A/N: Everybody, here it is: one of two big ToonSchool specials! This special has been in the works since the days of dannyfangirl (animyx on DeviantArt) running the fic. Now that Season 1 is behind us, it's to jam with it, starting…NOW!
Prologue: To the Championship
Seven Months Ago…
It was a cool starry night in the city of ToonTown. In the suburbs, in the driveway of a large house, Dennis Jackson was playing a game of one-on-one with Tony Clark, his rival-turned-good-friend.
The two kids continued to play until Dennis's father Damian, came out of their houses.
"Dennis? Tony?," he said. The two stopped playing and turned to see Dennis's father.
"What're you all doing out here? It's a quarter 'til midnight," Damian said.
"Couldn't sleep, Dad," Dennis said. "So I thought I could shoot some hoops to clear my head."
"And I was just in the neighborhood and thought I'd join him, maybe get some practice in," Tony said. "Basketball season starts next week for us."
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to practice for the season in the morning. Tony, you should get on home, and Dennis, you should get inside to bed," Damian said to the boys.
"Come on, dad. Just one more shot?," Dennis begged his dad.
Damian thought it over before saying, "Okay, just one."
"Alright," Dennis said as he shot the ball again, making it.
"Man, that's good. Shoot it again," Damian said passing it back to his son, who shot and made another basket. "Man, son you really are getting pretty good! Reminds me when I was your age with football."
"Well, he's not the best player of the ToonSchool All-Stars for nothing, Mr. Jackson," Tony said. "Dennis is a natural."
"And with you and the rest of the guys on the team, Tony, we're gonna rule this season!," Dennis said as he shot the ball and made it again. "You know, I betcha I'll get good enough to go to college!"
"Hey, if you get good enough and keep your grades up, you can do whatever you want Dennis," Damian said.
"And it's surprising with you talking about college, Dennis, after that time I was told about you focusing solely on basketball and letting your grades slip," Tony reminded his friend.
"Don't remind me. And as for college, I'm thinking of playing at UCLA or USC," Dennis said as he shot the ball and made it again.
"Now those are a couple of fine schools there. You could get first-class education and basketball career with either," Damian said passing the ball back to his son.
"I'm gonna play on a championship team, " Dennis said as he shot and made another basket. "Then I'll go to the NBA, and maybe the US Basketball World Cup Team, and even the Olympics!"
Dennis shot the ball, several more times, making every basket, until his father said, "All right, let's slow down, son. Don't ya think you oughta get a little sleep first?"
"And once I've done all that, I'm gonna be a coach and mentor the next big superstar in the game."
"Wow, sound's like you have you're whole life planned ahead of you," Tony said. "All you have to do is stay healthy, uninjured, talented, and behaved and you might just do it all."
"Yeah, I know."
"Well son, it's high time you get to bed, and you best get on home, Tony," Damian said.
"Right. See ya around Dennis," Tony said as he fired up his rocket boots.
"You too, Tony," Dennis said as he and his dad went inside and Tony flew off.
Present Day…
In the gymnasium of ToonSchool, the last game of the school league semi-finals was going on. It was the ToonSchool All-Stars vs. the Metropolis High Cougars. It was the final minute-and-a-half of regulation in the fourth quarter, and the Cougars were ahead, 78-76. Dennis, Tony, and Jake were all on the court, with Danny and June being subbed back in for Timmy and Stitch.
"Well, this could be sad news for All-Stars fans, cause it looks like the team's so far perfect season might be coming to an end tonight," Phineas said as he announced the game. As this happened, the Cougar players got possession of the ball and moved it up the court.
"Indeed, the Cougars lead by two, with a minute-and-a-half to play," Ferb commentated. "And Sandy Boyer swoops by and passes it to Dirk McCall! McCall goes for another score."
The Cougars player known as Dirk McCall then went for a dunk, but Danny used his ghost powers too fly up and block the shot to everyone's cheers.
"Oh, and McCall's dunk is blocked by the All-Star's starting power forward, Danny "Phantom" Fenton!," Phineas commentated. June then took possession of the ball and dribbled it up the court.
"Great steal by Juniper Lee, the All-Star's star small forward!"
June then passed it to Tony who then ran towards the basket and made a layup, tying the game to the cheers of the rest of the team, the cheerleaders, the crowd, and most of all, ToonSchool's mascot Sparkle the All-Star, who broke into a dance routine at this.
Cougars: 78
All-Stars: 78
"And a layup from star point guard and co-captain Tony "Yo-Yo Boy" Clark ties the game with less than a minute to play," Ferb commentated. With the Cougars in possession the team dribbled the ball back on offense. Boyer then passed it to another player, who then tried to maneuver around Jake, but Jake then formed one of his dragon claws, and with one swipe, knocked the ball loose and stole it.
"Oh, and big center Jake Long steals it from Ira Blue! And a pass to star player and combo guard Dennis Jackson! Jackson moves in for the layup and-oh a hard foul by Malcolm Blonsky!," Phineas commentated as Jake passed it to Dennis, who ran in for a layup only to be fouled by another Cougars player at the whistle. With no fouls to give, and only eight seconds left, there was no free throws. Instead, the All-Stars set up for an inbounding, while the Cougars set up to try for a steal.
