushing over to him. Her arms wrapped

around him, as her lips touched his cheek and lips. Her tears of anger now turned into tears of joy.
"It is okay Love Cups," Roger said soothingly.
"Roger, how did you get here?" Eddie asked, coming out to investigate the noise.
"I brought him back," Helen said, appearing out of nowhere. Jessica's eyes locked on Helen, her anger returning in full force.
"You! How dare you come here" Jessica hissed. Her eyes were now glowing an evil color.
"I know you are angry at me," Helen said calmly.
"You got that right!" Jessica shouted, holding Roger protectively.
"I know what I did was wrong, Roger made me realize that I can't steal love. I brought him back and came here to accept my fate," Helen said. "He said you and I are more similar than I realized. I know you may wish to harm me, I don't blame you. Yet, I hope you can one day forgive a foolish and sad woman," Helen said. Then with that a cop escorted her away.
Jessica just stood there, dumbfounded. Yet, she had Roger back and that was all she cared about. "Come on Love Cups, let's go home," Roger said kissing her cheek.
"Sounds good to me, Honey Bunny," Jessica cooed. Eddie smiled and followed the toons safely home. Soon this incident was just a crazy and bad memory.
Epilogue
Helen had to serve six months in prison and another six months of community service. Once Jessica was told the full story, she slowly forgave Helen. Roger and Jessica are still in love and like Eddie and Dolores are still happily married.
The End
Author's Note: Hope you all enjoyed this story and please review. Till next time.