"Well, it all comes down to this: either overtime, or one team going to the championship and the tension is high in this mini-stadium," Ferb commentated as June inbounded the ball to Dennis, who was quickly guarded by another Cougar. "We're down to five, Jackson putting moves on Sid Williams."
"We're down to two, down to one. Here's Jackson, for the game…," Phineas commentated as Dennis wove his way past Williams and Blue, and put up a jump shot that sank into the basket right as time ran out and the buzzer sounded.
"YES! It's all over! The ToonSchool All-Stars have won at the buzzer in Game 4 of the semi-finals, completing the sweep and advancing to the championship, on a jump shot by Dennis Jackson!"
Final Score:
Cougars: 78
All-Stars: 80
As the buzzer sounded, Sparkle, the rest of the team and coaches, equipment people, cheerleaders, and spectators all rushed the court in celebration.
As the celebration went on, Dennis and Tony, the best players, were lifted up in victory and hi-fived each other.
ToonSchool
Power Rebound
A montage of pictures and footage then starts starting with the events of "MVP Ego", recalling how the team was formed in the tryouts. This includes the footage of how Tony and Dennis fought during their rivalry, but eventually set aside their differences and became good friends and teammates.
Slam
Jam
Slam
Jam
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
The montage then cuts to the team getting their jersey's for the first time, and their first game of the season against the Kendrick Middle School Blazers. Blossom is shown passing the ball to Dennis while Jake uses his dragon powers to boost him for a slam dunk.
Hey you, whatcha gonna do
Hey you, whatcha gonna do
Hey you, whatcha gonna do
Hey you, whatcha gonna do
Party people in the house lets go
It's your boy "Jay Ski" a'ight so
Pass that thing and watch me flex
Behind my back, you know what's next
The montage then shows Dennis's big brother Darrell lobbing it to him for another slam dunk, and then Tony using his rocket boots to propel himself for another slam dunk. The team is then shown winning the game against the X Middle School Lobsters.
To the jam, all in your face
Wassup, just feel the bass
Drop it, rock it, down the room
Shake it, quake it, space KABOOM...Just
Work that body, work that body
Make sure you don't hurt nobody
Get wild and lose your mind
Take this thing into over-time
Hey DJ, TURN IT UP
QCD gon' burn it up
C'mon y'all get on the floor
So hey, let's go a'ight
C'mon it's time to get hype say Whoop (there it is!)
C'mon all the fellas say Whoop (there it is!)
C'mon one time for the ladies say Whoop (there it is!)
Now all the fellas say Whoop (there it is!)
The montage then shows many of the other All-Stars team members contributing both with and without their powers: Danny and Jake doing slam dunks, June, Gwen, and Bart hitting jump shots, and Ben, Darrell, and Buttercup blocking other's shots.
Everybody get up it's time to slam now
We got a real jam goin' down
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
The montage then shows Blossom and Bubbles stealing the ball from other team members, Timmy, Danielle, Jimmy, and Stitch maneuvering their way through other players.
Wave your hands in the air if you feel fine
We're gonna take it into overtime
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
The montage continues to show Dennis and Tony leading the team to victory after victory, and remaining undefeated. Fans, friends, and family continue to cheer the team on in every game.
C'mon and run, baby run
C'mon, C'mon, do it, run baby run
Yeah, you wanna hoop...so shoot, baby shoot
Uh, it's time to hoop… so shoot, baby shoot, baby
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam
Come on and slam, if you wanna jam
As the winning streak grows, so does the teams popularity around the school and the city, as the massive support is shown through banners, billboards, and signs everywhere.
Everybody get up it's time to slam now
We got a real jam goin' down
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
Wave your hands in the air if you feel fine
We're gonna take it into overtime
Welcome to the Space Jam
Here's your chance, do your dance at the Space Jam
Alright...
The montage then shows Dennis hitting multiple buzzer beater shots, many of them game winners, as everyone celebrates them.
Hey ladies! (Yeah!)
Y'all ready to stop? (NO!)
Y'all wanna know why? (Why?)
Cuz it's a Slam Jam!
Fellas! (Yeah)
Y'all ready to stop? (NO!)
Y'all wanna know why? (Why?)
It's time to Slam Jam!
C'mon, everybody say "Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah"
C'mon, C'mon let me hear you say "Hey ey ey O"
C'mon, C'mon everybody "Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah"
Just take the time to say "Hey ey ey O"
Check it out, Check it out
Y'all ready for this? (You know it!)
Nah...y'all ain't ready!
Y'all ready for this? (You know it!)
C'mon check it out, Y'all ready to jam? (You know it!)
Nah...I, I don't think so
Y'all ready to jam? (You know it!)
C'mon
The montage ends, returning to the scene of the end of semi-final championship game, where Dennis and Tony are carried off the court by the crowd.
A/N: Well, that's the setup. But there's more to come, so stay tuned for the first official chapter, coming soon!